UNITED KINGDOM
Looking for a diverse, prosperous and perfectly located place to call home? Look no further than the UK, an economic and cultural hub boasting one of the best and most sought-after standards of living in the world.
QUALIFICATIONS
WHY CHOOSE THE UK?
Investment criteria
Being granted residency or citizenship status in the UK gives you access to a world of exclusive benefits including:
Offered through our joint venture with a UK-authorized financial institution, the UK Immigrant Investor Program is a three-tiered system enabling people who invest at a higher level to be granted residency sooner. To qualify for the program, you will need to meet one of the three Immigrant Investor Program investment requirements outlined in the “Investment Process” section.
Other qualification criteria
A diverse and multicultural society represented by large cultural and ethnic communities; A superior standard of education, a broad network of state and private schools, and more than 150 universities and higher education institutions; One of the best free medical care services
LOCATION in the world; In addition to making a financial investment, applicants Western Europe, Islands
must also meet the following requirements:
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Be able to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependents without taking employment (outside of self-employment or business);
CAPITAL London
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An unrivalled financial business center (London); Make the UK your main home. You will need to spendTOTAL AREA 2 at least 50% of your time there (6 out of 12 months)243,610 km An attractive tax regime for high net worth investors classed as “UK resident, non-domicile”; to maintain your visa status. AGE DEMOGRAPHICS
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0-14: 17.3%, 15-64: 65.4%, The travel mobility and security of a UK passport. 65+: 17.3%; LANGUAGE English RELIGIONS Christian: 71.6%, Muslim: 2.7%, Hindu: 1.0%, Other: 1.6%, Unspecified or none: 23.1%.
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SIMPLICITY
GOVERNMENT TYPE Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm CURRENCY British Pound (GBP)
Updated yearly, the Arton Index is an overall assessment and comparative benchmark of the country and its investment program.
EXCHANGE RATE 1 USD = 0.63 GBP (2012)
UNITED KINGDOM IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM
63,395,574 Population Growth 0.55%
37,500 USD GDP (per capita) GDP (purchasing power parity) 2.375 trillion USD (2012)
195 Visa free countries
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INVESTMENT PROCESS
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must invest no less than 75% of the specified investment amount of their capital in the UK by way of UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies.
If you have lived in the UK for five or more years, you are eligible to apply for UK citizenship as long as you meet the following residency requirements:
The remaining 25% should be invested in the UK either by purchasing assets or maintaining the money You have been absent from the country for deposited financial institution. no more than 90 days (three Looking in fora UK-regulated a diverse, prosperous and perfectly located place to call home? Look nomonths) furtherinthan the 12 months preceding the application. As in the table below, thecultural higher thehub investment, theshown UK, an economic and boasting one of theThe besttotal andnumber most sought-after standards of days spent outside of the faster the applicant will obtain their stay for of living in the world. the UK for the entire five-year qualifying settlement (ILR). period should not exceed 450 days (i.e. three months of every year, or 75 percent of your time);
QUALIFICATIONS Investment Tiers
WHY CHOOSE THE UK?
Investment criteria
Being granted residency or citizenship status in breach of any immigration laws; in the UK gives you access to a world of exclusive You can demonstrate a good knowledge benefits of UKincluding: life and culture, and a basic level of
FULL INVESTMENT:
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Offered through our joint venture with a UK-authorized financial institution, the UK Immigrant Investor Program is STAY FOR SETTLEMENT (ILR): 5 years a three-tiered system enabling people who invest at a higher level to be granted residency sooner. To qualify FULL INVESTMENT: £5 million for the program, you will need to meet one of the three investment requirements STAY FOR SETTLEMENT (ILR): outlined in the3“Investment years Process” section. FULL INVESTMENT:
Other qualification criteria
STAY FOR SETTLEMENT (ILR):
£10 million 2 years
In addition to making a financial investment, applicants must also meet the following requirements: Be able to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependents without taking employment (outside of self-employment or business); Make the UK your main home. You will need to spend at least 50% of your time there (6 out of 12 months) to maintain your visa status.
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STEPS AND TIMELINE The following table breaks down the program application process into eight basic steps. Each step must be completed before continuing to the next.
STEP 1 located place to call home? Look no further than Looking PHASEfor I a diverse, prosperous and perfectly File preparation and best submission. Application fees arestandards due the UK, an economic and cultural hub boasting one of the and most sought-after Investment at this stage. of living in the world.
QUALIFICATIONS
MONTHS 1-2
Investment criteria
STEP 2 Arton Capital issues a pre-approval letter to the applicant.
WHY CHOOSE STEP 3 Investment transfer by the applicant.
THE UK?
Being granted residency or citizenship status
STEP 4 in the UK gives you access to a world of exclusive Offered through our joint venture with a UK-authorized Upon receipt of funds, the bank issues a confirmation letter for financial institution, the UK Immigrant Investor Program is benefits including: assets verification, allowing applicant to proceed to Phase II. a three-tiered system enabling people who invest at STEP 5 A diverse and multicultural society represented aPHASE higher level qualify II to be granted residency sooner. ToApplication for Tierby1 large visa iscultural prepared and filed communities; with and ethnic for theApplication program, you will need to meet one of the three Visa UK Border Agency in applicant’s country of residence. investment requirements outlined in the A superior standard of education, a broad network MONTHS 3-4“Investment STEP 6 Process” section. of state and private schools, and more than 150 Applicant and family members must submiteducation to biometrics universities and higher institutions; at the UK Border Agency where visa application was filed. Other qualification criteria One of the best free medical care services STEP 7 in the world; In addition to making a financial investment, applicants Once application is approved, applicant and family present must also meet the following requirements: original passports for visa labels stamped. A member of to thebeG8; MONTHS 5-6
STEP 8 Be able to maintain and accommodate yourself A key member of the EU, which means greater Upon landing in thebusiness UK, applicant must go to the bank Europe; and any dependents without taking employment opportunities throughout (outside of self-employment or business); to complete investment procedure. An unrivalled financial business center (London); Make the UK your main home. You will need to spend An attractive tax regime for high net worth investors at least 50% of your time there (6 out of 12 months) classed as “UK resident, non-domicile”; to maintain your visa status. The travel mobility and security of a UK passport.
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The United Kingdom Immigrant Investor Program is offered by Arton Capital, a member of the Arton Group. The above timeline is an estimate provided for information purposes only, based on experiences with past clients. Processing times and costs will vary depending on a number of factors. Arton Capital is not responsible for any changes to the estimations above; we can provide specific time and cost estimates on an individual basis. Please refer to our website for the most up-to-date information.
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