Representatives of overseas business
Documents required
This page describes the documents that you will need to make an application as a representative of an overseas business.
Sole representative of an overseas company
You must provide:
- a full description of the parent company's activities, including details of assets and accounts; and
- your own job description, contract of employment and salary details.
You must also provide evidence that:
- you are directly employed by the parent company and not acting as an agent marketing its goods;
- you have been employed by the parent company for some time and hold a senior post, with full authority to take operational decisions on its behalf without reference to the parent company;
- you were recruited to the parent company outside the UK and intend to work full-time as a representative of that company in this country;
- you are not a majority shareholder in the parent company;
- you do not intend to carry out any other work while you are in the UK;
- you can maintain yourself and any dependants without recourse to public funds; and
- you are competent in the English language to the required standard (such as your degree or test certificate, or your passport to prove that you are a national of a majority English-speaking country).
Employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation
You must provide:
- full details of your employer;
- confirmation from your employer that they require you to undertake a long-term posting in the UK as a representative of their organisation;
- confirmation that you will be employed full-time by your current employer while you are in the UK; and
- documents to demonstrate that you are competent in the English language to the required standard (such as your degree or test certificate, or your passport to prove that you are a national of a majority English-speaking country).