“I could name five or six companies, just offhand, that should be blacklisted for gross misbehavior,” says one veteran CBI advisor.
An in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of the property and investment fund options for Portugal’s golden visa, from Charles Taylor Harris.
In the wake of last year’s scandal, Cyprus aims to revoke 45 citizenships. Investors will get no refunds but will retain their properties.
“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
NTL’s Ted McEwan explains why his firm picked a tiny country with barely a hundred millionaires as the base for its foray into the continent.
Groups like ICIJ will keep leaking private financial data but, with the right structures, it needn’t be a problem, explains David Lesperance.
An in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of the property and investment fund options for Portugal’s golden visa, from Charles Taylor Harris.
NTL’s Ted McEwan explains why his firm picked a tiny country with barely a hundred millionaires as the base for its foray into the continent.
Investors from 45 different countries have acquired citizenship and beautiful homes in Porto Montenegro. Americans are the top investor group.
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Following fervent feedback from stakeholders, Malaysia decides to grandfather in existing MM2Hers under the old rules, with two exceptions.
Following fervent feedback from stakeholders, Malaysia decides to grandfather in existing MM2Hers under the old rules, with two exceptions.
Malta will actively inform the applicant’s original tax jurisdiction that the individual has naturalized in Malta through the MEIN policy.
The days of paper ties to Panama are over. The new Friendly Nations Visa is more like a traditional golden visa, explains Alastair Johnson.
Vanuatu already lets agents accept crypto and the government itself will now accept multiple fiat currencies from agents. Laszlo Kiss explains why.
The MM2H program is finally reopening, albeit with financial requirements far more onerous than in the past.
IMI has obtained evidence (not the same as proof) indicating the North Macedonian CIP is both government-sanctioned and operational.
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
In the real world, we cannot expect governments or review committees to police the internet for CBI fraud, writes Kemal Nicholson.
Edwin Morgan claims David Lesperance’s reports of long waits for US citizenship renunciation appointments are “fictitious” and that IMI, by giving it credence, is spreading misinformation.
Granting citizenship in exchange for capital is controversial. Granting it to those with desirable skillsets is not. Why not combine those categories, asks Justin Donovan.
Portugal has approved 10,000 main applicants under its golden visa program, becoming the first European program in history to do so.
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Portugal has approved 10,000 main applicants under its golden visa program, becoming the first European program in history to do so.
Approvals rise while processing times plummet. After a terrible 2020, the Greek Golden Visa is back in business. “The future looks bright,” says Panos Rozakis.
New Zealand’s Investor Visa, which but a few years ago raised more than a billion NZ dollars a year, remains virtually dead 19 months after the onset of the pandemic.
We’ve analyzed data from the nearly 1,000 firms in the RCBI Company Directory to find out which IM programs are promoted the most globally.
In 2019, says Bastien Trelcat, “some consultants started abusing loopholes in the program, such as by selling it as a passive investment,” which has resulted in lower approval rates.
The investment fund option of the Portuguese golden visa continues its inexorable rise, as does the prevalence of American applicants.
“The Chinese are normally far-sighted, so this change of heart is surprising. At least at this magnitude,” says Philippe May about the market slump.
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“The Chinese are normally far-sighted, so this change of heart is surprising. At least at this magnitude,” says Philippe May about the market slump.
“The way we are headed globally, I think we will need all hands on deck to keep the world spinning,” Ahmet Şener answers in his interview.
“We deliver the official information to our Arab audience but some companies manipulate that information and issue fake or non-existent offers,” says Abdelrhman Hamdy.
“Helping people is my number one priority, which is why I like the educational videos of Andrew Henderson from Nomad Capitalist,” writes Mahmoud Saber.
Alexandre de Damas explains he is “working with a couple of heads of state and governments to launch their respective new RCBI programs.”
Jovana Vojinovic, Director of Operations at Nomad Capitalist, has witnessed the firm’s team grow by an order of magnitude since she started.
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With Anatoliy Lyetayev
Anatoliy Lyetayev covers topics that help industry professionals be more efficient, do more business, and make more money.
Anatoliy Lyetayev: In a startling turn of events, the US Embassy in Moscow has announced it will limit its services to emergencies only.
In his interview with Anatoliy Lyetayev, Roger Ver says the US government is lying about how many Americans are renouncing their citizenship.
HNWI-population growth shows Kenya is on the path to creating large pools of potential clients. Now, all they need is awareness of RCBI.
Anatoliy Lyetayev offers three reasons you might think twice before sending the next email from a Nigerian prince to your spam folder.
With Luc Lu
A seasoned RCBI-veteran keeps us abreast of trends in the world’s biggest investment migration market.
Getting money and people out of China has never been more fraught with risk than in 2020, writes Luc Lu.
Chinese millennials are now the world’s biggest group of investor migrants. And among them, the most active of all are the “sea turtles”.
In this second installment, Luc Lu illustrates why China’s millennials are hyper-vigilant about health and skeptical about Chinese education.
China’s millennials are nothing like their parents. Now in their 30s and 40s, they are the main cohort of investor migrants. What do they want?
With David Lesperance
A contrarian expert on contingency plans for the wealthy delivers accurate, though not always kind, analysis.
Groups like ICIJ will keep leaking private financial data but, with the right structures, it needn’t be a problem, explains David Lesperance.
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
While applying under current rules is possible until the end of the year, in practice, you have until the end of September, writes David Lesperance.
The European Commission aims to make IM providers “Obliged Entities”. David Lesperance asks: Can the EC do that? And would it be a problem?
With Kenneth Green
A native of the Caribbean explores what role citizenship by investment has to play in shaping the region’s economic future.
There’s no reason local Caribbean CBI firms should remain the invisible workhorses of slick middlemen from Europe, writes Kenneth Green.
In travel, being invisible is the goal. Using personal anecdotes, Kenneth Green explains the CBI industry’s role in making that possible.
Dual shocks to both the tourism and CBI sectors is far from the only challenge staring the Caribbean in the face in 2020, writes Kenneth Green.
Kenneth Green urges CIP countries not to waste the opportunities the crisis provides by digitizing, taking rainy-day funds seriously, and focusing on value.
With Michael Krakat
Legal Scholar Michael B. Krakat observes investment migration through the lens of international, constitutional, and administrative law.
Michael Krakat argues that the solution RCBI-skepticism is to tie the investor directly and visibly to particular – and commendable – projects.
Part 2 of Michael Krakat’s series on how concepts of nationhood and citizenship are perceived differently in the South Pacific and what that means for CBI planners.
Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.
In the South Pacific’s small island states, the notion of citizenship doesn’t have the same meaning as in the cultures whence it came.
With Aaron L. Grau
Executive Director of IIUSA, the EB-5 Regional Center Program’s advocacy group, writes about the program’s legislative prospects.
Tens of thousands of lawsuits could stem from the Regional Center Program’s lapse, warns IIUSA’s Executive Director Aaron L. Grau.
“The reason for the rule matters when it comes to how the EB-5 program fulfills the policy’s purpose,” writes IIUSA Executive Director Aaron Grau.
Aaron Grau argues that some EB-5 regional center program advocates, in their pursuit of an ideal but unfeasible reform package, are risking re-authorization altogether.
Though the Senate rejected Grassley and Leahy’s request for unanimous consent, reauthorization bills are still pending, writes Aaron Grau.
With Stephane Tajick
An investment migration researcher shares his observations of the long-term historical trajectories of global programs.
Indebted EU countries could stave off insolvency by selling citizenship. But tact and compromise are required to make that politically feasible, writes Stephane Tajick.
Stephane Tajick laments that Montenegro’s government never gave the country’s CIP a chance to prove its mettle before settling its fate.
As Canada and Quebec battle the COVID-19 pandemic with curfews and travel restrictions, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is getting ready for a showdown that will decide its fate.
The pandemic’s shifting of populations away from expensive megacities is an opportunity for investment migration, writes Stephane Tajick.
Barred from leaving the country and with processing for their favorite programs suspended, how have Vietnamese investor migrants fared this year?
A reader wants to know, once and for all, how much each program pays agents in commissions. Answering that question is harder than you think.
A great deal of ink was spent covering passport index updates this week, while a Jamaican property magnate calls for the opening of a CIP.
“Certain agents are trying to get clients to move away from St Kitts & Nevis by telling them their passports will be taken away after 10 years.”
Citing “security threat” as the reason for the recent review of MM2H is unjustified, says the MM2H Consultants Association.
“My clients are now starting to assume there is no difference between Hong Kong and China.”
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“I could name five or six companies, just offhand, that should be blacklisted for gross misbehavior,” says one veteran CBI advisor.
An email circulated among staff at the Saint Lucia CIU indicates Nestor Alfred’s tenure is coming to a close following a political shake-up.
The Residences at Secret Bay celebrates a major milestone: Paying out its 100th ROI payment to its more than 50 owners from around the globe.
An in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of the property and investment fund options for Portugal’s golden visa, from Charles Taylor Harris.
In the wake of last year’s scandal, Cyprus aims to revoke 45 citizenships. Investors will get no refunds but will retain their properties.
Portugal has approved 10,000 main applicants under its golden visa program, becoming the first European program in history to do so.
China’s investment migration market is in flux for the first time in a generation, presenting a unique incursion opportunity for foreign firms.
Getting money and people out of China has never been more fraught with risk than in 2020, writes Luc Lu.
Hong Kong’s BN(O)s thinking of taking up the UK’s visa offer must be ready to burn personal and financial bridges, writes David Lesperance.
As Bodrum shows up on more and more radars, luxury hotel and residence developments are moving in quickly. That makes finding quality properties for $250,000 harder.
More than half of acquisitions took place in Istanbul alone, and only 20% of the sales to foreigners were related to the citizenship program.
“We’ve seem a sharp increase in CIP investors asking for our assistance after their applications were mishandled or incorrectly filed.”
Following fervent feedback from stakeholders, Malaysia decides to grandfather in existing MM2Hers under the old rules, with two exceptions.
New Zealand’s Investor Visa, which but a few years ago raised more than a billion NZ dollars a year, remains virtually dead 19 months after the onset of the pandemic.
MM2H: Former minister warns rejections could soar; Malaysia could lose out on US$12 billion to competing programs; Dependents went unvetted.
“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
In 2019, says Bastien Trelcat, “some consultants started abusing loopholes in the program, such as by selling it as a passive investment,” which has resulted in lower approval rates.
EB-5 min. investment amounts could change for a third time in two years if the Behring appeal goes ahead. That’s a big “if”, says Matt Galati.
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