Tier 1 Investor Visas Review 2022-12-19
2022-12-19
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The review of tier 1 investor visas has been delayed for nearly five years, causing concern among MPs. The scheme was previously criticized as a security risk due to multiple sanctioned individuals having obtained visas under this programme.
When will the Department publish the review of tier 1 investor visas? Contrary to today's rhetoric on securing borders, can he confirm that this scheme quickly became a security risk to this country, with no fewer than 10 Russians who were approved under the scheme now being sanctioned by the UK, and that more than 6,000 others granted tier 1 visa status are now being reviewed as a security risk to this country?
The hon. Member makes some solid points about the dangers of the involvement of certain states—in this case, Russia—in the United Kingdom. The visa scheme closed in February 2022 and since 2019, spending on the National Crime Agency has increased by 30% with an additional £200 million.
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The question is raised concerning the long-standing delay in publishing a critical review of tier 1 investor visas. This programme has been criticised for posing significant security risks, with several sanctioned individuals having previously obtained visas under this scheme.
When her Department plans to publish the review of tier 1 investor visas.
This question has been raised on many occasions, including by me in a former incarnation. I am pleased to say that we are approaching the moment when I will be able to satisfy not only the hon. Gentleman's but my desires.
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