Where The 52 Biggest International RCBI-Specialist Firms Have Offices
Where the biggest international firms in our industry keep offices says a great deal about the industry’s history – and future.
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Intel & Data
10 Biggest Investment Migration Programs Raised a Collective US$10 Billion Last Year
Though 2020 is unlikely to be a record year for the market as a whole, some programs are hitting all-time highs during the pandemic.
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Pandemic Brings UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications to Halt in Q2
Not since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
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Release: Comprehensive Database on More Than 200 Investment Migration Programs
In partnership with STC, we’re releasing the world’s most comprehensive database on residence and citizenship by investment programs.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Rejects 1 in 3 Applications, Leaving NZ$3 Billion on The Table
While only 16% of Indonesians are turned away, half of Malaysian and South African investor visa applicants get rejection letters.
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Vanuatu Approving 100+ CBI Applications a Month, Setting Revenue-Records in 2020
In the middle of a global pandemic, the citizenship by investment program of COVID-free Vanuatu is experiencing its best year on record.
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Global CIP Accreditations Pass 1,000 For The First Time, Vanuatu’s Number Suddenly Triples
The Vanuatu Development Support program stood out by nearly tripling its number of designated agents during the period, from 30 to 87.
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Despite Pandemic, A Record-Summer for Hong Kong Overseas Property Expos
UK property exhibitions accounted for more than half of the city’s total in the last two weeks of July, writes Eli McGeever.
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35% of Portugal Golden Visa Applicants Have Chosen “Alternative” Investments in 2020
The number of investors choosing the EUR 350,000 Investment Fund option is up 400% since last year, even with five months left in 2020.
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43,286 E2 Visas Issued in FY2019: Canadian Participation Up 60% Under Trump
Presuming an average family size of three and investment of US$250,000, the program will have raised in excess of US$3.6 billion in FY2019.
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The Protracted Demise of Latvia’s Golden Visa
Once first among its European equals, Latvia’s golden visa has languished since 2014. 93% of the program’s total FDI stems from before 2016.
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Nearly 1 in 5 South African HNWIs Cite “Emigration” as Reason For Selling Homes
South African HNWIs’ offshore real estate holdings are growing rapidly and 1 in 5 say they are selling their homes in order to emigrate.
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Investment Migration in the EU Crossed Historic €5 Billion FDI Milestone in 2019
Conservatively estimated, EU-based RCBI programs accounted for FDI amounting to at least EUR 5.5 billion, double the 2015 figure.
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Hong Kong EB-5 Investors: Surging in 2019, Low Rejection Rates, Faster Adjudication
IIUSA’s Lee Y. Li conducts a detailed statistical analysis on EB-5 investment trends in one of the program’s fastest-growing markets.
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First-Half 2020 Investment in Portugal’s Golden Visa Already 52% of 2019 Total
A prognosis that two months ago might have seemed absurd is starting to look realistic: 2020 could be a record year for Portugal’s golden visa.
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Pandemic Pummels Greek Golden Visa in Q2, But Policy Changes Offer Promise of Comeback in Q3
New procedural measures will make remote-application feasible and boost application volumes, but they did not take effect in time to save Q2.
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Turkey CIP Naturalized 4,000 Investors in 3 Months During Pandemic, Raising US$17 Million a Day
The figures imply that Turkey naturalized an average of 1,333 main applicants a month during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Stakeholders Lobby for €250,000 Spanish Golden Visa as Investment Slumps
“We have proposed to the Government to halve the amount of investment in housing,” says the head of the country’s developers’ association.
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US EB-5 Update: I-829 Petitions Up 27% on Year in Q1, Approval Rate 99%
It’s the second time in EB-5 history that the number of I-829 filings exceeds 1,000 petitions within a single quarter.
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Historic Comeback for Portugal Golden Visa: May 2020 Best Month on Record
Back with a vengeance: May approvals alone exceeded those of the preceding four months combined as the program raised a historic EUR 147 million.
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