Publication of New Citizens’ Personal Data: A Welcome Europe-wide Trend towards Restriction
While Malta publishes all the names of new citizens as is required by law, Cyprus prohibits such publication. Who is right?
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How to Reach Nearly 30,000 Investment Migration Agents and Clients on a Budget
If you’re a regular IMI reader, chances are you own or work in an investment migration advisory, a CBI-property developer,
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With More Than 100,000 Participants, Malaysia’s M2H Is The World’s Biggest Golden Visa
Extremely conservative estimates would place the number of program participants at more than 100,000. The actual figure is likely in the 130-150,000 range.
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Choose Between The Year’s 32 Upcoming Investment Migration Events in 3 Simple Steps
32 major events remain in the year. You can’t catch them all, so here’s how to choose between them.
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Golden Visas: A Mechanism For Moving People From Unfree Countries to Free Ones, Analysis Shows
Investor migrants are voting with their feet and with their dollars. That they cast their ballots in favor of freedom is incontrovertible.
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DHS to Publish Final Rule on EB-5 Tomorrow That Would Raise Min. Investment to $900,000
But the new rules may never take effect if the EB-5 Regional Center Program gets a congressional extension before Sep 30th.
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Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China
Vanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.
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Most Investment Migration Firms Have Fewer Than 10 Employees
An analysis of the more than 600 firms registered in the Residence and Citizenship by Investment Company Directory shows that some 60% of companies are tiny.
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Nearly 80,000 US EB-5 Visas Issued Since 2000. Our Dynamic Graph Shows Who Received Them
Our dynamic bar chart shows how the volume and demographic make-up of EB-5 visa grants have changed drastically over the last two decades.
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Why Americans and Europeans Invest in New Citizenships, by Peter Macfarlane
Once you’ve experienced the feeling of immense personal freedom that comes from holding multiple citizenships, you’ll never want to go back to having one!
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The 10 Most Lucrative Golden Visas Last Year, According to the Statistics
These ten programs brought in the most money to their respective countries last year. One program alone made up more than half the market.
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EB-5 Industry Braces for 4,000+ Apps. in Next 2 Months as Price-Hike Expected “Any Time Now”
EB-5 practitioners are holding their breath ahead of the publication of new program rules that could see minimum investment requirements nearly triple.
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Antigua PM: Are Caribbean CIPs Under Assault Because They Compete With European Ones?
“No matter how much our jurisdictions adopt draconian laws and pay for expensive enforcement machinery; new and more intrusive demands are made.”
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Greece Decentralizes Golden Visa Processing to Tackle Two-Year Waitlists in Greater Athens
Rules requiring golden visa investors submit files in the municipality where they bought the property had seen Athens appointments fully booked until 2021.
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Italy’s Startup Visa Rejects Nearly Half of Applicants, 80% of Investment in Northern Regions
Eight of ten startups end up in the wealthier Northern regions, and fully 56% of founders launch their business within a two-hour drive from Milan.
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Moldova Update: Too Soon to Call CIP’s Future; Next Week Will Be Critical
Confusion about the Moldova CIP has been widespread this week. IMI explains what’s really going on and what the possible outcomes are for the program.
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David Chen Says IMC’s Work is “Extremely Important” and Hopes More Chinese Firms Join
David Chen, Founder of Visas Consulting, explains why he thinks more Chinese firms should join the IMC to protect Europe’s investment migration market.
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Moldova’s New Governing Coalition Causes Uncertainty About CIP’s Future
Moldova’s new ruling coalition has explicitly stated that it intends to repeal the program.
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CBI Real Estate Panel: “Allowing Only Ready-Built Projects Defies the Point of CIP”
During a panel discussion at the Investment Migration Forum in Geneva last week, CIU-heads and agents exchanged views on how to ensure the integrity of CBI real estate. The chairman of CIPA, furthermore, indicated a regional CBI-regulator could soon become a reality.
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With Russia Visa-Waiver Deal, Antigua Passport Moves From 10th to 5th in Landmass-Access Ranking
Antigua & Barbuda’s deal with Russia catapults its passport’s overall landmass-access score from 25% of the world to 37%.
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