United States EB-5 Program: I-526 Application Volume Hit 3.5-Year High This Quarter
The Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
Read moreThe Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
Read moreThe SEF tackled only about 0.8% of its backlog of unprocessed applications in August. Meanwhile, hundreds of new applications piled up.
Read moreIn Panama, income-based visas are flying off the shelf like never before, while investment-based visa demand is plateauing.
Read moreWith half a year to spare, Grenada’s CIP has already set a new annual revenue record of EC$573m, two-thirds of it in the form of real estate.
Read moreWhile application volume is up 262%, processing is up only 142%. Net result: A sudden and unprecedented backlog worth EUR 1.75 billion.
Read moreNow nearly 7 times cheaper than the national version and with much more flexible presence requirements, Sarawak’s MM2H is thriving.
Read moreBy the end of the 7th month of 2023, the SEF had approved 962 golden visas, already significantly more than the 865 approved in all of 2021.
Read moreAfter becoming the program’s number one applicant nationality last year, Russians are now excluded from Italy’s “Dolce Visa” program.
Read moreAsk not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you: From providing emergency passports to hostage rescue.
Read moreNot since 2019 have so many investors applied for initial EB-5 visas. But at present, USCIS is rejecting more than half of all applications.
Read moreAntigua & Barbuda has released the first statistical report on its CIP in more than three years. Figures show the program has fallen behind.
Read moreA source at the SEF says the agency has 7,802 pending applications. At current rates, processing these will take 6.8 years.
Read moreJersey has raised billions from its low-tax HVR program. Now, deputies debate whether asking wealthy residents for more will scare them away.
Read moreVanuatu’s CBI revenue has cratered since the loss of Schengen. A commission has been formed to find out what went wrong – and who is to blame.
Read moreGreece’s backlog now numbers nearly 16,000 (about 5,000 main applicants), which, when converted to golden visas, will net billions for Greece.
Read moreSouth Korea’s investor visa, which has raised at least US$10 billion in the last 23 years, is doubling the real estate minimum investment.
Read moreJerry Morgan of Mercan, the PGV’s biggest developer, says it’s been a “traumatic” year but that he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the future.
Read moreWhile processing is starting to catch up, Grenada still had a backlog of 1,451 applications worth half a billion (!) USD at the end of Q3.
Read moreThe government indicated the sharply rising application volumes had become “unmanageable” and had informed the decision to close the scheme.
Read moreAppetite for Panama’s investor visas is dwindling. People of independent means, however, are relocating to the country in record numbers.
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