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New Zealand Bans Non-Residents From Buying Homes

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Editor ban, chinese, investment migration, new zealand, politics, property, real estate, residence by investment

Read also: New Zealand Golden Visa’s Price Mark-Up Gamble Pays Off: Applications Down, Revenue Up New Zealand’s parliament yesterday voted

Opinion

Chetcuti: The 5 Pillars of a Reputable Citizenship by Investment Program

August 15, 2018 Editor chetcuti, citizenship by investment, due diligence, european commission, jourova, malta, miip, opinion, regulator

This article was contributed by Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti, Managing Partner at Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates. Designed to attract foreign investment and fueling

Europe Intel & Data

Portugal Golden Visa Approvals Slow Sharply as Greece and Ireland Absorb Chinese Applicants

August 12, 2018August 13, 2018 Editor data, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, statistics

Fresh data from Portugal’s Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) show that only 47 investors received golden visas in July, the

Europe

CIPs Pose “Serious Security Risk” Says European Justice Commissioner – The IMC Responds

August 10, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, EU, european commission, IMC, investment migration council, jourova

The European Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, has said that “the European Commission views the development [of citizenship by investment

Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Intel & Data

New Zealand Golden Visa’s Price Mark-Up Gamble Pays Off: Applications Down, Revenue Up

August 8, 2018 Editor chinese, data, golden visa, investor visa, new zealand, residence by investment, statistics

New Zealand’s Category 2 Investor Visa – the world’s “pickiest” such program, with rejection rates hovering around 50% – last

Caribbean

Antigua PM Welcomes Grenada PM’s Inquiry Into Caribbean CIP Vetting Standard Adherence

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Editor antigua and barbuda, browne, caribbean, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, due diligence, grenada, impacs, jrcc, mitchell, OECS, vetting

Antigua & Barbuda’s prime minister Gaston Browne says he welcomes the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB)

Henley & Partners Speaks Out on SCL, Cambridge Analytica, House of Commons Report

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Editor cambridge analytica, caribbean, citizenship by investment, henley and partners, malta, scl

An interim report published by the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee (DCMSC) titled Disinformation and “fake

Caribbean Intel & Data

Grenada CIP Q2 Data: Real Estate Applications Down 28%, Total Revenue Down 39%

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, grenada, real estate, statistics

Second quarter data show Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Programme is failing to sustain the upward trend in popularity it’s enjoyed

Caribbean Vice

Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it

August 3, 2018 Editor antigua and barbuda, caribbean, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, due diligence, fraud, india, vice

Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition

Europe Policy Updates

Cyprus’ CIP Service Provider Registry Out Now – Developers Included Despite Protestations

August 1, 2018 Editor arton, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, europe, policy, registry

Cyprus’ Committee of Supervision and Control for the Cyprus Investment Programme yesterday published the official list of licensed service providers.

Caribbean

Grenada PM: ECCB to Verify Applicants of All CIPs Have Undergone Regional Due Diligence

August 1, 2018 Editor caribbean, citizenship by investment, due diligence, eccb, grenada, impacs, inquiry, keith mitchell

Having recently taken over the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB’s) Monetary Council, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of

Caribbean Intel & Data

Saint Kitts & Nevis has 16,544 Economic Citizens says PM Harris

July 31, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, saint kitts and nevis, statistics, timothy harris

Prime Minister Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts & Nevis has revealed that his country has granted a total of 16,544

Op-Ed: What Makes Montenegro Think its Passport is Worth EUR 350,000?

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, moldova, montenegro, opinion, price

Montenegro and Moldova will both launch citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) by October. Neither are EU-members, both have visa-free access

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Third of UHNWIs Hold Second Passport, Another Third Plan to Buy One, Wealth Report Finds

New Zealand Bans Non-Residents From Buying Homes

Chetcuti: The 5 Pillars of a Reputable Citizenship by Investment Program

Overview of the Restricted Nationalities Lists of Citizenship by Investment Programs

Bayat: CIPs’ Blanket Bans on Iranians are Draconian and Bad for Business

Iranians no Longer Eligible for Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Program