For Sovereign Individuals and Their Advisors
Stateless applicants put CIPs in the unique position of assessing whether these individuals should be issued the first passports they have ever held, writes Fabienne de Blois.
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Nicky Gouder explains the nuances of the terms resident and domiciled and how each has different implications for taxability in Malta.
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In the last four years, at least 13 countries have planned CIPs without actually opening them yet. Now, several are getting close to opening.
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An Armenian immigration reveals details about the government’s fast-tracked CBI plans, including when he believes it will open.
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Though the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
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France’s EUR 300,000 active investor visa offers a straightforward path to EU citizenship but only to those willing to live and pay tax there.
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In this first installment of a new series about less-known investment migration programs, Ahmad Abbas evaluates Andorra’s golden visa.
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Following the popularity of our story on Bougainville’s independence movement, David Bonellie considers the potential for a CIP in a sovereign Western Cape.
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Passport history expert and author Tom Topol traces the development of the passport, from large, handwritten sheets, to high-tech booklets.
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“Please tell us, in 100 words or fewer, what you consider the most significant difference between the IM market in 2019 and the IM market in 2021?”
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Citizenship by investment used to be about mobility and plans B. In a world where governments are short on cash, however, it’s also your key to financial freedom.
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For the purposes of Czech Section 31(3), investment migration professionals should screen clients who may have Central European ancestry, writes Parviz Malakouti and Samuel Durovcik.
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The report noted shortcomings in transparency (and the potential or actualized corruption that such opacity engenders) among five CIPs.
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In an exhaustive Q&A, we ask: Is it a government-sanctioned program? Who can become an agent? What are the fees? Was there a tender? and more.
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Charles Taylor Harris shares the lessons he and his colleagues learned while analyzing 25 different golden visa investment funds.
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The UAE will begin granting citizenship to investors and specialists. As constituted so far, however, the policy does not amount to a CIP.
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While Hongkongers are more likely than any other nationality to participate in RCBI programs, the Vietnamese are unrivaled when differences in wealth are taken into account.
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Despite a flurry of program-enhancing policy changes, the Greek golden visa’s performance in 2020 was lackluster compared to Portugal’s. Why?
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Know how to answer the next time your client asks about investment-based residence permits for Germany. By Leanne Wang.
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Characterized by rapid growth, strong demand, and only modest RCBI-firm competition, Pakistan’s investment migration market warrants consideration.
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