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INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

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INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

Post by bingojack » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:05 pm

HI

I have a family business and applied for the innovator visa as a way to expand into the UK. Application was in end 2021 and I was rejected in early 2022.

Got an endorsement and applied but I was rejected since the business was not 'innovative enough'.

Appealed via my lawyer in mid 2022 again but nothing so far.

Thinking if I should give them another letter with some recent updates on the business (saying that the business which I presented has much more revenue overseas than they expect UK companies to have at the end of 3 years etc etc and that it should have come to the UK entity with the Innovator visa rather than my overseas entity).

As background, I have two degrees from the UK too (Bachelors, MBA) - they don't care.

Any help or advice much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Re: INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

Post by CR001 » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:13 pm

you want to set up and run an innovative business in the UK - it must be something that’s different from anything else on the market
How is your business innovative? What does the business do exactly?

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Re: INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

Post by bingojack » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:20 pm

Snackfood business, doing $5m globally, started it myself.

They rejected for the same reason - 'not innovative enough.'

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Re: INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

Post by CR001 » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:28 pm

Loads and loads of snack food businesses in the UK, so yes, clearly yours is not innovative. Your turnover is irrelevant. [
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Re: INNOVATOR VISA - REJECTED AFTER ENDORSEMENT - WHAT TO DO?

Post by HeidWolfe » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:41 am

thanks for the info !

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