Tier 1 (Investor)
Conditions of your stay
This page explains how long you can stay in the UK under Tier 1 (Investor) of the points-based system, and sets out the conditions of your stay here.
How long can you stay?
If you successfully apply for a visa under Tier 1 (Investor) from outside the UK, you can come here for a maximum period of 3 years and 4 months. Towards the end of this period, you must apply to extend your stay if you want to continue living here.
If you successfully apply to switch into Tier 1 (Investor) from another immigration category while you are in the UK, we will give you permission to stay here for a maximum period of 3 years. Towards the end of this period, you must apply to extend your stay if yoyu want to continue living here.
If you successfully apply to extend your stay under Tier 1 (Investor), we will give you permission to stay for a further 2 years.
What can you do while you are in the UK?
Your permission to stay will be subject to the following conditions:
- you will have no access to public funds, which means that you will not be able to claim most benefits paid by the state;
- you must register with the police if required under paragraph 326 in Part 10 of the Immigration Rules and;
- undertake no employment as a doctor or dentist in training, unless you have a UK primary degree in medicine or dentistry at or above bachelor's level, from a UK recognised or listed body or an institution that holds a Tier 4 sponsor licence; or you last had permission to stay in a category that allowed you to be employed as a doctor or dentist in training, and you were employed as a doctor or dentist in training during that time; and
- undertake no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach).
If you previously had permission to stay in the former investor category, you cannot be employed in the UK until you have successfully applied to extend your stay under Tier 1 (Investor).