UK Investor Visa Sets Post-Pandemic Record in Q3, Startup Visas at All-Time High
The strong rebound, says Tolstaia, reflects the UK’s persisting status as a “magnet for international UHNWIs.”
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Intel & Data
Grenada CIP Sets All-Time Application Record in Q3: 2021 Volume Already Equals Last Year’s Total
Grenada’s isn’t the only Caribbean CIP smashing records during the pandemic but is the only one that’s seen five consecutive years of growth.
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US Govt. “Trying to Stem The Flow of Expatriation” as IRS Names Nearly 1,000 Americans in Q3 Renunciation Update
David Lesperance says the US govt. is systematically suppressing expatriation and is hiding the true numbers to avoid encouraging more of it.
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Spanish Golden Visa Approvals Up 43% in First Half of 2021
Following a sharp drop in approvals in the second half of 2020 Spain’s golden visa volumes appeared to be rapidly recovering in H1 this year.
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Back on Top: Greek Golden Visa Europe’s Most Popular in 2021 So Far
Digitally unprepared for COVID, Greece last year ceded the EU golden visa throne to Portugal. Now, the Greeks are back – with a vengeance.
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Portugal Golden Visa Passes €6 Billion Investment Milestone, US Applicants Rival Chinese in October
Already accounting for a record 10% of all applicants this year, Americans will be the second-largest applicant group in 2021 overall.
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Since You Asked: American Investor Migrant Statistics 2020 and 2021 YTD
Which programs have American investor migrants been applying to in 2020 and 2021 YTD? Here’s the data we have confirmed so far.
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In Which RCBI Countries Were You Least Likely to Die of COVID, 18 Months on?
A great deal has changed in the 18 months since our initial analysis. We’re revisiting the numbers to see who performed in the long term.
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Evaluating Citizenships by The Country’s Propensity to Come to Your Aid Abroad
Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you: From providing emergency passports to hostage-rescue.
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Portugal Approves 10,000th Golden Visa, Has Raised Nearly €600,000 Per Application
Portugal has approved 10,000 main applicants under its golden visa program, becoming the first European program in history to do so.
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Monthly Greek Golden Visa Approvals Have Grown by 367% Since May
Approvals rise while processing times plummet. After a terrible 2020, the Greek Golden Visa is back in business. “The future looks bright,” says Panos Rozakis.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Practically Closed: Only 5 Approvals in FY2022, Rejections Reach 69%
New Zealand’s Investor Visa, which but a few years ago raised more than a billion NZ dollars a year, remains virtually dead 19 months after the onset of the pandemic.
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Which Investment Migration Programs Are Most Widely Promoted Globally?
We’ve analyzed data from the nearly 1,000 firms in the RCBI Company Directory to find out which IM programs are promoted the most globally.
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Vietnamese Applicants Top Canada Startup Visa Recipients
In 2019, says Bastien Trelcat, “some consultants started abusing loopholes in the program, such as by selling it as a passive investment,” which has resulted in lower approval rates.
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Portugal Golden Visa Fund Investment So Far in 2021 Already Exceeds Last Year’s Total
The investment fund option of the Portuguese golden visa continues its inexorable rise, as does the prevalence of American applicants.
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New Tool: List and Maps of Global Investment Migration Company Office Distribution
See exactly where international investment migration firms have offices. Sort, filter, and search through our list or interact with the maps.
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With No Regional Center-Based EB-5 Applications to Process, Why is I-829 Adjudication Slowing?
The Investor Program Office at the USCIS had three jobs to do. With the regional center closed, they have only one. So, what’s the hold-up with I-829s?
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Vanuatu CBI Revenue Drop in 2021 Likely Related to Correspondent Bank Relationship Troubles
Vanuatu’s banks are having relationship problems.
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UK Processes 20k ECAA Turkish Businessperson Applications in 2021, Rejects 84%
Though the program closed in December, the Home Office has processed more than 20,000 Turkish Businessperson visas in 2021, rejecting nearly all.
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Record Quarter for UK Innovator Visa, 187% YoY Improvement for Investor Category
Arrows are pointing up for all of the UK’s investment-based visas.
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