Spain’s Golden Visa Raised a Billion Euros in Investment Over the Last Year
Christian NesheimEditor Spanish government figures reveal that the last 12 months have been – by far – the best year
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Portuguese Revival: Golden Visa Investment in Dec Up 300% on Year.
Christian NesheimEditor Statistics from Portugal’s Borders and Immigration Service (SEF) shows the country’s golden visa program raised FDI worth €94
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Montenegro CIP Opens Applications for Agents, Due Dil. Firms: Deadline is 28 Days Away
Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as
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Bipartisan Consensus on Naming of Malta IIP Citizens Despite Regulator’s Concerns
Christian NesheimEditor Although generally not accustomed to unanimity, both Malta’s governing party – Labour – and the opposition – the
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CIP Critics in European Commission “Didn’t Even Bother” to Consult Malta IIP Regulator
Earlier this week, the Malta Individual Investor Programme’s regulator – ORiip – published its annual report on the MIIP which
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Portugal Golden Visa: €77M Raised in November, Up 30% Year-on-Year
Christian NesheimEditor Statistics from Portugal’s Borders and Immigration Service shows the country’s golden visa program raised FDI worth €77 million
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Greece Has Issued Nearly 1k Golden Visas a Month in 2018, Will Eclipse EB-5 by Year-End
Christian NesheimEditor Enterprise Greece has released figures indicating that, by the end of September this year, the country had issued
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Cypriot President Responds to “Targeting” of Citizenship Program in European Parliament
Christian NesheimEditor During a debate among members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, earlier this week, President Nicos Anastasiades of
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Malta IIP Passes €1bn in Revenue, Has Turned Down €250m Due to High Rejection Rates
Christian NesheimEditor Malta’s Office of the Regulator of the Individual Investor Programme (ORiip) today published its fifth annual report on
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Update: Home Office Confirms UK Tier 1 NOT Suspended
Christian NesheimEditor On Thursday, the BBC, the Guardian, as well as the front page of the London Times reported that
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Industry Reacts Positively to UK Tier 1 Moratorium, Reforms “Ready by Spring”
Christian NesheimEditor Following yesterday’s suspension of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa – though not the Entrepreneur category – industry
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BREAKING: UK Tier 1 Program Suspended Pending Review and Reform
Christian NesheimEditor The Home Office today announced that effective tomorrow it is suspending the UK Tier 1 Visa program. The
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Opinion: Why Portugal, Objectively Speaking, Has the Best Golden Visa in the World
Kianoush MahmoudiDirector and Head of Business Development at Cankash Company Europe has no shortage of citizenship and residence by investment
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Montenegrin Citizenship Act Raises Questions About CIP’s Legal Basis
Christian NesheimEditor Montenegro’s long-heralded Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) is finally slated to open for applications on January 1st. But
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Tajick: 50+ Misleading, False and Biased Statements Found in EU Report on RCBI
Stephane TajickMontreal Recently, the EU Parliament published a draft report on financial crimes, tax evasion, and tax avoidance. This draft report
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1 Decade, 30,663 Visas, $8.3 Billion: UK Tier 1 Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Christian NesheimEditor As the UK Tier 1 Visa program turns 10 years old, we’re taking a deep dive into the
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Greek Golden Visa Entrepreneur’s Accounts Frozen as Investigators Probe Chinese Capital Control Skirting
Christian NesheimEditor Three weeks ago we reported on a case in which a prominent Greek executive’s golden visa side-business had
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Sneak Peek: Montenegro CIP’s Full List of Requirements, Procedures, and Prices
Christian NesheimEditor Montenegro’s new citizenship by investment program (CIP) will open for applications on January 1st. Investment Migration Insider has
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Montenegro Govt. Publish CBI Real Estate Requirements
Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro yesterday passed the Decision on the criteria, method, and procedure of the Montenegro Citizenship
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“Need to Deal in Facts, Not Fear” Says IMC-Chief About MEPs’ Calls to “Phase Out” RCBI-Programs
Christian NesheimEditor In a draft report published last week, the European Parliament’s Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Tax Avoidance Committee called
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