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Tier 1 Investor Visa: The New 2 Year 'Requirement'
By Paul Richmond

It has been widely reported that from 29 March 2019, new Tier 1 Investor visa applicants will need to have held their investment funds for at least 2 years prior to the date of application.  But is this correct? The current 90-day ‘requirement’ Currently,...

 paragraph 64 of Appendix A to the Immigration Rules states as follows: 64. In the case of an application where Table 7 applies, points will only be awarded if the applicant: (a) has had the money referred to in Table 7 for a consecutive 90-day period...

Changes to the Tier 1 Investor visa route announced
By Paul Richmond

The Home Office has today laid before Parliament its long anticipated Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC1919.  The Statement of Changes introduces various reforms to the Tier 1 Investor category designed to better protect against financial...

 crime and ensure that investments are of greater benefit to the UK economy.  The changes will come into force on 29 March 2019 and apply to all new investor visa applications made on or after this date. Transitional provisions will apply to Tier 1 Investor visa...

Tier 1 Investor Visa Update - December 2018
By Paul Richmond

It’s been a rather tumultuous 10 days for the Tier 1 Investor visa category.  It all started with a quarterly statistical release showing that demand for Tier 1 Investor visas had increased again.  One week later, a statement from the Immigration Minister,...

 Caroline Nokes, led media outlets to announce that the Tier 1 Investor visa category was being suspended with less than 24 hours notice.  With immigration lawyers and visa applicants left waiting for an official statement from the Home Office, just 4...

Tier 1 Investor Visa Route Is Open - But What's Changing And Why?
By Paul Richmond

On Thursday, 6 December 2018, it was widely reported in the UK press that the Tier 1 Investor visa route would be temporarily suspended for new applicants at midnight on Friday, 7th December 2018 pending publication of new Immigration Rules in Spring 2019.   Following...

 the media announcement, there was no official statement or guidance from the Home Office regarding the suspension.  Then, on Monday, 10 December, the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) announced that it had been informed by the...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: The ‘Control of Funds’ Requirement
By Paul Richmond

It is a core principle of the Immigration Rules that in order to qualify for an initial grant of leave as a Tier 1 Investor, an applicant must have money of their own, under their control.  In this post we look at how an applicant for a Tier 1 Investor visa can...

 demonstrate the necessary level of control over their investment funds and the powers of the Home Office in this regard. How can I demonstrate control of my investment funds? The necessary level of control will exist where an applicant has had the money...

UK Investor Visa: Interest, Dividends, Fees, Transaction Costs and Tax
By Paul Richmond

It is well known that in order to qualify for an extension of stay and/or settlement, Tier 1 Investor visa holders must maintain a qualifying investment of at least £2 million, £5 million or £10 million for a specified continuous period of 2, 3 or 5 years.   During...

 this time, interest may be accrued, dividends may be declared, fees and transaction costs may be incurred and liability for tax may arise.  In this article we look at how both Income generated by a Tier 1 Investor’s qualifying investments and the...

New Tier 1 Investor Visa Immigration Statistics Released
By Paul Richmond

Yesterday the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the immigration statistics for the second quarter of 2018.  The statistics included data on the number of Tier 1 Investor visa applications approved in the period March to...

 June 2018. Tier 1 Investor Visa Statistics An analysis of the statistics by Shard Capital and Guardian Stockbrokers shows that 92 Tier 1 Investor visas were granted during the second quarter of this year.  This represented a slight decline from the 96 in the...

UK Investor Visa Success Stories
By Richmond Chambers

Richmond Chambers is one of the UK’s leading immigration practices for Tier 1 Investor visa applicants.  The work of our immigration barristers on behalf of investors has been recognised through membership of the Investment Migration Council and the Department...

 of International Trade’s Investor Support Network. Investor Visa Success Stories Our investment immigration team has assisted many high net worth individuals and their families to relocate to the UK under the Tier 1 Investor visa route. For...

Tier 1 Investor Visa - A Guide To Property & Real Estate
By Paul Richmond

For many individuals looking to relocate to the UK under the Tier 1 Investor visa route, the question of whether they can rely on property to secure a Tier 1 Investor visa or invest in property once in the UK as a Tier 1 Investor is a natural one.  In this...

 article we seek to answer the property-related questions that are most frequently asked by our Tier 1 Investor visa clients. Can an investor rely on the value of property to secure a Tier 1 Investor visa? Not any more.  If you are applying for a Tier 1...

Investment Options for Tier 1 Investor Visa Applicants
By Paul Richmond

Tier 1 Investor visa holders must invest at least £2 million in the UK within 3 months of their arrival.  But investors should be aware that not all investments are permitted – and selecting the wrong form of investment will almost certainly jeopardise long...

 term plans to settle in the UK.  Here we look at the qualifying investment options for Tier 1 Investors who wish to secure settlement in the UK by way of investment, as well as the forms of investment that are not permitted. What forms of investment...

Prime Minister Announces Review of the Tier 1 Investor Visa Category
By Zoe Bantleman

On the afternoon of 19 March 2018, the House of Commons debated the laundering of dirty money in the UK, in the context of amendments to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, a British counterpart to the USA Magnitsky Act. This followed the recent poisoning...

 of Sergei Skripal, and his daughter, in Salisbury. During the debate, the Tier 1 Investor route came under heavy fire. Ben Wallace MP, Minister for Security and Economic Crime, was asked, “What steps will the Minister take to enable us to understand...

Multiple Or Joint Property Ownership By Tier 1 Investors
By Paul Richmond

Amendments to the Immigration Rules introduced on 11 January 2018 have clarified the position of multiple and joint property ownership by Tier 1 Investors who entered the category before 6 November 2014. Investors who entered the Tier 1 (Investor) category before...

 6 November 2014 are required to demonstrate that they have invested at least £1 million in the UK. Whilst a minimum of £750,000 must be invested in UK government bonds, loan or share capital in UK trading companies, any balance required to bring the...
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