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

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...

Investor Visa Immigration Statistics Released
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Yesterday the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the Investor visa 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 Immigration Statistics An analysis of the Investor visa immigration statistics by Shard Capital and Guardian...

Roman Abramovich and the Tier 1 UK Investor Visa
By Richmond Chambers -

There’s been a lot of news coverage recently surrounding Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and his Tier 1 Investor Visa, with its expiry causing his absence at the FA Cup Final. Many people aren’t...

 quite sure what this type of Visa is, and why Roman Abramovich is facing delays in renewing. What is a Tier 1 UK Investor Visa? A Tier 1 UK Investor Visa is geared towards high-level investment in the UK,...

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

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...

Tier 1 Investor Visa - A Guide To Property and Real Estate
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

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 and real estate to either secure or extend a Tier 1 Investor visa is...

 a natural one. In this post we provide a guide to the Tier 1 Investor visa, property and real estate. Tier 1 Investor Visa – A Guide To Property and Real Estate Can an investor rely on the value of...

Prime Minister Announces Review of the Tier 1 Investor Visa Category
By Richmond Chambers -

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 visa route came under heavy fire, ultimately prompting a review...

Multiple Or Joint Property Ownership By Tier 1 Investors
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

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...

Interest in the UK Tier 1 (Investor) visa peaks again
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Three years on from the increase in the investment funds requirement from £1 million to £2 million and interest in the Tier 1 (Investor) visa category is on the rise again. Figures released by the Office for...

 National Statistics today reveal that a total of 114 Tier 1 (Investors) visas were granted during the period from July to September 2017. This represents the third successive quarterly increase. From just...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: Are you caught in the Corporate Bond trap?
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

As is well known, Tier 1 Investor visa holders must, within 3 months of entering the UK, make a substantial financial investment by purchasing share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies....

 Many Tier 1 (Investor) visa holders, seeking to balance risk and return, invest wholly or partly in UK Corporate Bonds, often on the advice of investment managers. However few, it would seem, are...

An Alternative Immigration Route for Exceptionally Talented Investors
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Generally, an individual who is planning to come to the UK for the purpose of investing in businesses will be considering the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Tier 1 (Investor) categories. The Entrepreneur route is...

 designed for individuals who want to take an active role in running a business in the UK and have at least £200,000 to invest in their endeavour. The Investor route has a higher investment threshold of £2...

Can a Tier 1 (Investor) visa applicant rely on funds held in a business?
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Tier 1 Investor visa category is for high net worth individuals making a substantial financial investment in the UK. Under the Tier 1 (Investor) requirements, in order to qualify for an initial grant of leave...

 in this category applicants must, amongst other requirements, have money of their own, under their own control, held in a regulated financial institution, and which is disposable in the UK, amounting to not...

Applying to extend a Tier 1 (Investor) visa - the balance of funds requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

On 6 November 2014, the immigration rules changed significantly for the Tier 1 (Investor) category. Investors who were initially granted a Tier 1 (Investor) visa under the rules in place after 6 November 2014 must...

 invest all of their funds in the UK by way of qualifying investments, (i.e. by way of government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies). However, investors who...
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