Head: What Next For Investors?

A new visa route to the UK for wealthy investors could be introduced after a review found only a small number of applicants who used the controversial 'golden' Tier 1 (investor) route had links to crime and corruption.

Earlier this year the UK government revealed that a review into the 'golden visa' which was scrapped in February last year, found that of the 6,312 visa holders investigated 'a small minority of individuals were potentially at high risk of having obtained wealth through corruption or other illicit financial activity, and/or being engaged in serious and organised crime'.

In a written statement to parliament, the home secretary Suella Braverman indicated that a new visa for investors may be considered. She said the Home Office was reviewing the data and was considering 'a range of actions', adding: "The government is clear that any future visa route to facilitate investment-based migration must not offer entry solely on the basis of the applicant's