UK Immigration Statistics 2018 – Merry Christmas!

UK Immigration Statistics 2018 – Merry Christmas!

As 2018 draws to a close, it is worth reflecting on a successful year for prospective Tier-1 Entrepreneurial applicants, with visa approval rates rising from 51% at the end of last year to 57% during Q3 of 2018. Much of this success is down to the professionalism and...
Global Investment Immigration Summit 2018

Global Investment Immigration Summit 2018

It doesn’t take too much to get us excited here at GGBA – we’re a passionate team, but the Global Investment Immigration Summit 2018 this June in London’s Canary Wharf – has got the office absolutely buzzing. Not to mention yet another...
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa £50,000 Investment Route

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa £50,000 Investment Route

Putting aside the pre-requisites of English competency and other Home Office check boxes, in our experience, the most common route through the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa path is where the immigrant investor has access to £200,000 in investment funds. However, there are...
Tier 1 (Investor) Visa Under Fire

Tier 1 (Investor) Visa Under Fire

From the UK, US and across the European Union, more than 100 Russian diplomats are being expelled in a coordinated response to the poisoning by nerve-agent of a former Russian spy in the UK. Over 25 countries have expelled Russian envoys in the past two days, in...
Franchising as a Tier 1 Investment Option

Franchising as a Tier 1 Investment Option

This weekend we spent two full days in London in conversation with Franchisors, in addition to potential and existing Franchisee owners at the British Franchise Association (BFA) supported British & International Franchise Exhibition (BIFE) at Olympia London. The...