UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa ended 2020 40% below 2019. Farzin Yazdi offers three reasons the market will bounce back in 2021.
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Author: Christian Henrik Nesheim
Caribbean: EU Adds Dominica to Tax Blacklist, Bermuda Introduces $2.5m Golden Visa
Dominica is back on the European Council’s blacklist of tax havens. Bermuda is opening a pricey residency by investment program.
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The Crypto-HNWI Frontier Market: 144,000 Overnight Millionaires Need New Tax Residencies
The number of crypto-millionaires grew 10x in the last year. Most of them can’t realize their gains without triggering a taxable event.
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Europe’s Golden Visa Performance in 2020: A Mixed Picture
Though approval volumes were down across the board, the differences in performance varied sharply, from -4% to -92%.
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Monaco Back on British Radars After Brexit, But New Residency Risks Present Themselves
Wealthy Britons, now third-country nationals as far as the EU is concerned, are increasingly moving to Monaco. That comes with a “residency risk”, writes Michel Soler.
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“We Have Heard the Rumors” of New CIPs in the Pacific: The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 3
Chairman of the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission: “We’ve heard the rumors of what some of our neighbors are planning […]”
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EB-5’s “Chances of Timely Renewal Are Slim”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include: André Miranda of Pinto Ribeiro Luis Lima of APEMIP John Hu
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US Market Activation is “Largest Opportunity in Mobility Industry’s History”: 10 on the Weekend – Rogelio Caceres
After raising $190m from investors migrating to the US, Rogelio Caceres is gearing up to meet the exploding demand in the opposite direction.
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Portugal Publishes New Golden Visa Minimums – Fund, Deposit Routes Costlier From Jan. ’22
Big changes, also to prices, are coming to Portugal’s golden visa in January. See our interactive map to find out if your municipality qualifies for real estate investment.
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Australia BIIP Approvals Down Almost 40% in Year to June 30th, 2020
Processing capacity has tumbled since the onset of the pandemic, but Australia has plans to make up for lost investment this year.
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The Billion-Dollar Low-Margin Market of Post-Brexit Retroactive Golden Visas
Several hundred thousand UK citizens own homes in Spain, Portugal, and Greece worth enough to qualify for golden visas, retroactively.
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Slow Start to Portugal’s Golden Visa Year amid First Large Wave of Infections
As Portugal battles its first serious wave of infections, the country’s golden visa program is finally feeling the impact of the pandemic.
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“Jho Low Was Never a Client”: Henley & Partners Respond to OCCRP Report
Henley & Partners says Jho Low was never their client. The Investment Migration Council says that an internal review is underway.
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South Korea Has Issued 19,246 Investor Visas Since 2000, But Applications Have Fallen Steadily for 20 Years
If you’re an investment migration practitioner who doesn’t know much about the South Korean investor visa, you’re not alone.
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UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”
The UAE says it will naturalize investors. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the new law, and ready to assist in making it a program.
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COVID-Related Consulate Closures Drive 47% Drop in E2 Visa Approvals in FY2020
Only 18% of E2 approvals in FY2020 were issued during the last six months of the year. As consulates gradually resume services, the program faces a long climb back.
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UAE Announces Merit-Based Naturalization, Also for Investors, But It’s No CIP
The UAE will begin granting citizenship to investors and specialists. As constituted so far, however, the policy does not amount to a CIP.
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You Asked: American, Malaysian, and South Korean Investor Migrant Trends
IMI readers ask: What are the investor migrant trends among Americans, Malaysians, and South Koreans in the last five years?
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Brexit Represents “Greatest Loss of Rights in Memory”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include: Luiz Felipe Maia of Maia International Properties Oliver Banks and Kate
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The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 2: Tackling Illegal Discounts and The 2-Program Paradox
Citizenship Commission Chairman Warsal explains why Vanuatu has two CIPs and what he’s doing to counter brazen examples of illegal discounts.
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