UK Tier 1 Investor Visa

Dear Applicants,


This category is for people wishing to come to the UK as passive portfolio investors.

The UK Immigrant Investor Program allows international investors to obtain an Investor Visa in the UK with an investment of 1,000,000 pounds. The total processing time is approximately 8 to 12 weeks

Qualification Requirements

a) Has money of his/her own under his/her control in the UK amounting to no less than £1 million,
or
b) Owns personal assets (taking into account any liabilities, i.e. personal net worth) to the value exceeding £2 million, and has money under his/her control in the UK amounting to no less than £1 million (which may include money loaned to him/her by a financial institution regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority);

Intends to invest for 5 years at least £750,000 in the UK Government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies, other than those principally engaged in property investment (deposits with a bank, building society or other enterprise whose normal course of business includes the acceptance of deposits are not considered as qualifying investments);

Intends to make the UK his/her main home by spending preferably 9 months or more per year in the UK.