Tier 1 (Investor)
The Tier 1 (Investor) category is designed to allow high net worth individuals make a substantial financial investment in the United Kingdom.
When you apply you are awarded points based on your ability to invest £1,000,000 in the United Kingdom.
To apply under this points-based system and be accepted into the investor category, you must pass a points-based assessment.
You must score 75 points for your attributes, which are that:
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you have money of your own held in a regulated financial institution and disposable in the United Kingdom amounting to no less than £1,000,000 or
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you own personal assets which, taking into account any liabilities to which you are subject, have a value exceeding £2,000,000 and you have money under your control held in a regulated financial institution and disposable in the United Kingdom amounting to no less than £1,000,000, which has been loaned to you by a financial institution regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
You will not need to meet the separate English language requirement that applies to most other applicants under the points-based system.
You will not need to meet the separate requirement for maintenance (funds) that applies to most other applicants under the points-based system.
