Unsung IM Programs Part 2: France’s Talent Passport – Business Investor
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.
Read MoreFrance’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.
Read MoreIn this first installment of a new series about less-known investment migration programs, Ahmad Abbas evaluates Andorra’s golden visa.
Read MoreFollowing the popularity of our story on Bougainville’s independence movement, David Bonellie considers the potential for a CIP in a sovereign Western Cape.
Read MorePassport history expert and author Tom Topol traces the development of the passport, from large, handwritten sheets, to high-tech booklets.
Read More“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?”
Read MoreCitizenship 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.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreThe report noted shortcomings in transparency (and the potential or actualized corruption that such opacity engenders) among five CIPs.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreCharles Taylor Harris shares the lessons he and his colleagues learned while analyzing 25 different golden visa investment funds.
Read MoreThe UAE will begin granting citizenship to investors and specialists. As constituted so far, however, the policy does not amount to a CIP.
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreDespite a flurry of program-enhancing policy changes, the Greek golden visa’s performance in 2020 was lackluster compared to Portugal’s. Why?
Read MoreKnow how to answer the next time your client asks about investment-based residence permits for Germany. By Leanne Wang.
Read MoreCharacterized by rapid growth, strong demand, and only modest RCBI-firm competition, Pakistan’s investment migration market warrants consideration.
Read MoreThe growth of investment migration in Turkey – both inbound and outbound – has no parallels in RCBI history. What explains this boom?
Read MoreMartin Dubbey, a globally recognized due diligence provider to RCBI programs, shares four strategies to help RCBI agents with vetting.
Read MoreTo reduce the room for government officials to trade favors, let CBI-applicants invest in open markets, write Petrov, Shoylev, and Bekyarova.
Read MoreCyprus’ CIP may yet re-emerge in a more robust form. Steven M. Pepa highlights the two weaknesses the program should tackle first.
Read MoreTax-saving, transactional schemes lacking genuine links. Michael Krakat explores the oddly familiar-sounding business of ship registries.
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