Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 607 (laid 9 June 2008)

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 607 (laid 9 June 2008, in force 30 June 2008) with Explanatory Memorandum: creates Tier 1 (Entrepreneur, Investor, Post-Study Work) and deletes the old routes. In scope: Tier 1 (Investor) rules (paras 245O-245U; Appendix A paras 42-50, Tables 7 and 8: GBP 1m own money or GBP 2m assets plus GBP 1m loan, GBP 750,000 invested within 3 months, 75 points, 3-year entry clearance, 2-year extension, settlement after 5 years) and the deleted pre-2008 'investor' rules reprinted in Appendix F (paras 224-229). Out of scope: Tier 1 General/Entrepreneur (GBP 200,000)/Post-Study Work, maintenance amounts, refusal grounds, deportation. No statistics.