Why Don’t More Investment Migration Companies Promote Italy’s “Dolce Visa”?
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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Opinion
Greco: Citizenship by Investment – The True Win-Win-Win of Globalization
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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6 Global Economic Effects of The War in Ukraine And What They Mean for Investment Migration
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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If the CBI Industry Wants to Survive, it Needs to Muster a Concerted Effort – Immediately
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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St-Hilaire: Vanuatu Was Only the Beginning – Brussels Is on a Crusade Against Global Mobility
By attacking CIPs in small, defenseless countries with no allies, EU politicians rack up PR points at zero cost, writes Martin St-Hilaire.
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Are We Witnessing the Extinction of Citizenship by Investment?
Stephane Tajick believes it’s time we start thinking about how to adapt to a world without citizenship by investment.
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Anti-Fragility, Ukraine–Russia Conflict, and Investment Migration: 3 Considerations
The outbreak of war in Ukraine today strikes at the heart of why this industry exists in the first place, writes Brian Greco.
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Greco: What’s So Great About The Schengen Area?
Brian Greco questions the conventional industry doctrine that sees Schengen-access as the holy grail of RCBI-program selling points.
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How Losing Schengen-Access Would Affect Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment
Philippe May and Martin St-Hilaire ask: Would it be the end of CBI in Vanuatu? Would a price cut be in order? Where would demand come from?
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4 Ways in Which Brussels Is Unfairly Harming Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment Program
Martin St-Hilaire points to red herrings, straw man arguments, and other deliberate fallacies the European Commission uses against Vanuatu.
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Inflation, COVID, Geopolitical Tensions: What Will Keep Investor Migrants Up at Night in 2022
The last two years have turned the world upside down. And we’re not done yet, according to Ahmet Şener.
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Golden Visa Programs Face an Existential Threat (And It’s Not Brussels)
Andre Bothma argues that independent means visas – which require physical presence but not investment – are eating golden visas’ lunch.
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Western Cape’s Independence Movement Gains Steam: A Possible Future CBI Jurisdiction?
Following the popularity of our story on Bougainville’s independence movement, David Bonellie considers the potential for a CIP in a sovereign Western Cape.
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Visa-Free Travel Is Dead in The Post-COVID World
The nominal number of visa-free destinations your passport affords means very little in 2021. Brian Greco explains what to focus on instead.
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Rich Indians Should Flock to Istanbul – Not to Dubai
Saahil Menon, himself an Indian, argues that HNWI from the subcontinent have more reason than ever to leave home. But not for Dubai.
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Why Turkey Is A No-Brainer for India’s Second-Home Seekers
“This wildcard might just be the best bet for millions of affluent Indians actively exploring domicile diversification,” writes Saahil Menon.
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CBI Programs Would Be Wise to End Their Discrimination Against Single Applicants
Justin Donovan argues CBI price discrimination against singles is a mistake considering they are the world’s fastest-growing demographic.
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Lesperance to Morgan: Here’s Evidence Most US Missions Won’t Take Renunciation Appointments
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
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Investment Migration Faces a Stricter Regulatory Future: That’s a Good Thing
In the real world, we cannot expect governments or review committees to police the internet for CBI fraud, writes Kemal Nicholson.
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Morgan: Don’t Believe Rumors of US Consulates Not Taking Renunciation Appointments
Edwin Morgan claims David Lesperance’s reports of long waits for US citizenship renunciation appointments are “fictitious” and that IMI, by giving it credence, is spreading misinformation.
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