For your TIER 1 (Entrepreneur) application to be successful, you must score a total of 95 points and meet all the other requirements of the Immigration Rules.

To attain the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, you must:

• have £200,000 available to invest
• score a total 95 points
• become a director in a UK business
• speak an adequate level of English
• be able to support themselves financially
• meet the English language ability requirements

If you wish to enter the UK under Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa, or to switch into Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) from another immigration category, please read below on how you can score points.

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You score 25 points if:

• You have access to not less than 200,000.
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• 1 or more registered venture capital firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority;
• 1 or more UK entrepreneurial seed funding competitions listed as endorsed on the UK Trade and Investment website, or
• 1 or more UK government departments, which have made the funds available for the specific purpose of establishing or expanding a UK business.

You score 25 points if:

• These funds are held in 1 or more regulated financial institutions.

You score 25 points if:

• These funds are disposable (free to spend) in the UK.

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You score 10 points if you can speak English to the required standard.

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• You can score 10 points if you can show that you have enough money to support yourself while you are in the United Kingdom.
• You must ensure to submit all the necessary documents with your application and may have to satisfy certain health and character requirements as well for this visa category.

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