Malaysia Likely to Reduce MM2H Minimum Deposit Requirement by 20-30% Following Review
The MM2H closed for new applications last month pending revised terms. Stakeholders hope for sharply reduced costs, writes Jolie Zhang.
Read moreThe MM2H closed for new applications last month pending revised terms. Stakeholders hope for sharply reduced costs, writes Jolie Zhang.
Read moreThe new program has a single qualifying option: A fund that will invest in the coconut oil sector to reduce Vanuatu’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Read moreHong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has confirmed the program’s new price tag and the exclusion of residential real estate.
Read moreThe Premium Visa Program (PViP), meanwhile, has received an average of under 5 applications a month since opening a year ago.
Read moreThe new guideline “poses significant challenges for Thai tax residents,” emphasizes the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Thailand.
Read moreThe long-awaited revamp of Hong Kong’s CIES is likely to have a HKD30M price tag, writes Hannah Ma, who thinks we’ll know for sure in October.
Read moreFollowing raids, skittish local banks say they will keep a closer eye on clients holding second passports from CBI jurisdictions.
Read moreToo expensive, not permanent, and not providing any solutions that don’t already exist: Brian Greco’s verdict on Indonesia’s new golden visa.
Read moreNow nearly 7 times cheaper than the national version and with much more flexible presence requirements, Sarawak’s MM2H is thriving.
Read more“I just hope they don’t raise prices too much,” says Trelcat. “Look at what happened with Malaysia’s MM2H program when they raised prices.”
Read moreVanuatu’s CBI revenue has cratered since the loss of Schengen. A commission has been formed to find out what went wrong – and who is to blame.
Read moreOfficials propose to divide MM2H into “Platinum, Silver, and Bronze” categories. Agents association call for merger of MM2H and PViP.
Read moreThe decision to de-prioritize BIIP visa processing has seen wait times extend from a few months to many years. Applicants feel short-changed.
Read moreSouth Korea’s investor visa, which has raised at least US$10 billion in the last 23 years, is doubling the real estate minimum investment.
Read moreThe Global Investor Program costs millions. Entrepass requires VC funding. For entrepreneurs seeking a base in Singapore, the EP Visa still works best.
Read more“The future of the BIIP is uncertain,” writes James Hall, pointing to new planning levels that will exacerbate the already huge backlog.
Read moreThe quadrupling of the MM2H income requirement has caused a collapse in applications. “Those who now qualify have better options,” say agents.
Read moreThe government will appoint a single Master Agent to market the world’s only sub-US$100,000 (technically speaking) CBI option globally.
Read moreAn average of 60 investors a year qualify for PR under Singapore’s GIP. Now, the government is quadrupling the minimum investment requirement.
Read moreMalaysia now has four residence-by-deposit programs that let participants live anywhere in the country, but two of them have an 80% discount.
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