Reiss Edwards Limited

The company is a China based wind power manufacturer and constructs power grids and manufactures diodes. The goal was to have a UK subsidiary to facilitate additional sales to the global warming conscious UK market, primarily (but not exclusively) targeting businesses with the intention and aspirations of achieving carbon neutrality. They initially enquired about the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa route, which had closed. We explained the Representative of an Overseas Business as an alternative to achieving the same access to the UK market. The senior member of staff intending to manage the UK subsidiary had excellent spoken English, but limited written skills. The Overseas business route had a lower English language requirement then its Tier 1 predecessor. This allowed a timelier application avoiding the need to prepare for a written English test. As the company planned to hire staff immediately on entry, his limed written English would not slow down growth plans. We reviewed the business p