Tier 1 Investor Visa

High Net Worth individuals can obtain a Tier 1 Investor Visa by investing at least £2 million in the UK in share capital or loan capital in active trading registered UK companies.  

Benefits Of The Tier 1 Investor Visa

• Can apply 3 months before the intended date of travel
• Can obtain a decision within 3 weeks if applying from outside the UK
• Can pay an extra fee for the priority service to get a decision within 5 days
• Can stay for a maximum of 3 years and 4 months
• Can extend for a further 2 years
• Can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain after 5 years if you invest £2 million, 3 years if you invest £5 million and 2 years if you invest £10 million
• Can spend no more than 180 days per year outside the UK
• Can work or study
• Can bring your immediate family with you (but they can only apply for Indefinite leave to Remain after 5 years)
• Can use your spouse or partners money
• Can switch from a Tier 4 (General) visa if you are a student with financial sponsorship
• Can also switch from Tier 1 (General), Tier 1 Entrepreneur and any Tier 2 category
• Cannot work as a professional sportsperson or sports coach
• Cannot work as a doctor or dentist in training unless certain exemptions apply
• Cannot use the funds to invest in property or property management or development activities  
• You do not need to pass the English Language Test
• You do not need to show proof of business experience

Specific Eligibility Criteria For The Tier 1 Investor Visa

• You have the minimum investment held in a regulated financial institution, such as a bank or venture capital firm
• You can evidence where the money came from if you have held it for less than 2 years
• You can transfer funds of at least £2 million (sterling) immediately for investment in the UK (the funds cannot be tied up)
• You have opened a UK bank account at a regulated financial institution 
• You can evidence where the funds have come from or that the funds belong to you, your husband, wife, unmarried or same-sex partner
• You invest the funds in share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK companies that meet the qualification criteria, within 3 months of your investment start date
• Your capital remains invested for the duration you hold the Tier 1 Investment visa
• You can only remove interest accrued and dividends declared after the date on which you purchased the qualifying investment.
• Your invested capital cannot be used to pay any portfolio management fees, transaction costs or tax incurred through the buying and selling of investments
• Your investment is not disqualified
• You achieve at least 75 investor points

How Our Tier 1 Investor Visa Solicitors Can Help

The requirements for the UK Tier 1 Investor visa are complex so it is best to take early legal advice to ensure the application is not refused and no mistake is made with the investment during the term of the investment.

Monarch Solicitors can help you in the preparation of your application and carry out all the necessary due diligence to ensure that you meet all the legal requirements and provide all the correct supporting evidence.

In addition, we can assist you and your advisors with introductions to approved investment schemes, banks, wealth managers, estate agents and schools, so you and your family can quickly settle into your new life. 

We can also assist with your future business and personal requirements, for example:

• Setting up a Company
• Commercial Contracts
• Commercial Property Purchase 
• Commercial Property Lease 
• Buying a Residential Property 
• Employment Law

Our international team can provide seamless legal services in the following languages:

• Chinese (Mandarin)
• Chinese (Cantonese)
• Arabic
• Turkish
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In addition, our network of trusted business partners, can help you source and set up premises, obtain a business bank account and help you and your family settle in the UK. 

More information about sole representative visa can be found at the government website GOV.UK – Tier 1 Investor Visa.  

Price & Service Transparency

At Monarch Solicitors we provide highly competitive legal fees for clients wishing to apply for the Tier 1 Investor visa.  We will provide you with a breakdown of the routine legal costs for a simple Tier 1 Investor visa from the outset so that you can budget the costs and fees for the Tier 1 Investor visa.

Contact Our Tier 1 Investor Visa Solicitors

Our expert immigration lawyers are available to discuss your UK Tier 1 Investor visa option and the eligibility requirements.

Please contact our UK immigration lawyers for immediate assistance by sending an email to us at [email protected] and one of our UK immigration solicitors shall call you back. 

Alternatively, please call our immigration team on 0330 127 8888 for a free no obligation discussion.

Monarch’s award winning legal team are based in Manchester and London, serving clients nationally.