The Investment Migration Knowledge Platform
Malta saw revenues outpace expenditures in 2018. While the government was careful to point out that it would have logged a surplus even in the absence of its citizenship by investment program, the MIIP can take credit for three-quarters of the positive balance.
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In a letter to the editor, Hong Kong lawyer Martin Fairbairn offers disquieting answers to critical questions on Vanuatu citizenship by investment.
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Harvey Law Group’s global managing partner, Jean-François Harvey, tells IMI his firm is phasing out of the golden visa market, opting instead to focus on startup and entrepreneur visas, a category of immigration that, he points out, adds more value to the destination economy – and his firm.
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Jordan has granted 21 citizenships in exchange for investors since 2018 – mostly to Syrian and Iraqi applicants – but the rejection rate remains remarkably high.
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Hundreds of investors unable to sell on their CBI real estate shares is a PR nightmare waiting to happen, writes Gareth Brookes.
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By this time next year, EU golden visa programs will have changed so much that they will have effectively ended. But exciting new programs are coming online to replace them, writes Paul Girodo.
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Why do you have two programs with different prices? Are the citizenships honorary or not? And who is Jimmy from
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The Home Office is discontinuing the UK’s Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, and replacing it with two new visa categories. Saadiya Saadat elaborates.
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If it turns out Portugal Golden Visa investors who spent 35 days in the country end up NOT qualifying for citizenship, the ramifications for the global IM market will be momentous, writes Laszlo Kiss.
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The booming trend of foreign investment in Turkish real estate continues. Figures for 2018 show a 78.4% increase on 2017,
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While prominent industry commentators laud the introduction of a skin-in-the-game requirement, some Grenadian developers say the government’s definition of “skin”
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You already know which CIP-countries’ passports have the highest number of visa-free destinations. But do you know which ones have the most visa-free access when measured by square kilometers?
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Nearly nine in ten respondents favored the introduction of a “pooled investment” provision, in which the government would identify specific projects with a clear benefit to the UK economy, into which applicants would co-invest.
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Carlyle Rogers argues that, beyond due diligence cooperation, the Caribbean CIPs should adopt a price floor immediately, limit new programs, and coordinate a media pushback against CBI-lies.
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Caribbean Investment Summit 2019Sponsor Caribbean Investment Summit 2019 is shaping up to be the most defining and consequential B2B event,
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We’ve collected data on all the approved CIP real estate projects in the Caribbean. Here’s the final tally.
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32 large-scale investment migration conferences, exhibitions, and summits remain in 2019. But how do you know which ones are worth your time and money? Follow our 3-step guide to find out which events are right for you.
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Despite growing Chinese Chinese demand, approvals are down by a quarter on an annualized basis, and Iraqi and Iranian investors
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The European Parliament has made its opposition to investment migration clear. This leaves the industry facing some stark choices, writes Dr. Hussain Farooq.
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While largely satisfied with the vetting standards among CIP jurisdictions, the State Department expressed concerns regarding the due diligence in Dominica.
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