UK Investor Visa Sets Post-Pandemic Record in Q3, Startup Visas at All-Time High
The strong rebound, says Tolstaia, reflects the UK’s persisting status as a “magnet for international UHNWIs.”
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Record Quarter for UK Innovator Visa, 187% YoY Improvement for Investor Category
Arrows are pointing up for all of the UK’s investment-based visas.
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American Interest in UK Investor Visas Continues to Grow – 1 in 4 Iranians Rejected
More than one in four Iranians, 22% of Pakistanis, 16% of Indians, and 13% of Egyptians have historically been turned away. No Brazilians have ever been rejected.
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UK Court of Appeal Overturns Tier 1 IV Ruling: Investment-Loan Structure Was Legal
In a ruling of some consequence, the UK Court of Appeal has overturned an Upper Tribunal decision that said the Maxwell/Eclectic structure was a rule-violation.
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Shard Capital Investor Visa Appoints Chief Investment Officer
“We expect a significant bounce back in the number visa issuances as 2021 progresses,” said Shard Capital’s Head of Investor Visa, Farzin Yazdi.
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UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa ended 2020 40% below 2019. Farzin Yazdi offers three reasons the market will bounce back in 2021.
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Portugal GV Changes a “Terrible Mistake”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include: Bruno L’ecuyer of the Investment Migration Council, Tina Cheng of […]
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UK Tier 1 Applications Come Roaring Back in Q3: Approvals up 317% From Q2
Farzin Yazdi attributes the late summer and early fall investment boom to a release of pent-up demand stemming from the lockdown-months.
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“There Have Been Many Attempts to Eliminate [UK Tier 1] Route” – 10 on The Weekend: Farzin Yazdi
Farzin Yazdi is upset that “a few bad actors see migrants as naïve and an easy catch for a scam,” and admires the work of Bruno L’ecuyer’s IMC.
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Pandemic Brings UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications to Halt in Q2
Not since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
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UK Tier 1 Investment Falls to 4-year Low in Q1: “UK Could Lose £350m” If University Classes Move Online
“The UK could lose over £350m of foreign direct investment if universities move classes online during the next academic year,” Farzin Yazdi estimates.
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Investment Migration People in the News This Week: “Tier 1 Program Doesn’t Make Sense”
Investment migration people in the news this week include Mohammed Asaria, Christian Kälin, Mark Davies, Farzin Yazdi, Paragh Khanna, and Dillon Bhatt.
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UK Tier 1 Investor Demand Picks Up in Q4, More Than £720 Million Raised in 2019
Long-standing political uncertainty over Brexit and the general election now settled, investors are once more turning to the UK in greater numbers.
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UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Reform: “Not Much Has Really Changed,” Says Yazdi
Confusion regarding the recent UK Tier 1 reforms had led to a surge in applications but practical consequences for investors were limited, said Yazdi.
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Majority of UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Stakeholders Say Program Susceptible to Abuse
Nearly nine in ten respondents favored the introduction of a “pooled investment” provision, in which the government would identify specific projects with a clear benefit to the UK economy, into which applicants would co-invest.
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UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Stakeholders Surveyed Ahead of Program Reforms
Stakeholder input requested ahead of UK government reforms of the Tier 1 Investor Visa program.
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Industry Reacts Positively to UK Tier 1 Moratorium, Reforms “Ready by Spring”
Following yesterday’s suspension of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa – though not the Entrepreneur category – industry participants with
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1 Decade, 30,663 Visas, $8.3 Billion: UK Tier 1 Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
As the UK Tier 1 Visa program turns 10 years old, we’re taking a deep dive into the statistical archives
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Turks Have “Disappeared” From UK Tier 1 Investor Visa, Q2 Figures Show
British Home Office figures released today show that 92 main applicants and 143 dependents received “Leave to Remain” (the initial
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Gentlemen Prefer Bonds: Why Most UK Tier 1 Investors Pick Fixed Income Over Shares
While the UK Tier 1 Investor visa (UKT1-i) allows for investment in both equity and bonds (corporate and gilts), the
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