“We want to emulate Portugal,” says Panama vice minister promoting investor visa offering simplified route to citizenship.
Henseler says it took 18 months of hard work, market insight, and “a little bit of luck” to bring São Tomé’s CIP to life.
Arton Capital is “actively working with the Botswana government to make it a reality sooner than later, but Q1 2026 is realistic,” Bennis confirmed at IMI Connect Rome.
Philippe May thinks Argentina’s program could be a precursor to Latam CBI, and doesn’t think real estate will be a part of it.
US ‘bullying’ turning off Chinese emigrants as other countries gain favor, says Henry Fan
Krista Victorio examines Italy’s Dolce Visa, full of promise, but in need of lessons from Portugal and Greece to reach its full potential.
“The Caribbean has done its part.” Daisy Joseph Andall discusses political pressure on Caribbean CBI programs, calls for a narrative shift.
To “get rid of EB-5, you’d need an act of Congress,” Mona Shah unpacks how Trump’s gold card could impact the EB-5 program.
At IMI Connect Athens, industry veterans James Muscat Azzopardi and Eric G. Major weighed in on the ECJ’s Malta ruling.
Katerina Saranti explains how Greece slashed processing times from 20 to 3 months, and what investment tier is the hottest right now
For those who share Nayib Bukele’s vision for 🇸🇻El Salvador, the country’s CBI program is not overpriced, argues “Katie the Russian.”
If the Supreme Court outlaws tax on unrealized capital gains, the major barrier to Americans leaving disappears, says Lesperance.
He also revealed that, so far, about three-quarters of applicants have been Syrians.
Anastasia Barna says clients who have qualified for Caribbean citizenship via “the $80,000 option” are running the risk of revocation.
“They’ll want to keep a delta between [donations and real estate],” says Richard Hallam, hinting that the price for real estate could rise.
While Peters believes the four Caribbean countries fully intend to implement the MoA, he thinks the June 30th deadline is unrealistic.
While processing times for the Startup Visa average about 30 months, Slava Apel reveals a workaround for those eager to get to Canada sooner.
“If they are processed in three months also this time, then this program will be the best, because clients want to see results,” says Kiss.
He also says that if the MoA isn’t enough to allay EU fears, “it will be clear that they have reasons other than national security concerns.”
“To regulate the industry as a whole may be a good project to have, but I’m not sure it can get off the ground,” author Kristin Surak tells IMI.