The main ways of British immigrants to settle down

The main ways for British immigrants to settle down. Britain is one of the few countries in this troubled world that can provide a quiet life, a high-quality environment, clean air and water, so many China people will choose to immigrate to Britain. However, due to the current tightening of the new British immigration policy, how to apply for British immigration? Britain is a net immigrant inflow country in the world immigration map, and many people come to Britain to study, work, do business, invest and get together every year. Statistics show that in 20 12, 497,000 people entered the UK, while the number of people leaving the country was 32 1000, which means that in 20 12, they immigrated to the UK. Despite the negative factors such as the international financial crisis, the continuous economic recession and the return of the Conservative Party to the government in recent years, Britain's economic level and living comfort are still ahead of most countries and regions in the world. Britain's social stability, perfect and fair legal system, world-leading education level and rich and colorful culture still attract people from all over the world to live and settle in Britain.

In recent years, changes in British immigration laws and systems have limited the ways for people outside the EU to settle in Britain. According to the current (2065438+September 2003) effective British immigration laws and regulations, this paper briefly introduces the main ways to apply for residence in Britain at present.

I. Investment immigrants (investors)

For those who have invested at least 6,543,800 pounds or more in the UK, they can take their spouses and minor children as investors to settle in the UK. After proving that they have the ability to control 6,543,800+pounds, investors can usually get a visa for 3 years +2 years, and after living in the UK for 5 years, they can apply for a permanent residence (settlement) visa in the UK. Investors do not need to provide English scores, but applicants who are under 65 when applying for settlement need to pass the British life knowledge test and the English listening and speaking ability test.

Second, entrepreneurs immigrate and settle down (entrepreneurs)

For those who are interested in starting a business or doing business in the UK, they can invest different amounts of money in starting a business in the UK to create employment opportunities for local people in the UK, thus obtaining an entrepreneur visa in the UK. They can also apply for a residence visa in the UK after five years (3+2).

The current investment quota of entrepreneurs is 200,000 pounds and 50,000 pounds. Among them, applicants for the 50,000-pound route must hold a PSW visa in the UK. Entrepreneurial visa application requires applicants to provide English scores (minimum requirements, taking IELTS as an example, need 4 points), and applicants under the age of 65 need to pass the British life knowledge test and English listening and speaking ability test in English when applying for residence. Spouses and minor children can apply together and settle down together.

Third, workers settle down (workers)

People who are employed by local enterprises in the UK and hold Tier 2 (ordinary) in the UK can apply for a residence visa in the UK if their annual salary reaches 35,000 pounds before tax.

When applying for a job, applicants need to provide English scores and corresponding technical ability certificates. Applicants under the age of 65 need to pass the English life knowledge test and the English listening and speaking ability test when applying for residence. Spouses and minor children can apply together and settle down together.

Fourth, family members settled down (family members)

Parents, spouses and children of British natives (including British nationals, residence visas and EU nationals) can apply for residence visas after meeting the corresponding conditions. Applicants under the age of 65 are required to provide English scores. When applying for settlement, they need to pass the English test of British life knowledge and the English listening and speaking ability test.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) applicant for long-term residence.

If a person has lived in Britain for ten years and has been holding a legal visa, he has not appeared during the ten years? Visa interruption? Situation, and there is no other bad record or criminal situation, you can apply for settlement on the grounds of long-term residence in the UK. Applicants under the age of 65 are required to provide English scores. When applying for settlement, they need to pass the English test of British life knowledge and the English listening and speaking ability test. It should be noted that permanent residents cannot apply for their spouses and minor children at the same time when applying for settlement, and they need to apply for visas and settlement for their families after obtaining permanent residence visas.