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

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 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...

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...

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,...

Migration data reveals substantial fall in number of Tier 1 Investor visas granted
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The latest quarterly immigration statistics released by the Office for National Statistics last week reveal a substantial drop in the number of Tier 1 Investor visas granted during the first six months of 2015. In...

 the first quarter of 2014, a total of 213 Tier 1 Investor visas were granted to applicants overseas. This figure rose to 251 in the second quarter of the year, before dropping back slightly to 237 in the...

Citizenship for sale: One year on
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Acquiring the nationality of one (or more) Member State(s) of the EU automatically means that EU citizenship is acquired under Article 20 TFEU. Viviane Reding, former vice-president of the European Commission,...

 saidin a speech delivered on 15th January 2014: “Citizenship must not be up for sale!” European Parliament Resolution On 16th January 2014, the European Parliament passed a resolution on EU citizenship...

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