--- title: "Who are SEIS – EIS Qualifying Investors?" id: "7501" type: "post" slug: "who-are-seis-eis-qualifying-investors" published_at: "2020-11-26T13:59:32+00:00" modified_at: "2020-11-26T13:59:32+00:00" url: "https://seedlegals.com/resources/who-are-seis-eis-qualifying-investors/" markdown_url: "https://seedlegals.com/resources/who-are-seis-eis-qualifying-investors.md" excerpt: "A frequent question is “can my father/sister/cousin” get SEIS or EIS for their investment? (where that’s the father, etc., of one of the founders). The short answer is that… spouses and civil partners parents and grandparents children and grandchildren of..." taxonomy_category: - "SEIS EIS" --- 1 min read # Who are SEIS - EIS Qualifying Investors? Published: Nov 26, 2020 [Anthony Rose](https://seedlegals.com/resources/author/anthony/) A frequent question is “can my father/sister/cousin” get SEIS or EIS for their investment? (where that’s the father, etc., of one of the founders). The short answer is that… - spouses and civil partners - parents and grandparents - children and grandchildren of anyone with a controlling interest in the company (30% or more of the shares or voting, or an employee of the company) cannot get SEIS or EIS. So, when doing your [S-EIS Advance Assurance](https://seedlegals.com/start/seis-eis/) , don’t be tempted to put a father or mother as an investor for the purposes of having at least one SEIS investor for your Advance Assurance application, it’ll get rejected if HMRC spot the connection. On the other hand, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts are all okay. Also, anyone who’s an employee of the company will not qualify for SEIS or EIS – there’s an exception if the person is an investor who becomes a director of the company as part of their investment. For a full breakdown of SEIS/EIS rules for investors, read: [SEIS & EIS Rules for Investors: The Complete Guide](https://seedlegals.com/resources/seis-and-eis-rules-investors/) . If you’re looking to raise under SEIS/EIS you can easily [apply for SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance on SeedLegals](https://seedlegals.com/start/seis-eis/) . **Questions?** Book some time in with an expert [here](https://hello.seedlegals.com/zs/h1B3no?utm_medium=website&utm_source=seedlegals&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=rd5things) . ## Related posts [3 min read New: AI Health Check for SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance applications 🎉 Introducing the AI Health Check – a smart, 2-minute step that helps you get your SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance applicatio... Kirsty MacSween](https://seedlegals.com/resources/ai-health-check-seis/) [4 min read SeedLegals vs Vestd: smarter equity management with unlimited options and support The SeedLegals all-inclusive options plan costs just £2,699/ year, with unlimited schemes, grants and support. Check out... Kirsty MacSween](https://seedlegals.com/resources/seedlegals-vs-vestd-comparing-equity-management-platforms/) [6 min read SeedLegals vs Carta: which platform to choose for cap table, SEIS/EIS, funding and options The days of painstakingly tracking equity allocation on a series of spreadsheets are over. In this post, we explore two ... Kirsty MacSween](https://seedlegals.com/resources/seedlegals-vs-carta/)