Non-UK citizen

Vc0nfus3d

Hello,

My wife is from New Zealand. She has been living, working and paying tax in the UK for the last 3 and a half years. She still does not have permanent residency but is on a spousal visa. Would she be eligible to open a LISA?

Thanks in advance

eskbanker

Who can open a Lifetime ISA

Investors must be resident in the UK and age 18 or over, but under 40 when they apply to open and make their first payment into a Lifetime ISA.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/managing-lifetime-isa-applications-and-accounts#who-can-open-a-lifetime-isa

My understanding of the term 'resident' here is that it relates to living at a permanent UK address rather than actually relating to immigration status, but paying UK tax is also a plus.

Sam_666

Tax rules have never been linked to immigration status or nationality.
Only exception is non-dom status.