How Portugal’s Real Estate Market Has Performed During the Pandemic So Far
Portugal’s property market is among Europe’s most internationalized, which has made its reaction to the pandemic atypical, writes Patricia Casaburi.
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Intel & Data
Italy Has Rejected Half of All Startup Visa Applicants (And 9 in 10 Pakistanis)
The most common reasons for rejection were “weakness of the business model” and “lack of innovative value of the business project”.
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Spanish Golden Visa Approvals Plunged 76% to All-Time Low in Second Half of 2020
After a surprisingly strong first half of 2020, the pandemic appears to have caught up with Spain’s golden visa in the second half.
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Chinese Investors’ Share of Portugal Golden Visa in Q1 at Highest Level Since 2016
The Chinese dominated the golden visa during the early years before falling to a record-low in 2020. In 2021, they are returning in force.
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Grenada’s 2020 CIP Revenue Shattered Records, Real Estate Investment Up 106%
Grenada’s CIP broke records for the number of applications, approvals, new citizens, real estate investments, and overall program revenue.
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Irish Investor Program Raised €3.6M a Week in 2020, Virtually All From Chinese Applicants
Interest in Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) remained robust despite the pandemic, the first statistical release in years reveal.
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Vanuatu Sets New CBI-Revenue Record for 2020 in 5th Consecutive Year of Growth
Hermetically sealed borders notwithstanding, Vanuatu saw record CBI-revenues in 2020, amounting to more than 42% of all government income.
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Number of Accredited CBI Agents Worldwide Down by 70% in Last Six Months
In August 2020, more than a thousand agents worldwide held a citizenship by investment accreditation. Today, that number has fallen to 307.
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Portugal Golden Visa on Track to Reach 10,000 Investors Milestone in Q3, Fund Option Uptake Accelerates
As Portugal nears an historic milestone, February brings encouraging results: A 43% YoY improvement and an 82% uptick from January.
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UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa ended 2020 40% below 2019. Farzin Yazdi offers three reasons the market will bounce back in 2021.
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Europe’s Golden Visa Performance in 2020: A Mixed Picture
Though approval volumes were down across the board, the differences in performance varied sharply, from -4% to -92%.
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Australia BIIP Approvals Down Almost 40% in Year to June 30th, 2020
Processing capacity has tumbled since the onset of the pandemic, but Australia has plans to make up for lost investment this year.
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Slow Start to Portugal’s Golden Visa Year amid First Large Wave of Infections
As Portugal battles its first serious wave of infections, the country’s golden visa program is finally feeling the impact of the pandemic.
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South Korea Has Issued 19,246 Investor Visas Since 2000, But Applications Have Fallen Steadily for 20 Years
If you’re an investment migration practitioner who doesn’t know much about the South Korean investor visa, you’re not alone.
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COVID-Related Consulate Closures Drive 47% Drop in E2 Visa Approvals in FY2020
Only 18% of E2 approvals in FY2020 were issued during the last six months of the year. As consulates gradually resume services, the program faces a long climb back.
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You Asked: American, Malaysian, and South Korean Investor Migrant Trends
IMI readers ask: What are the investor migrant trends among Americans, Malaysians, and South Koreans in the last five years?
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Which Nationalities Have The Greatest Propensity for RCBI Program Participation?
While Hongkongers are more likely than any other nationality to participate in RCBI programs, the Vietnamese are unrivaled when differences in wealth are taken into account.
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LAUNCH: The New IMI Data Center
The world’s largest collection of investment migration statistics, radically expanded and improved. Welcome to the new IMI Data Center.
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Renegotiation of Marketing Agent Agreement Took Toll on Saint Lucia CIU Finances in FY2019-20
Though costs associated with renegotiations drove a deficit internally in the CIU, Saint Lucia’s CIP has so far raised near US$50m in contributions.
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Greek Golden Visa Approvals Fell Nearly 90% in 2020, Portugal’s By 5%
Laboring under a pandemic, Greek bureaucrats might have been excused were it not for the starkly contrasting performance of Portuguese peers.
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