Greece 2020 Golden Visa Figures Retroactively Adjusted Upward by 133%
The revision indicates that while 2020 was still a dismal year for the program, it was 133% better than previously signaled.
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Intel & Data
Portugal Approves First EUR 250,000 “Cultural Heritage” Golden Visa as Investment Dips to Multi-Year Low
Though May was one of the Portuguese golden visa’s slowest months on record, it also saw the passing of certain milestones.
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Irish IIP on the Verge of Joining Exclusive Billion-Euro Golden Visa Club
Ireland’s IIP is about to become the sixth European golden visa to raise a billion euros. We look back at how long it took Europe’s programs to raise their first billion.
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American Interest in UK Investor Visas Continues to Grow – 1 in 4 Iranians Rejected
More than one in four Iranians, 22% of Pakistanis, 16% of Indians, and 13% of Egyptians have historically been turned away. No Brazilians have ever been rejected.
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COVID, Ultimately, Benefited Investment Migration Industry, 2021 IM Executive Survey Responses Show
Following the initial shock in spring 2020 that sent inquiry volumes plummeting worldwide, investment migration has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever.
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From Laggard to Best-in-Class in Two Years: The Saint Lucia CIU’s Remarkable Comeback
In our annual survey, industry executives identified the Saint Lucia CIU as the most efficient processing unit last year. CIU-boss Nestor Alfred shares details of the turnaround operation in this interview.
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Investment Migration After COVID: New Report from IMI Research Unit Out Now
IMI Research Unit is proud to present our latest report: Investment Migration After COVID – Trends and Outlook 2021.
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Portugal GV: Americans Among Top 5 Nationalities for 9 of the Last 10 Months
Americans, once more, featured in the top five applicant nationalities in April, as they have in all but one of the last 10 monthly reports.
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The Investment Migration Program Database – 2021 Edition
Release: The 2021 edition of the world’s most comprehensive database on residence and citizenship by investment programs.
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UK’s Share of Overseas Property Exhibitions in Hong Kong Triples in 2021
“The UK represents almost one in two exhibitions so far this year,” says Eli McGeever, Vice President of property discovery platform Soho App.
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Top 10 Investment Migration Programs Approved 100,000+ Investors Just in the Last 4 Years
Over the last four years, the number of main applicants approved by just the ten largest programs averaged nearly 28,000 a year.
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The 10 Largest Investment Migration Programs in 2020 by Approval Volume
The pandemic year left an indelible mark on virtually every investment migration program but by no means in equal measure.
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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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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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