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Remembering the Dead Part 2 – Citizenship by Investment Programs of Yesteryear

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, history, pacific, statistics, tajick

Stephane TajickMontreal This is the second in a two-part series on now-defunct residence and citizenship by investment programs. This week,

Europe Policy Updates

Greek Govt. Moves to Close Loopholes: No More POS Payments for Golden Visa

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Editor capital controls, europe, golden visa, greece, greek, policy, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor No more POS sales, no more re-selling property to multiple golden visa participants. The Greek government is moving

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World’s Biggest Golden Visa: Greece Now Issues More Investor Visas Than US EB-5

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Editor

Christian NesheimEditor For the first time since 2011, the US EB-5 program is no longer the world’s biggest issuer of

Editor's Picks Intel & Data North America

Total Collapse: Chinese Share of EB-5 Program Falls by 45% ’18, Lowest in 10 Years

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Editor china, chinese, data, eb-5, north america, statistics, usa

Christian NesheimEditor The effects of 15-year wait times and a growing interest in European alternatives are starting to manifest in

Europe Intel & Data

Cyprus CIP Could Reach 700 Naturalizations Limit This Year

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, statistics

Christian NesheimEditor In the first seven months of 2018, Cyprus had already received 521 applications for citizenship by investment. Unless

Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks

The First Passport to Offer Worldwide Visa-Free Travel

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Editor henley and partners, japan, passport, passport index, passport ranking, visa-free

With visa-free access to 84% of the world, the Japanese passport is now the world’s most powerful. Could we soon

Europe Vice

Portugal’s Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Golden Visa Influence-Peddling Charges

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Editor golden visa, lisbon, macedo, portugal, vice

Christian NesheimEditor A Lisbon court on Friday acquitted Miguel Macedo, erstwhile Minister of the Interior for Portugal, of criminal malfeasance

Tajick's Take

Tajick: Remembering the Dead Part 1 – Residence by Investment Programs of Yore

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Editor analysis, canada, golden visa, history, hong kong, hungary, residence by investment, tajick

Stephane TajickMontreal This is the first in a two-part series on now-defunct residence and citizenship by investment programs. This week,

Europe Intel & Data

Portuguese Revival: Golden Visa Investment in Dec Up 300% on Year.

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Editor data, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, SEF, statistics

Christian NesheimEditor Statistics from Portugal’s Borders and Immigration Service (SEF) shows the country’s golden visa program raised FDI worth €94

Montenegro CIP Opens Applications for Agents, Due Dil. Firms: Deadline is 28 Days Away

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, due diligence, montenegro, policy, public call, tender

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as

Caribbean

Indian Govt. Disgruntled as Buddhist Leader Gains Travel Freedom With Dominica CIP

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 Editor buddhism, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, dominica, india, jungle Bay, karmapa lama, politics, sam raphael

Christian NesheimEditor In November, Investment Migration Insider broke the story of Ogyen Trinley Dorje (the 17th Karmapa Lama) obtaining citizenship

RCBI-Industry Year-in-Review: Investment Migration’s Big Stories in 2018

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Editor editor's picks, industry trends, investment migration, rcbi, review

Christian NesheimEditor In lieu of a newsletter summing up the past week in investment migration, this week we’re reviewing 2018

Features

Orlov: Structuring Your Residency and Holdings to Have Freedom and Security for Generations

December 27, 2018January 2, 2019 Editor analysis, evgeny orlov, opinion, panama, tax, tax residency

Evgeny OrlovPanama Frequently, my readers or conference attendees ask me how ultra high net worth individuals, families, and international corporations

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts Raises Cost of Switching Between Investment Options to $25,000

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, ciu, policy, policy updates, saint kitts and nevis, timothy harris

Christian NesheimEditor Prime Minister Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts & Nevis has announced, in a circular to agents, that he

Europe Policy Updates

Bipartisan Consensus on Naming of Malta IIP Citizens Despite Regulator’s Concerns

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Editor cardona, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, malta, miip, portelli, privacy

Christian NesheimEditor Although generally not accustomed to unanimity, both Malta’s governing party – Labour – and the opposition – the

CIP Critics in European Commission “Didn’t Even Bother” to Consult Malta IIP Regulator

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Editor european commission, european parliament, malta, miip, oriip, report

Earlier this week, the Malta Individual Investor Programme’s regulator – ORiip – published its annual report on the MIIP which

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