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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Intel & Data
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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Malta Doubles No. of CBI-Accredited Agents in 5 Months, Dominica Cuts it by Half
Globally, the number of CBI-accredited agents is growing again, but with big differences between programs. See which agents have been listed and delisted since March.
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Portugal Golden Visa Approvals at All-Time Low in July: Preference for D7, HQA Visas May Be the Cause
The SEF is reorganizing and taking fewer appointments. Golden visa investors are being “pushed to the back of the line,” says Laura Blumes.
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2nd Citizenship and Residence: Trends and Opportunities Against Backdrop of COVID
An exploration of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19, as well as the trends and opportunities of today’s international migration market.
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US Citizenship Renunciations Fall Sharply as US Consulates Worldwide Refuse to Take Appointments
Thousands of Americans who wish to renounce their citizenship – a fundamental right – are barred from doing so under the pretext of COVID-measures.
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Grenada CIP Approvals Drop 25% in Q2 as Real Estate Investment Falls Sharply
While NTF-based application approvals were up on the quarter, real estate options approvals fell by 31% in Q2, 2021.
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NZ Govt. Reportedly Mulls Ending Category 1 Investor Visa, Raising Capital Requirement to NZ$25m
“The program is a mess at the moment,” says ANZ Migration’s James Hall. Some of his clients have waited more than a year for approvals that normally take 3 months.
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Portugal’s Cheaper, Faster D7 Visa Increasingly Taking Market Share Away From Golden Visa
“Agents around the world are promoting the D7 on a massive scale,” says Patricia Valadas Coriel. That explains dropping volume for the golden visa.
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Flying Start to 2021 for Grenada CIP: Approvals Up 30% YoY in First Quarter
If Q1 figures are any guide, Grenada’s CIP is on track for a fifth consecutive record year. The share of investors choosing real estate nears historical highs.
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The Complete List of EU Citizenship by Ancestry/Descent Policies
17 countries offer EU citizenship to grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or sometimes even more distant descendants of European citizens. See our complete list and interactive map.
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1 in 4 Investment Migration Firms Say North America Is Their Fastest-Growing Market
26% of respondents in this year’s Investment Migration Executive Survey said North America was their fastest-growing source market. That’s up from 0% in 2019.
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