An Investor Visa can be obtained from almost every country in the world; there is no country on the planet that would refuse an investor to come and encourage growth in their country. One reason why investors are encouraged into any country is that they help build up an economy, either by paying more in taxes, due to their personal income, which is, in turn, used in a country’s development projects or by employing the local people in their industry and, through this creation of employment, alleviating poverty.

Getting an investor visa is not as easy as some may think, there are tight regulations governing investors in any country. For example in USA, the visa applies for those who are willing to invest either, $1million in a new enterprise that will employ more than ten U.S workers excluding immigrants; investment of $500,000 within an area with a high percentage of unemployment or in rural area. The investor visa for people investing with $500,000 is limited to a maximum of $3,000 every year. Investor Visa holders receive permanent resident status.

In the UK, the investor visa is under the Tier 1 and is categorized in two parts. The first one is that the investor is referred to a bank where he or she is given a loan of £1 million, of which the investor will be charged £170,000 without monthly interest and the second category is where by the investor has £1million from his or her own account, which will be used in the UK.

The UK investor visa is normally granted for three years and is eligible for an extension for two more years. At the end of this five-year period in the UK, the investor visa holder may apply for indefinite leave with his or her dependents and later British citizenship if desired.