Qualify as a freelancer in a recognised liberal profession and provide the professional licences or qualifications required for the activity.
Show sufficient funds to finance the projects, client or project evidence, and the ability to cover living costs.
Provide identity, accommodation, health-insurance, and, where applicable, pension-provision evidence; applicants over 45 have additional pension requirements.
This is the liberal-profession freelance route, separate from establishing a commercial business.
It should not be presented as a general remote-worker visa.
Preparation checklist
Passport and application
Professional qualification or licence
Client, project, and income evidence
Proof of funds
Accommodation, insurance, and pension evidence where required
Self-employment routes
These routes serve a similar purpose or sit within the same visa family, so they are shown together for comparison; each has its own page.