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The UK Immigrant Investor Program was created by the UK Government in 1994 to attract high net worth individuals and their families to immigrate by making a substantial investment in the UK. For many high net worth individuals, the “Investor” category is the option they decide to pursue.
As of April 2011, UK Border Agency introduced a three level tier investment option. The different tier levels are designed to allow those applicants with higher financial resources to gain settlement in the UK faster by giving them the option to invest higher amounts than what was previously available. To qualify for the United Kingdom Immigrant Investor Program you must satisfy one of the following prescribed investment levels:
The remaining criteria are:
Investment Options The investment options available to clients in order to qualify as an Investor in the UK, are the following:
According to the list below, the higher the investment (thus the net personal assets required) the faster the client will obtain the ILR.
Application FeesThe application fees associated with the program are £10 000. These non-refundable upfront fees include legal, and service fees related to the background verification and validation of source of funds but doesn’t include government application fees. Citizenship RequirementsPersons who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more can be eligible to apply for citizenship, if they have met the strict residency requirements as follows:
The Application Process The below timeline and step-by-step process are based on the legalities that need to be followed for Tier 1 Investor category in United Kingdom, based on an applicant opting for the financed option for investment. Arton Capital has outlined the below timeline by combining current timelines of local government institutions as well as the actual process our clients have experienced. The procedure can be broken down to 9 basic steps that the main applicant will have to go through. All of the steps are dependent on the successful completion of the previous step. |