Non-British founders who want to start an innovative business in the UK will soon have to pay a fixed price of £2,000 for endorsement of their business idea that will allow them to apply for a visa, Sifted understands.
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March 24, 2023
UK visa endorsement fees will now cost founders £2k — down from up to 15x that
The government will also reduce the number of endorsing bodies from 60 to just three
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