Pakistan PM Instructs Officials to Work on Citizenship by Investment Policy
The Board of Investments, which raised the proposal, specifically hopes to garner investment interest from HNWIs in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Time Magazine Names Bodrum Among “World’s Greatest Places”: Finding $250k Homes Now Harder Than Ever
As Bodrum shows up on more and more radars, luxury hotel and residence developments are moving in quickly. That makes finding quality properties for $250,000 harder.
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Turkey: Home Sales to Foreigners Up 107% YoY in May – Overseas Buyers Forecast to Inject US$7 Billion in 2021
More than half of acquisitions took place in Istanbul alone, and only 20% of the sales to foreigners were related to the citizenship program.
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Is Every Turkish Real Estate Broker Also a Citizenship Agent Now?
“We’ve seem a sharp increase in CIP investors asking for our assistance after their applications were mishandled or incorrectly filed.”
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Everything You Need to Know About Egypt’s New Citizenship by Investment Program
Hany Mostafa Moawad has undertaken an extensive Q&A session with Egypt’s newly established citizenship by investment unit.
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CIP Turkey Takes the Term “Full-Service Provider” Literally
CIP Turkey goes the extra mile in helping clients invest in Turkey, gain citizenship via crypto, and to build a new life for their clients.
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Cautionary Tales from the Turkey CIP: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes
İsrafil Kahraman recounts five anecdotes of investors who had their Turkey citizenship applications rejected because of simple mistakes.
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Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program
All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”
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UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”
The UAE says it will naturalize investors. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the new law, and ready to assist in making it a program.
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UAE Announces Merit-Based Naturalization, Also for Investors, But It’s No CIP
The UAE will begin granting citizenship to investors and specialists. As constituted so far, however, the policy does not amount to a CIP.
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200 Out of 206 Jordan CIP Applications Pertained to “Existing Projects”
This may offer some suggestion as to how a passport that offers 51 visa-free destinations can command average investment of nearly US$7m.
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After Raising AED100 Billion in 1st Year, UAE Extends “Golden Visa” to Doctors, Computer Scientists
The UAE government is extending the welcome under the golden visa to all doctors and a wide range of engineers and scientists.
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Jordan Halves the Price of Its CIP Despite Reported Avg. Investment of US$6.9m
Jordan this week reported its citizenship by investment program has raised US$1.38bn from just 200 investors. Now, they’re cutting prices.
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Asian CIP Investors Drive Manufacturing Boom in Turkey as Sino-US Trade Tensions Grow
As manufacturing in China becomes difficult and expensive thanks to the Sino-American trade war, Turkey’s economy is emerging as a big winner.
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7 Principles Investment Migration Professionals Must Grasp to Succeed in the MENA Region
Principle #3 – Listing the number of dependents is a complicated affair in Polygamous societies.
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Egyptian Cabinet Approves CIP-Law, Formalizes Requirements
Egypt is set to open the world’s 13th formal citizenship by investment program, with minimum investments starting at US$250,000.
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Turkey CIP Astounds: Nearly 10,000 Citizens by Investment in 12 Months Says Interior Ministry
2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.
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Egypt Moves Closer to CIP-Launch as Parliament Grants Approval In Principle to New Law
What had initially been a residency program with a path to citizenship is shaping up to become a bona fide CIP without the need for a residence period.
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UAE Issues First Golden Visa to Handpicked Sharjah Businessman
Samuel thanked the Sharjah Directorate of Residency for “their initiative to contact him and introduce him to the golden visa system.”
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Saudi Arabia’s New €187,000 Residence by Investment Program Could Raise $10bn a Year, Says Crown Prince
From black gold to golden visas: Saudi Arabia wants to cut reliance on oil and capitalize on its 12 million foreigners by offering them permanent residency.
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