Unfortunately, political unrest drives economic migration. Historically, since 2011 the Investor Visa category has issued 26 Investor Visas to main applicants and a total of 121 visas including their dependents. We have seen several Afghani nationals enquire into this category for themselves and family members. While I do not see significant numbers, I expect a handful of Investor Visas to be issued in the following quarters.
Afganistan
From an investment perspective, the UK’s benchmark indices performed well during Q2 ’21 increasing around 6%, however relative to global benchmarks it did underperform. We did however witness a significant increase in inbound M&A investment from overseas during first half of 2021, especially private equity deals. This indicates to us that the UK equity market offers good value to investors after a period of underperformance.
UK Value for Money?
26 August 2021
Q2 2021: The UK Issued 66 Investor Visas (previously Tier 1) to Main Applicants
Q2 2021: The UK Issued 66 Investor Visas (previously Tier 1) to Main Applicants
Home Office Immigration Statistics – Data Release
25 Years and a thank you!
On a personal note, next month marks 25 years since I started to work in the square mile as a stockbroker. Yes, I am getting old! What a journey it has been as a migrant, moving to London from the US. I wanted to thank all my clients, colleagues current and ex, intermediaries, friends, and family. The recent peer review has been truly humbling, I feel blessed that what I do is not just a job but a way to help people get a better quality of life and hopefully will be able to do so for another 25ys!”
Year on year quarterly data - 2014 - 2021
