Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, Statutory Document SD 2014/0344

Isle of Man Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules SD 2014/0344 (laid 9 Dec 2014, effective 10 Nov 2014; 28 pp.): Tier 1 (General) and Entrepreneur changes, Tier 1 (Investor) changes (source-of-funds tests, GBP 2 million threshold, new Tables 7, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, curtailment amounts, qualifying-investment and maintenance rules), private-life and deportation rules (Article 8), and the English-test list (Appendix O). Earlier pass: the GBP 2 million threshold and the price-change event. This pass added 24 Tier 1 (Investor) rules: Table 8A (GBP 2 million invested; 3-month deadline; 12-month prior-investment window), transitional Table 8B (GBP 1 million / GBP 2 million assets / GBP 750,000 / GBP 1,000,000), the curtailment amount, Table 9A (GBP 10 million / GBP 5 million for 2- and 3-year settlement; 2, 3 and 5 years; 180 days' absence limit), transitional Table 9B (GBP 10 / 20 / 5 / 10 million, GBP 1,000,000, 75% in companies), maintenance market values (GBP 750,000 / 3,750,000 / 7,500,000) and the 90-day holding rule. Out of scope and not recorded: the Tier 1 (General) and Entrepreneur changes, Article 8 private-life and deportation rules, and the English-test list (not the investor route).