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In-Country Switching and Self-Employment Concession from Student to Innovator Founder Route

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateNovember 25, 2025
CategoryStudent, skilled work
Policy toolEligibility, permission to work
Affected groupInternational students / graduate entrepreneurs

Policy effect

Amends Student work conditions to permit applicants who have applied for permission on the Innovator Founder route while holding Student permission to be self-employed while their application is pending.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

APP ST6. For ST 26.8 substitute: “A Student may be self-employed, if: (a) they have applied for permission on the Innovator Founder route; and (b) that application is supported by an endorsement from an Innovator Founder endorsing body; and (c) the application was made when the applicant had permission as a Student; and (d) a decision has not been made on the application, or where the application has been refused, any Administrative Review against a refusal has not been finally determined.”. … The following paragraph shall take effect on 25 November 2025: • APP ST6 … A Student may be self-employed, if: (a) they have applied for permission on the Innovator Founder route; … (a) they have applied for permission on the Innovator Founder route; and (b) that application is supported by an endorsement from an Innovator Founder endorsing body; and (c) the application was made when the applicant had permission as a Student; and (d) a decision has not been made on the application, or where the application has been refused, any Administrative Review against a refusal has not been finally determined.
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ee3f1582670806f9d5e043/E03453738_-_HC_1333_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1333-14-october-2025/explanatory-memorandum-to-the-statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1333-14-october-2025-accessibleOpen official source
Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68ee3f1582670806f9d5e043/E03453738_-_HC_1333_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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