Hi thank you for your question.

Yes there is a way for investors willing to invest large sums of money in the UK, whom can be eventually granted nationality.

The requirements leading to settlement are as follows:

Depending on your level of investment in the UK, your friend must complete a continuous residence period of 2, 3 or 5 years here before you can apply for settlement.

During the continuous residence period, you friend cannot be outside the UK for more than 180 days in any 12 calendar months.

The continuous residence period is 2 years if:

• your friend must have money of your own under his control in the UK amounting to at least £10 million; or
• own personal assets with a value (once any liabilities are taken into account) of at least £20 million, and you have at least £10 million under his control and disposable in the UK which has been loaned to you by a UK regulated financial institution.

The continuous residence period is 3 years if:

• he must have money of his own under your control in the UK amounting to at least £5 million; or
• own personal assets with a value (once any liabilities are taken into account) of at least £10 million, and he has at least £5 million under your control and disposable in the UK which has been loaned to him by a UK regulated financial institution.

The continuous residence period is 5 years if:

• he has money of his own under your control in the UK amounting to at least £1 million; or
• own personal assets with a value (once any liabilities are taken into account) of at least £2 million, and he has at least £1 million under your control and disposable in the UK which has been loaned to him by a UK regulated financial institution

The amount he wants to invest will be dependent of the amount of continuous residence required for him to remain in the UK before obtaining settlement.

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