What to know about the 'golden visa' that got Nirav Modi entry into UK

Golden visa or tier 1 visas provide a faster route for wealthy investors coming from outside the European Union and Switzerland to settle in Britain

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi entered the UK on a ‘golden visa’, issued on his Indian passport, sources from the UK government informed Times of India. Modi fled India in January 2018, days before Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam broke. He was able to travel in and out of Britain at least four times since his passport was cancelled by the Indian authorities in February 2018.

Nirav Modi, whose whereabouts remained a mystery, was spotted in London where, as per reports, he has been living for several months now. A UK media report said that he had been