UK Ancestry Visa
For certain qualifying Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent, subject to nationality and ancestry evidence.
Can offer work, self-employment and potential settlement options.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Immigration & Residency
Work, Build, Study & Establish Your Future in the United Kingdom
Immigration solutions for professionals, entrepreneurs, companies, students and families.
The United Kingdom
A global base for ambition
From London’s financial and technology sectors to research, higher education and enterprise across Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and beyond, the UK offers distinct immigration pathways for different goals.
CETO Global helps identify the appropriate route and coordinates applications with qualified UK immigration and legal professionals. The right choice depends on your nationality, purpose, skills, employment, business activity, family circumstances and long-term plans.
Assess Your UK Immigration OptionsA separate immigration system
The UK is neither an EU member nor part of Schengen. There is no single general “UK residency visa”: applicants must qualify under a specific route. UK permission does not provide EU or Schengen residence rights.
UK Immigration Pathways
Find the route that fits your future
Work, entrepreneurship, corporate mobility, education, family life and settlement each have their own eligibility rules.
Skilled Worker Visa
For professionals with an eligible job offer from an approved UK sponsor. A Certificate of Sponsorship, eligible role, salary and English-language requirements normally apply.
May lead to settlement where the relevant requirements are met.
Explore pathwayInnovator Founder Visa
For founders developing an innovative, viable and scalable UK business, with endorsement from an approved endorsing body and an active role in its development.
Settlement may be possible after three years if the separate requirements are met.
Explore pathwayGlobal Business Mobility
A group of routes for international businesses transferring personnel or undertaking qualifying UK assignments, including senior specialists, graduate trainees and secondment workers.
Generally temporary; not a direct settlement route.
Explore pathwayUK Expansion Worker Visa
For qualifying senior managers or specialist employees helping an overseas business establish its first UK presence.
Not itself a direct route to indefinite leave to remain.
Explore pathwayGlobal Talent Visa
For leaders and potential leaders in academia and research, arts and culture, or digital technology. Endorsement or an eligible prize may be required.
Settlement may be possible after three or five years, depending on the category.
Explore pathwayHigh Potential Individual Visa
For qualifying recent graduates of eligible leading international universities, without the usual employer-sponsorship structure.
A temporary route; plan a qualifying switch for settlement.
Explore pathwayScale-up Worker Visa
For professionals recruited by an eligible high-growth UK business, with initial sponsorship and greater employment flexibility after the applicable period.
A possible settlement route if all conditions are satisfied.
Explore pathwayStudent Visa
For students accepted on an eligible course by a licensed UK education provider, with a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies and applicable financial and English-language evidence.
Work rights depend on course, sponsor and visa conditions.
Explore pathwayGraduate Visa
For eligible graduates of UK courses to stay, work or look for work after study without ordinary employer sponsorship during the permission period.
Temporary and not itself a direct settlement route.
Explore pathwayFamily Visa
For qualifying spouses, partners, children, parents and other eligible family members. Requirements depend on the relationship and the UK sponsor’s status.
Each family member’s eligibility must be assessed individually.
Explore pathwayIndefinite Leave to Remain
The UK’s principal settlement status. Qualifying residence, immigration category, absences and other requirements must be assessed.
Time spent in the UK alone does not guarantee settlement.
Explore pathwayBritish Citizenship
A separate nationality application for qualifying people with indefinite leave to remain or another eligible settled status.
Settlement does not automatically confer citizenship.
Explore pathwayBefore you apply
The details matter
Employer sponsorship
Skilled Worker applicants typically need a licensed employer and an electronic Certificate of Sponsorship for an eligible role.
English & finances
Language evidence, maintenance funds, salary thresholds, application fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge vary by route.
Digital immigration status
Successful applicants may receive an eVisa linked to a UKVI account; identity and travel-document details should remain up to date.
Family & dependants
Partners and children may be eligible on many routes, but the conditions and work rights are not identical across categories.
Long-term planning
Think beyond the first visa
Some routes can lead to indefinite leave to remain when their separate settlement requirements are satisfied. Others are temporary and require a later switch if permanent residence is the goal.
ILR and British citizenship are different legal stages; neither is automatic. UK immigration residence and tax residence are also separate questions. An investment, property purchase or company incorporation alone does not create a UK right to reside.
Immigration rules, salary thresholds, fees and settlement requirements can change. Confirm the current GOV.UK guidance before filing.
Our Process
A coordinated path to the UK
Profile & route
Review nationality, work or business plans, qualifications, family circumstances and long-term objectives.
Sponsorship & evidence
Check any sponsor licence, job offer, endorsement, study admission or family requirements; coordinate supporting documents.
Application & decision
Prepare the online application with qualified UK professionals where needed, then complete fees, identity checks and Home Office assessment.
Arrival & future plans
Review eVisa status, dependant eligibility, extensions, possible route switches and settlement strategy.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does the UK have a Golden Visa?
No current general passive investor or Golden Visa route should be advertised. The former Tier 1 Investor route is closed to new applicants.
Does buying property or opening a company grant UK residence?
No. Property ownership or company formation alone does not grant immigration permission; applicants must qualify for a specific visa route.
Can my family come with me?
Many routes allow eligible partners and children, but dependant rules vary by visa category and must be checked for each applicant.
Can a UK visa lead to permanent residence?
Some routes may lead to indefinite leave to remain after a qualifying period; others, including the Graduate and Global Business Mobility routes, do not directly lead to settlement.
Is the UK in the EU or Schengen Area?
No. UK immigration permission does not provide EU free-movement rights or Schengen residence rights.
Build your future in the United Kingdom
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Explore a route that matches your goals, with support from CETO Global and qualified UK professionals.
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