UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Not Suspended

On 6 December 2018, it was widely reported in the UK media that the UK Tier 1 Investor visa would be suspended for new applicants at midnight on Friday, 7 December (less than 24 hours later) pending publication of new Immigration Rules in Spring 2019.  In fact,...

UK Investor Visa Investment Options

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

Tier 1 Investor Visa ILR: Residence and Absence Requirement

For many individuals who are looking to move themselves and their families to the UK using the Tier 1 Investor category, one of the biggest impediments is the perceived difficulty with satisfying the Tier 1 Investor ILR residence and absence requirement. This...

Extending a Tier 1 Investor or Entrepreneur visa from abroad

While most people will prefer to remain in the UK to make their extension application in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Tier 1 (Investor) category, there are a number of circumstances where it will be necessary or advantageous to leave the UK to make the extension...

Tier 1 Investor Visa - 2 Year Requirement

It was widely reported that from 29 March 2019, new Tier 1 Investor visa applicants would need to have held their investment funds for at least 2 years prior to the date of application.  But is the Investor visa 2 year requirement really a...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: The UK bank account rule

Tier 1 Investor visa applicants are required to have opened a UK bank account before submitting their initial Tier 1 Investor visa application.  In this post, we look at the basic requirements of the UK bank account rule for Tier 1 Investors and the various ways...

£1 Million Tier 1 (Investor) Route To Close

In the Statement of Changes of 7 March 2019, the headlines were mostly taken by the closure of the Entrepreneur category and the new two-year requirement for Investment funds for Investors who are wishing to enter the category for the first time. However,...

Tier 1 (Investor) - what counts as an investment?

As set out in our post here, there have been some recent changes to the Tier 1 (Investor) visa category.   Government bonds? Property? Government bonds and property are not qualifying investments for new applicants.  One important change on the 29 March 2019...

Changes to the Tier 1 Investor visa route

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 changes to the Tier 1 Investor visa category designed to better protect against...

Tier 1 Investor Visa Update

It’s been a rather tumultuous 10 days for the Tier 1 Investor visa category, so we thought we would share a Tier 1 Investor visa update.  It all started with a quarterly statistical release showing that demand for Tier 1 Investor visas had increased again....

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

The Tier 1 Investor visa route is open, but the Investor visa category is being reviewed. In this post we look at why the UK Investor visa is being reviewed and the changes that are likely to be afoot for the Tier 1 Investor visa category. Background On...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: Control of Funds Requirement

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...