By Gillian McCall – Immigration Barrister
In the final three years, the Entrepreneur, Investor and Sole Representative of an Overseas Business class have all closed to new entrants. Those who have already got a grant of go away in the class or have utilized to enter previous to the related deadline are permitted to remain in the related class till they attain settlement. However people in these classes might need to pay nearer consideration to their residence and absences to make sure that they can apply for settlement, if that is the final word objective. This is particularly the case for people over the past two years who might have had journey preparations and plans disrupted by Covid 19.
What classes have closed and when?
The Entrepreneur class closed to new entrants on 29 March 2019 and migrants will be capable to apply for extensions till 5 April 2023. Indefinite Leave to Remain purposes might be made till 5 April 2025.
There are barely completely different guidelines for people who’re in the Entrepreneur class, however who beforehand held go away in the Graduate Entrepreneur class. For people in this class, purposes to enter the…