Tier 1 Investor Visa
The Tier 1 investor visa is for high net worth individuals who wish to invest £2 million or more into UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies.
To qualify under this route, you must:
• demonstrate that you or your partner have the investment funds (£2 million or more) under your control, held in a regulated financial institution and can be freely transferred to the UK;
• have opened an account with a UK regulated bank for the purposes of investing the funds.
Under this route you will not need to show that you have any English language ability or maintenance funds to support yourself and your family in the UK.
Once your application is approved, you will be granted 3 years and 4 months initial leave that can be extended for a further period of 2 years, subject to meeting the requirements for leave to remain under the immigration rules. Upon completing 5 years, you can apply for indefinite leave to remain followed by British citizenship.
You may be eligible to apply for settlement after 3 years if you have invested £5 million or after 2 years if you have invested £10 million, after which time you may be eligible to apply for British Citizenship.
Your family
Your family members (partners and children under 18) can apply to join you in the UK under this visa.
Once the application is approved, you will be given 3 years and 4 months initial leave in line with the main applicant’s leave that can be extended for a further period of 2 years, subject to meeting the requirements for leave to remain in the immigration rules. Upon completing 5 years, you can apply for indefinite leave to remain after which time you may be eligible to apply for British citizenship.
Making an application
At Axiom Stone, we work closely with our clients’ needs and objectives and achieve results in an efficient and timely manner, aiming to continue the relationship once you have secured your visa and beyond. We can guide you through the points scoring nature of business immigration and on how to score the relevant points for this visa. In particular, we have a network of specialists who can help you with your investment decisions, wealth restructuring, personal tax planning, relocation and a range of other services.
To apply for this visa or to make an enquiry, please contact us on 0207 016 9341 or by e-mail to immigration@axiomstone.co.uk to speak to our dedicated team of immigration professionals.
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