UK Investment Visa

UK Investment Visa

Overview
You can apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if:
  • You want to invest £2,000,000 or more in the UK
  • You’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland
  • You meet the other eligibility requirements
  • You must have access to at least £2,000,000 in investment funds to apply.
 
How long it will take
You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before your date of travel to the UK.
You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.
 
Fees
How much you pay for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa depends on your situation, where you are and how you apply.
 
 Who you ar applying  for           APPLY    Extend or switch by   post
 You £1,500

£1,500

 

 All dependants £1,500 for each dependant

£1,500 for each

dependant

You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. 
 
Fees for applying and extending in person:
You can use the super premium service to apply or extend in person.
It costs a one-off fee of £7,000, plus application fees for each person of:
  • £1,900 for the ‘main applicant’
  • £1,900 for each dependant
You can use this service for up to 4 ‘main applicants’ and a maximum of 10 people per visit. ‘Main applicants’ are the people with access to the investment funds.
 
How long you can stay
You can come to the UK with a Tier 1 (Investor) visa for a maximum of 3 years and 4 months.
You can apply to extend this visa for another 2 years.
 
What you can and can’t do
You can:
  • invest £2,000,000 or more in UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies
  • 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
 
You can’t:
  • Invest in companies mainly engaged in property investment, property management or property development
  • Work as a professional sportsperson or sports coach
  • Get public funds
 
You also can’t 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 Tier 4 sponsor license 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

 

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Last Updated: 30 November 2009
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