Cypriot MPs Once More Calling for Publication of Investors’ Names
MP George Perdikis has tabled a bill that would see CIP-applicants’ names published. Data Protection Commissioner Loizidou is again compelled to intervene.
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App. Backlog Nears 20,000 for Australia’s Business Innovation & Investment Visa
Close to 80,000 investor migrants and dependents have obtained Australian visas under the BIIP, but 18,682 applicants are “in the pipeline”.
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More Than 15,000 People Now Hold Greek Residence by Investment Permits
The Greek golden visa program is raising capital to the tune of EUR 15-20 million a week, most of it attributable to Chinese investors.
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Chetcuti Speaks Out: “We Categorically Deny All The Allegations and Insinuations”
In an unequivocally worded public statement, Dr. Chetcuti addresses the allegations raised against his firm and person in a French TV-report last month.
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The Wait is Over: Montenegro CIP Opens For Applications, First Submissions Yesterday
Concessionaire firms indicated pent-up demand for the most anticipated citizenship by investment programs of recent years would now be unleashed.
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Turkey CIP Astounds: Nearly 10,000 Citizens by Investment in 12 Months Says Interior Ministry
2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.
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How Many m2 of Property Do Residence by Investment Programs Buy You in Europe?
Adjusting for differences in minimum requirements, you’ll get three times as many square meters in the cheapest market as in the most expensive.
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Malta IIP Suspends Chetcuti Cauchi’s License Over Hidden Camera Incident: “Gross Misrepresentation,” Says Licensee
The firm is now suspected of influence peddling. The video, however, provides no incriminating evidence of such behavior whatsoever.
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Reader Mailbox #3: Why Isn’t Latin America a Bigger Market for Investment Migration?
Two chief explanations exist as to why Latin-America, home to some 600,000 HNWIs, is not a region of focus for most big investment migration firms.
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Dominica CIP Approved 2,100 Applications in Last 12 Months, Likely a World Record
The number represents the highest application approval figure officially recorded in a single year among all citizenship by investment programs.
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EB-5 vs E-2 Part 2: Which Offers More Business, Work, and Travel Flexibility?
Angie Rupert compares the EB-5 and E-2 visas on which gives clients more flexibility in terms of work, running a business, and traveling.
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NBLO: Bulgaria’s Investigation of Improperly Obtained CBI Citizenships a Welcome Development
The investigations show Bulgaria isn’t the soft underbelly of Europe and improves the value of the country’s citizenship, writes Ivan Petrov of NBLO.
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China Has Up to 27,000 Immigration Agencies, Researchers Find
Following the government’s elimination of licensing requirements, immigration agencies are mushrooming.
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Malaysia M2H Program Benefits From Hong Kong Unrest: 1.5 Property Exhibitions Per Day in Last Two Months
In July and August last year, 47 Malaysian property exhibitions took place in Hong Kong. During the same two months this year, that number had risen to 93.
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57,000+ Chinese Spent More Than US$44 Billion on Golden Visas in Last Decade
We’ve gone through historical data to find out how many Chinese investors obtained golden visas in the last decade – and how much they invested.
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Greek Govt. Planning a Citizenship by Investment Program, Unconfirmed Reports Say
Greece’s new center-right government is the reported main catalyst of the plans, which would take direct aim at Cyprus’ market share.
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Greek Golden Visa Stakeholders Rejoice as New Govt. Eliminates VAT on Property Investment
Greek property just got a whole lot cheaper. The new government has declared it will not collect VAT on real estate investments for the next three years.
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As Hong Kong Impasse Intensifies, Investment Migration Firms Report Surge in Inquiries
As anti-Beijing protests enter their third month in Hong Kong, service providers say inquiries about investment migration are surging.
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What All RCBI-Professionals Need to Know About ETIAS, Europe’s Upcoming Travel Authorization System
ETIAS, currently under development and slated to debut in 2021, will have implications for the investment migration market. Here’s what you need to know.
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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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