Entrepreneurs
Evidence of a United Kingdom business
This page explains what evidence you should provide of a United Kingdom business, if you are applying to extend your permission to stay in the United Kingdom as a Type 1 Entrepreneur under the points-based system.
On this page
Full details of all requirements are in the immigration rules at paragraphs 245H-N of part 6a and Appendix A which you can find on the right of this page. You must read the policy guidance before you apply under this category. You can download the guidance and application form from the Applying section.
If you are in the business person or innovator category
If you have an initial grant of leave made under the business person or innovator category you may not be able to show us that you have all of the evidence we ask for from those whose full period of leave was as an entrepreneur. You may not have a United Kingdom bank account or retained the evidence that you pay United Kingdom taxes. We will not withhold points from you for this reason if you were previously under the business person or innovator category.
How to prove a United Kingdom business if your are in the entrepreneur category
For each business you rely on to claim points, you must supply the appropriate evidence from the table below to prove that the business that has benefited from your cash money is a United Kingdom business.
One piece of evidence from the rows in the table should be sent for each business or company. The required evidence differs depending on whether you are self-employed or a director of a company.
| (Type of business) | (If you are self-employed) | (If you are a director of a company) |
|---|---|---|
| Business premises in the United Kingdom | You may not have a business office. If you do not, we will use your registration with HM Revenue & Customs to show that the business is based in the United Kingdom. | Print out of a Companies House document showing the address of the registered office, or head office if it has no registered office, and your name as a director. |
| Business has a United Kingdom bank account |
a) personal bank statement showing transactions for your business; or b) business bank statement; or c) letter from a United Kingdom bank confirming that you have a business and acts through that bank. |
a) company bank statement showing that the company has a United Kingdom bank account ; or b) letter from a United Kingdom bank confirming that the company has a bank account. |
| Business must pay United Kingdom taxes |
You must be registered as self-employed for National Insurance assessment. Applicants must send one of the following: a) the welcome letter from HM Revenue & Customs, b) the small earnings exception certificate; c) a copy of the quarterly National Insurance bill from HM Revenue & Customs; or d) a copy of the your bank account showing that National Insurance is taken by HM Revenue & Customs by direct debit. |
Business must be registered for corporation tax with HM Revenue & Customs. You must send either: a) your copy of form CT41G from HM Revenue & Customs. This must be completed and show the date of registration of the company and the unique reference number; or b) a completed HM Revenue & Customs tax return document showing the tax reference number for the company. This can be either the company short return form or the company tax return form. If the reporting is done online you should provide a printout of the form. |