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Roman Abramovich and the Tier 1 UK Investor Visa
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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 Entrepreneurs: Applying for Accelerated Settlement after 3 Years
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

One of the biggest advantages of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category, is that it is possible to get accelerated settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain) in the UK after spending just three years in the category...

 in the UK. There are two different ways to do this: either increasing the jobs in the company by 10 full time people, or by increasing the business turnover by £5 million. That is no small feat in just three...

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...

Can I be a contractor if I have leave as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur?
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Successful Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applicants will have their leave granted subject to a number of conditions. One of these conditions is that you cannot work for a business other than your own. The condition states: ‘no...

 employment other than working for the business(es) the applicant has established, joined or taken over, but working for such business(es) does not include anything undertaken by the applicant...

Entrepreneurs: investing funds prior to making your initial application
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants are required to show that they have access to either £200,000 investment funds or £50,000 investment funds where they are switching from Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) or have funds...

 from a specific source such as a seed funding competition. There are strict specified evidence requirements to show that the funds are available and this can be met, in the case of someone applying for...

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...

Holding Investment Funds for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

The vast majority of people applying for Entry Clearance to enter the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category apply on the basis of having access to £200,000 which is available to them to invest in a new or established UK...

 business. There are many different ways in which the Home Office will accept evidence of these funds being available to an Applicant and there is different evidence that is required, depending on where the...

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...

5 Changes to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Job Creation Requirement
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Today, 11 January 2018, new Immigration Rules are brought into place with a large number of changes to the wording of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension rules, including in relation to the job...

 creation requirement.  The Rules for Entrepreneurs have been restructured in their entirety, in what we — and presumably the Home Office — hope will make them easier to apply correctly. Some of the biggest...

Changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Immigration Rules
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Home Secretary has today published a Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC309) setting out various amendments to the Immigration Rules for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants. The changes will...

 apply to all Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applications submitted from 11 January 2018. According to the Home Office, the changes are intended to consolidate and clarify the rules for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applicants. In...

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...
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