The Passport Throughout History – The Evolution of a Document
Nicola Mangion traces the history of the passport back to 2,500 years ago and finds that the earliest such documents were actually more akin to visas.
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Features
Orlov: Structuring Your Residency and Holdings to Have Freedom and Security for Generations
Evgeny OrlovPanama Frequently, my readers or conference attendees ask me how ultra high net worth individuals, families, and international
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Why Does Vanuatu Have Several CIPs? And What do They Really Cost?
Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific home to some 270,000 ni-Vanuatu – the demonym used for nationals of that
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Henley & Partners Revamp Their Passport Index – Will They Take Back the Index Throne From Arton?
In an article earlier this year titled Index Mania: How to interpret the recent deluge of citizenship rankings, I surmised that,
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The Most Transparent Citizenship by Investment Programs – Special Feature
Citizenship by investment programs across the globe differ markedly in their level of transparency. In this feature, we’ve enlisted the
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Greek Real Estate Market Turning Around Thanks to Golden Visa, Growing Economy
Following eight consecutive years of decline, Greek residential real estate prices appear to be bottoming out. The country’s golden visa
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On Mass Extinction Events in the Investment Migration Industry
The residence and citizenship by investment industry has seen nothing but growth – in terms of both demand and supply
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CIP-Crypto Romance Continues as Dubai-Firm Opens for Payments in Digital Currency
Dubai-based investment migration firm Brookes and Partners yesterday revealed they would begin accepting payments for their citizenship and residence by
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The Truth About Bulgarian Citizenship by Investment – An Expert Panel Comments
There’s contention among citizenship by investment practitioners regarding the residence/citizenship by investment program in Bulgaria. Many reputable firms market the
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Caribbean CIP “Race to the Bottom” – Is it Time to Form a Cartel?
On September first this year, the heads of the Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Units (CIUs) convened in Grenada for the
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What Explains Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Renaissance?
Although Grenada’s passport offers the unique features of granting visa-free travel to China as well as access to the United
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The Passport Professor – An Investment Migration Insider Exclusive Interview
Born in the former Soviet Union, he is keenly aware that the Rule of Law is what stands in the
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Is Vietnam the next big market for investment migration?
China and Russia are the world’s largest markets for residency and citizenship by investment, and they will likely remain so
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Tax residency program trend: Why 3 Caribbean CIP-countries have opened them in 2 months
Tax residency programs are the dernier cri among Caribbean CIP countries. Saint Lucia, ever the trendsetter, kicked off the craze
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The new E-2 visa bill and the difference in tax implications between E-2 and EB-5
As a proposed bill promises to offer a clear path to green-cards for E-2 investors, Dr Farooq elaborates on the
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Politicians implicated in diplomatic-passports-for-millions scheme in Dominica – threat to CIP says developer
A story involving accusations of corruption, lies, and under-the-table dealings at the highest political levels is unfolding in the Eastern
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Harvey Law Group bets big on Southeast Asia investment migration market
The rise to prosperity slated to take place over the next few decades in Southeast Asia is a once-in-a-lifetime megatrend.
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Index Mania: How to interpret the recent deluge of citizenship rankings
Opinion of the editor: It appears every investment migration company worth their salt is publishing some form of citizenship index
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Passport Republics – How citizenship by investment drives growth in the Caribbean
It’s difficult to overstate the significance of citizenship by investment programs to Carribean economies. While there’s no way to measure
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Citizenship by investment is all that stands between GDP growth and brutal recession for Cyprus
Local property developers’ protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, the Cypriot economy is in the black largely thanks to the country’s
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