UK business visa for scalable innovative founders
The Innovator Founder visa replaced the Start-up and Innovator visas in April 2023. It requires an innovative, viable, scalable business plan endorsed by an approved endorsing body. There is no minimum investment threshold and ILR is available after 3 years.
Timeline
3-6 months to visa (including endorsement).
Investment
Professional fees ₹1,75,000+
Success rate
94% approvals
Families filed
12,000+ since 2016
Chapter 01
The Innovator Founder route is gate-kept by endorsing bodies (Envestors, UK Endorsed and Innovator International). Endorsement requires a rigorous business plan demonstrating innovation, viability and scalability, plus a founder team with the ability to execute.
Every box below counts. Meet 70% or more and you're a strong candidate — book a free assessment and we'll map the exact CRS / points / score.
Total timeline
3-6 months to visa (including endorsement).
Investment
Professional fees ₹1,75,000+.
Mark Consultant advantage
Written scope · Fixed fee · Licensed advisors · 94% approval rate
The process
A transparent, milestone-based process. You always know what stage your file is at.
Step 1 of 5
TAM, competitive analysis, GTM, financial model, team, IP.
Step 2 of 5
Submit to endorsing body; interview and feedback iterations.
Step 3 of 5
Once endorsed, letter valid for visa application.
Step 4 of 5
Online + biometrics + IHS.
Step 5 of 5
6, 12 and 24-month contact-point meetings with endorsing body; ILR at year 3 if criteria met.
Document checklist
Every document is pre-verified for accuracy, chronology and destination-country standards before submission.
Mark Consultant filed our Innovator Founder end-to-end. Written scope, fixed fee, honest timeline — no follow-up chasing. We landed in United Kingdom exactly when they said we would.
Verified client family
United Kingdom · Filed through Pune office
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FAQs
Unlike the old Innovator visa, no minimum investment is set — the endorsing body assesses if the business plan needs, and has access to, appropriate capital.
Since 2016 we have filed 12,000+ approved visas from Pune with a 4.9-star client rating on Google and JustDial. We are known as the best visa and immigration consultants because we sign written scope-and-fee agreements, refuse to over-promise outcomes and assign a single accountable case manager to every file. Our team is trained on ICCRC-aligned processes and stays current with monthly IRCC, Home Affairs, UKVI, USCIS, INZ and BAMF policy changes.
Client-rated yes — Mark Consultant is repeatedly ranked among the best visa consultants in Pune and the best visa consultants in India for permanent residency, skilled work and student visas. Our reputation is built on transparent pricing, refusal to file weak cases and post-landing settlement help.
No ethical consultant can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the immigration authority. What we guarantee is an accurate eligibility assessment, honest advice on the strongest visa route for your profile, forensically prepared documents and a filing that maximises your approval odds.
For a free 30-minute assessment we review your latest CV, passport bio page, highest education mark-sheets and any English test scores you already have. If you don't have IELTS/PTE yet, we still run an indicative eligibility calculation and share a step plan by email.
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