Investors
In order to be permitted to enter the UK as an “investor” an applicant will need to meet the following requirements, namely, that he:
- either:
- has money of his own under his control in the UK amounting to no less than £1,000,000 (one million); or
- owns personal assets which, taking into account any liabilities to which he is subject, have a value exceeding £2,000,000 (two million); and
- has money under his control in the UK amounting to no less than £1 million (this may include money loaned to him provided that it was loaned by a financial institution regulated by the Financial Services Authority); and
- intends to invest not less than £750,000 of his capital in the UK by way of UK Government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK Kingdom registered companies (other than those principally engaged in property investment and excluding investment by the applicant by way of deposits with a bank, building society or other enterprise whose normal course of business includes the acceptance of deposits); and
- intends to make the UK his main home; and
- is able to maintain and accommodate himself and any family members (eg spouse, minor children) without taking employment (other than self employment or business) or recourse to public funds.