UKES is a UK Home Office approved Endorsing Body. It is unique in being a consortium of six UK businesses that bring a combined wealth of experience to assessing business proposals. Non UK residents seeking to establish a new high growth innovative business in the UK must be Endorsed before they can apply for an Innovator Founder Visa, and UK companies wishing to recruit highly qualified individuals from overseas via the Scale Up route must also be endorsed. UKES is also approved to endorse applicants moving from a Start Up visa to the Innovator Same business visa route. Other endorsements UKES is licensed for include Settlement stage for applicants seeking to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. UK Endorsing Services also provides a range of post visa support from business mentoring programmes to incubator space and early stage finance. The 6 Consortium member companies have a wealth of experience in innovation, business support and access to early stage finance. UKES is just one of 3 authorised Endorsing Bodies delivering Home Office approved endorsement services.