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New Record for UK Tier 1 Investment in Q1 as Suspension-Scare Boosts Applications by 42%

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Editor data, europe, golden visa, investor visa, residence by investment, statistics, Tier 1, uk, uk tier 1

Not since the investment requirement was half what it is today has the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa seen more applications than during Q1 2019.

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The UK’s New Startup and Innovator Visas: A Detailed Explanation of How They Work

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Editor europe, innovator, policy, saadiya saadat, startup, Tier 1, uk

The Home Office is discontinuing the UK’s Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, and replacing it with two new visa categories. Saadiya Saadat elaborates.

Update: Home Office Confirms UK Tier 1 NOT Suspended

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Editor astons, golden visa, home office, policy updates, residence by investment, Tier 1, uk, uk tier 1

On Thursday, the BBC, the Guardian, as well as the front page of the London Times reported that the UK Home Office would suspend the Tier 1 Investor visa by midnight the following day. But reports coming in from UK-based immigration solicitors say the online application system remains live and that the Home Office will

BREAKING: UK Tier 1 Program Suspended Pending Review and Reform

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Editor golden visa, home office, residence by investment, suspension, Tier 1, uk

The Home Office today announced that effective tomorrow it is suspending the UK Tier 1 Visa program. The suspension will last until authorities have completed an audit of the program and determined new guidelines and requirements. Moratorium The Home Office’s decision is a result of its concerns that the program may be used for illicit

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Gentlemen Prefer Bonds: Why Most UK Tier 1 Investors Pick Fixed Income Over Shares

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Editor bonds, farzin yazdi, golden visa, real estate, residence by investment, rupert gather, shares, Tier 1, uk

While the UK Tier 1 Investor visa (UKT1-i) allows for investment in both equity and bonds (corporate and gilts), the overwhelming majority of applicants opt for fixed income rather than share capital. Two program experts explain why. “Prior to the 2014 hike in investment requirements from £1 to £2 million, 95% of investors chose government bonds,” says

Russian Tier 1 Investors in UK to Have their Visas “Reviewed” In Wake of Diplomatic Rout

March 28, 2018April 6, 2018 Editor home office, investor, may, russia, Tier 1, uk

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced her officials will be scrutinizing the files of some 700 Russian investors who have obtained residence permits in the United Kingdom through the country’s Tier 1 Investor visa program. The announcement, published in Quartz, follows a spate of news stories surrounding the alleged poisoning of former Russian double agent (now

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Tory win implies Hard Brexit says law firm behind Article 50 Supreme Court challenge

June 8, 2017August 10, 2017 Editor brexit, hard brexit, mishcon de reya, patsalos, Tier 1, UK general election

Speaking yesterday to Investment Migration Insider, Maria Patsalos – one of Britain’s foremost experts on immigration law and partner of Mishcon de Reya LLP, the London-based law firm that recently represented Gina Miller in the high-profile UK Supreme Court case which ruled that Theresa May’s government may not initiate Brexit proceedings without a prior act