Slovakia to Grant Citizenship by Descent up to 3rd Generation: 800,000 Americans Could Qualify
Slovakia is about to take citizenship by descent one generation further by qualifying great-grandchildren of Slovaks and former Czechoslovaks.
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Europe
Bulgaria Revamps Its R/CBI Program: New Investment Options, Faster Processing
If you thought Bulgaria’s RCBI program was on its last legs, think again: The program is relaunching with renewed support from the government.
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Portugal’s Golden Visa Moving Inland: How to Navigate the Transition and Get High Returns
As Portugal’s golden visa real estate inland, capital will move with it. Here’s how to identify the new property hotspots before they take off.
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UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa ended 2020 40% below 2019. Farzin Yazdi offers three reasons the market will bounce back in 2021.
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Monaco Back on British Radars After Brexit, But New Residency Risks Present Themselves
Wealthy Britons, now third-country nationals as far as the EU is concerned, are increasingly moving to Monaco. That comes with a “residency risk”, writes Michel Soler.
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REITs: An Irish Immigration Investment That Puts Control Back in the Investor’s Hands
Find out what a REIT is, why it has been less popular than other investment routes, and why it can be a superior option for some investors.
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Portugal Publishes New Golden Visa Minimums – Fund, Deposit Routes Costlier From Jan. ’22
Big changes, also to prices, are coming to Portugal’s golden visa in January. See our interactive map to find out if your municipality qualifies for real estate investment.
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The Billion-Dollar Low-Margin Market of Post-Brexit Retroactive Golden Visas
Several hundred thousand UK citizens own homes in Spain, Portugal, and Greece worth enough to qualify for golden visas, retroactively.
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Slow Start to Portugal’s Golden Visa Year amid First Large Wave of Infections
As Portugal battles its first serious wave of infections, the country’s golden visa program is finally feeling the impact of the pandemic.
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Why Lourinhã Offers Family-Oriented Golden Visa Applicants the Best Investment Option
Just an hour north of Lisbon is a quiet beach town that offers an ideal location from which to start a new life at much lower prices than in the capital.
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Why Did Greece’s Golden Visa Performance Fall So Far Behind Portugal’s in 2020? Two Experts Answer
Despite a flurry of program-enhancing policy changes, the Greek golden visa’s performance in 2020 was lackluster compared to Portugal’s. Why?
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Parents Who Value a British Education Choose Irish Residency
The children of Ireland IIP investors may pursue their studies in the UK or Ireland without the hassle of dealing with student visas.
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MRVP Changes Now Official: Total Contribution Amounts Starting at EUR 150,000
The new rules mean a single applicant, choosing to rent on Gozo, could obtain a residence permit in Malta for a non-refundable EUR 150,000.
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Understanding Malta’s New Due Diligence Process – The 7-Step Risk Matrix
Malta’s new citizenship by investment policy comes with a new set of vetting procedures (that will continue for years after approval).
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Greek Golden Visa Approvals Fell Nearly 90% in 2020, Portugal’s By 5%
Laboring under a pandemic, Greek bureaucrats might have been excused were it not for the starkly contrasting performance of Portuguese peers.
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MRVP Changes Discussed at Stakeholder Meeting: Higher Contributions Could Replace Bond-Investment
The new regulations would, at once, both make the MRVP more economical for the applicant and more profitable for the government of Malta.
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Only Chinese and Brazilians Got More Portuguese Golden Visas Than Americans in 2020
“For some, it is dissatisfaction with Trump; for others, it’s apprehensions about Biden,” says Lisbon-based lawyer Patricia Valadas Coriel.
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Cyprus, Be Careful Not to Throw the Baby out With the Bathwater
Though poorly managed and structured, the CIP was a boon to the Cypriot economy. Michel de Martigny and David Lesperance offer a recipe for how to build back better.
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Investment-Based Visas for Germany: Which Viable Options Exist?
Know how to answer the next time your client asks about investment-based residence permits for Germany. By Leanne Wang.
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UPDATE: Malta Reverses Decision to End Publishing of CIP Applicant Names
An unexpected turn of events in light of the bipartisan consensus in favor of continued publication that emerged in Malta some two years ago.
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