Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 863 (16 March 2011)

Statement of Changes HC 863 (67 pp. incl. EM). Investor parts: new para 245EF (ILR), Appendix A Tables 7-9 (GBP 1m own money or GBP 1m loan with GBP 2m assets; 75% (GBP 750,000) in qualifying investments; ILR after 2/3/5 years at GBP 10m/5m/1m; absences up to 180 days in 12 months), EM paras 7.8 and 7.16 (initial leave raised from 3 years to 3 years 4 months; 90-day funds rule brought into the Rules; no annual limit). Accelerated-settlement thresholds were already rule rows; added settlement qualifying periods (3), the 180-day absence limit, the 3y4m initial leave and the 90-day funds-holding rule. Other routes out of scope. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).