Permanent residence in the UK

PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN UNITED KINGDOM

UK TIER 1 INVESTOR VISA is a temporary residency permit for the United Kingdom, which allows you to eventually receive permanent residency and citizenship of the UK.

The Tier 1 Investor Visa is intended for individuals who are prepared to invest at least £2,000,000 in the UK economy. The UK’s immigration policy encourages direct investments and offers investors from third countries the most favorable conditions for receiving a residency permit, followed by permanent residency and citizenship.

Advantages of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa

Live in the UK year-round – You and your family members will have the right to live in the UK, do business, work, study for free, and enjoy all the other rights of UK residents.
You don’t need to prove English skills – An applicant for a UK investor visa does not have to prove a knowledge of English and does not have to show funds for his/her family to live in the UK.
Several ways of investment without running a business – When obtaining a visa, you do not need to start a business and prove real efforts in this vein. The investor only has to choose an investment option.

Receive permanent residency and citizenship in the future

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

The simplest way of moving to the UK and receiving permanent residency and citizenship in the future.

The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa is available to:

the main investor
his/her spouse
any underage children

The visa is initially issued for three years with a following extension for two years. Only the main applicant is required to spend at least 183 days per year in the UK.

Eligibility

You must have at least £2,000,000 investment funds to apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) 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 an account at a UK regulated bank to use for your funds

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.

Conditions for receiving a UK Tier 1 Investor Visa

Making an investment in the UK economy of £2,000,000, £5,000,000 or £10,000,000 in one or several ways:

British government or corporate bonds
Shares in British companies
Investing in the capital of operating companies that are registered in the UK

Investment amounts

£2.000.000 – Permanent residency in 5 years and UK citizenship in year 6
£5.000.000 – Permanent residency in 3 years and UK citizenship in year 5
£10.000.000 – Permanent residency in 2 years and UK citizenship in year 5

Funds and stocks belonging to the applicant’s spouse or partner can also be taken into account when calculating the personal status of the “investor”.