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Is Self employment allowed in UK on Tier1?

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Is Self employment allowed in UK on Tier1?

Post by smarty1277 » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:42 pm

Can I own/open a shop in UK on Tier1 Visa? Is it mandatory for me to work in the field I belongs to? Please clarify.
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self-employment is allowed

Post by Idea » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:53 pm

with a tier-1 visa you can be self-employed

-but i'm not sure about opening a shop. because to run a shop it may require more than one person ...that would be employing someone and hence not self-employment..
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Post by John » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:36 pm

.that would be employing someone and hence not self-employment
Why? He could be self-employed, and also an employer.

smarty1277, no problem you operating your business as a sole trader, or through a limited company.
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theoritically yes

Post by Idea » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:26 pm

u can run/open a shop if you can manage everything on your own...
is it practical? ie a one-man shop/...
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Post by John » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:02 pm

Idea, I don't know where you have got your idea from, but frankly you are posting nonsense. There is absolutely nothing to stop him employing staff for the shop.
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Re: theoritically yes

Post by aruni4470 » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:05 pm

Idea wrote:u can run/open a shop if you can manage everything on your own...
is it practical? ie a one-man shop/...
Why does he have to run the shop on his own? What is stopping him from employing people?

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