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    I know that I cannot pay into my ISA anymore, but can I invest this money into my UK GIA even if I don't live there anymore?

    10 February 2022

    Question by Hannah

    I have an ISA and GIA account in the UK. I now live in Canada and will start investing here soon but I still have some UK rental income coming into a UK bank account. I know that I cannot pay into my ISA anymore, but can I invest this money into my UK GIA even if I don't live there anymore?

    Answered by Boring Money

    Hi Hannah,

    You will need to speak to the provider of your GIA.

    I appreciate you know you can't contribute to your ISA though I thought I would give you the link to the rules: https://www.gov.uk/individual-savings-accounts/if-you-move-abroad

    Hope that helps,

    Justin

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