Visa Policy
Home Office updates, criteria changes, comparison with alternative visas.
- VISA POLICY
Administrative review vs judicial review after an Innovator Founder refusal
Two very different legal routes exist after a Home Office visa refusal. Here is what administrative review actually checks, what judicial review can and cannot do, and which one fits your situation.
TorlyAI Editorial · 01 SEPT 2026 · 8 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Biometric residence and the eVisa transition: what founders need to do
BRPs are being phased out in favour of eVisas. Here is the practical checklist for Innovator Founder Visa holders: creating a UKVI account, linking documents, and avoiding border problems.
TorlyAI Editorial · 01 SEPT 2026 · 8 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
The financial requirement for dependants on the Innovator Founder visa
Partners and children joining an Innovator Founder Visa applicant face a separate maintenance funds test. Here is how the thresholds work and where founders lose points.
TorlyAI Editorial · 01 SEPT 2026 · 8 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Switching from Skilled Worker or Global Talent to Innovator Founder
What actually carries over when you switch to the Innovator Founder Visa from Skilled Worker or Global Talent status, and what has to be built from zero regardless of your prior visa history.
TorlyAI Editorial · 01 SEPT 2026 · 8 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
The genuine entrepreneur requirement in the Immigration Rules, explained
Appendix Innovator Founder gives the Home Office its own genuine entrepreneur test, separate from your endorsing body's assessment. Here's what a caseworker actually checks when they apply it.
TorlyAI Editorial · 31 AUG 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Priority and super priority processing: is it worth paying for?
Priority processing speeds up the visa decision, not the endorsement that has to happen first. Here's when paying for it actually saves time, and when it's money spent on the wrong bottleneck.
TorlyAI Editorial · 31 AUG 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Innovator Founder success rate: what the numbers show
Home Office data shows roughly an 86% approval rate for the Innovator Founder visa. Here is why that headline is high, and what it really means for you.
TorlyAI Editorial · 24 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Why ministers are betting on founders, not workers
The 2025 Immigration White Paper cuts overall migration while expanding routes for founders and high talent. Here is the strategy behind that political bet.
TorlyAI Editorial · 23 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
Inside the Home Office's own Innovator Founder guidance
The Home Office publishes its own internal Innovator Founder caseworker guidance. Here is what version 10.0 reveals about how your application is judged.
TorlyAI Editorial · 21 JUL 2026 · 9 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
HC 1691 explained: five rule changes founders should know
The March 2026 Statement of Changes HC 1691 reshaped five UK visa routes. Here are the changes Innovator Founders and their co-founders should know about.
TorlyAI Editorial · 20 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
English requirement rises to B2 across all four skills
Since January 2026 the Innovator Founder visa needs CEFR B2 English in all four skills. Here is why the March 2027 settlement change adds no new burden.
TorlyAI Editorial · 17 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - VISA POLICY
All new Innovator Founder visas are now eVisas
New Innovator Founder grants are now digital eVisas, not BRP cards or vignettes. Here is how to set up a UKVI account and prove your status with a share code.
TorlyAI Editorial · 16 JUL 2026 · 6 MIN READ
