No. While you can acquire a property for personal use or letting purposes, your program investment cannot be in property or property development focused financial instruments. You can invest in UK fixed income bonds, share capital, or loan capital in UK registered companies that meet the program’s definition of “active and trading”. The UK government [...]

Yes, there are. As of 2022, the following 3 investment options exist for fast-tracking your citizenship application under the program: Time To ILR and Citizenship Investment Requirement 5 Years to ILR (6 years to citizenship)  £2 million 3 Years to ILR (4 years to citizenship) £5 million 2 Years to ILR (3 years to citizenship) [...]

While Russia, China and Hong Kong have long accounted for the bulk of applicants for the Tier 1 Investor Visa, in recent years, the number of Americans and European applicants has been climbing steadily as well. Canadian, Indian and Brazilian high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals also tend to favor the program.

North Korean nationals are not eligible to apply for the program. All other nationalities are eligible, however 1 in 4 Iranian applicants were rejected in recent years, while 22% of Pakistani nationals’ applications were unsuccessful. In contrast, Brazilians have been the only nation to enjoy a 100% application success rate.