Can I start a business on a UK student visa? 🧑‍🎓

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Can I start a business on a UK student visa? 🧑‍🎓
No, you cannot start a business on a student visa because you are not permitted to be self-employed or do business activity. However, there are some limited activities you can do.
So you cannot:
- Register with HM Revenue & Customs as self-employed;
- Work for companies in which you are the controlling shareholder;
- Work for companies in statutory roles, such as a director;
- Trade or establish a trading presence (including test marketing);
- Work for a business in which you have a financial or other significant beneficial interest in a capacity other than as an employee, for example:
* if you set up a business as a sole trader or under a partnership arrangement and that business is either trading or establishing a trading presence;
* if you are employed by a company in which you hold shares of 10% or more (including where the shares are held in a trust for you); or
* if you work for a company where you also hold a statutory role, such as a director.
However, you are permitted do certain pre-business activities as a student (which are not considered to be engaging in business activity):
Carrying out preliminary activities such as writing business plans or negotiating contracts; and
Incurring pre-trading costs with a view to deciding whether to start your business.
Also, you are permitted to do business activity if you are endorsed by a university and have applied for your start-up visa (but there has not been a decision yet). This is assuming your visa was granted on or after 1 October 2019.
Now on most student visas you can be employed and work (during holidays and up to 20 hours a week during term time), but this is not the same as being self-employed, or doing the kinds of business activity I have described.

[@chinmayeenambiar7855]

What if I want to start my own homemade food business in Uk on student visa ? Is it allowed?

[@maheshrathod204]

Yes I also wanted to know about that !!

[@samiaahmad6804]

Can I start (individual accounts) ebay accounts manage on study visa?

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[@ValenciaUAQ]

Dear Tom, Thanks for your videos. I'm an Assistant professor at a University in the UK, I hold the Skilled Worker Visa (Remarks restricted work). I want to start selling my services as a Facilitator for companies on the side. Do you know If Its possible for me to do that ? who could give advice on this topic? Thanks!!

[@fili.c]

Can I simply be the CEO of my company, registered in another country than the UK?

[@periodt5264]

Hi what if i started the business before apply for the student visa

[@dawahhh1201]

Same question

[@drakejohnny7143]

Hello, what if I am not working for the company but I am the biggest shareholder?

[@rozetagoxhaj9332]

I am in UK on the post study visa which I got after my graduation, I am working as self employed, my problem is that even I am creating incomes, my visa soon will expire, what options do I have to extend it?

[@ayeniolajide]

Hi… I register a company with my tier 4 visa… however I have not traded. I just registered the name. Is this a problem?

[@hemantdayal7008]

Can I do dropshipping here in uk as an international student or after study ??

[@tishantverma9760]

I am from india , i am a student in london so that’s mean I can’t trade

[@abdelkaderameurayoub9601]

Hello, please can i work as a trader in forex under student visa

[@Radiant_Mindset]

same doubt.....please reply.....searching years for the answer...

[@yougoshri]

I have finished my study and im applying for psw as well can start planing buisness and start doing it after psw ?

[@malikibrahim3989]

Am a British passport holder student i born here in Uk am doing Master can I start my business as well?

[@annickensund3051]

Can I sell produkts with a shopify account as a student on a student visa in the uk?

[@085_abhishekraut8]

Hey, I have the same question. Are you into shopify as a student or planning to start?

[@sidrababarkhan5367]

Can I sale some kind of homemade food there?

[@lakshyamadan5403]

can you rejister a buisness atleast. not running or making money

[@tourismagency]

❤

[@angcin]

Thanks indeed, Tom.

[@TomBradford]

Very welcome

[@kitchentoolss]

Thank you for sharing information. 💖💞🌹

[@TomBradford]

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