You may be able to extend your Tier 1 (Investor) visa.
You should include any dependants who are on your current visa on your application to extend – including children who have turned 18 during your stay.
You should apply before your current visa expires.
You successfully applied for your visa before 6 November 2014
You can apply to extend your visa if you:
● have at least £1,000,000 under your control in the UK
● have invested at least £750,000 (or 75%) of that in UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active UK companies
● invested this sum within 3 months of your ‘investor start date’
Funds under your control in the UK
This sum should include the £750,000 (or more) investment and £250,000 (or the balance needed) to bring it up to at least £1,000,000.
These funds can be either:
● your own money or your partner’s money
● money that has been loaned to you by a UK regulated financial institution, as long as you have personal assets with a value of £2,000,000 or more
You can’t mix the 2 sources of funds.
You successfully applied for your visa on or after 6 November 2014
You can apply to extend your visa if you:
● have at least £2,000,000 under your control in the UK
● have invested those funds in UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active UK companies
● invested this sum within 3 months of your ‘investor start date’
Funds under your control in the UK
You must have invested the full amount made up of your own money or your partner’s money.
Investment made within 3 months of your investor start date
You’ll need to provide a series of investment portfolio reports produced by a UK regulated financial institution that show:
● you invested at least £750,000 in UK government bonds or UK business within 3 months of your investor start date (if you first got your visa under the Immigration Rules in place before 6 November 2014)
● you invested all £2 million (if you first got your visa under the Immigration Rules in place on or after 6 November 2014)
● this level of investment has been maintained for the length of your visa
Your ‘investor start date’ is either:
● the date you came into the UK (if you have proof of this)
● the date your original visa application or switch from a different visa category was approved (if you can’t prove your date of entry)