As Cyprus’ CIP Officially Closes, Ministry Says No Deadline Extensions
As the Cypriot program comes to an end, hundreds of applications remain outstanding.
Read moreAs the Cypriot program comes to an end, hundreds of applications remain outstanding.
Read moreTwo months ago, President de Sousa vetoed the amendments that Parliament had approved, but not because he objects to jus sanguinis.
Read moreCypriot authorities react to what they consider an injustice; pointing out procedural weaknesses long-since acknowledged and dealt with.
Read moreThe implication of the report’s recommendations for regulation and common standards is that investment migration is a legitimate business.
Read more“Now that China, through its actions, has changed the circumstances that BN(O) citizens find themselves in, it is right that we should change the entitlements which are attached to BN(O) status.” said the Home Secretary.
Read moreThe Ministry of Finance has tabled a law that would offer a flat tax of 7% for foreign retirees who transfer their tax residence to Greece.
Read moreMPs are fast-tracking CIP-related bills that would make it easier to revoke citizenships and far costlier to include parents-in-law.
Read moreThe government says it aims to relaunch by December, adding “it’s not a permanent closure because the program contributes to our economy.”
Read moreOn the whole, reactions to the MIIP’s changes were positive, though the doubling of the property investment minimum has raised some eyebrows.
Read moreThe Home Office saw 52% YoY growth in Turkish Businessperson Visas in 2019. Brexit’s releasing the UK from its Ankara Agreement obligations has something to do with it.
Read moreIrani, Sudanese, and North Korean nationals who haven’t spent the last ten years outside their home countries are now ineligible to apply for Dominica’s CIP.
Read moreA comprehensive report from the EU’s anti-money laundering watchdog gives cause for both optimism and concern. The IMC largely echoes the sentiment.
Read moreThe money-for-rights model of investment migration – while economically successful – is a hard sell, politically. Canada’s model offers a compromise.
Read morePrinciple #3 – Listing the number of dependents is a complicated affair in Polygamous societies.
Read moreThe Italian Investor Visa (IIV) has been around for almost three years without gaining any meaningful traction. Why?
Read more2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire conceptualized citizenship; flexible, obtainable via contributions, and not necessarily linked to residence.
Read moreWhile rejection rates are rising, refusal rates vary markedly between different applicant types; investors, managers, essential employees, and dependents.
Read moreNo EU, no Schengen, and a relatively high price tag. Kenya hopes a CIP will help repay its debts. The notion is far-fetched, but not altogether ludicrous.
Read moreThese four countries have the necessary economic, demographic, and political ingredients to open Europe’s next citizenship by investment program, writes Ahmad Abbas.
Read morePortugal’s recent focus on private equity investment funds for Golden Visas reveal investor migrants are now sensitive to sound tax and exit strategies.
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