Hungary’s New Golden Visa to Start Already Next Month, Rather Than in September
Hungary is fast-tracking its new golden visa by nine months and will give the program preferential processing in the first two months of 2024.
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Author: Christian Henrik Nesheim
Owner of Dominica CBI Property Charged With Double Murder of Neighboring Resort-Owners
The owner of a well-known Dominica CBI property is charged, along with a friend, with double homicide and faces a potential death sentence.
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Turkey CBI Real Estate Option to Rise to $600,000 Next Year, Say Unconfirmed Reports
Despite sharply falling foreign demand for Turkish real estate, the government reportedly plans to raise qualification thresholds for CBI.
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“I Want to Help People Realize They Have So Many Choices”: Henry Fan on The Mobility Standard
Our guest in this episode, Henry Fan of Globevisa, is determined to do his job to enable freedom of movement for as many people as possible.
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Special Expanded Private Briefing Out Now: Request Your Confidential Copy
The sensitive intel we’ve gathered but cannot publish yet. This special edition of our Private Briefing is twice as big as normal.
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Coskun: Investors Should “Be Wary” of Golden Visa Funds Investing in Hotel Operations
“I wouldn’t invest my money, seeing that there may be a risk of my golden visa being jeopardized,” says Murat Coskun about hospitality funds.
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French Court Rules in Chetcuti’s Favor Against Media Group: Criminal Defamation
The French court found the two media executives guilty of criminal defamation and imposed a fine and moral damages in favor of Chetcuti.
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Nearly a Year After Closing, Montenegro CIP Has Approved Only 484 of 1,100 Applications
The program raised more than EUR 400 million from some 1,100 applicants in its short-lived life. Only 484 have been approved so far.
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Mona Shah Responds to SEC Allegations of “Offering Unregistered Securities” to EB-5 Investors
“We are confident that we will prevail in court, given the strength of our legal and factual arguments,” Shah said in a statement to IMI.
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IM Consultants Warn of Brazenly False Advertising Around Mexico, Romania “CBI Programs”
One client who paid thousands for a “not publicly listed” program had his passport severed upon landing and was stuck in Turkey for months.
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(Updated) “This International Scam Ends Now”: Movie Producer to Sue Former St. Kitts CBI Authorities in US Court
“We have incontrovertible evidence of corruption, and we are going after everyone,” says Martinez about his plans for suing in US court.
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Nuri Katz: “It’s Always Easier to Blame the Foreigners for Your Problems”
We need to stop selling passports and start selling citizenships, argues Nuri Katz, our guest in this episode of the Mobility Standard.
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Processing Delays a Result of “Financing and Discounting Schemes of the Past,” Says St. Kitts CIU Boss
In an exclusive interview with IMI, St. Kitts & Nevis CIU boss Michael Martin chalks up the delayed refunds to “budgetary adjustments.”
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Saint Kitts to Refund Applicants From Sanctioned Countries
Individuals denied citizenship despite paying for it will finally get their money back.
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NHR to Survive At Least Another Year as Portugal Prime Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
As the government falls, the legislative initiative to end the NHR regime falls with it.
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Plans to Expand HQA Visa Program “By Orders of Magnitude”: 10 on The Weekend With Chris Lennon
Chris Lennon says he is surprised demand for EB-5 continues “despite the large price increase, long processing time, and uncertainty of approval.”
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Grenada On Track to Raise More CBI Funds in 2023 Than in Previous 4 Years Combined
2023 is, by any measure, already a year of extreme records for Grenada. And that’s before the CIU has processed its backlog worth US$450m.
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Vanuatu’s New CBI Program: Coconut Oil Fund to Yield Annual Returns, Partial Redemption of Principal
The new program has a single qualifying option: A fund that will invest in the coconut oil sector to reduce Vanuatu’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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Revived Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme to Triple in Price, Reveals Chief Executive Lee
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has confirmed the program’s new price tag and the exclusion of residential real estate.
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Following Portugal, Italian Govt. Also Aims to Weaken Special Tax Regime
The government aims to hamstring a regime that has successfully raised tax revenue while simultaneously improving the demographic situation.
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