Guidance

Guidance on application for UK visa as Tier 1 Investor

Guidance to apply to come to the UK as a Tier 1 (Investor) or to extend your stay.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 11 February 2014
• Last updated: 21 February 2022
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  1. 21 February 2022

     Added accessible web version of document.

  2. 17 February 2022

     Guidance updated to show that the visa has closed for new initial applications.

  3. 1 October 2019

     Updated guidance.

  4. 29 March 2019

     Updated guidance.

  5. 5 November 2018

     Replaced document with a new version.

  6. 6 July 2018

     Guidance updated.

  7. 15 January 2018

     Updated guidance.

  8. 11 January 2018

     Updated guidance for use on or after 11 January 2018.

  9. 6 April 2017

     Updated policy guidance for use on or after 6 April 2017.

  10. 14 December 2016

      Updated guidance.

  11. 24 November 2016

      Updated guidance for use on or after 24 November.

  12. 6 April 2016

      Updated guidance for use on or after 6 April.

  13. 19 November 2015

      Updated guidance for use on or after 19 November 2015.

  14. 1 September 2015

      Updated guidance for use on or after 1 September.

  15. 20 July 2015

      Updated guidance for Tier 1 Investor visa application.

  16. 6 April 2015

      Updated guidance

  17. 2 March 2015

      New version published for use on or after 02 March 2015.

  18. 6 November 2014

      New version published for use on or after 6 November 2014.

  19. 6 April 2014

      A new version of this guidance has been published for use on or after 6 April 2014.

  20. 11 February 2014

      First published.

Documents

Tier 1 (Investor) guidance (accessible version)

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Tier 1 (Investor) guidance

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Details

Use this guidance if you are applying for a visa or want to extend your stay in the UK under Tier 1 (Investor). This document is useful if you want to understand the details of the policy for this tier.

You can no longer apply for a new Tier 1 (Investor) visa.