Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups
Department for Business and Trade (UK) · National scheme · Can apply alone · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This UK government scheme reimburses visa application fees when fast-growing scale ups hire specialist international talent (and their dependants) in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, or Digital and Technologies. It's designed to lower the cost barrier to bringing skilled workers into the UK from abroad. The total pot across all applicants is £1.25 million.
biotechnology · renewable-energy · artificial-intelligence · sme-scaleup
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Who it is for
A UK-based scale up in clean energy, life sciences, or digital/technology sectors looking to offset visa costs when hiring specialist international staff.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Department for Business and Trade (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €29k
- Deadline
- 2 Mar 2027
- Applicant type
- Not required. You can apply solo.
- Eligible applicants
- private sector, scale-up
- Also required
- Total scheme budget of £1,250,000 is shared across all recipients, not per applicant; applies to scale ups in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Digital and Technologies sectors hiring specialist international staff.