A Sole Representative is a senior employee of an overseas business who is assigned to the United Kingdom for the purpose of establishing a branch or subsidiary of the parent company based outside the UK.

The Representative of an Overseas Business route is now closed to new Sole Representative applications. Workers with existing permission as Sole Representatives are still able to extend their stay and apply for ILR under this category.

Overseas businesses looking to establish a branch or subsidiary in the UK should now use the Global Business Mobility UK Expansion Worker route.

Our specialist team of work visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for extension or ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business.

Ask a question to our specialist team of UK work visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice with one of our specialist UK work visa solicitors concerning your application for UK visa as a sole representative of an overseas business.

As specialist worker visa solicitors, we can provide immigration advice and legal representations for following applications under the sole representative of an overseas business visa category:

Extension Of Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business Visa UK

You can apply for extension of your sole representative of an overseas business visa from inside the UK if you are already in the UK on sole representative of an overseas business. An application for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa is made using online application form FLR (IR). As a result of a successful application for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa, the applicant is granted further leave to remain as a sole representative for a further period of 2 years. An application for sole representative of overseas business visa can only be submitted through standard service as the Home Office UKVI do not offer the Priority or Super Priority Service for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa. An application for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa is normally decided by the Home Office UKVI in 3 to 6 months.

Our specialist team of work visa solicitors and lawyers in London can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for extension of sole representative of an overseas business visa UK. Read More

ILR As A Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business

You can apply for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business once you have lived in the UK for 5 years with leave to remain as a sole representative of an overseas business. Your qualifying period can include the time from the date your initial visa was granted. 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. You can apply for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business only using standard service as the Home Office UKVI do  not offer Priority or Super Priority Service for such application. An application for ILR as a sole representative of an overseas business is normally decided by the Home Office UKVI within 3 to 6 months.

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Applications For UK Sole Representative Dependant Visa UK

The dependant partner and children under the age of 18 of a person with Sole Representative of an overseas business can apply for dependant visa to stay with sole representative in the UK. An application for sole representative dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Representative Of Overseas Business of the Immigration Rules.

As specialist immigration solicitors for dependant visa UK, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for following applications for Sole Representative dependant visa:

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