Antigua, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts Gain Visa-Free Access to Canada (With Exceptions)
Many Saint Lucians, Kittitians, and Antiguans will no longer need apply for visas before visiting Canada – presuming they fly in.
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Author: Christian Henrik Nesheim
The Problem Isn’t That the Rich Can Buy Citizenships But That Everyone Else Can’t
Opinion of the editor: How mass-market citizenship by investment would bring about a fairer, freer world for everyone – not just the rich.
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Saint Kitts & Nevis CIP Sees 90% Reduction in Approved Real Estate Following Reform
Before the new administration took office last year, Saint Kitts & Nevis’ CIP had 95 approved real estate options. Today, it has nine.
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St. Lucia CIU Denounces Online Claims of CBI Real Estate Fraud as “Incredulous” and “Clearly Malicious”
The blog (which listed no author and provided no evidence) claimed a former CIU head and the developer he now works for defrauded investors.
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Caribbean CBI Discounting “Will Continue Until Governments Put Their Foot Down”
Consensus among CBI service providers is that as long as CIUs look the other way and impose no real consequences, the problem will persist.
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US Treasury’s OFAC Sanctions Huriya Private, Its CEO, and Partners for “Moving Russian Finance Into UAE”
OFAC has imposed sanctions on a well-known industry firm and its founder for alleged facilitation of sanctions evasion for of Russians.
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Turkish Opposition, If Elected, Would “Eradicate the [Citizenship] Program Entirely”
Taymour Polding of CIP Turkey speaks to IMI about how the results of the Turkish election will impact the country’s citizenship by investment program.
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Q1 Data Shows Sharp Downturn in Panama Friendly Nations Visa Interest
Appetite for Panama’s investor visas is dwindling. People of independent means, however, are relocating to the country in record numbers.
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Portugal Approves 12,000th Golden Visa as Total Investment Approaches EUR 7 Billion
British investors are becoming more numerous and have now appeared in the monthly top-five nationalities list for 6 of the last 8 months.
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Spanish Govt. Mulls Whether to Raise Golden Visa Real Estate Minimums or Disqualify Property Investments Altogether
Sources say the government is considering two options: Higher real estate investment minimums, or no real estate option at all.
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Dominica CIU Was Most Efficient Processing Unit Last Year, Say Investment Migration Executives
Respondents also said Portugal’s Golden Visa and St Kitts’ CIP were the best-selling programs in 2022 and expressed high hopes for St Lucia.
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Bulgaria Has Revoked the Citizenships of 17 CBI Investors for Failing to Make or Maintain Investments
That such a large proportion of program participants appear to have tried to skirt the rules raise questions about who has been advising them.
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Greek Golden Visa: Q1 2023 Application Volume Up 259% Y-o-Y, Backlog Doubled in 6 Months
Buoyed by fewer competitors and an impending price hike, the program’s application volume has ballooned. So has its backlog of pending cases.
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2023 IM Executive Survey: 1 in 3 Firms Plan New Offices in Africa, 63% Worry EU Will Cut CBI Country Schengen-Access
Results from the survey reveal the industry is still betting on Africa and that threats to CBI country access to the EU are a broad concern.
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How to Live in Italy and Pay a Single-Digit Tax Rate: 3 Special Tax Regimes
Attracted by the charm of Italy but repelled by its high tax rates? Here are the three special regimes that make Italy a tax haven – for you.
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8th Annual Report on Malta CBI: Regulator Laments “Surreal” EU Criticism as Program FDI Reaches EUR 1.7bn
Three agents alone were responsible for 42% of applications, while 22 agents submitted only a single application.
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Portuguese Govt. Yields on Golden Visa Retroactivity and 183-day Presence in Housing Bill’s Final Wording
No retroactivity for post-February 16th applications, 7-days-a-year presence requirement preserved, and cultural investment visas kept.
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Investment in Saint Lucia CIP Doubled in FY2021-22 Thanks to Sharp Increase in Real Estate-Based Applications
The Saint Lucia CIP’s annual report shows the program is setting new records on all fronts – but regressing slightly on transparency.
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Q1 Figures Show Portugal on Track to Approve All-Time Record Number of Golden Visas in 2023
Portugal is likely to approve a record number of applications in 2023. As long as the housing bill in its current form doesn’t pass, that is.
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Saint Lucia CIU Circular Says Promotion of CBI Real Estate Discounts Violate License Terms
Saint Lucia’s CIU is the third in the region this year to issue a reminder that the minimum investment amount for real estate is absolute.
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