Emigration
The tasks involved with physically emigrating, are stressful enough for any individual to experience alone. The financial element in addition to this can be even harder to handle and at some stage of the process you will need to look in to converting some or all of your assets into the local currency of the country you are emigrating to.
Your future wealth will be affected by the decision you make as to when you physically move your money from sterling to the new currency and what strategy and options use to carry out this task.
As the currency markets are so volatile you may see the pound strengthen or weaken between your visa being granted and you physically moving. This therefore makes your money more or less valuable depending on your timing amongst the ongoing market movements.