Impact of failing interview on your partner's application

Hi,

I am applying for an entrepreneur initial application (outside UK) where my sister is going to be my business partner. Our mother will show the investment funds in her account for both of us. Now I am planning to establish a Marketing Consultancy firm in UK, as I have 8+ years experience of Marketing Consultancy. However, my sister, who is acting as my parnter in the application has no experience of Marketing Consultancy at all.

If my business partner (my sis) fails the initial interview by ukba due to her lack of experience of the chosen business or because she is unable to justify the business plan, is it going to impact my application? Can UKBA issues initial visa to one of the applicants, and refuse the application of his/her partner? or what if the applicant who fails is interviewed first, does it impact the interview of second applicant?

Thanks,
Hania

Note: There is no UKBA anymore

Haniaaa wrote:Hi,

I am applying for an entrepreneur initial application (outside UK) where my sister is going to be my business partner. Our mother will show the investment funds in her account for both of us. Now I am planning to establish a Marketing Consultancy firm in UK, as I have 8+ years experience of Marketing Consultancy. However, my sister, who is acting as my parnter in the application has no experience of Marketing Consultancy at all.

If my business partner (my sis) fails the initial interview by ukba due to her lack of experience of the chosen business or because she is unable to justify the business plan, is it going to impact my application? Can UKBA issues initial visa to one of the applicants, and refuse the application of his/her partner? or what if the applicant who fails is interviewed first, does it impact the interview of second applicant?

Thanks,
Hania

While previous experience in the field is not a direct condition, the requirements are sufficiently broad to allow them to reject if they believe the only reason your sister is included is to get her into the UK using this route.

Both applications are expected to be evaluated on its own merits, so theoretically it is possibly that yours is approved and your sister's is rejected. However, since some things like access to funds can be shared, rejection of one may have an impact on the other's access to the funds, depending on how the funds are shown.