Portugal Golden Visa Approval Volume in August Slowest in 2 Years as Government Goes on Holiday Mode
The SEF tackled only about 0.8% of its backlog of unprocessed applications in August. Meanwhile, hundreds of new applications piled up.
Read MoreThe SEF tackled only about 0.8% of its backlog of unprocessed applications in August. Meanwhile, hundreds of new applications piled up.
Read MoreInvestment migration people in the news this week.
Read MoreIn Panama, income-based visas are flying off the shelf like never before, while investment-based visa demand is plateauing.
Read MoreThe question on everyone’s mind is if other Caribbean CIPs will raise prices like Saint Kitts. IMI contacted each to get an answer.
Read MoreGet ready for IMI Connect and Global Citizen Week this November: Two conferences for the price of one across four days of activities.
Read More“If or when BTC goes up, your loan-to-value ratio goes down, so your house is appreciating, and so is the asset you’re borrowing against.”
Read MoreThis week on the Mobility Standard, IMI’s editor Christian Nesheim is a guest on the My Latin Life podcast.
Read MoreWith half a year to spare, Grenada’s CIP has already set a new annual revenue record of EC$573m, two-thirds of it in the form of real estate.
Read MoreWhile application volume is up 262%, processing is up only 142%. Net result: A sudden and unprecedented backlog worth EUR 1.75 billion.
Read MoreParliament is likely to finally push through legislation next month, at which point golden visa real estate investment will be off the table.
Read MoreNow nearly 7 times cheaper than the national version and with much more flexible presence requirements, Sarawak’s MM2H is thriving.
Read MoreBy the end of the 7th month of 2023, the SEF had approved 962 golden visas, already significantly more than the 865 approved in all of 2021.
Read MoreThe boss of one of the world’s biggest IM firms has been arrested, accused of helping clients illegally move over RMB 100 million abroad.
Read MoreDevelop or get de-certified. That is the message Grenada’s CIU is sending approved real estate developers with this round of culling.
Read MoreAfter becoming the program’s number one applicant nationality last year, Russians are now excluded from Italy’s “Dolce Visa” program.
Read MoreAmong other insights, Krista Victorio points out that it’s perfectly possible to get Spanish citizenship without also becoming a tax resident.
Read MoreAsk not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you: From providing emergency passports to hostage rescue.
Read More“I just hope they don’t raise prices too much,” says Trelcat. “Look at what happened with Malaysia’s MM2H program when they raised prices.”
Read MoreThe IMI Private Briefing covering Q2 2023 is now available.
Read MoreMinimum investment doubled in most categories; in-person document collection; new limits on marketing methods; all effective immediately.
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