golden visas

Fast-tracked citizenship routes in exchange for millions in investment are widely expected to come to an end, as pressure grows on the UK to review its ties to Russia amid heightened fears of an invasion of Ukraine. The Tier 1 investor visa – also known as a “golden visa” – was established by the Conservatives in 1994 to attract investment into the country in exchange for residency and citizenship rights. Under current Home Office rules, a £2m investment allows a person to apply to settle in the UK after five years, while a £10m investment halves that period. More than 12,000 of these visas have been issued since 2008. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r