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
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Industry Trends
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.
Read More“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 &
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Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) Appears to Be Terminated
Founding members of the Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) confirm they ended their involvement with the organization some time ago.
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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
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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
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1 in 5 RCBI-Firms Say Dominica Will be Best-Selling Program This Year – 2018 Investment Migration Executive Survey
We surveyed 40 senior executives – CEOs, COOs, Principal Partners, and owners – from the leading residence and citizenship by
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IMC to OECD: Singling out RCBI-Countries “Makes No Sense and Cannot be Justified”
In a public response to the OECD’s “blacklisting” of jurisdictions with residence and citizenship by investment programs for alleged circumvention
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Malta, Austria Have Best Citizenship, Residence Programs Finds Henley & Partners
In its fourth annual Global Residence and Citizenship Programs report, released today, Henley & Partners finds that Austria has bumped
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IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation
In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state
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22 Major RCBI Conferences Coming This Fall
From Shanghai to Saint Petersburg, from Beijing to Bangalore, the September-to-November RCBI-conference season is once more upon us. Over the
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Dominica Tops CBI-Index Again in 2018, But Major Methodology Flaw Remains
For the second year running, Dominica has ranked first on a global ranking of citizenship by investment programs. The Citizenship
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Third of UHNWIs Hold Second Passport, Another Third Plan to Buy One, Wealth Report Finds
34% of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) – defined as those with a net worth in excess of US$30
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It’s Official: Greek Golden Visa Biggest in Europe, Breathing Down US EB-5’s Neck
In the first half of 2018 alone, Greece issued nearly 3,000 golden visas – or the equivalent of all golden
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Investment Migration Nearly a US$20 Billion-a-Year Industry Estimates Chris Kälin
“The investment migration industry will soon reach US$ 20 billion annually,” says Dr. Christian Kälin, CEO and Chairman of Henley
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