Chinese Investor Migrant Data 2021: Application Volume Still Far Below 2019 Levels
While contours of a recovery from 2020’s drop in Chinese IM program participation are becoming apparent, the market remains in the doldrums.
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Under Lockdown, a Hunger for Freedom Spurs Rebound in China’s Investment Migration Market
Hundreds of millions of Chinese are under an iron- and ham-fisted lockdown. Their yearning for freedom is reviving the market for migration.
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Figures Reveal Sharp Drop in Number of Chinese Investor Migrants Since 2019
It’s not just you. Chinese investor migrants really ARE becoming fewer and farther between, according to the most recent data.
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Where Are All the Chinese Applicants? The 3 Factors Killing the Mainland IM Market
Until recently the world’s undisputedly largest source of investor migrants, China’s IM market has become a shadow of its former self. Why?
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In China, Investment Migration Market Crisis Begets Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity
China’s investment migration market is in flux for the first time in a generation, presenting a unique incursion opportunity for foreign firms.
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Why China’s Investment Migration Market Hasn’t Recovered (And Probably Won’t for a While)
Getting money and people out of China has never been more fraught with risk than in 2020, writes Luc Lu.
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8 Questions Hongkongers Must Ask Before Taking Up The UK’s BN(O) Visa Offer
Hong Kong’s BN(O)s thinking of taking up the UK’s visa offer must be ready to burn personal and financial bridges, writes David Lesperance.
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China’s Millennials: What Does the World’s Largest Investor Migrant Group Want? Part 3
Chinese millennials are now the world’s biggest group of investor migrants. And among them, the most active of all are the “sea turtles”.
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China’s Millennials: What Does the World’s Largest Investor Migrant Group Want? Part 2
In this second installment, Luc Lu illustrates why China’s millennials are hyper-vigilant about health and skeptical about Chinese education.
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China’s Millennials: What Does the World’s Largest Investor Migrant Group Want? Part 1
China’s millennials are nothing like their parents. Now in their 30s and 40s, they are the main cohort of investor migrants. What do they want?
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Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About China’s Investment Migration Market
While demand is stronger than ever, the big agencies are closing branches and laying off staff. In 2020, all the rules have changed.
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The 7 Guiding Principles of Chinese HNWI Overseas Property Investors
Freehold is always preferable to leasehold, leverage is key to mitigating risk and overcoming capital restrictions, and exchange rates are crucial.
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A Brief Guide for Foreign Investment Migration Firms Entering the Chinese Market
Foreign investment migration firms have principally three ways to enter the Chinese market, each with its own pros and cons. Choose wisely, writes Luc Lu.
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The 4 Reasons Chinese Investor Migrants Don’t Physically Relocate
China’s HNWIs have historically kept only one foot out the door; hoping to reap China’s economic benefits while insulating themselves from its drawbacks.
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Coronavirus Will Radically Impact the Investment Migration Market
The viral epidemic is a black swan event that will materially reconfigure the investment migration industry. And not just within China.
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Vanuatu Suspends Passport Deliveries Over Coronavirus Concerns
Vanuatu’s Immigration Director has taken the unprecedented step of banning, until further notice, all passport deliveries to Southeast and North Asia.
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How China’s Investment Migration Market Will React to Higher Investment Requirements
Faced with rising minimum investment requirements among RCBI programs across the globe, China’s Investment Migration market will respond in three ways.
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Chinese Agents Frustrated by Greek Golden Visa Developers’ Payment Issues
Paying returns to old investors with funds from new ones: In finance, that’s called a Ponzi scheme. In Golden Visa real estate, it’s par for the course.
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The Crisis in China’s Investment Migration Market: Part 3
China’s investment migration market is changing rapidly. In this third installment, Luc Lu discusses what happens when market barriers are removed.
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China’s RCBI-Industry Unanimous: International Firms Who Target Direct Clients “Must be Opposed”
Luc Lu’s recent tour of China’s investment migration market highlight a rapidly changing industry that’s reconfiguring to deal with multiple crises.
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