Business Immigration · Europe
United Kingdom
The UK route we advise for founders is Innovator Founder: an endorsement-gated startup visa, not a Companies House filing. There is no fixed investment minimum; the gates are a genuine endorsing-body endorsement, English at B2, and maintenance funds of about £1,270 per 28 days. Tuberculosis testing for the visa file is typically arranged via IOM Pakistan.
- Programme
- Innovator Founder
- Path
- Startup
- Capital / threshold
- No fixed investment minimum. Endorsing-body endorsement required. Maintenance funds about £1,270 per 28 days. English at B2.
- Relocate / visit
- Yes
This overview is general information, not legal advice. Immigration rules, fees, and eligibility criteria change. We verify current requirements with licensed counsel before any engagement. Residence and visa decisions are made by host-country authorities and are never guaranteed.
Country overview
About United Kingdom
For clients in Pakistan, the United Kingdom is a founder corridor. The programme we brief is Innovator Founder. Incorporating a UK limited company is company formation; it is not leave to remain. Endorsement by an endorsing body is the first gate; the Home Office decision is the second.
There is no fixed investment minimum. The route requires endorsement, English at B2, and maintenance funds of about £1,270 per 28 days, plus dependants’ funds as the rules then stand. Without a genuine endorsement, there is no Innovator Founder visa, regardless of how quickly Companies House issues a number.
Tuberculosis testing is typically completed via IOM Pakistan and is planned into the timeline. We coordinate the business narrative with licensed UK immigration counsel. Relocate is yes. A UK company can be useful commercially; it does not create immigration status by itself.
Settlement later, switching, and dependants’ rules change. Requirements are set by the host government and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement. Endorsement and visa outcomes are decided by the endorsing body and the Home Office and are not guaranteed.
Who this is for
Designed for founders with an innovative, scalable venture, B2 English, maintenance funds, and a realistic prospect of endorsing-body support. A poor fit for buyers of a UK company who expect a visa to follow the incorporation email, or for a paper Ltd with no innovation story.
Timeline
Endorsement plus visa is typically several months after a complete file; tuberculosis testing via IOM Pakistan is sequenced in. Dates are not guaranteed.
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Residence programmes
What we brief for Pakistani founders
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Innovator Founder
Startup
Requirements
No fixed investment minimum. Endorsing-body endorsement required. Maintenance funds about £1,270 per 28 days. English at B2.
Relocate / visit
Yes
How we work
From briefing to a filed application
Briefing
We test whether the venture is endorsable under live Innovator Founder criteria before a full application is commissioned, including English, maintenance, and TB sequencing via IOM Pakistan.
File preparation
The business plan, maintenance evidence (about £1,270 per 28 days), English, and tuberculosis testing via IOM Pakistan are assembled with counsel.
Counsel filing
The endorsing body decides first. Licensed counsel then runs the Home Office application. Neither decision is guaranteed.
After grant
If granted, the applicant must build the endorsed business. A limited company on the register is not the visa condition.
Key considerations
What this corridor is not
- UK company formation is not Innovator Founder status.
- There is no fixed investment minimum; endorsement, English at B2, and maintenance funds of about £1,270 per 28 days are the published gates.
- Tuberculosis testing is typically via IOM Pakistan.
- Endorsement and visa outcomes are decided by the endorsing body and the Home Office and are not guaranteed.
Also available
Company formation
Forming a United Kingdom company is a separate mandate from residence. If the immigration plan requires a local entity, we coordinate that workstream on its own terms. Formation does not grant the right to live in United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a minimum amount I must invest?
There is no fixed investment minimum for Innovator Founder. Endorsement, English at B2, and maintenance funds of about £1,270 per 28 days are the published gates.
If Brikseka forms my UK Ltd, do I get the visa?
No. Formation is not a visa. Innovator Founder is endorsement, then a Home Office decision. Neither is guaranteed.
Where do I do the TB test?
Plan for tuberculosis testing via IOM Pakistan unless the live clinic list says otherwise. We confirm the list at mandate start.
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