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Due Process

Due Process 

To Gain Popular Acceptance of RCBI, Draw a Direct Line Between Investors and Their Contributions

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Michael B. Krakat citizenship by investment, club, due process, michael b krakat, opinion

Michael Krakat argues that the solution RCBI-skepticism is to tie the investor directly and visibly to particular – and commendable – projects.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the Pacific Are in For A Ride – Part 2

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Michael B. Krakat analysis, asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, due process, michael b krakat, opinion

Part 2 of Michael Krakat’s series on how concepts of nationhood and citizenship are perceived differently in the South Pacific and what that means for CBI planners.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

Australians Exiled in India: Marooned or Banished?

May 11, 2021May 14, 2021 Michael B. Krakat asia-pacific, australia, club, coronavirus, dual citizenship, due process, india, lockdowns, michael b krakat, nri, oci

Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the South Pacific Are in For a Ride

May 2, 2021May 3, 2021 Michael B. Krakat asia-pacific, club, due process, michael b krakat, pacific, vanuatu

In the South Pacific’s small island states, the notion of citizenship doesn’t have the same meaning as in the cultures whence it came.

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Due Process 

Health-Passports Part 2: CBI in a World Where Nationality Alone Doesn’t Determine Mobility

February 24, 2021March 8, 2021 Michael B. Krakat citizenship by investment, club, coronavirus, due process, golden visa, health passports, mich, residence by investment, trends

Michael Krakat asks: What is a passport’s nominal visa-freedom worth if health-restrictions prevent you from boarding a plane in the first place?

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Due Process 

Neither Holiday Nor Investment: The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas Part 2

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Michael B. Krakat club, digital nomads, due process, holiday by investment, michael b krakat, michael krakat

The list of countries offering digital nomad visas as part of COVID-recovery plans is growing quickly, writes Michael B. Krakat.

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Due Process 

The Five Indispensable “Unities” of Sustainable Investment Migration Programs

January 6, 2021January 14, 2021 Michael B. Krakat analysis, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, due process, golden visa, latest, law, michael krakat, residence by investment

Legal scholar Michael Krakat outlines the five legal consistencies that must exist for an investment migration program to remain sustainable.

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Due Process 

“Holiday by Investment” and The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 Michael B. Krakat analysis, club, digital nomads, due process, holiday by investment, michael b krakat, residence by investment

Long-term but temporary stay visas for people who can work from anywhere are in vogue. Michael Krakat evaluates their merits.

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Due Process Industry Trends 

Health Passports Are Coming – What Does That Mean for Investment Migration?

November 25, 2020December 3, 2020 Michael B. Krakat club, coronavirus, due process, health passports, immunity passports, industry trends, michael b krakat

“Health passports may be a proto-version of global citizenship from the ground-up, attached to bodies not borders,” writes Michael Krakat.

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Due Process 

A 2,000-Year-Old Argument: Should We See Citizenship As a Membership or a Social-Contract?

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Michael B. Krakat cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, commodification, due process, membership, michael b krakat

Michael Krakat: The Greeks and Romans had competing views of citizenship: link-based and transaction-based. Little has changed in 2,000 years.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

What if Visas and Citizenships Were Sold at Auction?

October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 Michael B. Krakat asia-pacific, auction, australia, club, due process, golden visa, michael krakat, residence by investment

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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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

Travel Bubbles: Are We Rebuilding International Travel From the Ground Up?

October 18, 2020October 19, 2020 Michael B. Krakat club, michael b krakat, travel bubble, visa-free

“Travel bubbles” are forming between COVID-safe countries. Michael Krakat asks; are we rebuilding international travel from the ground up?

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Analysis Due Process 

The Many Parallels of CBI and Maritime Flags of Convenience

October 14, 2020October 19, 2020 Michael B. Krakat analysis, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, flags of convenience, michael b krakat

Tax-saving, transactional schemes lacking genuine links. Michael Krakat explores the oddly familiar-sounding business of ship registries.

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Due Process Industry Trends 

Should Countries That Sell Citizenship Disclose Their National Debt to The Buyer?

September 27, 2020February 11, 2021 Michael B. Krakat analysis, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, debt, law, michael b krakat

The national debt burden is borne by the public. If you are a citizen, you are part of “the public”.

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Due Process Industry Trends 

What If, When Borders Reopen, CBI Citizens Actually Move to Their COVID-Free Island Havens?

September 23, 2020February 11, 2021 Michael B. Krakat analysis, asia-pacific, club, coronavirus, michael b krakat, relocation, trends

How prepared are small CIP countries for a potential deluge of CBI-citizens who want to move to their COVID-free islands when borders reopen?

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Due Process Industry Trends 

The Case For Citizenship by Investment Is Never Stronger Than During Times of Crisis

September 13, 2020October 19, 2020 Michael B. Krakat analysis, citizenship by investment, club, coronavirus, michael b krakat, residence by investment

Michael B. Krakat argues that, during crises, apprehensions about RCBI tend to diminish, temporarily clearing the path for expansion.

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Due Process Opinion 

If We Wait to Re-Open Borders Until Travel is “Safe”, Borders Will Never Re-Open

August 18, 2020October 19, 2020 Michael B. Krakat club, coronavirus, michael b krakat, travel restrictions, vanuatu

We’ve temporarily exchanged freedom for safety from mass-contagion. What if the risk of mass-contagion is not temporary, asks Michael Krakat.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process Opinion 

Australian COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Art. 13 of Human Rights Declaration Suspended?

August 2, 2020October 19, 2020 Michael B. Krakat analysis, asia-pacific, australia, club, michael b krakat, opinion

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”

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