The Bizarre Story of How the King of Tonga’s Court Jester Lost $26 Million Made From Passport Sales
This is the incredible tale of how a Hong Kong businessman persuaded the King of Tonga to sell $26 million
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Asia-Pacific
Malaysia Suspends MM2H Golden Visa Program
The Malaysian government has temporarily frozen the extremely popular Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) residence by investment program, according to
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International Cave Rescuers to Get Thailand Elite Visas
Thailand Elite plans to honor the 105 foreign citizens partaking in July’s large-scale rescue mission in the Tham Luang cave
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Vanuatu Sees Record CBI-Income, on Track to Equal 24% of Govt. Revenue
Last year, income from Vanuatu’s various citizenship by investment programs represented 16% of government revenue, more than twice the figure
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New Zealand Bans Non-Residents From Buying Homes
New Zealand’s parliament yesterday voted 63-57 in favor of passing the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. The law makes it illegal
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New Zealand Golden Visa’s Price Mark-Up Gamble Pays Off: Applications Down, Revenue Up
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew Zealand’s Category 2 Investor Visa – the world’s “pickiest” such program, with rejection rates hovering around 50% – last
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Thai Residence Visa Taking Off: 1,400 Approvals in Year to April 2018
The Thai Elite Residence Program recorded some 1,400 approvals in the 12 months leading to April 2018, setting an all-time
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Why Does Vanuatu Have Several CIPs? And What do They Really Cost?
Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific home to some 270,000 ni-Vanuatu – the demonym used for nationals of that
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Harvey Law Takes 20% Stake in Range’s New Six Senses CBI-Development
Press release via Harvey Law Group: Phnom Penh – May 28, 2018 Harvey Law Group (HLG), one of Asia’s leading
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Watch: Why Big Chinese Firms Fail to Capture the Vietnamese Investment Migration Market
The big Chinese investment migration firms have thus far not been successful in penetrating the fast-growing market neighboring them to
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Applications for Australia’s Golden Visa Down 72% From Peak As Chinese Lose Interest
Applications to Australia’s Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program has fallen from an average of 46 a month during the 2015/2016 fiscal year
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Several Successful Cases of Citizenships for Bitcoin Already, Says Vanuatu Information Centre Boss Harris
During an exclusive interview with Investment Migration Insider, head of the Vanuatu Information Centre, James Harris, revealed three separate pieces of
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NZ Investor Visa Has 53% Rejection Rate and 2 of 3 Applicants are Chinese
New Zealand has two separate categories available to investor immigrants: Investor 1 Resident Visa and Investor 2 Resident Visa. Investor
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This Golden Visa is More Popular Than the US EB-5 Program
If you think the United States EB-5 scheme is the world’s most popular residence by investment program, you’re not alone.
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Henley & Partners Awarded Mandate for New Kazakhstan Residence-by-Investment Program
Following a public tender contended for by three different companies, the newly established Astana Financial Center (AIFC) of Kazakhstan has
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Thai Elite Program Revenue Up 64% YoY – China No.1 Market Thanks to Globe Visa, Says Program President
During its fiscal year ending September 30th, 2017, Thailand Privilege Card PLC (TPC) posted revenues of THB 663 million (approx.
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More Than 20% of Our Applicants Are Chinese Says Head of Thai Residence Program
Thai Elite Residence, one of the world’s newest residence by investment programs, is a departure from orthodoxy in the investment
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Harvey Retracts Statement on Larry Wang Regional Center
Last week, during an interview widely read among our Chinese subscribers, Jean-Francois Harvey indicated foreign investment migration firms should not
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Harvey Takes Dig at Chinese Agencies’ Warnings to Stay Out of Their Territory
The large international investment migration firms generally don’t source clients directly from Mainland China, but rather rely on B2B agreements
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Vanuatu Can Rival Caribbean CIPs, But Can’t “Keep Changing Every Few Months” says Arton Capital MD
Philippe May, Managing Director of Arton Capital’s Singapore office, thinks Vanuatu’s citizenship program could be a serious contender to its
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