UK Supreme Court Overturns Ruling in UK Tier 1 Case: Maxwell Holding’s Contingent Financing Not Compliant
The UK Supreme Court settles a nearly four-year-old legal dispute over self-serving UK Tier 1 investment structures.
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Is the UK About to Push Over the First Domino Leading to the End of Small-Country CIPs?
The UK may restrict visa-free access for countries where “Chinese spies” can buy citizenship. This may start a domino effect, says David Lesperance.
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UK’s New Founder Innovator Visa Program is “Not Scalable” And Will See “Serious Bottlenecks”
“We don’t anticipate any truly scalable offerings in the future here in the UK,” said veteran UK investment migration provider Eric Major.
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How to Get Your Business Ready for a UK Innovator and Startup Visa Endorsing Body
To qualify for a UK Startup or Innovator Visa, applicants must obtain the endorsement of designated endorsing bodies. John Courtney explains how to get it.
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Rejection Rates for UK Innovator Visa Reach 35% in Q1 as Home Office Challenges Endorsing Bodies
Increasingly, the Home Office is questioning the conclusions of endorsing bodies, indicates Latitude chief executive Eric Major.
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UK Investor Program’s Last Year Was a Good One, Q4 2021 Figures Reveal
The UK Investor Visa raised at least £600 million in 2021, and likely closer to £1 billion. The Startup and Innovator visas hit record highs.
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“Politics and Optics” and “Difficult to Understand”: Industry Reacts to UK Investor Visa Closure
Latitude’s Eric Major and Charles Russell Speechlys’ Kelvin Tanner question the Home Office’s justifications for scrapping the Investor visa.
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Brokerage Acquires Majority of Shuttered UK Tier 1 Specialist Dolfin’s Clients
UK Tier 1 specialist Dolfin’s special administrators have found a successor service provider for more than half of the firm’s client accounts.
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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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Europe’s Golden Visa Performance in 2020: A Mixed Picture
Though approval volumes were down across the board, the differences in performance varied sharply, from -4% to -92%.
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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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8 Questions Hongkongers Must Ask Before Taking Up The UK’s BN(O) Visa Offer
Hong Kong’s BN(O)s thinking of taking up the UK’s visa offer must be ready to burn personal and financial bridges, writes David Lesperance.
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ECAA-Visas, The Turkish CIP’s Secret Weapon, May Be Living on Borrowed Time
The Home Office saw 52% YoY growth in Turkish Businessperson Visas in 2019. Brexit’s releasing the UK from its Ankara Agreement obligations has something to do with it.
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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 Approvals Plummet 60% in Q3
Only 49 main applicants received Tier 1 Investor visas during the Q3 2019, a down from 124 in the preceding quarter.
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UK Undercover Reporters Show Shortcomings in Home Office Tier 1 Vetting That Industry Has Repeatedly Warned of in the Past
Channel 4 and the Times say they have exposed a “scandal”, but the industry has itself repeatedly urged the Home Office to update its procedure.
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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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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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