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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SEF Resumes Biometrics Appointment Bookings for Golden Visa Applicants (Except for Renewals)
“The real backlog”, says Pedro Catão Pinheiro, “is still ahead of us. It will come with the wave of applications filed on June 15th.”
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Special Report: The Fate of Investment Migration in Europe – What Happens Next
Stephane Tajick provides an in-depth overview of the EU’s legislative procedures around investment migration. What are the potential outcomes? At which junctures can the industry influence the process? And what timeline are we working with?
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See Our New IM Program Selector Tools: Compare All Programs With Custom Filters
Apply filters like: “Find a program that offers A) Citizenship or PR, B) in the EU, C) without becoming tax resident, D) in under 5 years”
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FY2021 Was Multi-Record Year for Saint Lucia CIP: Real Estate Biggest Earner, US Applicants Up 10x
Applications, approvals, passport issuances, and investment all more than doubled and set all-time highs. US applicant approvals rose 900%.
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Portugal’s Golden Visa Crisis: Civil Suit Against State Only Option if Stonewalling Continues, Say PAIIR-Founders
After 16 months of attempting to engage a Kafkaesque bureaucracy on the golden visa crisis, the founders of PAIIR are ringing the alarm bells.
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Highlights from IMI Connect Lisbon: Photo Gallery Now Available
Thank you for making it a truly magical, unforgettable event and for proving that having fun and doing business can go hand in hand.
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Launch: IMI’s Citizenship by Investment Program Transparency Index
IMI is launching the CBI Program Transparency Index to encourage program integrity and address a common criticism of the industry.
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The World’s 10 Most Popular Golden Visas in 2021: Preliminary Results
The top ten residence by investment programs globally approved more than 18,000 applications in 2021. See which they were.
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Ireland IIP Becomes 6th Billion-Euro Golden Visa in Europe, 2021 Data Reveals
Ireland finally joined the exclusive billion-euro golden visa club at the end of last year, almost entirely thanks to Chinese investment.
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Spain Non-Lucrative, Golden Visa Approvals Accelerated Sharply in 2021
Though the Ministry will only confirm the number in December, Spain likely approved its 13,000th golden visa in the second half of last year.
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IMI Private Briefing May 2022 Out Now
The May 2022 Private Briefings is out now. If you are an IMI Club PRO member, check your inbox for the password-protected PDF.
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A History of Citizenship by Investment – Infographic (May 2022 Update)
40 years have passed since countries first began selling citizenships. See our timeline of the history of citizenship by investment programs.
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Grenada CIP Breaks All Previous Records in 2021 as Revenue Tops US$100m
Grenada’s CIP recorded yet another all-time revenue high in 2021 (for the fifth year in a row) while also breaking a litany of other records.
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Greco: Citizenship by Investment – The True Win-Win-Win of Globalization
Citizenship by investment, argues Brian Greco, is an unequivocal good for governments, locals, agents, and investors. So, why is it vilified?
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Portugal Golden Visa Fund Investment Soars as Americans Become Top Applicant Nationality
Portugal’s golden visa fund investment option has grown in lockstep with US participation in the program. That’s likely no coincidence.
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CBI Billions: Nevis Premier Discloses 2007-21 Saint Kitts CBI Income, Laments Nevis’ Small Share of Same
Thanks to an ongoing political dispute in Saint Kitts & Nevis, a complete historical account of the country’s CBI earnings is now available.
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Why I’ve Decided to Organize IMI’s First-Ever in-Person Event on May 31st in Lisbon
Join IMI for an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind event in Lisbon on May 31st.
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Hungary Has Granted EU Citizenship to a Million Hungarian Descendants – 1.6 Million Americans Could Qualify
Hungary is serious about naturalizing members of its diaspora, and not deterred by application volume. 3 million worldwide could be eligible.
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St-Hilaire: Vanuatu Was Only the Beginning – Brussels Is on a Crusade Against Global Mobility
By attacking CIPs in small, defenseless countries with no allies, EU politicians rack up PR points at zero cost, writes Martin St-Hilaire.
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