Les Khan on how he’s tackling illegal discounters and developers that don’t build, as well as about the Saint Kitts CIP’s record 2021.
American CBI investors, particularly those with crypto-interests, are relocating to Saint Lucia in hitherto unseen numbers, says Keith Isaac.
ZiYou Tian, who develops design-driven real estate projects in Portugal, says rising inflation makes budgeting for construction a challenge.
Investment migration people in the news this week.
Ever-closer trading ties between the two countries, coupled with inexpensive routes to residence permits, are driving a massive influx.
The Nigerian couple appears to have absconded with millions, months after gaining Antiguan citizenship. PM Browne promises consequences.
Migratio Group hires 26-year-old Denis Kravchenko as CEO while citizenship unit heads in Europe and the Caribbean switch career lanes.
What do “budget reconciliations,” “continuing resolutions,” “omnibuses,” and “minibuses” mean for the future of EB-5? Aaron Grau answers.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.”
“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.
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
The days of paper ties to Panama are over. The new Friendly Nations Visa is more like a traditional golden visa, explains Alastair Johnson.
Investors from 45 different countries have acquired citizenship and beautiful homes in Porto Montenegro. Americans are the top investor group.
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’ll find pre-qualified IM clients at scale through our new app. Now we need the help of trusted local service providers to advise them.
MM2H: Former minister warns rejections could soar; Malaysia could lose out on US$12 billion to competing programs; Dependents went unvetted.
In the real world, we cannot expect governments or review committees to police the internet for CBI fraud, writes Kemal Nicholson.
Citing “security threat” as the reason for the recent review of MM2H is unjustified, says the MM2H Consultants Association.
“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.
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.
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.
Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.
How to make sure you buy a property with potential, whether financial or in terms of lifestyle, when investing in the Greek golden visa.
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.
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