Category: Tier 1 Visas

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Tier 1 (General) Visa Changes: No More Extensions

Tier 1 (General) has been closed for applicants from outside the UK since April 2011. Now, with further tightening of the Immigration Rules, the Home Office announced that applicants will no longer be able to extend or switch to Tier 1 (General) beginning from the 6th April 2015. Accordingly, all Tier 1 (General) visa holders…
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Tier 1 Investor Visas Doubled Last Year

Well, it seems that last year the number of Tier 1 UK Investor visas doubled even with the law changing last November from £1m investment in UK government, company bonds or to British companies’ shares which increased to £2m. About the 25% allowance for assets like property was ditched. China & Russia Definitely, number one for Tier…
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UK TIER 1 INVESTOR VISA REQUIREMENT £2M

In November 2014, we couldn’t believe when we read that, the minimum investment threshold on Tier 1 UK Investor has been raised from £1 million to £2 million.                      We thought that was a barrier to decrease investment in UK but is the contrary. The fact is…
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Immigration reforms

In July 2014, the Government introduced new powers to stop criminals in the UK using family life arguments to delay their deportation. This has enabled Home Office to remove over 100 criminals since July. From October 2014, criminals will no longer be able to appeal against the Home Office’s decision that their deportation is conducive…
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Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur

One of the biggest concerns of any student is what they will do after obtaining their degree. This concern is no different whether the student is a national of their country or an overseas migrant on a student visa. Those in the United Kingdom who hold Tier 4 (Adult) visas have several options available to…
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