How old should be a company to file a UK workpermit?

[jaggavarapu]

Hi,
I have my own software company in India & now i would like to expand it to Europe market.
I would like to register my company in the UK & file work permits to our employees in India, bring them to the UK & place them as contractors in UK based software development companies, be like a consultancy. Will this be possible? or do the company should be an old (atleast 3-5 yrs i heard) company to file a work permits?
Waiting for your reply with valuable suggestions!

[olisun]

Hi,
I have my own software company in India & now i would like to expand it to Europe market.
I would like to register my company in the UK & file work permits to our employees in India, bring them to the UK & place them as contractors in UK based software development companies, be like a consultancy. Will this be possible? or do the company should be an old (atleast 3-5 yrs i heard) company to file a work permits?
Waiting for your reply with valuable suggestions!

I don't know how old the company has to be, you can't just register a company in UK and apply for WP's for you employees in India.

Your company papers need to be in order and you have to go through the whole process of advertising and interviewing EU candidates and come up with a good reason why you couldn't find a suitable candidate from the EU.

[SYH]

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[Dawie]

There is no set age for a company to be able to apply for work permits. However the company, no matter what its age, will have to satisfy the Home Office that it is a genuine trading company and that it has the resources to offer the job for which it wants the work permit.

[try-one]

There are specific visas for representatives of foreign companies, investors and entrepreneurs. It would be better if you start with those. Additionally, setting up a company in the Uk is straight forward (£100), that should be your first step.
As this is a company activity, I suggest you engage the help of a reputable immigration lawyer and avoid a do-it-yourself approach; employment law must be followed and you open yourself to a whole new world; there are a number of areas you must consider on top of normal immigration (employment, health and safety, insurance, liability, taxes, currency)....
it can be done, fairly easy; I have done it in the past, however you must understand all aspects to avoid potential risks.

[VictoriaS]

You really need to work out what visas are needed - it may be that the first person should have a sole representative visa and not a work permit. You also need to see if you can sent people as ICT's, thereby avoiding the recruitment procedure. Finally, you need to make sure that contracts are in place so that the work permits are legal.

If you would like to discuss this in depth, please let me know.

Victoria