TIER 1 VISA - INVESTOR

The Investor category of tier one of the Points Based System is designed for those who intend to make a substantial investment in the UK.

Investors are expected to make a large financial investment in the UK. Accordingly, they will need to have £1,000,000 or more of their own money held in a regulated financial institution and disposable in the UK.

Extensions are granted in this category if an investor can prove that they have made a £750,000 investment within 3 months of entering the UK and they have maintained their investment throughout their leave in the UK.

Although this is also a requirement of the entrepreneur sub-category, the investment sum for those in the Investor category is much larger and unlike the entrepreneur sub-category there is no requirement to engage in business activities.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the tier 1 investor visa a total of 75 points must be satisfied by one of the following:

• The candidate has a minimum of £1 million. The money must be their own and must be held in a regulated UK financial institution. The money must also be disposable in the UK.
• The candidate has personal assets to the value of more than £2 million taking into account any liabilities.
• The candidate has an amount of no less than £1 million, which is under their control and is held in a regulated UK financial institution. This may include money which has been loaned to them if the financial institution providing the loan is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Other Information

Unlike all other sub-categories of tier 1 visas class, the tier 1 Investor visa sub-category does not require applicants to be able to prove their proficiency in the English language.

This is because these types of applicants unlikely to have to work in the UK, the English language requirement is deemed unnecessary.

It follows that applicants in the tier 1 Investor visa sub-category are also not require to meet the maintenance requirements of those people applying under the General or Entrepreneur tier 1 visa sub-categories.

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