You can submit SET (O) application to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a sole representative of an overseas business 28 days before completing 5 years qualifying period of residence in the UK. Your qualifying period for ILR can include time from the date you were granted initial entry clearnce as a sole representative of an overseas business. You can apply for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business 28 days before completing the 5 years qualifying period. An application for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business is made by completing an online application form. An application for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business of the Immigration Rules. You cannot submit your ILR application as a sole representative through priority or super priority service and the only option available is to submit the application through standard service.

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Our expert team of ILR solicitors are specialists in dealing with ILR application as a sole representative of an overseas business. As specialist ILR solicitors, our immigration lawyers have wealth of knowledge and experience to provide high quality immigration advice and legal representations for sole representative ILR applications on fixed fee basis. Our ILR solicitors have helped hundreds of applicants with their Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications.

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Eligibility Requirements For ILR As A Sole Representative

The applicant should meet the following requirements to be eligibel for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a sole representative of an overseas business:

  • Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for ILR as sole representative of an overseas buinsess from inside the UK;
  • Immigration status requirement: The applicant must be in the UK and have, or have last been granted, permission as a Representative of an Overseas Business;
  • Qualifying period requirement: The applicant must have spent the last 5 years before the date of application in the UK with permission as a Representative of an Overseas Business;
  • Continuous residence requirement: The applicant must meet the continuous resident requirement in Appendix Continuous Residence during the qualifying period;
  • Work requirement: The applicant must meet the work requirement as set out in Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business of the Immigration Rules;
  • Additional business requirements: The applicant must meet the additional business requirements as set out in Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business of the Immigration Rules;
  • Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
  • Not in breach of immigration laws: The applicant must not be:
    • in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
    • on immigration bail.
  • English language requirement: Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and listening to at least level B1. The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language;
  • Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement: The applicant must meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as specified in Appendix KOL UK.

Work Requirement

Throughout the qualifying period:

  • the overseas business or media organisation that the applicant represents must have been active and trading with its headquarters and principal place of business remaining outside the UK; and
  • the applicant must have been employed and working full time for the overseas business they represent, or for that business’s UK branch or subsidiary, and
  • the applicant must not have undertaken work for any other business or engaged in business of their own.

The applicant must provide:

  • evidence of salary paid by their employer in the 12 months immediately before the date of application and details of the renumeration package the employee receives; and
  • a letter from their employer confirming that they still require the applicant to work for them, and that the applicant will be required for the foreseeable future.

The applicant must be required by their employer to continue in the role for which their leave to remain as a sole representative was granted.

Additional Business Requirements

Where the applicant has, or was last granted permission as a Sole Representative, the applicant must meet the following additional business requirements:

Throughout the relevant qualifying period, the applicant must have met the following requirements:

  • they must not have had a majority stake in, or otherwise owned or controlled a majority of the overseas business they represent, whether that ownership or control was by means of a shareholding, partnership agreement, sole proprietorship or any other arrangement; and
  • the applicant must have established and then supervised the registered a branch or wholly owned subsidiary of the overseas business they represent in the UK, where that branch or subsidiary was actively trading in the same type of business as the overseas business.

The applicant must provide all of the following:

  • evidence of business that has been generated, principally with firms in the UK, on behalf of their employer since their last grant of permission, in the form of accounts, copies of invoices or letters from businesses with whom the applicant has done business, including the value of transactions; and
  • either a copy of the share register or a letter from the overseas business’s accountant confirming that the UK business is wholly owned by the overseas business; and
  • a letter from the applicant’s employer confirming that the applicant has supervised the UK branch or subsidiary since the last grant of permission.

English Language Requirement

Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and listening to at least level B1. The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language.

Knowledge of Life in the UK Requirement

The applicant must meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as specified in Appendix KOL UK.

How Can We Help With Your ILR As A Sole Representative?

Our expert team of work visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for your ILR application as a sole representative of an overseas business. Our immigration solicitors will carry out all the work on your ILR application ILR application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your ILR application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our expert team of immigration solicitors will entail the following:

  • Our work visa solicitors will assess your eligibility for ILR as a sole representative by considering all your personal circumstances including any absences from the UK, any adverse immigration or personal history etc;
  • Our work visa solicitors will advise you on the weaknesses and strengths of your ILR application as a sole representative of an overseas business;
  • Our work visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant documents to be submitted in support of your ILR application;
  • Our work visa solicitors will assess your documents to ensure that the documentary evidence is as per requirements of the Home Office UKVI immigration Rules;
  • Our work visa solicitors will complete and submit the online application form to apply for ILR as a sole representative by gathering all the relevant information from you;
  • Our work visa solicitors will help you with paying the ILR application fee for your application and booking your appointment with the application centre for enrolment of your biometrics;
  • Our work visa solicitors will provide you with templates of certain documents e.g. a letter from your employer to be submitted in support of your ILR application;
  • Our work visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter to introduce and support your ILR application;
  • Our work visa solicitors will upload online all the relevant supporting documents before you attend your appointment for enrolment of your biometrics;
  • Our work visa solicitors will liaise with the Home Office UKVI for a timely decision on your ILR application and carry out all the follow-up work until a decision is received from the Home Office UKVI on your ILR application.

Our Fixed Fee For Applications By Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business

Our fixed fees for a sole representative of an overseas business visa applications are as given in the fee table below:

Our Service Our Fixed Fees Range
Full service for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa from inside the UK to cover all our work until a decision on your extension application From £2,000 + VAT To £3,000 + VAT
Full service for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business from inside the UK to cover our work until decision on your ILR application From £2,000 + VAT To £3,000 + VAT

The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of casework involved. In addition to our fixed fee, the applicant also has to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application.

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