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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Tier 1
UK’s FCA Orders Major Investor Visa Provider to Stop Activities Over Concerns of Misconduct
The FCA said it had “identified a number of serious concerns” about the firm’s conduct, including for Tier 1 investor visa activities.
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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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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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New Record for UK Tier 1 Investment in Q1 as Suspension-Scare Boosts Applications by 42%
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
The Home Office is discontinuing the UK’s Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, and replacing it with two new visa categories. Saadiya Saadat elaborates.
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Update: Home Office Confirms UK Tier 1 NOT Suspended
On Thursday, the BBC, the Guardian, as well as the front page of the London Times reported that the UK
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BREAKING: UK Tier 1 Program Suspended Pending Review and Reform
The Home Office today announced that effective tomorrow it is suspending the UK Tier 1 Visa program. The suspension will
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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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Russian Tier 1 Investors in UK to Have their Visas “Reviewed” In Wake of Diplomatic Rout
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced her officials will be scrutinizing the files of some 700 Russian investors who
Read moreTory win implies Hard Brexit says law firm behind Article 50 Supreme Court challenge
Speaking yesterday to Investment Migration Insider, Maria Patsalos – one of Britain’s foremost experts on immigration law and partner of
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