The Tier 1 Investor route closed to new applicants on 17 February 2022.
The scheme remains open to those applicants in the UK with existing leave to remain who wish to apply for an extension of stay or indefinite leave to remain.
Subject to residence requirements, a qualifying investor and and his/ her family can obtain indefinite leave to remain (permanent residence) after five years in the UK under the Investor scheme. Applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain will close in February 2028.
Thereafter an application may be made to naturalise as a British citizen.
