Politicians, Media Focus on CIP “Backdoor” to Europe; Front Door Barely Guarded
If you want the IM industry to take concerns about the backdoor at face value, come back when you have something more than a windscreen on the front door.
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Opinion
Investment Migration Advisors Need to Talk to Clients About Health Insurance
A fundamental motive for investment migration applicants is asset protection. Don’t forget to advise on protecting the most valuable asset of all.
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Rogers: Time for RCBI-Firms to Clean up Their Acts Or Be Ruined by the Press
An indiscrete remark during an unguarded moment can bring down your investment migration company when every client is a potential undercover reporter.
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Rogers: Leftist Press Will Come for Your CBI Firm Too – 6 Steps to Prepare Yourself
What happened to Chetcuti Cauchi is but a precursor of things to come. Next up is the theft of internal emails and client records. Be prepared, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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Citizenship by Investment as Insurance Against Statelessness
For a number of ethnic groups, the risk of being rendered stateless is non-negligible. Thousands of those at risk can afford citizenship by investment.
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7 Ways HNWIs Sabotage Their Own Backup Plans – Part II
Making the purchase of a CBI the first step in planning your financial future is like making a visit to Home Depot the first step in planning your dream home, writes David Lesperance.
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7 Ways HNWIs Sabotage Their Own Backup Plans – Part I
When planning citizenship, visas, and tax residency, trying to do it yourself can be worse than doing nothing at all, writes David Lesperance.
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On Japanese Citizenship and Naturalization Policies and How They May Change
Hyong-Jin KWON Paris An estimated 700,000 dual citizens aged more than 22 live in Japan and an even more
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Wealth Planning and CBI Are Separate Worlds, But This is About to Change
Changes in international taxation and the new economic substance rules offer unique advantages for some Caribbean and European CIPs, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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How Investment Migration Firms Can Capitalize on Clients’ Demand for Education
Every RCBI-professional knows that opportunities for education is among their clients’ top motivating factors, but very few capitalize on it, says Merriman.
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Carlyle Rogers: CBI Has No Place in the Current Geopolitical Debate on Immigration
The place of the CBI industry in the current geopolitical debate surrounding immigration To say that immigration is the driving
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The Problem With Offering Passports in Country X as a Perk For Home Buyers in Country Y
It’s not a security issue and it’s not a moral issue. But it certainly is a PR headache.
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J.F. Harvey: The Missing Pillar in Caribbean CBI – Justification of Refusals
Jean-François Harvey argues that the practice of not providing any explanations when rejecting an application is Kafkaesque, unnecessary, and unfair.
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L’ecuyer: The Industry Is at an Inflexion Point and Inaction Will Cost Us
Addressing industry stakeholders yesterday, Bruno L’ecuyer stressed the need for coordinated action vis-a-vis European institutions, highlighted the IMC’s new education program, and urged politicians to avoid uninformed decision-making.
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Rozakis: The Greek Golden Visa – NOT The Portuguese – Is The World’s Best
Mahmoudi maintains that Portugal has the world’s best golden visa. In response, Rozakis lists the reasons why that is not the case.
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MEPs Urge Cutting St Kitts’ Visa-Free Access to Schengen
Opinion of the editor: “We, Members of the European Parliament, are writing to express our concern about the visa waiver
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The Generation Game – Can CIP-Investors Really Pass Citizenship On To Their Descendants?
Gareth Brookes analyzes the degree to which citizenships acquired through investment can be passed on to future generations.
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The #1 Mistake You’re Making When Marketing Investment Migration Programs in India
An Indian immigration attorney with more than 20 years of experience points to a common mistake investment migration firms make when courting Indian clients, and explains what to do instead.
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Startup Visas: Governments Want Them, But Your Clients Don’t
Startup visas are too customized, risky, hands-on, and low-margin to catch on at a grand scale, argues Stephane Tajick.
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Rogers: EU/OECD’s Real Concern About CIPs Is Tax Competition, Not “Good Governance” – Part 2
Carlyle Rogers: CARICOM finally appears to realize that the EU is out to destroy the region’s economic future under the guise of tax good governance and other red herrings. What took them so long?
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