India in United Kingdom — Business Sources
Company registration, trade, and investment regulations for India nationals in United Kingdom — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Result validity period: 2 years (UKVI)
- •Secure English Language Test (selt) validity period: 2 years (UKVI)
- •Evisa share code validity: 90 days (UKVI)
- •Indefinite Leave To Remain processing takes 12 months (UKVI)
- •Indefinite Leave To Remain validity period: 4 years (UKVI)
- •Import Vat Certificate requires: C79 (HMRC)
Extracted from 143 official pages across 5 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- DWP12 pages
- GOV.UK19 pages
- HMRC22 pages
- Home Office37 pages
- UKVI53 pages
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Key Policy Facts
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Expired Biometric Residence Card (brc)
- Test Limit
- 24 months
You must take your test no later than 24 months after the expiry date shown on the card, or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
Expired Biometric Residence Permit (brp)
- Test Limit
- 24 months
You must take your test no later than 24 months after the expiry date shown on the card, or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
English Language Test Booking
- Booking Timeframe
- 28 days
You should be able to take a test within 28 days of booking, but it may not always be at the location nearest to you.
Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Result
- Validity Period
- 2 years
If you already held a LANGUAGECERT ESOL SELT 4-skills result this remains valid for 2 years.
Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Test
- Replacement Date
- 6 July 2025
From 6 July 2025 the LANGUAGECERT ESOL SELT 4-skills test was replaced by the LANGUAGECERT Academic SELT and LANGUAGECERT General SELT tests.
Secure English Language Test (selt)
- Validity Period
- 2 years
Test results are valid for 2 years from the date the test is awarded.
Visa - International Students
- New Rating System Start Date
- summer 2027
- Net Migration Decrease
- 74 %
- Students Contacted Due To Expiry
- 306000
- Economic Contribution
- 37 billion GBP
- Asylum Claims Decrease
- 30 %
- Course Completion Rate
- 90 %
- Course Enrolment Rate
- 95 %
- Visa Refusal Rate
- 5 %
- Net Migration Reduction
- 74 %
- Students Contacted
- 306000
- Economic Contribution
- 37 billion GBP
- Course Completion Rate
- 90 %
- Course Enrolment Rate
- 95 %
- Visa Refusal Rate
- 5 %
But from summer 2027, a new traffic light rating system will make clear to regulators, and the public, which institutions are recruiting responsibly.
under which net migration has now fallen by 74%.
Since last summer, the Home Office has contacted 306,000 students whose visas are due to expire.
International students bring significant economic and soft power benefits, contributing £37 billion in export earnings.
Student asylum claims are down 30% in the last year.
Course completion rate: must reach at least 90% (previously 85%)
Course enrolment rate: must reach at least 95% (previously 90%)
Visa refusal rate: must remain below 5% (previously 10%)
These measures form part of the government’s broader drive to restore order and control to the immigration system - under which net migration has now fallen by 74%.
Since last summer, the Home Office has contacted 306,000 students whose visas are due to expire.
International students bring significant economic and soft power benefits, contributing £37 billion in export earnings.
Course completion rate: must reach at least 90% (previously 85%)
Course enrolment rate: must reach at least 95% (previously 90%)
Visa refusal rate: must remain below 5% (previously 10%)
Evisa
- Share Code Validity
- 90 days
A share code is valid for 90 days.
Indefinite Leave To Remain
- Processing Time
- 12 months
- Validity Period
- 4 years
To apply for citizenship, you must usually have been living in the UK for at least 12 months after being granted indefinite leave.
If you’re a Swiss citizen with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you and your family members can spend up to 4 years in a row outside the UK, Ireland or the Crown Dependencies before your leave automatically ends.
Import Vat Certificate
- Required Documents
- C79
You’ll need your Import VAT Certificate (C79) to claim back any VAT you paid on the goods you’ve imported.
Source: HMRC — Tax - Importing Goods
Eori Number
- Eligibility Criteria
- starts with XI
You’ll need a new one if you have an EORI number that does not start with GB. If you move goods to or from Northern Ireland, you may need one that starts with XI.
Source: HMRC — Tax - Importing Goods
Duty Reimbursement Scheme
- Claim Deadline After Notification
- 3 years
- Claim Deadline
- 30 June 2026
within 3 years following notification of the duty, if you were notified after 30 June 2023
You can make a claim for EU duty paid, waived or deferred on goods brought into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021 onwards. You will need to claim: by 30 June 2026, if you’ve paid duty between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2023
Child Benefit
- Births Statistics
- 140,000
- Claimants Percentage
- 68.8 %
- Claimants Statistics
- 6.8 million
- Payment Frequency
- 4 weeks
- Income Threshold Hicbc
- £60,000 GBP
- Backdating Limit
- 3 months
- Claiming Timeframe
- 48 hours
- Yearly Payment Additional Child
- £930.80 GBP
- Weekly Payment Additional Child
- £17.90 GBP
- Yearly Payment Eldest Child
- £1,406.60 GBP
- Weekly Payment Eldest Child
- £27.05 GBP
- Application Fee
- £0.00
More than 140,000 babies were born between April and June last year
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
only 68.8% of them claimed the crucial government support before their baby’s first birthday
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
more than 6.8 million families are claiming Child Benefit
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
payments usually paid every 4 weeks automatically into a bank account
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
If a claimant or their partner has an income of more than £60,000 a year, they will be liable to pay the High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC)
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
can only be backdated for up to 3 months from the date HMRC receives the claim
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
Child Benefit can be claimed 48 hours after the baby’s birth is registered
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
and £17.90 per week - or £930.80 a year - for each additional child
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
and £17.90 per week - or £930.80 a year - for each additional child
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
Child Benefit is worth £27.05 per week - or £1,406.60 a year - for the eldest or only child
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
Child Benefit is worth £27.05 per week - or £1,406.60 a year - for the eldest or only child
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
Parents urged to claim via the HMRC app to ensure they get their payment as quickly as possible.
Source: HMRC — Tax - Child Benefit
Tax Adviser Registration
- Registration Phases
- 31 December 2026 to 31 March 2027
- Registration Window Duration
- 3 months
- Registration Fee
- 0 GBP
- Registration End Date
- 31 March 2027
- Registration Start Date
- 18 May 2026
Those who already have an ASA, and Financial services organisations.
Advisers will have three months from the start of their registration window to apply for an ASA.
Registration is free, and step-by-step guidance is available on GOV.UK to help advisers understand what they need to do and when.
Online registration will roll out in stages between 18 May 2026 and 31 March 2027.
A new registration requirement for tax advisers will roll out online from Monday 18 May 2026.
Asylum Claim
- Processing Time
- 60 working days
The completed form must reach us within 60 working days from the date your claim for asylum was made.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eta)
- Issued Etas
- 24.8 million
Almost 25 million (24.8 million) ETAs have been issued since their introduction.
Egates
- Number Of Egates
- 290
- Start Date
- 8 July 2026
- Estimated Additional Eligibility
- 1.5 million
- Height Requirement
- 120 cm
covering more than 290 eGates in UK and juxtaposed ports
The expanded access is set to begin from Wednesday 8 July 2026
an estimated 1.5 million more children will be eligible to pass through eGates
who are at least 120cm (3ft 11in) tall and accompanied by an adult will become eligible
Data last updated: 7 Aug 2026
Topics Covered
DWP
Benefits - Claiming Universal Credit as a Refugee · Residency - Living Abroad · Work - Working in the UK · Housing - Housing Benefit Guidance · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Tax - Universal Credit · Visa - Visa and Immigration Information · Driving - Driving in the UK · Tax - Jobseeker's Allowance · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Housing - Local Housing Allowance Rates · NI Number Guide
GOV.UK
Education - Student Finance · Passport - Apply or Renew Passport · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Visa - eVisa Information · Private renting rights · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Register to vote · Childcare and parenting · Prove right to work · Council Tax · Council housing · Housing - Housing and Local Services · Tax - Self Assessment Tax Returns · Work - Working in the UK · Renting in UK · Tax - Personal Tax Account · Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) · Driving - Driving in the UK · Exchange Driving Licence
HMRC
Self Assessment tax returns · Income Tax rates and allowances · Tax - Voluntary National Insurance Contributions for Time Abroad · Tax - Tax Codes · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Tax - Voluntary National Insurance Contributions for Periods Abroad · National Insurance for foreign workers · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · General - Information for Abroad · Tax for New Arrivals · Driving - Driving in the UK · Tax - Child Benefit · Tax - Registration for Tax Advisers · Tax - Child Benefit · UK-India Double Taxation · National Insurance Number · Double taxation agreements · Tax - Import Duty Repayment · Work - Working in the UK · Tax - Importing Goods · Tax - Tax Overpayments and Underpayments · Visa - Visa and Immigration Services
Home Office
Citizenship - Windrush Scheme Application Form · Work Permit - Skilled Worker Visa · Residency - EU Settlement Scheme Update · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) · Passport - HM Passport Office · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Visa - UK Visas and Immigration · Visa - Immigration Rules Changes · Migration - Channel Crossings · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Immigration - Marriage or Civil Partnership in the Immigration Removal Estate · Work Permit - Eligible Occupations · Asylum - Communication Hub · Driving - Driving in the UK · Immigration Rules - Skilled Worker · Housing - Right to Rent · News - Immigration Policy Announcement · Visa - EU Border Checks · Residency - EU Settlement Scheme · Visa - Organised Immigration Crime and Border Security · Visa - Support for Family Members · Visa - Visa Restrictions · Housing - Asylum Accommodation · Visa - Immigration Bill · Visa - General Information · Visa - eVisa · Visa - International Students · Citizenship - Windrush Scheme Guidance · Passport - Applying for a Passport · Right to Work · Citizenship - Applying for Citizenship · Healthcare - NHS Entitlements for Migrants · Work Permit - Working in the UK · Migration - Interministerial Group Communiques · Policy - Migration Policy Impact Assessments · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation · Citizenship - Personal Information Use
UKVI
Visa - Visitor Visa Application · Visa - Innovator, Founder and Scale-up Visas · Skilled Worker Visa · Visa - Visa Processing Times · Citizenship - General Information · Visa - Country Returns Guide · Standard Visitor Visa · Visa - Online Immigration Status · Visa - Tuberculosis Test for Visa · Visa - EU Settlement Scheme Guidance · Visa - Tier 1 Entrepreneur Guidance · Graduate Visa · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) · Residency - Family Life Considerations · Visa - ETA Scheme Enforcement · Visa - UKVI Support Videos · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation · Visa - Digital Permission to Travel · Visa - Immigration Bill · Education - English Language Proficiency · Innovator Founder visa · Global Talent visa · Driving - Driving in the UK · Visa - eVisa Updates · Residency - Indefinite Leave to Remain · Asylum - Independent Appeals Body · Visa - What You Need to Do · Work Permit - Register of Licensed Sponsors · Asylum - Children Statement of Evidence · Driving - eGates Eligibility · Visa - Visa Fees Transparency · British Citizenship · Student Visa · Family Visa · Work Permit - General Information · Visa - General Information · Scale-up Worker visa · Visa - eVisa Information · Healthcare - Tuberculosis Testing for Visa · Asylum - Information Booklet · Health and Care Worker visa · Visa - Regulations · Citizenship - Application to Register as British Citizen · Education - Education in the UK · Visa - Deportation Guidance · Visa - Visa Requirements for Carriers · Indefinite Leave to Remain · Visa - International Students · Visa - Tier 1 General Settlement Refusals · Visa - Processing Times · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Visa - UK ETA Application
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