Investment Migration Insider

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.

Presuming an average family size of three and investment of US$250,000, the program will have raised in excess of US$3.6 billion in FY2019.

A casual conversation with a fellow orchestra member turned Alex Hopkin from violinist to decade-long veteran of RCBI government advisory.

As manufacturing in China becomes difficult and expensive thanks to the Sino-American trade war, Turkey’s economy is emerging as a big winner.

When the MM2H relaunches in December, it will likely have a higher price tag. In the meantime, hundreds of agents will struggle to survive.

Once first among its European equals, Latvia’s golden visa has languished since 2014. 93% of the program’s total FDI stems from before 2016.

In travel, being invisible is the goal. Using personal anecdotes, Kenneth Green explains the CBI industry’s role in making that possible.

South African HNWIs’ offshore real estate holdings are growing rapidly and 1 in 5 say they are selling their homes in order to emigrate.

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”

Christopher Clowes explores the potential of four fast-growing investment migration markets that don’t get enough attention.

“What do you do when you’re in a wildfire zone?” he said. “Well, you engage in fire-prevention techniques.”

Mohammed Asaria says UHNWIs, after the pandemic, are far more willing to physically move their business, capital, and families.

“Now that China, through its actions, has changed the circumstances that BN(O) citizens find themselves in, it is right that we should change the entitlements which are attached to BN(O) status.” said the Home Secretary.

Chinese millennials are now the world’s biggest group of investor migrants. And among them, the most active of all are the “sea turtles”.

Price cuts will not work for CIPs, writes Mohammed Asaria. Maintaining brand value and prosecuting miscreants will.

Jonathan Cardona: New regulations required a “balancing act” between staying competitive and considering “the concerns of institutions”.

What has been perhaps the best-kept secret among global RBI programmes is starting to emerge as a viable solution for high-net-worth individuals.

The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.

“From a CBI Investment perspective, it means that the villa and property you are investing in are part of a globally recognized, award-winning resort that grows from strength to strength.”

In the event of early termination of the concessionaire’s contract, the Maltese government would be liable for losses incurred.