37. If the applicant wishes to establish a new business in the United Kingdom on his own account or to be self-employed he will need to meet the requirements of paragraph 35 and satisfy the entry clearance officer that he will be bringing into the country sufficient funds of his own to establish an enterprise that can realistically be expected to maintain and accommodate him and any dependants withom recourse to employment of any kind (other than his self-employment) or to public funds. He will need to show in addition that the business will provide new, paid, full-time anloyment in the business for persons already settled here. An entry clearance is to be refused if an applicant cannot satisfy all the requirements of this paragraph and of paragraph 35.
Persons of independent means
38. A passenger seeking entry as a person of independent means must hold a current entry clearance issued to him for that purpose. He should, subject to paragraph 13, be admitted for an initial period of up to 12 months with a prohibition on the taking of employment. For an applicem to obtain entry clearance he will need to show that he has, under his control and disposable in the United Kingdom, a sum not less than £150,000 or income of not less than £20.000 a year. He must also be able und willing to maintain himself and support and accommodate any dependants indicfinitely in the United Kingdom without working, with no assistance from any other persons and without recourse to public funds. An entry clearance is not, however, to be granted solely because these financial conditions are met. In addition the applicant must demonstrate a close connection with the United Kingdom (including for example the presence of close relatives here or periods of previous residence), or that his admission would be in the general interests of the United Kingdom.
Writers and artists
39. A passenger seeking entry as a writer or an artist must hold a current entry clearance granted to him for that purpose. He may be admitted for an initial period of up to 12 months subject to a condition restricting his freedom to take employment. For an applicant to obtain an entry clearance he will need to show that he does not intend to do work other than that related to his self-employment as a writer or artist and that he will be able to maintain and accommodate himself and any dependants from his own resources including the proceeds of that self-employment without recourse to public funds.
Dependants of persons admitted under paragraphs 27-39
40. The wife and the children under 18 of a person admitted to the United Kingdom to take or seek employment, or as a businessman, a self-employed person, a writer or artist or a person of independent means, should be given leave to enter for the period of his authorised stay if, apart from his having only limited leave to enter, the requirements of paragraphs 42-46 are fulfilled. Their freedom to take employment should not be restricted unless the head of the family is himself prohibited from taking employment, in which case the prohibition should extend to the wife and children. No other dependants are to be admitted before the person is settled here.
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