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Opinion

Opinion 

Opinion: The Dwindling Future of the Quebec IIP – A Shadow of Its Former Self 

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Nicolas Laurin canada, club, golden visa, nicolas laurin, opinion, qiip, quebec, residence by investment

The French requirement and the $500k walk-away option likely to result from the new rules will cripple the QIIP, laments Nicolas Laurin.

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Opinion 

Active Investor Visas: 5 Lessons to Ensure Profitability and Client Satisfaction

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Ahmad Abbas active investor visa, club, opinion

Governments increasingly balk at passive programs but welcome active investor visas. Ahmad Abbas explains how to successfully pivot to AIVs.

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Opinion 

The Proposal to Close the Golden Visa is Unconstitutional And Will Not Solve Portugal’s Housing Crisis

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Patricia Casaburi club, golden visa, opinion, patricia casaburi, portugal, residence by investment

Patricia Casaburi points out that it’s ironic that golden visas are blamed for the housing crisis in Lisbon and Porto, where prices have risen sharply since these cities were excluded from the program.

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Europe Opinion 

Portugal’s Golden Visa Public Discussion Period and What’s at Stake

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Contributor club, europe, golden visa, opinion, portugal, residence by investment

Inês Costa Moura and Miguel Gomes outline the three possible outcomes of the government’s proposal and what is at stake in terms of jobs.

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Opinion 

Vanuatu Doesn’t Need EU Approval to Manage its Citizenship by Investment Program

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Martin St-Hilaire cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, european commission, opinion, schengen, vanuatu, visa-free

Martin St-Hilaire and Philippe May suggest Vanuatu give up trying to meet the EU’s ever-shifting demands and focus, instead, on the mass market.

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Opinion 

Defensive Moves That CBI Jurisdictions Can Make to Forestall the EU Phase-Out

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 Kemal Nicholson citizenship by investment, kemal nicholson, opinion

Kemal Nicholson proposes radical measures to prevent the EU from cutting CBI countries off from Schengen.

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Industry Trends Opinion 

Digital Nomad Visas: Why Your RCBI Firm Should Sell Them, Despite the Lower Margins

January 3, 2023January 25, 2023 Saahil Menon club, digital nomad visa, digital nomads, opinion, saahil menon

The Digital Nomad Visa trend is booming but RCBI firms are staying away for a perceived lack of margin. That’s a mistake, argues Saahil Menon.

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Opinion Reasonable Doubt 

Lesperance: 6 Predictions About the Investment Migration Market in 2023

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 David Lesperance club, crypto, david lesperance, grenada, malta, opinion, reasonable doubt

David Lesperance goes on the record with six falsifiable predictions for events he expects in the investment migration market this year.

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Opinion 

The Eastern Bloc’s Disillusionment with Brussels Could Breathe New Life Into Defunct CBI Programs

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Saahil Menon balkans, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, EU, opinion, saahil menon

As candidate countries come to terms with the improbability of accession, they’ll be less likely to toe the EU line, argues Saahil Menon.

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Caribbean Opinion 

Caribbean CBI Due Diligence: You Can Take it to The Bank

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Thomas Anthony caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, correspondent banking, due diligence, thomas anthony

Thomas Anthony, former head of several Caribbean CIUs, outlines the delicate and crucial role the region’s banks play in CBI due diligence.

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Opinion 

Georgia: The Residence by Investment Market’s Best Kept Secret

December 4, 2022January 17, 2023 Saahil Menon analysis, club, georgia, golden visa, opinion, residence by investment, saahil menon

Georgia could emerge as the biggest beneficiary of the new multipolarity taking hold across investment migration, argues Saahil Menon.

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Opinion 

Iran: Investment Migration’s Sleeping Giant

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Saahil Menon club, investment migration, iran, opinion, saahil menon

St. Lucia’s recent decision to overturn its blanket ban on Iranian applicants could prompt others to follow suit, writes Saahil Menon.

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Caribbean Opinion 

Strong-Arming Caribbean CIPs to Exclude Russians is Absurd, Unjust, and Unworthy

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Nuri Katz caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, nuri katz, opinion, russians, suspension, ukraine

Caribbean CIPs are forced to fall in line with the demands of the bigger countries or face sanctions themselves, writes Nuri Katz.

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Opinion Reasonable Doubt 

The Crypto Investor’s Five-Step Roadmap to a Low-Tax, High Quality Life in a New Jurisdiction

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 David Lesperance club, crypto, cryptocurrencies, david lesperance, opinion, reasonable doubt, tax, tax planning, tax residency

David Lesperance outlines the five carefully planned steps crypto investors must take to successfully upgrade to a better tax jurisdiction.

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MENA Opinion 

The Truth About the UAE’s Golden Visa: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Saahil Menon club, golden visa, mena, opinion, saahil menon, UAE

Saahil Menon points out that the program is no path to permanent settlement in the UAE, and questions if settlement there is even desirable.

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Greco's Geopolitics MENA Opinion 

Can’t Help But Thrive in the Long Run: The Misunderstood Economic Prospect of Turkey

June 30, 2022May 24, 2023 Brian Greco brian greco, citizenship by investment, club, opinion, turkey

Wild inflation? Yes. Hot money flows? Sure. Capricious politics? Absolutely. But economic fundamentals? As sound as they come, argues Brian Greco.

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Europe Opinion 

Why Don’t More Investment Migration Companies Promote Italy’s “Dolce Visa”?

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Dario Montagnese club, dario montagnese, dolce visa, europe, golden visa, italy, opinion, residence by investment

Italy as a destination sells itself, argues Dario Montagnese. All RCBI advisors need to do is let investors know it also has a golden visa.

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Editor's Picks Greco's Geopolitics Opinion 

Greco: Citizenship by Investment – The True Win-Win-Win of Globalization

April 14, 2022May 30, 2022 Brian Greco brian greco, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, opinion

Citizenship by investment, argues Brian Greco, is an unequivocal good for governments, locals, agents, and investors. So, why is it vilified?

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Opinion 

6 Global Economic Effects of The War in Ukraine And What They Mean for Investment Migration

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Andrés Solimano andres solimano, citizenship by investment, club, europe, inflation, oil, opinion, residence by investment, russia, sanctions, ukraine, war

Dr. Andrés Solimano, who holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT, identifies six global effects of the war and the impact they could have on IM.

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Opinion 

If the CBI Industry Wants to Survive, it Needs to Muster a Concerted Effort – Immediately

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Nuri Katz caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, nuri katz, opinion, russia, russians, ukraine

Nuri Katz says recent weeks’ events show that “unless something changes drastically, we are closer to the end of the CBI industry than to the beginning of it.”

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