Is a Visa an expense

[northernladuk]

Best chance to make it a legally claimable expense - "fudge it and get away with it" - I don't think so. There are numerous factors that come into this that haven't even been touched on here, so the OP needs to decide what the 'real' reason for the Visa is. northernladuk, you seem to think it is automatically not claimable - while I may agree with you, my point is that is not necessarily the case.

'Best chance to make it' is my problem. It is or it isn't. Making it = fudging it.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

If the OP has moved from Australia to the UK to find work, has succeeded and is now returning to Australia to renew his Visa to allow him to continue working in the UK IMHO this will not be allowable due to duality of purpose.

[stek]

If the OP has moved from Australia to the UK to find work, has succeeded and is now returning to Australia to renew his Visa to allow him to continue working in the UK IMHO this will not be allowable due to duality of purpose.

I suspect the OP has overstayed - all visas can be extended in-country provided they applicant is still in status and it's not a visit visa (which cannot be extended). Reading between the lines the OP must be on Tier 1/HSMP and if they have ovestayed, shouldn't be working now....

Also if the above is true the visa is partly for the benefit of the OP since the end result is British Citizenship and visa free access to the EU jobmarket etc...

Edit: Just realsied this is a three year old thread!