Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals on Track for 11-Year High in 2022
Panama is on track to approve more independent means visas this year than in the preceding three years combined.
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Author: Christian Henrik Nesheim
Greece Golden Visa: New EUR 500k Min. to Apply Only in Big Cities, Ritzy Suburbs, Transition to Begin Next Year
Investors will have until next year, at least, to file under the current EUR 250k threshold, and changes will only apply in parts of the country.
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“I Have a Giant Target on My Back”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week.
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“We Didn’t Have Much of a Choice”: St. Lucia CIU Boss on Suspension of Russian CIP Applicants
“We, fundamentally, have no issue accepting Russians,” says Saint Lucia CIU head Mc Claude Emmanuel in an exclusive interview with IMI.
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Portugal Golden Visa on Track for Best Year Since 2019
Unless the program sees an unseasonably low number of approvals in September, 2022 volume will exceed last year’s total already by the end of the month.
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Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Program Re-Opens to Iranians
The program’s due diligence partners has assured the CIU that they are once more able to conduct adequate due diligence in Iran.
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“People Have a Second Citizenship as a Get Out of Jail Free Card”: IM People in the News This Week
Volek said the volume of American clients at London-based Henley & Partners makes it the company’s largest market by far.
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Greece to Double Golden Visa Real Estate Minimum Investment to €500,000
The measure, said Prime Minister Mitsotakis in his speech, would “increase the affordability of real estate for Greeks.”
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Dominica CIP’s New Real Estate Fees and Dependents Definitions to Take Effect Next Week
No more sibling dependents, age restrictions on older dependents, and education requirements for adult children (unless unmarried daughters).
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Podcast – Nomad Capitalist’s Andrew Henderson: “My Advice is to Not Offer Free Consultations”
Andrew Henderson says many industry practitioners would do well to engage in more direct, authentic communication.
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In Astonishing Claim, Malaysian Govt. Says Premium Visa Program Got 20,000 Applications on First Day
Industry insiders, however, are not buying the figure, calling it “misinformation” and a practical impossibility.
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E2 Visa Approvals Rebound Unevenly After Pandemic: Japanese Now Account for Half of Applicants
While E2 visa appointments are available within days at the US Embassy in, for example, Tokyo, those applying in Paris face a 7-month wait.
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Malaysia’s Surprise Introduction of “Premium Visa Program” for “Tycoons” Raises Eyebrows
While similar to MM2H in most respects, the new program is less restrictive and also considerably more expensive.
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Launches RCBI Advisory With 9 Global Partners: “We Aim to Be Among The 3 Largest IM Firms Outside of China”
The former Arton Capital MP, alongside eight other managing equity partners, hopes to put the spotlight on a range of unsung golden visas.
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Central African Rep. Top Court Rules Citizenship for Sango Coin “Unconstitutional”
The government will respect the ruling and is already “looking at another way to offer land and citizenship to investors,” said a spokesman.
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Vanuatu CBI Revenue Falls 48.7% Short of Budget in First Half of 2022
Q2 was the lowest-grossing quarter in four years for citizenship by investment in Vanuatu. And it’s likely to get considerably worse.
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Australia Cuts New Intake for Business Innovation and Investor Program by 88%
Hoping to reduce 30-month processing times for business investor visas, Australia’s government is drastically restricting new applications.
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Podcast: “A Cook Islands Trust is the Gold Standard” for Asset Protection – Benjamin Lodmell on the Mobility Standard
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week is Benjamin Lodmell of asset protection specialist firm Lodmell & Lodmell.
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In Cryptic Circular, Antigua & Barbuda CIU Re-Suspends Applications from Russians
Russians and Belarusians are excluded again. The suspension, moreover, will have retroactive effect, going back three weeks.
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“We Sell 20-25 Houses a Month to Russians, And Half of Them Are for Citizenship”: IM People in The News This Week
“There are cheaper, comparatively more beneficial [RCBI programs] in Europe, but the Russians cannot enroll in them due to sanctions.”
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