As the US Govt. Appeals Behring Case, What Will Happen to EB-5 Minimum Investments?
EB-5 min. investment amounts could change for a third time in two years if the Behring appeal goes ahead. That’s a big “if”, says Matt Galati.
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New Tool: List and Maps of Global Investment Migration Company Office Distribution
See exactly where international investment migration firms have offices. Sort, filter, and search through our list or interact with the maps.
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Malaysian Govt. Promises to Take Another Look at New MM2H Rules Following Royal Rebuke
Following sharp criticism from MM2H stakeholders and the Sultan of Johor, the Home Minister promises to “take another look” at the new rules, at least as they apply to long-term residents.
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UK Processes 20k ECAA Turkish Businessperson Applications in 2021, Rejects 84%
Though the program closed in December, the Home Office has processed more than 20,000 Turkish Businessperson visas in 2021, rejecting nearly all.
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Record Quarter for UK Innovator Visa, 187% YoY Improvement for Investor Category
Arrows are pointing up for all of the UK’s investment-based visas.
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Portugal Golden Visa Approvals at All-Time Low in July: Preference for D7, HQA Visas May Be the Cause
The SEF is reorganizing and taking fewer appointments. Golden visa investors are being “pushed to the back of the line,” says Laura Blumes.
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Think Your Client Has Until Dec 31st to Get Portugal GV Under Old Rules? Think Again
While applying under current rules is possible until the end of the year, in practice, you have until the end of September, writes David Lesperance.
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New MM2H Rules Will Drive Mass Exodus of Foreigners – That’s Intentional, Say Observers
Thousands of settled expats who planned to live out their days in Malaysia will now need to come up 4-6x more money or get out. Most cannot afford to stay.
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Vanuatu Revokes Approval-in-Principle of DSP Investor Mentioned in The Guardian-Series
Mr. Khiti, named in The Guardian’s series of articles last month, sees his ni-Vanuatu citizenship application rejected at the 11th hour.
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MM2H Reopens With Quadrupled Income Requirement: Nearly US$10,000 a Month
The MM2H program is finally reopening, albeit with financial requirements far more onerous than in the past.
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Special: 9 Industry Leaders on How COVID Changed the IM Market
“Please tell us, in 100 words or fewer, what you consider the most significant difference between the IM market in 2019 and the IM market in 2021?”
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Expansion of AML Obligations on IM Firms: Natural Evolution or Death Knell for Boutique Operators?
The European Commission aims to make IM providers “Obliged Entities”. David Lesperance asks: Can the EC do that? And would it be a problem?
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Eur. Commission Aims to Make Investment Migration Firms “Obliged Entities”: IMC Reaction
“It is disappointing, however, that the European Commission decided not to propose regulation of citizenship by investment,” said the IMC.
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15% Min. Global Corporate Tax? Game Theory (and History) Explains Why It Won’t Happen
130 countries agree to aim for a global minimum corporate tax of 15%, says the G7. Don’t hold your breath, writes David Lesperance.
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Clear Answers to All the Questions You Have About EB-5 Right Now
Is EB-5 dead? How does direct EB-5 work? Will the regional center program return? Is it true that minimums are back to US$500,000? Matthew Galati provides a jargon-free status update on EB-5.
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More Feelings Than Facts: Commentary on The Guardian’s Vanuatu Passport Series
On a factual and legal basis, the investigation fails to support claims that Vanuatu accepts criminals or money launderers, writes Martin St-Hilaire.
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The Man Who Grew Sark’s Population 20% by Wooing Digital Business-Owners With Political Freedom
Lorenz – the man behind Sark Society – calls the island, which has no cars, no paved roads, and practically no taxes, a “secret European micro-state”.
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Mobility Standard #5 – Citizens of Bitcoin, Ancestry-Based Citizenship, and Sovereign Individuals
Citizenship by descent, states competing for citizens, and CBI as employee performance bonus are just some of the topics we discussed in the 5th episode of the Mobility Standard.
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NZ Govt. Reportedly Mulls Ending Category 1 Investor Visa, Raising Capital Requirement to NZ$25m
“The program is a mess at the moment,” says ANZ Migration’s James Hall. Some of his clients have waited more than a year for approvals that normally take 3 months.
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Portugal’s Cheaper, Faster D7 Visa Increasingly Taking Market Share Away From Golden Visa
“Agents around the world are promoting the D7 on a massive scale,” says Patricia Valadas Coriel. That explains dropping volume for the golden visa.
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