Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa - Specialist Immigration Solicitors

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 01 May 2026

The sole representative of an overseas business visa UK is granted to a person who intends to set up a wholly owned subsidiary or register a UK branch for an overseas parent company.

The sole representative of an overseas business visa category has been closed by the Home Office UKVI for initial applications and replaced by the UK Expansion Worker visa category. However, if you are already in the UK on a sole representative visa that you applied for before this visa category was closed, you can apply for an extension of that visa from inside the UK. You can also apply for ILR as a sole representative 28 days before completing 5 years of residence in the UK under the sole representative of an overseas business visa. An application for extension or ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business can only be made using a standard service, as the Home Office UKVI does not offer Priority or Super Priority Service for such applications. The Home Office UKVI would normally take from 3 to 6 months to decide such applications.

Despite the closure of this route for the main applicants, the dependants of those already in the UK under the sole representative of an overseas business visa can still make an initial application to remain in the UK with the sponsoring sole representative of an overseas business.

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