Malaysia M2H Review Concluded; Reopening Pending Cabinet Approval Says Tourism Minister
After a year and a half of uncertainty, hopes emerge that the world’s most popular residency by investment program may reopen soon.
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Asia-Pacific
Vanuatu Submitting CBI Real Estate Option Bill to Parliament This Month
Chairman Warsal is expected to reveal details on the program’s long-awaited real estate investment option next week.
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Vanuatu Sets New CBI-Revenue Record for 2020 in 5th Consecutive Year of Growth
Hermetically sealed borders notwithstanding, Vanuatu saw record CBI-revenues in 2020, amounting to more than 42% of all government income.
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Queensland BIIP Nominations Reach Capacity Just 7 Months Into Fiscal Year
Australia expects the majority of approved BIIP applications this year will come from the 24,000-strong backlog of cases.
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Lesperance: It’s Time For Some Heavy Lifting in Vanuatu
David Lesperance is glad to see Chairman Warsal begin to tackle shortcomings in Vanuatu’s CIPs but points out that there’s more work to be done.
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“We Have Heard the Rumors” of New CIPs in the Pacific: The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 3
Chairman of the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission: “We’ve heard the rumors of what some of our neighbors are planning […]”
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Australia BIIP Approvals Down Almost 40% in Year to June 30th, 2020
Processing capacity has tumbled since the onset of the pandemic, but Australia has plans to make up for lost investment this year.
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Bringing Transparency and Fair Pricing to the Vanuatu DSP
Vancis Capital offers transparent, fair, and effective pricing to all partners to help maximize their returns on each client they process.
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South Korea Has Issued 19,246 Investor Visas Since 2000, But Applications Have Fallen Steadily for 20 Years
If you’re an investment migration practitioner who doesn’t know much about the South Korean investor visa, you’re not alone.
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The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 2: Tackling Illegal Discounts and The 2-Program Paradox
Citizenship Commission Chairman Warsal explains why Vanuatu has two CIPs and what he’s doing to counter brazen examples of illegal discounts.
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The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 1: Yellow Passports, Honorary Designations, Engaging With the World
In the first video in a three-part series, we talk about yellow passports, honorary citizenship, and the new chairman’s plans for international engagement.
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Vanuatu Citizenship Commission Reprimands Dubai Firm for “Distasteful” Marketing Methods
Chairman Warsal is cracking down on inappropriate marketing, starting with a Dubai-firm, but says many others are guilty of the same, and worse.
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Australia Announces Major Changes to BIIP: Cuts 5 Categories, Raises Capital Requirements
Australia is bringing wide-ranging changes to its extremely popular BIIP, cutting five categories and raising capital requirements.
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Thai Elite Visa to Be Included With Condo-Purchases of US$330,000 or More From January
While welcoming the new scheme, market observers expect it to have only limited success until travel restrictions are removed.
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Australia’s SIV Raised A$680m in FY2020, But Processing Severely Thwarted by Pandemic
While the program is as popular as ever, Australia has struggled to process applications during the pandemic.
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What if Visas and Citizenships Were Sold at Auction?
In 2013, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker suggested the best way for a country to attract skilled immigrants was to sell citizenship at auction.
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Americans Displace Chinese as Top NZ Investor Visa Applicants, Funds Worth NZ$1bn Pending Amid Border Closure
More than NZ$ 1bn of investor visa funds, half of it from the US, are knocking on New Zealand’s door, which, due to COVID, remains closed.
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Travel Bubbles: Are We Rebuilding International Travel From the Ground Up?
“Travel bubbles” are forming between COVID-safe countries. Michael Krakat asks; are we rebuilding international travel from the ground up?
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Vietnam Seeks to Prevent Participation in CBI Programs by Banning Int’l Property Investment
The Vietnamese government says it wants to prevent its citizens from obtaining other nationalities through real estate investment.
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Australia to Double Its Investor Visa Quota as Part of Economic Recovery Plan
The Ministry is targeting “those who are going to grow Australian businesses, create Australian jobs and supercharge our economic recovery.”
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