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.
Read moreThe UK Supreme Court settles a nearly four-year-old legal dispute over self-serving UK Tier 1 investment structures.
Read moreThe UK may restrict visa-free access for countries where “Chinese spies” can buy citizenship. This may start a domino effect, says David Lesperance.
Read more“We don’t anticipate any truly scalable offerings in the future here in the UK,” said veteran UK investment migration provider Eric Major.
Read moreTo qualify for a UK Startup or Innovator Visa, applicants must obtain the endorsement of designated endorsing bodies. John Courtney explains how to get it.
Read moreIncreasingly, the Home Office is questioning the conclusions of endorsing bodies, indicates Latitude chief executive Eric Major.
Read moreThe UK Investor Visa raised at least £600 million in 2021, and likely closer to £1 billion. The Startup and Innovator visas hit record highs.
Read moreLatitude’s Eric Major and Charles Russell Speechlys’ Kelvin Tanner question the Home Office’s justifications for scrapping the Investor visa.
Read moreUK Tier 1 specialist Dolfin’s special administrators have found a successor service provider for more than half of the firm’s client accounts.
Read moreMore 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.
Read moreThough approval volumes were down across the board, the differences in performance varied sharply, from -4% to -92%.
Read moreFarzin Yazdi attributes the late summer and early fall investment boom to a release of pent-up demand stemming from the lockdown-months.
Read moreFarzin 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.
Read moreNot since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
Read moreHong 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreLong-standing political uncertainty over Brexit and the general election now settled, investors are once more turning to the UK in greater numbers.
Read moreOnly 49 main applicants received Tier 1 Investor visas during the Q3 2019, a down from 124 in the preceding quarter.
Read moreChannel 4 and the Times say they have exposed a “scandal”, but the industry has itself repeatedly urged the Home Office to update its procedure.
Read moreConfusion regarding the recent UK Tier 1 reforms had led to a surge in applications but practical consequences for investors were limited, said Yazdi.
Read moreAs the UK Tier 1 Visa program turns 10 years old, we’re taking a deep dive into the statistical archives
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