Self-employed People

The immigration rules before 1 October 1994 provided for a separate category of self-employed people, who had to meet most of the same criteria as business people, including the £200,000 capital. It was intended to provide for people wanting to set up as professionals, for example, architects, accountants or doctors in private practice. They have now been subsumed into the business category. There is however a special concession for overseas lawyers setting up as consultants or joining a partnership which specialises in the law of another country, who do not needto have £200,000 capital nor to create employment for anyone else.

Michael Reason LLM, April 2000.

http://www.michael-reason.com

References

JCWI Immigration nationality & refugee handbook 1999 edition

Butterworths Immigration Law Handbook