United Kingdom Immigrant Investor Program

The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture.

The United Kingdom is a country of rich heritage, natural beauty, cosmopolitan cities and vast economic opportunities. London is considered as one of the world’s financial centers. The country is the home to a highly diverse and multi-cultural society, where virtually every culture, rgion and ethnicity is represented.

UK Immigrant Investor Program – Benefits

• World-wide recognized educational institutions with long lasting records of high standard education
• One of the best free health care services in the world
• An attractive tax regime for high net worth individuals classed as “UK resident, non-domicile”
• UK passport holders enjoy visa free access or visa on arrival access to more countries than citizens of any other country (estimated 189 countries).
• UK passport holders are free to live, work and do business in any European Union Country.

UK Immigrant Investor Program

The United Kingdom Immigrant Investor Program was established by the UK Government in 1994 in order to attract so called High Net worth Individuals and their families (spouse or common-law partner and children below children 18 years old) wishing to immigrate to the UK by making a substantial investment. The program is indented for those who are not already nationals of a member-country of the European Economic Area (EAA) or Switzerland. Successful applicants will be granted Permanent Residence which could, subject to fulfilling conditions, lead to British citizenship.

Who should apply?

• An individual already in the UK and wanting to make an initial application for the investor category
• An individual from outside the United Kingdom aspiring to gain permission to enter (known as 'entry clearance') in theTier-1 investor category
• An individual already in the United Kingdom under the former investor category wanting to extend the permission to stay within the tier 1 investor category

Location

United Kingdom is located in the Northern Europe. The U.K. is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Population

Population is over 64.1 million.

Language

English is the official language and by far the predominant language. French, Spanish and Italian can be heard from time to time

Climate

The climate is variable changing from from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather. In general, warm summers and cool winters. Summers are cooler than those on the continent, but the winters are milder.

Capital

The capital of England is London. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The capital of Wales is Cardiff and the capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

Time

Greenwich Mean Time Zone UTC+00:00.

Economy

The UK has a partially regulated market economy. Based on market exchange rates the UK is today the fifth-largest economy in the world and the second-largest in Europe after Germany. The currency is Pound sterling (£ GBP).