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Cyprus Citizenship Program Raises Mininum Investment, Reports €6.6 Billion Revenue Since 2013

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, georgiades, policy, policy update, statistics

Christian NesheimEditor Having lowered the minimum investment requirement for its citizenship by investment program in 2016, from €2.5 million to

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts’ New Escrow Law to Prevent CBI Real Estate Tricks

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, escrow, les khan, policy, real estate, saint kitts and nevis

The new escrow law will make developer payouts contingent on construction milestones.

Europe Policy Updates

Bulgaria Mulls Scrapping Residence-to-Citizenship Program Due to Lack of Interest

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, golden visa, policy update, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor Reuters reports that the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice plans to terminate its residence-to-citizenship by investment program, citing a

Caribbean Policy Updates

Antigua PM to IMI in Davos: CIP to Accept RMB Payments “Within 30 Days”

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor antigua and barbuda, browne, caribbean, citizenship by investment, davos, gaston browne, policy updates

Asked to comment on a bill passed in Antigua & Barbuda’s parliament this summer, which opened for the payment of

Europe Policy Updates

Greek Govt. Moves to Close Loopholes: No More POS Payments for Golden Visa

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Editor capital controls, europe, golden visa, greece, greek, policy, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor No more POS sales, no more re-selling property to multiple golden visa participants. The Greek government is moving

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Montenegro CIP Opens Applications for Agents, Due Dil. Firms: Deadline is 28 Days Away

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, due diligence, montenegro, policy, public call, tender

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts Raises Cost of Switching Between Investment Options to $25,000

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, ciu, policy, policy updates, saint kitts and nevis, timothy harris

Christian NesheimEditor Prime Minister Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts & Nevis has announced, in a circular to agents, that he

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts CIU to Instate Real Estate Escrow: Payouts Contingent on Developers Actually Developing

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 Editor bayat, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, policy, real estate, saint kitts and nevis

Christian NesheimEditor The Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit reports it has been consulting with developers over new

Europe Policy Updates

Bipartisan Consensus on Naming of Malta IIP Citizens Despite Regulator’s Concerns

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Editor cardona, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, malta, miip, portelli, privacy

Christian NesheimEditor Although generally not accustomed to unanimity, both Malta’s governing party – Labour – and the opposition – the

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Update: Home Office Confirms UK Tier 1 NOT Suspended

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Editor astons, golden visa, home office, policy updates, residence by investment, Tier 1, uk, uk tier 1

Christian NesheimEditor On Thursday, the BBC, the Guardian, as well as the front page of the London Times reported that

North America Policy Updates Tajick's Take

Quebec to Cut QIIP Selection by Up to 65% in 2019, CSQ Wait-Time to Double

December 9, 2018December 10, 2018 Editor canada, golden visa, policy, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, tajick

Stephane TajickMontreal As part of its plan to reduce overall immigration to the province, the government of Quebec is cutting

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BREAKING: UK Tier 1 Program Suspended Pending Review and Reform

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Editor golden visa, home office, residence by investment, suspension, Tier 1, uk

Christian NesheimEditor The Home Office today announced that effective tomorrow it is suspending the UK Tier 1 Visa program. The

Europe Policy Updates

Sneak Peek: Montenegro CIP’s Full List of Requirements, Procedures, and Prices

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, montenegro, policy

Christian NesheimEditor Montenegro’s new citizenship by investment program (CIP) will open for applications on January 1st. Investment Migration Insider has

Europe Policy Updates

Montenegro Govt. Publish CBI Real Estate Requirements

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, montenegro, policy, real estate

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro yesterday passed the Decision on the criteria, method, and procedure of the Montenegro Citizenship

Europe Policy Updates

Cyprus CIP Seeking DD-Partner, May Raise Program Price to Fund Housing Subsidies

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, europe, policy

Christian NesheimEditor The Cypriot government says it may raise the Cyprus citizenship program’s minimum investment requirement by EUR 50,000 to

Europe Policy Updates

Moldova CIP Officially Opens for Applications During 12th H&P GRCC

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Editor cbi, chiril gaburici, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, grcc, moldova

Christian NesheimEditor After months of preparations and anticipation, Moldova’s citizenship by investment program (officially MCBI) is now ready to receive