From Russia’s “anti-woke” visa and El Salvador’s “free passports” to Caribbean CBI revocations, these were IMI’s most-read stories in 2024.
The stories that really captured the attention of IMI’s readers in 2023, from Portugal’s golden visa saga to Dominica’s loss of visa-free UK.
Chetcuti’s correct explanations were “in vain, as the journalists nevertheless imply the opposite in voice-over in the broadcast.”
One client who paid thousands for a “not publicly listed” program had his passport severed upon landing and was stuck in Turkey for months.
The Digital Nomad Visa trend is booming but RCBI firms are staying away for a perceived lack of margin. That’s a mistake, argues Saahil Menon.
Keen on Russian capital and not concerned with an EU reaction, the region could become a hotbed for CBI, writes Saahil Menon.
The European Commission again cautions Albania “as a candidate country” not to open a CIP, a warning the country has already brushed off.
Henderson: Long-haulers see the downturn as” an opportunity to go back to end-of-2020 prices and, essentially, wipe out that tax liability.”
Investment migration firms across the globe are hiring for positions at all levels in some of the world’s most exciting locations.
“I’ve been receiving about a dozen inquiries a day, up from the one or two US-based inquiries I typically get daily,” says Lesperance.
40 years have passed since countries first began selling citizenships. See our timeline of the history of citizenship by investment programs.
In this comprehensive overview, Sara Sousa Rebolo and Miguel Silva outline what to look out for in Portugal’s immigration system in 2022.
2022 no doubt holds a long list of surprises in store for the investment migration market. Here are seven changes we already know are coming.
Andre Bothma argues that independent means visas – which require physical presence but not investment – are eating golden visas’ lunch.
Among our ten most-read stories in 2021, half concerned Portugal and half were written by outside contributors. Merry Christmas.
The global number of CBI-accredited agents is slowly recovering since the end of Cyprus’ CIP. Dominica adds to its agent blacklist.
European regulators have made it clear that tighter AML/KYC is in the cards for RCBI. Sylwia Wolos explains how early movers can benefit.
“It may be more of an emotional issue, rather than a technical one,” says Pavel Jakovlev.
26% of respondents in this year’s Investment Migration Executive Survey said North America was their fastest-growing source market. That’s up from 0% in 2019.
Investment migration after COVID: Business travel and live conference participation will return, but not to pre-pandemic levels, according to survey respondents.