You can apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if you want to invest £2,000,000 or more in the UK and you will also have to meet the other eligibility requirements. You must have access to at least £2,000,000 in investment funds to apply.
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.
The higher the amount of money invested, the quicker you can apply for settlement and eventually British citizenship.
However, the Investment Visa for the UK is not a direct citizenship-by-investment program, like in many other countries. This means that you actually have to live in the UK before you can apply to become a citizen. You can work or study. If you invest £10 million then you can apply to settle after 2 years. If you invest £5 million then you can apply to settle after 3 years and if you invest £2 million then you can apply to settle after 5 years.
You cannot work as a professional sportsperson or sports coach.
The Eligibility Requirements for the UK Investor Visa are:
Your funds must be held in one or more regulated financial institutions, it must be free to spend (‘disposable’) in the UK, Your money can be in the UK or overseas when you apply.
Ans: An investment of at least £5,000,000 means the investor is eligible to apply for permanent residence after 3 years of UK residence. An investment of at least £10,000,000 means the investor is eligible to apply for permanent residence after 2 years of UK residence.
Ans: You can apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if: you want to invest £2,000,000 or more in the UK.
Ans: The investor, his or her spouse, and children under 18 years old can apply for UK citizenship by investment one year after receiving permanent residence. During this period, it is important not to travel outside the UK for more than 90 days.
Ans: Purchasing a residential property in the UK will not give the investors or their residency in the UK. Many countries worldwide offer residency and even citizenship through buying properties, and assuredly, the UK is not one of these nations.
Ans: A Tier 1 Investor visa permits the holder to live, work and study in the UK for up to three years and four months.