DSR 11C
to British nationality for Hong Kong residents with money.
This type of immigration could. come
to invest here.
under two different categories within the
Rules: "Independent Means" or "Businessmen"
Immigration
means
For
an application to succeed under the independent
provision, а person must show that he has capital
of at least £150,000 or an annual income of not less than
able to maintain and
£15,000, and that he will be
accommodate himself and
any dependants indefinitely
without working, with no assistance
persons and without recourse
addition he also needs to demonstrate either a close
connection with the UK or that his admission
from any other
to public funds.
In
is
in the
general interests
of the UK.
admission of persons of
The provisions for the
independent
means have not
changed
significantly for a number of years and all
applications are considered equally on their merits.
admitted under
As regards the subsequent acquisition of British
nationality by people admitted as persons of independent
means, there
is a clear rule. Any person
provision must stay here for four
years before
qualifying for "settlement". Once settled here a person
can apply for naturalisation as a British citizen under
the British Nationality Act 1981.
The Home Office
this
usually disregards short absences abroad on holiday but
they have never been prepared to grant settlement if the
applicant has
spent only short
periods here.
To the