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What will Tier 1 (Investor) changes mean in practice?

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Published on: 28 October 2014

Published by a LexisNexis Immigration expert

Table of contents

Original news
What are the main changes?
What is the background to these changes?
Do you see a trend in these developments?
Are there particular groups of people most likely to be affected by these changes?
Will the changes work well in practice? Or are there loopholes, grey areas or other potential problems?
Are you seeing people taking action now?
How do you expect this area to develop in future?

Article summary

Immigration analysis: With new rules relating to the Tier 1 (Investor) visa set to come into force in November, Philip Barth, head of Immigration (Europe and Asia) at Withers, examines the background to these changes and how the area might develop in the future.

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