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Tier 1 (Investor) - what counts as an investment?
By Dr. Catherine Taroni

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

 was to remove the option of investing in government bonds for applications made on or after 29 March 2019.  The 2014 changes and introduction of the £2m route had already removed the option for applicants to invest in property. This leaves only one...

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...

What is work? Complying with your visa conditions
By Gillian McCall

Under the Immigration Rules, many people have restrictions on their right to work in the UK. This article will look at some of the main definitions of work used in the Immigration rules in the main work and study based categories and discuss how this will...

 impact people in different situations. Types of leave and their restrictions: Tier 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent): no employment as a Doctor or Dentist in Training, and no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach). Tier 1...

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...

Extending a Tier 1 Investor or Entrepreneur visa from abroad
By Gillian McCall

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

 In this article we will look at the reasons why you might want to consider doing this and how to deal with any potential problems that might arise from taking this course of action. Why apply for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Tier 1 Investor visa from...

UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Sees 28% Year-On-Year Growth
By Paul Richmond

Figures released by the Home Office today reveal that a total of 96 Tier 1 Investor visas were issued by UK Visas & Immigration during the period from 1 January to 31 March 2018. This represents an 18.5% increase in successful Tier 1 Investor visa applications...

 compared with the previous quarter and a 28% increase on the number of Investor visas approved during the same period in 2017. Citizens of China and its Special Administrative Regions continue to show the most interest in the UK investor visa route,...
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