HOW ROMAN ABRAMOVICH VISA WITHDRAWAL COST THE UNITED KINGDOM MILLIONS IN INVESTMENT BENEFITS
When Roman Abramovic withdrew his UK visa application form, little did we know that his action will cost the community finances in the tune of millions
In 2018 Abramovich choose not to pursue a UK visa application in the wake of international recriminations following the Salisbury poisoning incident and changes making it harder for powerful Russians to obtain visas.
The complications had prompted Abramovich to pull plans to build a £500m stadium for Chelsea, a scheme that supposedly would have delivered more than £20m in community benefits to the surrounding area.
His new EU passport means the businessman would need to pass the UK’s point-based post-Brexit immigration system and meet “specific requirements” if he now chose to stay and work in the UK.
His recent Portuguese passport, however, follows his acquisition of an Israeli passport in late 2018 which meant it was already possible for him to visit his family in the UK without the need for a visa.
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