UK has approved 355 Tier-1 investor visa applications (main) in 2017, compared to only 217 applications in 2016 which is a 63% increase in percentage. There has been also 21% increase in entrepreneur visa applications, according to latest immigration statistics published on Feb 22.
The popularity of UK investor visas is still on the rise, despite Brexit referendum.
UK requires access to £2 million minimum investment for tier 1 investor visa and for tier 1 entrepreneur visas, investors must have access to £50,000 or upto £200,000
Dependent applications have declined in contrary to the main applications.
| Applicant type | Category | 2016 Q1 | 2016 Q2 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 |
| Main applicant | Tier 1 – Investors | 43 | 40 | 73 | 61 | 75 | 85 | 114 | 81 |
| Main applicant | Tier 1 – Entrepreneurs | 213 | 197 | 202 | 200 | 227 | 222 | 229 | 305 |
| Dependant | Tier 1 – Investors | 67 | 68 | 134 | 104 | 96 | 117 | 205 | 116 |
| Dependant | Tier 1 – Entrepreneurs | 413 | 466 | 472 | 346 | 344 | 401 | 281 | 511 |
| Applicant type | Category | 2016 | 2017 |
| Main applicant | Tier 1 – Investors | 217 | 355 |
| Main applicant | Tier 1 – Entrepreneurs | 812 | 983 |
| Dependant | Tier 1 – Investors | 373 | 438 |
| Dependant | Tier 1 – Entrepreneurs | 1697 | 1537 |
Tier 1 Investor Top Countries
| Country of nationality Main Applications |
2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Total Result |
| China | 27 | 26 | 39 | 92 | |
| Russia | 6 | 13 | 13 | 32 | |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | |
| Turkey | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| United States | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| Canada | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Mexico | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| India | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa Top Countries
| Country of nationality Main Applications | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Total Result |
| China | 27 | 39 | 61 | 127 | |
| United States | 17 | 26 | 32 | 75 | |
| India | 24 | 19 | 10 | 53 | |
| Pakistan | 20 | 8 | 21 | 49 | |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 20 | 8 | 42 | |
| Russia | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 | |
| Korea (South) | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |
| Iran | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| Australia | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
| Egypt | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| Israel | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| South Africa | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Malaysia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
