Make Your UK Move a Reality — Self-Sponsor with Confidence

“Self-sponsorship” is a practical strategy where an individual establishes or joins a UK business that holds a valid Sponsor Licence and then is formally employed within this business under the Skilled Worker rules. The Home Office does not label or market this as its own category.  It is just the standard Skilled Worker route applied to a business you own or control, provided all sponsorship, compliance and genuine employment requirements are fully met. This makes the pathway less visible to the public, yet it remains a legitimate and increasingly popular option for entrepreneurs who want to relocate to the UK without relying on third-party employers or meeting the innovation criteria required for other visas.

Why This Route And Why Us?

There are several advantages of the self sponsorship route over some of the alterbative routes: 

• The self-sponsorship / Global Business Mobility route gives you full control and flexibility — you remain the business owner, and you’re not dependent on third-party employers.
• It works for a wide variety of business types — including traditional sectors that may not meet the “innovative and scalable” bar required for founder-type visas.
• Simpler Pathway to ILR - With the right planning and compliance, you gain a legitimate, long-term pathway to UK residency and operations without sacrificing business control.  The criteria for ILR are also easier to reach than the criteria needed for those pursuing the Innovator Founder route for example.  

Our expertise removes the guesswork. we manage the complexity so you can focus on what matters: building your UK business.

Challenges of Navigating the Self Sponsorship Route

Navigating UK immigration, especially less visible pathways such as self-sponsorship via the Skilled Worker route, is complex and full of pitfalls.  Many entrepreneurs underestimate what’s required to correctly set up a UK entity, prepare for a successful sponsor licence application, allocate a certificate of sponsorship (CoS), obtain a skilled worker visa and then comply with Home Office rules. Mistakes or omissions can lead to visa refusals, delays, wasted budget and dashed hopes of relocating. Meanwhile, juggling business planning, UK-company setup, compliance and personal relocation is overwhelming, especially when you’re also trying to build or run a real business. 

The consequences of a failed application are serious: you lose time, money and risk your UK plans entirely. Without expert guidance, you may miss subtle but critical requirements such as demonstrating legitimate business operations, establishing a compliant employment/salary setup, ensuring proper documentation of all HR processes and maintaining ongoing compliance.  Even if your business idea is solid, poor structuring or compliance issues can doom you to failure despite your sincere best efforts.  Even if you could manage to figure all this out yourself, all of this work on the immigration side will inevitably distract you from launching and expanding your UK business.

Our Solution 

We offer end-to-end support to entrepreneurs and businesses seeking to self-sponsor for UK work visas. Our services include:

• UK Business Entity Setup — We help you establish a compliant UK company or subsidiary, structured to satisfy Home Office requirements for a sponsor licence. 
• Sponsor License Application Readiness - We also help you prepare the business so that it is genuinely ready to employ a senior team member, including help to prepare a business website, secure an office location, obtain a suitable employers liability insurance policy, open and manage a business bank account, recruit initial team members and prepare a detailed business plan that provides to the Sponsor License  
• Self-Sponsorship Planning & Strategy — We help you build a credible plan that shows you genuinely need the visa: salary structure, role responsibility, operational justification, and growth projections.
• Sponsor Licence Application & Compliance — From preparing the licence application to guiding you through Home Office duties, we make sure you meet all criteria before you even apply.
• Visa Application Support — Ourt legal team assist in assembling documentation, drafting employment contracts, certificates of sponsorship, financial sustainability evidence, and application forms, helping you avoid common errors.
• Ongoing Compliance & Advisory Services — Once your licence is granted, we continue to support you with record-keeping, renewals, compliance audits and growth planning to ensure you stay eligible and your business thrives.
• Personalised Immigration & Business Strategy — We tailor everything to your sector, business model and long-term goals, whether you are launching a brand-new venture or expanding an existing business from abroad. 

We believe that this combined business-consultancy–plus–legal-support service is far more effective than relying solely on an immigration solicitor because self-sponsorship and business-related visas are not just legal exercises.  They are fundamentally business-driven applications. An immigration solicitor can ensure compliance with Home Office rules, but they typically do not build the underlying commercial case: the business model, financial projections, operational structure, market rationale, or evidence that the role you will occupy is genuinely needed. By integrating business strategy, company setup guidance, and sponsorship-compliance planning with expert legal oversight, you create a much stronger, more credible application. This holistic approach reduces risk, aligns the visa with a sustainable business plan, and positions you for long-term success rather than simply meeting the minimum legal requirements.

Book a free initial consultation now. Together we’ll assess your circumstances, outline the strategy, and begin the process of UK setup and visa application the right way.