“The Industry Has Had a Good Run”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
The industry, as we know it, has had a good run. Now it needs to grow up.
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Author: Ahmad Abbas
Antigua and Dominica PMs Respond to US Travel Ban
Antigua PM calls US travel ban an error, says program presents no risk whatsoever to security. Dominica seeks urgent clarity.
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Portugal’s Constitutional Court Strikes Down Four Nationality Law Provisions
Portugal’s Constitutional Court strikes down four nationality law provisions while upholding ten-year citizenship timeline.
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Confirmed: Norway Quietly Denying Entry to CBI Passport Holders
Five confirmed cases of CBI passport holders have been denied entry into the country because their “investment passports” are “not valid” in the eyes of Norway.
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Russia Scraps Golden Visa Stay Requirement
The Russian Golden Visa now has zero physical residency requirement as the government unobtrusively amends the law.
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“Escape the US”: 10 On The Weekend with Dan Merriam
“The uncertainty and disruption currently facing the investment migration industry” are concerning.
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Panama Govt Promise Low-Presence Path to Citizenship for Investors
“We want to emulate Portugal,” says Panama vice minister promoting investor visa offering simplified route to citizenship.
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Leaked US Strategy Ponders Fracturing EU; Warns of “Civilizational Erasure”
Leaked NSS: “Make Europe Great Again” by pulling four nations from Brussels, creating forum with China, Russia.
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Romania Pulls Plug on Golden Visa Proposal After National Security Review
CSAT: Golden Visa threatens Romania’s Schengen, Visa Waiver, OECD goals by undermining institutional credibility.
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UK Strips Nauru of Visa-Free Access Over New Citizenship Program
We lack confidence in the legitimacy of any vetting processes.” UK revokes Nauru’s visa-free access over CBI program.
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Portuguese Golden Visa Ponzi Scheme Siphons €37 Million from Investors
Investors have been waiting since 2021 as returns never came. By June 2025, the scheme collapsed, exposing €37M in losses.
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Argentina Publishes Tender to Appoint Master Agent for New CBI Program
The master agent will design Argentina’s entire CBI program from scratch, including investment thresholds, routes, processes, and global rollout.
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Golden Visa Investors Challenge Portugal’s Citizenship Law at Constitutional Court
Madalena Monteiro on Golden Visa investors challenging Portugal’s new law: “They simply expect to be treated fairly.”
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Trump Administration Freezes Immigration Applications From 19 Nations and All Asylum Claims
“That’s not how the Constitution works.” Legal experts question Trump’s new freeze on asylum and immigration benefits.
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How Europe’s ETIAS Could Upend the CBI Market
The phrase “visa-free access” is about to become the investment migration industry’s most expensive technicality.
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Moreno Bill Demands Americans Renounce Dual Citizenship or Forfeit Status
New Senate bill would force Americans with dual citizenship to choose one country within a year or lose US nationality.
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ETIAS Could Become the EU’s New Pressure Valve on Caribbean CIPs, Say One-Third of Executives
50% of industry executives doubt Caribbean CBI states will enforce 30 day stays and 75% expect new CBI programs in 2026.
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Migration’s Blue Ocean & Globevisa’s 1,000-Project Era of Emergent Programs
Globevisa charts the shift from blockbuster investment migration programs to a long-tail era reshaping global mobility demand.
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Trusts vs. Foundations: Which One Is Right for You?
This analytical piece looks into foundations and trusts, detailing both, and highlighting which works best for whom.
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CBI Backlash Usually “Thinly Veiled Hatred of the Rich”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
More often than not alleged ‘security concerns’ are only an excuse for thinly veiled hatred of the rich by a small, but vocal group of left wing politicians in Europe.
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