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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Industry Trends
Long Processing Times Among Golden Visas is an Unnecessary Curb on RCBI-Demand
A decade ago, the Canadian Immigrant Investor programs (CIIP) and the Hong Kong Capital Investment Scheme (HK CIS) dominated the market for residency programs. They were the biggest suppliers of investor visa spots and were considered the most interesting, each for different reasons. Other programs in the UK or Australia lagged in comparison because Canada
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Most Investment Migration Firms Have Fewer Than 10 Employees
An analysis of the more than 600 firms registered in the Residence and Citizenship by Investment Company Directory shows that some 60% of companies are tiny.
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The Crisis in China’s Investment Migration Market: Part 1
Deregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.
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OECS: Caribbean CIPs to Get Uniform Legislation and Application Forms
Skerrit said OECS member states have agreed to implement policies that will further unify the region’s citizenship by investment programs.
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L’ecuyer: The Industry Is at an Inflexion Point and Inaction Will Cost Us
Addressing industry stakeholders yesterday, Bruno L’ecuyer stressed the need for coordinated action vis-a-vis European institutions, highlighted the IMC’s new education program, and urged politicians to avoid uninformed decision-making.
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Improving Applicant Approval Rates With a Standardized DD Framework
“Something as important as due diligence within our industry, should not be kept under wraps,” Agius tells IMI.
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50 Open Job Positions in the Investment Migration Industry: All Experience Levels, All Over the Globe
Ready for a new opportunity? IMI’s Jobs section currently has 50 active listings from companies in the investment migration industry, ranging from entry level to senior management.
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Investment Migration Stakeholders Surveyed Ahead of European Commission Meeting on RCBI
Civiquo are calling on industry stakeholders to share their views ahead of next week’s European Commission stakeholder meeting on investment migration.
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Approved CIP Agents Nears 1,000 Globally, But One Program Just Disqualified 38% of Its Licensees
The number of companies and individuals licensed to submit citizenship by investment applications – among the ten CIPs that require such licenses – now stands at 922 worldwide. While, in the last ten weeks alone, 30 new agents obtained approvals, Vanuatu’s DSP recently culled 14 out of 37 licensees. While the number of accredited agents
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Harvey Law Takes Golden Visas Off Shelf, Turns Focus to Startup/Entrepreneur Programs
Harvey Law Group’s global managing partner, Jean-François Harvey, tells IMI his firm is phasing out of the golden visa market, opting instead to focus on startup and entrepreneur visas, a category of immigration that, he points out, adds more value to the destination economy – and his firm.
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Paul Girodo: Golden Visas May Be On Their Way Out – Here’s What Will Replace Them
By this time next year, EU golden visa programs will have changed so much that they will have effectively ended. But exciting new programs are coming online to replace them, writes Paul Girodo.
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71,300 UHNWIs Already Have Second Citizenship; Another 57,400 considering it
Not only is the share of super-wealthy interested in second citizenships growing; their absolute number is growing at an equally prodigious clip.
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“Just the Beginning of a Huge, Worldwide Trend,” Says Kälin About Investment Migration
Panelists in Davos shared their vision of investment migration’s role in reducing global debt levels and bridging the gap between the places that have talent and the places that need it.
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Investment Migration Market Would Reach US$100bn in Revenue by 2025 if 23% CAGR Trend Persists
Between 2011 and 2017, revenue from investment migration programs more than tripled. The investment migration industry is now – conservatively estimated – a US$21.4 billion market that’s growing by 23% a year.
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“Fewer, Bigger Firms”: Regulation Will Drive Industry Consolidation, Says H&P CEO
Speaking to IMI in Davos last month, newly appointed CEO of Henley & Partners, Jürg Steffen, said he was optimistic about the industry’s future growth but that increased regulation would bring about an environment in which smaller firms will struggle to survive.
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IMC to Launch Education and Certification Program “Imminently”
The Investment Migration Council (IMC) has announced, in a letter its members, that it will be its IMC Education & Training program very soon. “[…] we will be launching IMC Education and Training imminently. Establishing a framework of certification and accreditation will demonstrate the transparency and responsibility to which our industry must adhere,” writes the
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Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) Appears to Be Terminated
Christian NesheimEditor Founding members of the Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) confirm they ended their involvement with the organization some time ago. The LLC that controls it has also been dissolved. Formed in 2015, the GIIC co-existed for some time with the Investment Migration Council (IMC), the worldwide association for investor immigration and citizenship-by-investment.
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RCBI-Industry Year-in-Review: Investment Migration’s Big Stories in 2018
In lieu of a newsletter summing up the past week in investment migration, this week we’re reviewing 2018 as a whole. Record Growth, Changing Chinese Preferences, Increased Media Attention: Investment Migration in 2018 On the whole, 2018 was the investment migration industry’s best year on record in several respects; never have so many individuals invested
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Juerg Steffen Takes Helm as CEO of Henley & Partners Amid Slew of Top-Flight Appointments
In a press release today, Henley & Partners has officially announced a number of C-suite changes and an expansion of its Executive Committee. Most notably, Dr. Juerg Steffen, who has served as COO for the past several years, will take over for Dr. Christian Kälin as CEO. CEO by unanimous decision Having spent the better
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