IMI EXCLUSIVE: Vanuatu Reveals Historical Data on All CBI Programs Going Back to 2014
In a historic release prepared exclusively for IMI, Vanuatu shares, for the first time, statistics on all its past and present CBI programs.
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Intel & Data
If Second Half of 2020 is as Good as The First, Grenada CIP Has Another Record Year in Store
On a dollar-basis, revenues from the real estate option already outpace those from NTF contributions; EC$55 million versus EC$46m in 2020.
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Despite Slowdown From August, Portugal’s Golden Visa Records Best September Yet
So far, 2020 has been a statistically unremarkable year for Portugal’s golden visa; no mean feat considering this year’s global context.
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Monthly Thai Elite Visa Approvals Double Post-Pandemic
Now, program authorities hope to lure even more applicants with allowing them the right not only to live in Thailand, but to work there too.
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The Portuguese Golden Visa Market Has Bounced Back – The Greek One Has Not
While approvals for Portugal’s golden visa are already back on track for a statistically normal year, those of Greece have halted.
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Malaysia Investment & Immigration Report 2020 – From Juwai IQI, in Partnership with IMI
Asia’s biggest prop-tech group, has partnered with IMI Research Unit to produce a special report on immigrating to and investing in Malaysia.
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Investors Have Already Spent Half a Billion Euros on Portuguese Golden Visas This Year
Investor migrants injected 496.7 million euros in Portugal during the first eight months of 2020. Chinese now make up only 1 in 4 investors.
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Where The 52 Biggest International RCBI-Specialist Firms Have Offices
Where the biggest international firms in our industry keep offices says a great deal about the industry’s history – and future.
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10 Biggest Investment Migration Programs Raised a Collective US$10 Billion Last Year
Though 2020 is unlikely to be a record year for the market as a whole, some programs are hitting all-time highs during the pandemic.
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Pandemic Brings UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications to Halt in Q2
Not since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
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Release: Comprehensive Database on More Than 200 Investment Migration Programs
In partnership with STC, we’re releasing the world’s most comprehensive database on residence and citizenship by investment programs.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Rejects 1 in 3 Applications, Leaving NZ$3 Billion on The Table
While only 16% of Indonesians are turned away, half of Malaysian and South African investor visa applicants get rejection letters.
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Vanuatu Approving 100+ CBI Applications a Month, Setting Revenue-Records in 2020
In the middle of a global pandemic, the citizenship by investment program of COVID-free Vanuatu is experiencing its best year on record.
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Global CIP Accreditations Pass 1,000 For The First Time, Vanuatu’s Number Suddenly Triples
The Vanuatu Development Support program stood out by nearly tripling its number of designated agents during the period, from 30 to 87.
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Despite Pandemic, A Record-Summer for Hong Kong Overseas Property Expos
UK property exhibitions accounted for more than half of the city’s total in the last two weeks of July, writes Eli McGeever.
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35% of Portugal Golden Visa Applicants Have Chosen “Alternative” Investments in 2020
The number of investors choosing the EUR 350,000 Investment Fund option is up 400% since last year, even with five months left in 2020.
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43,286 E2 Visas Issued in FY2019: Canadian Participation Up 60% Under Trump
Presuming an average family size of three and investment of US$250,000, the program will have raised in excess of US$3.6 billion in FY2019.
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The Protracted Demise of Latvia’s Golden Visa
Once first among its European equals, Latvia’s golden visa has languished since 2014. 93% of the program’s total FDI stems from before 2016.
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Nearly 1 in 5 South African HNWIs Cite “Emigration” as Reason For Selling Homes
South African HNWIs’ offshore real estate holdings are growing rapidly and 1 in 5 say they are selling their homes in order to emigrate.
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Investment Migration in the EU Crossed Historic €5 Billion FDI Milestone in 2019
Conservatively estimated, EU-based RCBI programs accounted for FDI amounting to at least EUR 5.5 billion, double the 2015 figure.
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