Investor United Kingdom
Innovator Founder visa
Run by UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office)
Founders aged 18 or over with a new, innovative and scalable business idea endorsed by an approved endorsing body.
- Only for people in business.
- Job offer
- Not required
- Language
- English at CEFR level B2
- Education
- Not stated on the official page
- Work experience
- Your business idea must be endorsed as new, innovative and scalable
- Government fee
- GBP 1,357 per person from outside the UK, plus GBP 1,000 for the endorsement, plus the healthcare surcharge, usually GBP 1,035 per year
- Processing time
- Usually 3 weeks from outside the UK, 8 weeks from inside the UK
- Money you must show
- At least GBP 1,270 in your bank account for 28 consecutive days
- When and to whom you pay
- Endorsement fee to the endorsing body; visa fee and healthcare surcharge to the Home Office when you apply
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on gov.uk on 2026-10-18: "innovative - you must have an original business idea which is different from anything else on the market"; "It costs £1,357 per person if you apply outside the UK."; "You'll need to pay £1,000 to get an endorsement from an approved endorsing body."; eligibility page: "at least £1,270 in your bank account for 28 consecutive days" Another official page. Another official page. Another official page.