“Investment Migration Under Threat in EU”: A Q&A on Infringement Procedures With Bruno L’ecuyer
IMC-boss Bruno L’ecuyer explains how infringement procedures work, how common they are, and what they will mean for Malta and Cyprus.
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Author: Christian Henrik Nesheim
Prime Minister Declares Secret Bay Will Enhance the Integrity of Dominica’s CBI Programme
“When investing in Secret Bay, you’re putting your investment into the hands of a gentleman,” says Dominica’s Prime Minister Skerrit.
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For CBI, The Election That Matters Most This Week Isn’t The American One
As Vincentians go to the polls on Thursday, they are effectively casting a vote for or against citizenship by investment.
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Over 500 Grenadian Citizenship Approvals Already Issued to Kimpton Kawana Bay Investors
Grenada’s Government commends Kimpton Kawana Bay developers for impressive progress as project reaches 74% sales completion.
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US Ambassador Lauds Grenada CIP’s Use of JRCC Due Diligence
The ambassador praised Grenada’s use of the JRCC’s facilities and conceded that “some countries use it more than others”.
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Skerrit: CIP Raised Nearly Half a Billion US$ in Last 3 Years, Third Via Montreal Management
The most popular option for the three years in aggregate, at 2,144 files, was the social housing option operated by Montreal Management.
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Commission’s Letter “More Political Than Legal,” Says Malta Citizenship Secretary Muscat
Secretary Muscat is annoyed at comparisons to Cyprus and that he can find no legal reasons to end citizenship by investment in Malta.
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The IMI Resume Bank: Browse Our Database of Experienced RCBI Candidates
The IMI Resume Bank: Your resource for experienced RCBI professional candidates. Filter by languages, experience-level, education, and more
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Americans Displace Chinese as Top NZ Investor Visa Applicants, Funds Worth NZ$1bn Pending Amid Border Closure
More than NZ$ 1bn of investor visa funds, half of it from the US, are knocking on New Zealand’s door, which, due to COVID, remains closed.
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MEPs Aim to Wrest Naturalization Powers From Member States – Genuine-Links Doctrine Contradicts EU Law Says IMC
Legal scholars, the IMC, and Malta signal fierce resistance as Brussels aims to seize powers of naturalization from EU member states.
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Kochenov: Commission Would Likely Be “Humiliated” If CIP-Matter Goes to Court Over “Genuine Links”
MUST-READ: Prof Kochenov delivers a scathing rebuke of the Commission’s infringement action: “Unquestionably ultra vires and absolutely unacceptable.”
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Investment Migration People in The News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include Veronica Cotdemiey of Citizenship Invest Les Khan of the Saint Kitts
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European Commission Launches Infringement Procedures Against Cyprus, Malta Over CIPs
Cyprus and Malta must now provide “satisfactory” answers within two months or see the matter referred to the European Court of Justice.
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“There Have Been Many Attempts to Eliminate [UK Tier 1] Route” – 10 on The Weekend: Farzin Yazdi
Farzin Yazdi is upset that “a few bad actors see migrants as naïve and an easy catch for a scam,” and admires the work of Bruno L’ecuyer’s IMC.
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Vietnam Seeks to Prevent Participation in CBI Programs by Banning Int’l Property Investment
The Vietnamese government says it wants to prevent its citizens from obtaining other nationalities through real estate investment.
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L’ecuyer: Suspending Cyprus CIP is “Right Thing to Do” – Expect Re-Launch in “Near Future,” Says Program Expert
Allegations, demonstrations, resignations, and investigations: Cyprus reels from the Al-Jazeera bombshell and heads have begun to roll.
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BREAKING: Cyprus to Terminate Citizenship by Investment Program on Nov 1st
The decision came after an emergency cabinet meeting that followed the publication of an undercover recording of several senior politicians.
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Australia to Double Its Investor Visa Quota as Part of Economic Recovery Plan
The Ministry is targeting “those who are going to grow Australian businesses, create Australian jobs and supercharge our economic recovery.”
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“Suing The Govt. in Federal Court Was The Way to Get Things Done”: 10 on The Weekend – Matthew Galati
Matthew Galati, who got into the industry after processing his wife’s green card, credits Tom Rosenfeld with the overall success of EB-5.
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IMI EXCLUSIVE: Vanuatu Reveals Historical Data on All CBI Programs Going Back to 2014
In a historic release prepared exclusively for IMI, Vanuatu shares, for the first time, statistics on all its past and present CBI programs.
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