UK Residency Appoints West Africa Team For Smart Migration

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – UK Residency Ltd, a frontline immigration expert in Britain, in partnership with Gold Profile Ltd, has set up the UK Residency West Africa to realise the dreams of West African citizens willing to extend their business operations to Britain through the UK Sole Representative Visa programme.

The UK Sole Representative Visa, an initiative recently launched by the UK Government, is aimed at boosting the economy after BREXIT and is designed to attract overseas, non-EU companies to establish their presence in the United Kingdom.”

Announcing the partnership on Monday June 28, the Chief Operating Officer of the UK Residency West Africa, Pharm. Kenny Okojie, noted that the partnership is aimed at enhancing smart migration through unveiling the relevance of persuading West African citizens to take advantage of the UK Sole Representative Visa initiative.

“We are currently engaged in the process of opening officers in Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia, among others, in order to ensure West Africans take advantage of the UK Sole Representative Visa Initiative to expand and relocate their businesses to the UK for expansion,” she said

Those to be granted with sole representative visas, according to Pharm Okojie, are to receive full UK residency for themselves and their dependents, including qualifying to applying citizenship after five years  and free access to education and healthcare to dependents.

The Director of the UK Residency Ltd and an attorney of 22-year experience at the bar, Barry John Harwood, said his organisation is poised in assisting “families and businesses from all corners of the globe to live, invest and do business in the United Kingdom”

Managing Director of the Uk Residency, Mr. Ray Miah, said UK Residency is passionate in realising the dreams of West African citizens interested in relocating to the UK for investments and education, among several others services as offered by his organisation.

Who’s Qualified for the Programme?

For anyone to be qualified for the sole representative visas, such an applicant must be a shareholder or a key decision maker/senior employee of the company. Another condition is that the parent company seeking to invest in Britain must be headquartered overseas or outside the EU and must have been established for more than a year with an annual turnover of $100,000, with the controlling shares remaining overseas.

Upon a successful granting of a sole residency visa to a representative, such a resident will receive a three-year residency permit (BRP) that can be renewed after three years. After completing five years in the UK, the resident can apply for permanent residency (ILR). After receiving ILR, a resident can apply for British citizenship the following year.

Advantages of the UK Residency Initiative

Holders of Sole Representative Visas, with their dependents, are to benefit from free healthcare, diverse market; access to UK Finance and the dream of obtaining UK citizenship after six years of being in the programme. Holders of the visas can also have their spouses working in Britain.

Rated as the world’s fifth largest economy that is endowed with vast human development, education, infrastructure, healthcare and ease of doing business, the UK is blessed with a rich diversity of cultures, languages of faith. The exit of the UK from the EU has opened new vistas of business opportunities and brought far-reaching changes to its business and immigration changes. In a bid to stimulate and broaden frontiers of investments, both EU and non-EU citizens are seen as equal partners that have been incentivized as well as shown preference to non-EU citizens.

After BREXIT, Britain holds an amazing attraction to business development and there are many factors that account for the UK’s portrayal as the final destination for rapid global business development. Apart from being one of the world’s global financial centres; the excellent transport links with the rest of the world and a top class environment for research and development make Britain a fascinating country for growing a world class business.

The opportunity to raise capital through the UK markets; diverse market; strong legal system; globalization and travel freedom; personal freedom; human rights; family security, among others, Britain’s strong currency are some of the factors that attract investments to the UK.

How Long Does It Take Your Application To Be Processed?

Applicants for the Sole Residency Visas can hope to complete the entire process within 12 weeks of application. What’s more, the fees can be paid in two instalments. For additional information and further enquiries on how to begin this amazing journey of unlocking business opportunities and relocation to the UK, you may visit www.ukresidency.org to commence your seamless immigration process to Britain.