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India–UK FTA Service Supplier Visas: What the February 2026 Double Contribution Convention Actually Changes for Indian IT Boutiques
ndia and the UK have activated a dedicated Service Supplier visa route and, separately, signed a Double Contribution Convention on 10 February 2026 that extends the social security exemption for Indian detached workers from 52 weeks to 36 months. For NCR-based tech boutiques supplying UK clients on project contracts, these two instruments together rewrite the cost and compliance arithmetic of a UK deployment.