Investment Migration Insider

The Principality of Monaco offers unequaled and stable benefits to potential residents, thanks to its financial robustness and its strict budgetary discipline.

Between 2011 and 2017, revenue from investment migration programs more than tripled. The investment migration industry is now – conservatively estimated – a US$21.4 billion market that’s growing by 23% a year.

The Citizenship by Investment Programme Association (CIPA) has appointed Nestor Alfred, CEO of the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit, as its chairman, CIPA informs IMI.

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Speaking to IMI in Davos last month, newly appointed CEO of Henley & Partners, Jürg Steffen, said he was optimistic about the industry’s future growth but that increased regulation would bring about an environment in which smaller firms will struggle to survive.

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The list of firms applying for intermediary status in Montenegro includes many familiar names, some newcomers, and several surprises.

IDLF is an asset-backed mutualized debt fund which offers a very secure option for investors seeking to access the Irish Investor Visa Programme.

An insider familiar with the process says he believes the government will end up selecting on four or five big international firms.

After suffering teething pains for the better part of 2016, the Caribbean’s youngest citizenship by investment program – the Saint Lucia CIP – has found its bearings and is finally putting the processing pedal to the metal.

In perhaps the most thorough response yet to the European Commission’s report, the Future Citizen Institute takes the Commission to task for producing a sloppy report.

Stakeholder input requested ahead of UK government reforms of the Tier 1 Investor Visa program.

Should each month in 2019 be as good as January, Portugal would see its own annual records for both investment and visas issued surpassed by some 24%

“If any involvement is found I can be brought before a court or even step down,” said the president about accusations he described as “exaggerated if not duplicitous”.

Malta is dipping into its €400 million reserves of funds raised through the country’s citizenship by investment program to pay for social housing.

Brussels is answering the IMC’s calls. The association says it has held a series of meetings with European officials, and taken part in a European Parliament debate.

With 562 registered service providers, the Cypriot CIP has more accredited agents than all other citizenship by investment programs combined, but walk past a thousand Kittitians on the street and you’ll run into at least one licensee.

The new escrow law will make developer payouts contingent on construction milestones.

What is the relative contribution of citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) to their respective economies and governments? We’ve looked at the numbers.