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by Faheemryk » Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:31 pm
I got my Tier 1 E initial visa in January 2014. I applied for extension in January 2017, but my extension was refused for not fulfilling job creation requirements. I made fresh application in June 2017. Now, I am wondering if UKVI will ask me to attend an interview. I am considering possible questions that might be asked by UKVI in case they call me for an interview. There are various issues where I need some suggestions. I think I’d be able to score all 95 points. However, I am worried about genuine entrepreneur test. I have seen refusals after interview based on genuine entrepreneur test.
I am running a tuition services business. We provide tuition to university students. We advertise online, using google adwords etc. Business has been running successfully, made profit in first three consecutive years, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Fourth year 2016 ran into loss. But we still have good future perspectives. 2017 has been a good year, we generated good revenue.
My question is regarding customer contracts. Problem is that we didn’t make customer contracts for all clients in the past. For some clients, we made contracts, for other, we didn’t. clients are university students, who buy lessons from us. There are many students who bought only two hours lessons and we didn’t make contracts with them. Some students buy ten hours, some buy twenty or even more. Some customer paid into business bank account, others paid in cash. I have spreadsheets showing client details, contact number, university, and how much revenue is generated from each of them. Normally, we have 50 plus clients per year.
Will there be any problem if I am asked for customer contracts during my interview with UKVI? I think I can make some contracts in the back date and ask students to sign them. So that I have at least some contracts. Will that help? Or shall I say that we just discuss verbally. Not sure if that answer will help.
Most clients come through our own website and online advertisements. Some clients contact us through online tuition advertising websites or tuition agencies. These websites charge some matching fees or some charge percentage commission for hours taught. Will that be ok?
I had two employees in the past. One employee used to do some admin work plus some tutoring. She has recently resigned because of her family commitments. I didn’t employ anyone in her place yet. Other employee is continuing and she does admin work only. At the moment, business has only one-part time employee on the payroll, and that’s her.
I am sole director and shareholder of the business. I tutor students as well. Since I am no more covered by section 3c after making fresh application, I removed myself from payroll. However, I am still running this business and tutoring students. All revenue generated goes to company. I live alone, don’t have dependents so I am paying my living expenses from my savings. Will there be any problem with that? if interviewer asks me this question during interview that, you are not employed, how are you paying for your living expenses?
We rented shared office space and a classroom in central London for few months in the past. However, students were preferring lessons at public libraries near their universities or even at their homes. They were not much interested to come to our office. We kept that place for six months and after that, we left it. Because it was quite expensive for us, and customers weren’t interested to take lessons at our office.
Now I am running this business from home. Since most of our admin work is online, therefore my only employee doesn’t need to attend office on daily basis. She’s working part time, aprroximately, 21 hours per week. From time to time, I see her at library near my place, where I give her instructions for work. I tutor students at the same library. Will that be ok?
These are some of the possible questions that I had in my mind, that a UKVI interviewer can ask me. I need your advice if there are any issues that I must address. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. I am running a genuine business, however, I don’t want to be refused again.
