Vanuatu Eyes Record CBI-Revenue in 2019, Reaching 75% of Budget Target by End of April
In the first four months of 2019, revenue from Vanuatu’s two citizenship by investment programs nearly equaled the amount raised in all of 2017.
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Asia-Pacific
With More Than 100,000 Participants, Malaysia’s M2H Is The World’s Biggest Golden Visa
Extremely conservative estimates would place the number of program participants at more than 100,000. The actual figure is likely in the 130-150,000 range.
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New Zealand’s Two Investor Visas Pass US$4 Billion Total Investment Milestone in 2019
The two investor visa categories show opposite trend lines in 2019; one is down by 35% while the other is up 48%. Rejection rates are still remarkably high.
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Malaysia’s M2H Golden Visa Has Raised US$4.5 Billion, Reveals Ministry
Program authorities are also making great strides in dealing with their extensive backlog of unprocessed applications.
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Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China
Vanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.
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On Japanese Citizenship and Naturalization Policies and How They May Change
Hyong-Jin KWON Paris An estimated 700,000 dual citizens aged more than 22 live in Japan and an even more numerous – but innumerable – group of Japanese dual citizens abroad. Why do we count people older than 22? Because dual citizenship is technically only legal in Japan until the age of 22, at which
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As Chinese Warm Up to Thai Elite Visa, Program Is Set For Record Year
Thailand issued 498 visas to investors and their dependents during Q1, 2019. Rapidly growing Chinese demand is sustaining the program’s robust upward trend.
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Vanuatu Has Reportedly Issued 4,000+ Passports Under CIP But IMF Estimates 72% Drop in 2019
The organization does not expect the upward trend in CBI-revenue to continue and, therefore, urges the Vanuatu government not to grow too accustomed to it.
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Chinese Have Spent NZ$3.8 Billion on New Zealand Investor Visas Over Last Decade
But Kiwi authorities have also left NZ$2.7 billion on the table due to their sky-high rejection rates.
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The #1 Mistake You’re Making When Marketing Investment Migration Programs in India
An Indian immigration attorney with more than 20 years of experience points to a common mistake investment migration firms make when courting Indian clients, and explains what to do instead.
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Malaysia M2H Residence Program is Back – Financial Requirements to be Reviewed
Malaysia’s MM2H residence program, which has approved more than 40,000 participants in its 16-year history, is back from suspension with tighter security, new requirements, and with a review of the financial requirements in the cards.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Raises NZ$27 Million a Week, Rejects 1 in 3 Applicants
Over the last ten years, the Kiwis’ high standards have led them to turn down investments worth over NZ$1.7 billion. But they’re still raking in NZ$27m a week.
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Harris: Vanuatu Government Addresses the “Multiple Citizenship Program” Paradox
In a welcome series of new Regulation Orders, Vanuatu moves to harmonize the terms for its citizenship programs.
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Conspiracies and Foul Play – In Candid Letter, HK Lawyer Answers Long-Standing Questions on Vanuatu Citizenship
In a letter to the editor, Hong Kong lawyer Martin Fairbairn offers disquieting answers to critical questions on Vanuatu citizenship by investment.
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3 Crucial Questions the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission Needs to Answer – Yesterday
Why do you have two programs with different prices? Are the citizenships honorary or not? And who is Jimmy from Hong Kong? Out of all the formal citizenship by investment programs, we have found obtaining accurate and timely information on that of Vanuatu to be the most challenging. This, perhaps, has to do with its
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10 Reasons Indian HNWIs Have Been Slow to Embrace Investment Migration
Indian immigration attorney Prashant Ajmera explores the ten factors that have held the Indian investment migration market back, until now.
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Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment Revenue up 280% in 2018: Third of Govt. Revenue Now From CBI
Improving intake faster than any other CBI destination, Vanuatu has seen income from its two citizenship programs triple in a single year.
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Basic Dos and Don’ts for Entering the Indian Investment Migration Market – By Prashant Ajmera
India is one of the few emerging economic powerhouses whose HNWIs have yet to appreciate the benefits of residency and citizenship by investment (RCBI). In this article, Indian immigration attorney Prashant Ajmera outlines some of the major do’s and don’ts of Indian investment migration market success.
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Opinion: Citizenship by Investment’s Role in Finally Emancipating Former Colonies
Opinion of the editor Citizenship by investment has granted small, developing countries in the Caribbean and Pacific the means to fund public spending independently, rather than rely on outside aid or loans. That financial autonomy reduces the influence developed countries have in these jurisdictions, which is one of the reasons they seek to restrain such
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Vanuatu and China Close to Visa-Waiver Agreement, Vanuatu PM Tells Media
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of Vanuatu has told local media that his countrymen will soon be able to visit China without a visa, and vice versa, according to reports in the Daily Post. The PM said citizens of both China and Vanuatu would “soon” be able to visit each others’ countries without arranging a visa
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