Tier 1 Investor Visa

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You can apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if:

  •  you want to invest £2,000,000 or more in the UK
  •  you must have access to at least £2,000,000 in investment funds to apply

    You can come to the UK with a Tier 1 (Investor) visa for a maximum of 3 years and 4 months.

What you can and cannot do

You can:

  •  work or study
  •  apply to settle after 2 years if you invest £10 million
  •  apply to settle after 3 years if you invest £5 million

 apply to settle after 5 years if you invest £2 million

You cannot:

  •  work as a professional sportsperson or sports coach
  • get public funds

You also cannot work as a doctor or dentist in training unless one of the following applies:

  • you have a primary degree at bachelors level or above in medicine or dentistry from a UK institution that holds a student sponsor licence or is a UK-recognised or listed body
  •  you worked as a doctor or dentist in training the last time you were in the UK
  •  neither of those conditions were part of the terms and conditions on a previous visa

You must:

  •  be 18 or over to apply for this visa
  •  be able to prove that the money belongs to either you or your husband, wife,unmarried or same-sex partner
  •  have opened a UK bank account

Your funds must be:

  • held in one or more regulated financial institutions
  •  free to spend (‘disposable’) in the UK

Your money can be in the UK or overseas when you apply.

You must have unconditional agreement in writing from your financial sponsor to re-enter or stay in the UK if your course fees and living costs were paid by either:

  •  a government
  •  an international scholarship agency

Our team can conduct the eligibility assessment on your case and offer the best advice to prepare and submit the visa application with end to end support. As we are authorized to legally represent your application, we can offer our professional and dedicated services to ensure the success of your visa application.