Half of firms in the 2025 Investment Migration Executive Survey say Americans are their fastest-growing client group.
Fewer files, richer returns. Grenada’s CIP earns record revenue per investor even as intake slows.
Portugal’s golden visa wait times can reach four years while others improve. IMI’s Q3 Survey is out now.
Indians and Americans are the largest nationality pools to date, and 27 registrations came from within Botswana.
Ireland approved 538 golden visa applications in 2024, more than double 2023’s total and a record for the program.
Greece is on track for about 8,600 applications in 2025, and the backlog has fallen by 4,612 applications since the start of the year.
Real estate investment has rebounded, and Turkish applicants lead. Latvia is on pace for its strongest year since 2021.
Following its 2024 overhaul, MM2H posted an 84% boost in inflows, including RM237 million in property and RM597 million in deposits.
CBI is “dangerous,” says the EU. Meanwhile, Germany quietly naturalizes nationals from the same countries it flags as security risks.
Four programs cut processing times in Q2 while others experienced longer waits, creating wider performance gaps.
Fewer dollars came in, but real estate kept Grenada’s citizenship by investment program moving in Q1 2025.
Greece improves golden visa processing times, cuts down backlog, yet remains on track for 6th consecutive record year.
Minister Amaro emphasized no plans to end golden visa program while revealing discussions on enhanced tax incentives as applications surge.
Cyprus approves 28,660 golden visas since 2014, Chinese and Russian nationals account for nearly two-thirds of all permits.
Germans lead SVV applications with 224 submissions, reflecting the broader dominance of European countries in the applicant pool.
In unprecedented release, AIIA’s FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.
Geneva is the top destination for Switzerland’s lump sum tax residents while Russians make up the largest applicant nationality pool.
As the market awaits the ECJ ruling, fresh data show Maltese CBI application volume is recovering.
In 2024-Q3, 2,123 wealthy Americans renounced citizenship accounting for 44% of the year’s total, the highest quarterly figure since Q4 2016.
Six months after Siren Chen’s cautiously optimistic assessment, the HK$10.5B in approved investments suggests her confidence was well-placed.