2019年3月7日，英国政府正式修改移民法：1. 进一步收紧投资移民，大幅提高申请难度；2.确定关停英国企业家移民签证，并用全新的创新者签证取而代之。
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1. 收紧投资移民，提高申请难度
先说说英国投资移民。
英国现行的投资移民政策要求申请人至少投资200万英镑，约1800万人民币，五年时间拿到英国绿卡。
如果你有更多钱，可以选择投资500万英镑，约4500万人民币，3年拿到绿卡。
还嫌太慢？那可以选择投资1000万英镑，约9000万人民币，2年拿到绿卡。
以上来自英国政府官网gov.uk
改革后的英国投资移民签证将有以下四点重要变化：
1. 相比当前投资移民申请只需要证明自己持有200万镑达到90天，改革后的新移民法要求申请者必须证明，在申请投资移民签证之前，他们对自己的资金至少控制了两年。
2. 进一步加强背景调查，未来投资移民申请人在递交材料时，还要附上银行对其所做的尽职调查证明（due diligencen checks），以及申请人的身份背景调查证明（Know Your Customer enquiries），以防冒用他人资金进行申请等情况的发生。
3. 如果申请人需要通过投资中介（intermediary vehicles）来进行投资，那这些投资中介必须要 接受英国FCA监管，同时申请人必须保留完整的转账记录。
英国移民局将对申请者的资产情况进行 不定期检查，若认为申请人对投资款项无足够控制权，或者资金不合法，或者投资对公共利益无益，则有权取消签证或拒签。
从90天到两年，并加强审核投资人背景，英国政府其实是为了堵上一个大漏洞。
虽然英国投资移民需要200万英镑，但英国发达的金融行业早就想好了对策，他们利用贷款的方式，向投资移民申请人出借200万英镑。对于申请人来说，他们在过去实际上不需要真的拿出200万，只用负担利息成本，就能通过英国政府的审核，现在这条路算是被彻底堵上的。
4. 根据改革，英国投资移民签证申请者将无法投资英国国债，200万英镑未来必须要投资英国当地本土企业中，确保英国企业能真正受益。
英国政府不再允许申请人投资低风险的政府债券，转而要求投资移民申请人把资金投入风险相对更高的英国企业。
投资移民说白了就是"花钱买签证"，只要签证拿到，其它投资风险越低越好，申请人其实并不在乎几个点的收益差。
此番改革对于英国来说，可以把资金引入对英国经济贡献更大的本土企业，但对申请人来说，却大大增加了投资风险。
英国移民局3月7日移民法最新修改原文：
The government has today (7 March 2019) brought forward a number of changes to the Immigration Rules, which further demonstrate its commitment to attracting leading talent, whilst also cracking down on abuse.
The rules will provide skilled business people access to two new visa routes to set up businesses in the UK. The Start-up visa route will be open to those starting a business for the first time in the UK, while the Innovator visa route will be for more experienced business people who have funds to invest in their business.
Both routes will see endorsing bodies and business experts - rather than the Home Office - assessing applicants' business ideas. This will make sure that the routes are focussed on only the most innovative, viable and scalable businesses.
Alongside these new routes, the Home Office is also bringing forward reforms to the Tier 1 (Investor) route. The reformed route will better protect the UK from illegally obtained funds, whilst ensuring that genuine investors have access to a viable visa route. Applicants will be required to prove that they have had control of the required ￡2 million for at least two years, rather than 90 days, or provide evidence of the source of those funds.
The Home Office will also extend the salary exemption in the Tier 2 (General) visa so that the NHS and schools can continue to attract and hire experienced teachers, nurses and paramedics from overseas. The salary exemption applies to all nurses and paramedics, medical radiographers and secondary school teachers whose subjects are in maths, physics, chemistry, computer science and Mandarin.
A two-year scheme, which will allow up to 20 nurses from Jamaica to come to the UK to gain vital experience in NHS hospitals as part of an exchange scheme, has also been announced.
The government has already supported and relocated over 1,000 brave Afghan interpreters and their families, so they can rebuild their lives in the UK. However, in recognition of their support for the UK's armed forces, the Home Office is bringing forward rules changes so that eligible partners and children of interpreters still in Afghanistan can relocate to the UK at a later date.
Commenting on the changes, Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said:
My priority is making sure that talented business people continue to see the UK as an attractive destination to develop their businesses. This will help create more jobs across the country and ensure our economy continues to thrive.
In addition to welcoming those who wish to contribute to our economy, we also recognise our duty to support the vulnerable. That is why I am proud that we are extending our commitment to the brave Afghan interpreters and their families so that they can rebuild their lives here, together, in safety.
However, what we will not tolerate is those who seek to abuse our system and that is why I am bringing forward new measures which will make sure that only genuine investors, who intend to support UK businesses, can benefit from our immigration system.
Other changes to the rules include:
The list of countries which benefit from the streamlined documentary requirements, found in Appendix H, has been updated to include Brazil, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Oman, Peru and Tunisia. This change will not only benefit students, who will be able to apply for visas through a more streamlined process, but also help to ensure that the UK's world-leading education institutions remain competitive internationally.
We are increasing the initial period of leave granted to those who qualify for Stateless Leave from 30 months to 5 years, making it easier for those who are genuinely stateless and not able to live in any other country and cutting unnecessary bureaucracy. Also, to deter those who seek to abuse the system to benefit from stateless leave, changes are being made to the rules to make sure that only those who are genuinely entitled to stateless leave can qualify. This makes clearer that an individual is required to show that they have tried to obtain a nationality or right of residence in another country that they could reasonably expect to be entitled to, before benefitting from stateless leave. The government is clear that we will not tolerate those who seek to play the system to remain in the UK.
This government remains committed to bringing net migration down to sustainable levels, but also recognises the need to attract people who bring benefits to the UK and enable employers to have access to the skills they need.
2.关停英国企业家移民，推出英国创新者签证
本次英国移民法的改革重点，当属关停已经被滥用的企业家签证。
英国未来将用初创签证（Start-up visa）和创新者签证（Innovator Visa），
正式取代毕业生企业家签证（Tier1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa）和企业家签证（Tier1 Entrepreneur visa）。
【初创签证】（Start-upvisa）取代【毕业生企业家签证】（Tier1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa）
毕业生企业家移民签证原先只开放给英国大学毕业生，替换成初创签证后，那些没有在英国留过学的年轻创业者也通过这一签证来到英国，内政部不再严卡英国学历。
除此之外，初创签证时长也从原本毕业生企业家移民签证的"一年"增长为"两年"。
初创签证没有资金门槛，但需要达到语言要求，即英语语言需要达到B2级别，也就是雅思5.5或以上。
初创签证的设立，意味着在新规定下，想要申请这个签证的英国毕业生将面临来自全世界的优秀申请者的共同竞争，相当于申请难度大大加大。
但对于英国政府来说，却更有利于其挑出最具竞争力的申请者。
【创新者签证】（InnovatorVisa）取代【企业家签证】（Tier1 Entrepreneur visa）
关停企业家签证后，英国推出创新者签证，主要变化是：
降低了资金门槛，从原来最多人申请的20万英镑，一律统一降低到5万英镑，显示出金额不是英国政府的主要考虑因素。
如果是从初创签证转到创新者签证，可以连5万英镑都不用投资。
提高了对英语要求，需要达到B2级别或以上（雅思5.5或以上）。
另外值得注意的是，在新移民法下，申请人的商业模式必须得到第三方机构的担保，并由赞助人对其商业理念的创新性、可行性、可持续性进行评估。
无论是初创还是创新者签证，未来都"必须"先获得受到英国内政部认证的赞助机构的担保（Endorsement）。拿到担保之后，才能够进一步申请签证。
这一变化背后其实很有用意。
对比以往由不懂创业的签证官来审核申请者的商业计划书，改革后要求"申请人的商业模式必须得到第三方机构的认可"，相当于把审核商业计划书的职责交给了更专业的第三方（比如风险投资机构、孵化器、商业咨询公司等）。
这样一来，申请者的商业计划书的真实性能够得到进一步保证，毕竟糊弄移民官容易，糊弄专业的风投可难多了。
这样的改革，其实也是在鼓励真正的精英创业者，而非"冒牌企业家"拿到签证。
和企业家签证一样，创新者签证最后也是可以换英国绿卡的。
但相比过去，英国移民局的审核将更加严格，五年后申请永居的创新者签证持有人需要满足以下七个条件中的任意两点，才能拿到英国绿卡：
1）投资至少5万英镑，并积极推进此前被认证的商业计划书
2）客户数量在近3年内至少翻一番，且高于同类英国企业的平均客户数量
3）投入或参与重大的研究开发活动，且在英国申请知识产权保护
4）在最后一个财年创收100万英镑
5）在最后一个财年创造至少50万英镑的年收入，其中至少10万磅来自于出口海外
6）创造10个本地就业岗位
7）创造5个本地就业岗位，每个岗位工资不低于2.5万英镑
和上面的分析一样，这样的变化，大大增加了糊弄签证官的难度，要求申请者真正经营企业，创新创收，为英国GDP做出贡献，才能最终拿到绿卡。
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