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Vanuatu Citizenship Program-Income Up 3X in Two Years: Third of Govt. Revenue Now From CBI

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Editor asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, dsp, pacific, statistics, vanuatu, vcp

Income from citizenship by investment in Vanuatu more than doubled in 2018 and now accounts for a third of overall government revenue.

Caribbean Intel & Data

Back With a Vengeance: Antigua CIP Applications More Than Double in 2018

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Editor antigua and barbuda, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, gaston browne, statistics

Application volume for Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP have not merely recovered; 2018 has been, by far, the best year on record.

Caribbean Vice

St Kitts Police Open Criminal Investigation of CIP Document Fraud Claims

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, investigation, real estate, saint kitts and nevis, vice

“The police have launched a full investigation, and it is our intention those responsible are brought to justice,” said the foreign minister.

Europe People on the move

UPDATED: Mizzi Replaces Cutajar as CEO of MRVA: “Three Rewarding Years,” Says Cutajar.

January 31, 2019February 1, 2019 Editor charles mizzi, golden visa, investment migration, malta, mrva, mrvp, people on the move, residence by investment, roderick cutajar

Mizzi takes over reins at MRVA as Cutajar leaves to pursue new ventures in the private sector.

Caribbean MENA

Persecuted Egyptian Activist Asks Online Followers’ Help to Get Dominica Citizenship by Investment

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, dominica, egypt, mena, politics

Human rights advocate Sherif Gaber tells the harrowing story of how Egyptian authorities are preventing him from leaving the country and asks his followers to help him invest in a Dominica citizenship.

Demand for Turkish Citizenship by Investment Takes Off Following Price-Cut, Reports Say

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, trends, turkey

Turkey’s decision to cut the price of its citizenship by investment program by 75% at the end of last year has catapulted interest in the program to such an extent that some service providers say they are now filing 20 applications per week, reports say.

Editor's Picks Europe Influencers Interviews

“We Agree With Most of What’s in It,” Says MIIP-Boss Cardona About EC Report

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Editor cardona, citizenship by investment, davos, europe, european commission, influencers, interview, jonathan cardona, miip, miipa, regulation, standardization, world economic forum

Christian NesheimEditor Speaking to IMI in Davos last week, CEO of the Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency, the entity charged

IMC to Launch Education and Certification Program “Imminently”

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Editor accreditation, bruno l'ecuyer, education, IMC, investment migration council, training

Christian NesheimEditor The Investment Migration Council (IMC) has announced, in a letter its members, that it will be its IMC

Don’t Miss Our Exclusive Coverage of Investment Migration in Davos 2019

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Editor chris kalin, citizenship by investment, davos, edward scicluna, gaston browne, henley and partners, jonathan cardona, juerg steffen, kochenov, malta, miip, miipa

Christian NesheimEditor In January 2019, for the first time, the investment migration industry was represented in Davos during the World

Europe Opinion

NBLO: Why Bulgaria Should Retain its Investor Migration Program

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, ivan petrov, policy, residence by investment

Ivan Petrov – NBLOSofia This post was contributed by the Ivan Petrov of the New Balkans Law Office. Background On

Full EC Report on Investor Residence and Citizenship, Stakeholder Reactions

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor europe, european commission, report

Christian NesheimEditor After some delay, the European Commission has now published the full version of its report on residence and

Europe Policy Updates

Bulgaria Mulls Scrapping Residence-to-Citizenship Program Due to Lack of Interest

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, golden visa, policy update, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor Reuters reports that the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice plans to terminate its residence-to-citizenship by investment program, citing a

Europe

IMC on EC Report: European Institutions Must Include IM Industry in Policy-Making Process

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, europe, european commission, IMC, investment migration council, policy, politics

Christian NesheimEditor Responding to the European Commission’s report on residence and citizenship programs in Europe, the Investment Migration Council says

Opinion

Kochenov: EU Report on Investor Citizenship and Residence – When the Commission Misleads

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor EU, european commission, kochenov, opinion, report

Contributed by Dr. Dimitry Kochenov Today, on 23 January 2019 the Commission released its ‘Report on Investor Citizenship and Residence

Europe

Eur. Commission Report on RCBI Ignores Socio-economic Benefits, Says H&P

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor citizenship by investment, european commission, golden visa, henley and partners, politics, press release, report, residence by investment

Responding to the European Commission’s long-awaited report on residence and citizenship by investment – which will only become publicly available

Caribbean Policy Updates

Antigua PM to IMI in Davos: CIP to Accept RMB Payments “Within 30 Days”

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor antigua and barbuda, browne, caribbean, citizenship by investment, davos, gaston browne, policy updates

Asked to comment on a bill passed in Antigua & Barbuda’s parliament this summer, which opened for the payment of

Europe Vice

Con Artists Swindle Thousands in Istanbul for Fake Montenegro Passports

January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor fraud, istanbul, montenegro, scam, turkey, vice

Christian NesheimEditor “They were asking people to pay between 7,000 and 12,000 euros for this so-called Montenegrin citizenship,” said Akkan Suver,

Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) Appears to Be Terminated

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Editor bayat, giic

Christian NesheimEditor Founding members of the Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) confirm they ended their involvement with the organization some