You can apply for this visa if you have at least two million pounds (£2,000,000) in funds available to invest in active UK businesses. The funds must be held by a regulated institution, such as a bank or venture capital firm, and must be free to spend – not tied up in securities, shares, or similar arrangements.
Tier 1 Investor applicants must provide several documents with their application, these include:
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Current passport and/or other travel documents
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A separate passport photograph
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Clear tuberculosis (TB) test result letter, if the applicant is from one of the countries on the Home Office's TB testing list, found here (link)
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A criminal record certificate from any country they have lived in for more than one year in the past ten years
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The evidence outlined in the Tier 1 Investor points table above
