TIER 1 INVESTOR VISA
Are you a prospective investor, entrepreneur, or wanting to start up a business venture in the UK? Whether you are setting up a new UK business, relocating your business or setting up a subsidiary of a parent company, you will need to consider how to establish your business in the UK and may also possibly consider how to employ any non-UK or non- European nationals. We possess the experience to assist you on the relevant procedures to ensure that your UK start-up proceeds successfully. If you require a visa to work in the UK, you may consider a Start-up or Innovator Visa.
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The Tier 1 Investor Visa Application
If you are seeking to operate a business or businesses in the UK
without the restrictions, and you possess the resources to make the
investor visa a viable, the Tier 1 (Investor visa), ( as a high value
migration route) provides the most flexibility to work and live in the
UK.
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Eligibility Requirements and Leave of Stay:
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To be eligible, you must as an applicant possess and invest at least
£2 million into UK businesses, within the first three months of your
visa being granted.
Under this visa route, you are not required to have a job offer before
you can make an application. Further, there is no requirement that
your visa application be sponsored. You will also not need to satisfy
the English requirement or be expected to demonstrate sufficient maintenance funds.
For investors with £2million or more to invest into UK businesses, it is
a flexible route to enter, work, and secure citizenship in the UK.
If you meet the eligibility requirements and are already in the UK, you
may switch into this visa route from the following visas:
• Tier 1 (General)
• Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)
• any Tier 2 category
• Tier 4 (General student)
This visa is granted for an initial three- year and 4 -month period,
although you can apply to extend your visa for a further two years.
How We Can Help:
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We can assist you in the following:
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• Solutions on relocating and moving to the UK, including your pre-immigration planning.
• A specialist, premium consultation service advising you on the
specific eligibility requirements, qualifying investments, and
requisite documentation for your application.
• We can assist you on the procedure and the requirements to
make your application to the relevant post.
• We can review all supporting documents and the application
itself in addition to making the relevant representations to support
your application.
• We can advise you beyond the acquisition process, ensuring you
remain compliant with the requirements of your visa, placing you in
the strongest position to realise your immigration goals.