In February this year, the UK government took the decision to shut the Tier 1 investors visa route into the country, more commonly known as the ‘golden visa’, citing security concerns. It was effectively closing the stable after the horse had bolted, however, as the visa that allowed wealthy foreign investors with at least £2 million in investment funds to fast-track residency was used to funnel dirty money into London. Mishal Patel from Sable International told BizNews that there are other new routes for South Africans wishing to gain UK residency or citizenship, including a new innovator visa. Added to that, Patel said historic wrongs in terms of discrimination have finally been removed from UK nationality law, which could also lead to thousands of people in South Africa being able to claim British citizenship through their UK-born grandmothers.

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