Immigration
Innovator Founder Visa.
Three Years to Settlement — the Shortest Route In.
For founders with a business idea that is new, distinct and able to scale. There is no statutory investment threshold; there is an endorsing body that will not sign below about £50,000. Get the endorsement and this reaches Indefinite Leave to Remain in three years — two faster than any other UK route we handle.
The Endorsement Is the Application.
Everything on this route turns on a letter from a body the government has approved. The money matters, the plan matters, but neither is assessed by the Home Office in the first instance — the endorsing body assesses them, and then keeps assessing them at six, twelve and twenty-four months.
Residency in the United Kingdom
The right to live in a country with among the highest living standards in the world, and to work or run a business there.
Healthcare and Education
Access to premium healthcare and education once UK residency is granted.
Spouse and Children Included
The principal applicant brings a spouse and children onto the same route, subject to their meeting the criteria.
Business Opportunities
A solid banking system, real financial services, and markets to expand a business into across Europe.
A Route to British Citizenship
After holding Indefinite Leave to Remain for at least a year, and five years' residence, citizenship can be applied for.
Settlement at Three Years
After three years a holder may apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain, subject to business performance and physical residence.
Two Conditions That Outlast the Application
The endorsement is not a one-off. The body that endorses the business assesses it again at six, twelve and twenty-four months, and endorsement can be withdrawn. The visa rests on it, so those reviews are a condition of holding the visa rather than a formality after it.
“No threshold” and “from £50,000” are both true. The Home Office sets no investment requirement for this route; the endorsing bodies do, and in practice they do not write letters below about £50,000. Treat the figure as what an endorsement costs to obtain rather than what the rules demand, and note that the joint-venture alternative is published as a range of £200,000 to £250,000.
Endorsement to Settlement, In One Panel
This route is judged three times after it is granted. The Bayat Group panel keeps the endorsement, the business plan and each review milestone in one place, guided by Pathinnova AI and reviewed by our legal team.
No Threshold. And a Floor of £50,000.
Both are true. The Home Office sets no investment requirement for this visa; the endorsing bodies that have to sign it off will not write a letter under about £50,000. It is the endorsement that decides, not the rulebook.
Non-binding estimate
Figures are what an endorsing body expects to see, not a statutory minimum. The joint-venture route is published as a range.
A new, distinct and viable business idea with room to scale, endorsed by an approved body.
All in pounds, so these do add up — with two caveats immediately below.
The Skilled Worker and Expansion Worker pages both publish the Immigration Health Surcharge at £624 per person per year. This program's page does not mention it at all, which is far more likely an omission than an exemption. Rather than invent a number or quietly drop the line, the sheet keeps the row and leaves it unpriced — on a three-year visa for four people it would add GBP 7,488. Ask us to confirm before you budget.
The source states that this visa has no specific investment threshold, and separately that an endorsement requires investment from £50,000. Both are reproduced: the Home Office sets no figure and the endorsing bodies do, so the £50,000 is a floor rather than a rule. The joint-venture route is published as a range of £200,000 to £250,000 and is not averaged here; the lower bound drives the total, which is why it reads "from". The Immigration Health Surcharge is not mentioned on this program's page although it appears on the other two UK routes at GBP 624 per person per year — its row is kept and left unpriced rather than dropped. English is required at CEFR level B2, the applicant must be at least 18, and personal savings sufficient for self-support must be shown; the maintenance figure the other two routes publish (GBP 1,270 for a principal applicant) is not stated here. The endorsing body reviews the business at 6, 12 and 24 months and endorsement can be withdrawn. Legal, professional and endorsement-body fees are additional. Figures are indicative, non-binding, and confirmed during due diligence.
Five Steps to a British Business
Select a step to see what happens — and note that step two decides most applications, and step four never quite ends.
Internal Due Diligence and Qualification Assessment
Bayat Group's compliance team conducts an internal due diligence check — a background security screening of the applicant, preparation of KYC (Know Your Client) documentation, and a qualification assessment against the program's requirements.
Talk It Through. Then Begin.
Our concierge answers your Innovator Founder questions in minutes — starting with the one that matters, which is whether an endorsing body will back what you are building.
Sending opens your secure Bayat Group account, where an advisor picks the thread up.
Assessed against your own circumstances, in about five minutes.
- It asks about your circumstances, not your paperwork
- It names the trade-offs before you commit to a route
- It ends with the programs you actually qualify for
A scripted example. Your own assessment is private, and takes about five minutes.
Assessment
An adviser that reads your circumstances, then the rulebook.
40+ official programs, each with its own arithmetic. The assessment maps those rules to your situation in a short conversation and tells you where you actually stand.
- It asks about you, not about paperworkWhere your family is going, what your work needs, what you would not give up. Navigating the rules is our business, not your burden.
- Clear, unbiased reasoningWhen options pull in different directions, it calls out the compromise, detailing what each path costs you before you decide.
- A shortlist tailored to youNo generic marketing. Just the programs your profile actually unlocks, with realistic timelines and capital commitments.
Step one of three
Where should we send your code?
One address, one five-digit code. No password to invent, and nothing sent to you that you did not ask for.
Step two of three
Check your email
We sent a 5-digit code to . It expires shortly, so it is worth doing now.
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