Preliminary Data Points to Record Year for Residence by Investment in Europe in 2019
In terms of revenue, 2019 will see EU programs raise at least EUR 5 billion – beating its own previous record by 43%.
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Intel & Data
Up 80%: Approvals for Spain’s Residence by Investment Program Hit All-Time High in H1 2019
The record numbers make Spain’s golden visa Europe’s second most popular such program in H1 2019, surpassed only by Greece.
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The Relative IM Market Share of Residence, Citizenship, and Entrepreneur Programs
Investment migration now provides residency and citizenship to around 125,000 people a year. But which subcategory – CIPs, RIPs, or SUVs – absorb the most?
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82% of China’s Immigration Agencies Are Under Five Years Old – Deregulation Sets off Deluge in Openings
In Shanghai, 44% of immigration intermediaries have yet to celebrate their first anniversary and fully 91% have yet to mark their fifth.
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App. Backlog Nears 20,000 for Australia’s Business Innovation & Investment Visa
Close to 80,000 investor migrants and dependents have obtained Australian visas under the BIIP, but 18,682 applicants are “in the pipeline”.
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More Than 15,000 People Now Hold Greek Residence by Investment Permits
The Greek golden visa program is raising capital to the tune of EUR 15-20 million a week, most of it attributable to Chinese investors.
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Portugal Residence by Investment Approvals Hit 12-Month Low in September
Approved applications cratered by 49% compared to August and investments fell from some EUR 83 million to EUR 49 million, figures released today reveal.
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Turkey CIP Astounds: Nearly 10,000 Citizens by Investment in 12 Months Says Interior Ministry
2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.
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How Many m2 of Property Do Residence by Investment Programs Buy You in Europe?
Adjusting for differences in minimum requirements, you’ll get three times as many square meters in the cheapest market as in the most expensive.
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Dominica CIP Approved 2,100 Applications in Last 12 Months, Likely a World Record
The number represents the highest application approval figure officially recorded in a single year among all citizenship by investment programs.
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Grenada CIP, Under New Management, Sees Spike in Real Estate Approvals in Q2
Grenada’s CIP, who recently appointed a new CEO, saw significant increases in revenue, approvals, and rejections in the second quarter this year.
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Revenue From Portugal’s Residence Program Exceeds Half a Billion Euros in First 8 Months of 2019
By the end of August this year, Portugal’s residence by investment program, the Golden Visa, had raised EUR 553 million, statistics released by the SEF today show.
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The 12 Biggest Investment Migration Markets in 2023
Where will investor migrants come from in 2023? We’ve attempted to answer that question by analyzing push- and pull-factors, supply
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China Has Up to 27,000 Immigration Agencies, Researchers Find
Following the government’s elimination of licensing requirements, immigration agencies are mushrooming.
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What’s Causing the Surge in Brazilian Emigrants to Portugal?
Applications to Portugal’s golden visa began to rise sharply in 2016. This year, the number is set to reach a record high of more than 250 investors.
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Malaysia M2H Program Benefits From Hong Kong Unrest: 1.5 Property Exhibitions Per Day in Last Two Months
In July and August last year, 47 Malaysian property exhibitions took place in Hong Kong. During the same two months this year, that number had risen to 93.
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57,000+ Chinese Spent More Than US$44 Billion on Golden Visas in Last Decade
We’ve gone through historical data to find out how many Chinese investors obtained golden visas in the last decade – and how much they invested.
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Citizenship Sales Outstrip VAT to Become Vanuatu Govt’s Biggest Revenue Source
In 2018, reports Vanuatu’s Ministry of Finance and Treasury, CBI-related revenue reached such unprecedented levels that, for the first time
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UK Tier 1 Investor Visa on Track to Raise £1 Billion in 2019 – Record Interest From Hong Kong in Q2
Not since the entry price was half of today’s – five years ago – have more Hongkongers obtained UK Tier 1 Investor visas in a single quarter.
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Cyprus CIP and US EB-5 Most Common Programs in China-Market, Analysis Shows
The Residence and Citizenship by Investment Company Directory contains 732 firms that offer investment migration services. 102 of these have
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