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MENA Vice 

Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, club, mena, UAE, vice

All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”

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Caribbean Vice 

Grenada CIP Developer Caught on Camera Promoting Illegal Discounts: CIU Investigating

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, fraud, grenada, percival clouden, vice

The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.

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Europe Vice 

The EU’s Actual Passports-for-Sale Threat Comes From Corrupt Officials, Not CIPs

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim bribes, club, corruption, EU, europe, romania

As Western-EU politicians fret over the hypothetical risks of citizenship by investment, their counterparts farther east are selling passports for bribes.

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Caribbean Vice 

Range Developments: Circulation of False Claims Are “Morally Reprehensible”

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, fake news, grenada, mohammed asaria, range developments, real estate, rupert wright, statement, zampolli

Following the circulation of news articles in Grenada, Range Developments say they are once more the target of false claims made in public.

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Asia-Pacific Vice 

Vanuatu Govt. Moves to Stop Agents Undercutting Official Price

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, james harris, policy, policy updates, vanuatu, vcp, vdsp

Undercutting of the Government’s officially sanctioned retail price has led to confusion in the market-place, writes James. E. Harris.

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Editor's Picks Europe Vice 

The Jho Low Cyprus Case: What We Know and What We Don’t

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, cyprus, europe, jho low

The big story in investment migration this week involves Jho Low, Cyprus’ government, private business, due diligence providers, and even the clergy.

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Europe Vice 

Bulgaria to Cancel Citizenship of 8th CIP-Investor in Three Months

September 10, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim bulgaria, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, europe, fraud, revoke, vice

The office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General has uncovered eight instances of fraudulently obtained citizenships over the last three months, with several

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Europe Vice 

Malta Hints at Revoking IIP-Obtained Citizenship as Investor Pleads Guilty to Fraud

August 9, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim abraaj, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, malta, malta iip, miipa, wadood

“Malta takes these matters very seriously,” the head of Malta’s IIP Agency told IMI.

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Asia-Pacific China Editor's Picks Vice 

Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China

July 17, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, china, cip, citizenship by investment, club, extradition, vanuatu, vdsp, vice

Vanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.

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Caribbean Vice 

Antigua PM: Choksi’s “Citizenship Will Be Revoked And He Will Be Repatriated to India”

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua & barbuda, caribbean, cbi, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, extradition, gaston browne, india, mehul choksi

Through the legal protections afforded to him under Antigua’s common law system, the former diamond merchant has been able to stave off extradition so far.

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Asia-Pacific Vice 

Conspiracies and Foul Play – In Candid Letter, HK Lawyer Answers Long-Standing Questions on Vanuatu Citizenship

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim ciip, citizenship by investment, letter to the editor, martin fairbairn, vanuatu, vcp, vdsp, verp, vreo

In a letter to the editor, Hong Kong lawyer Martin Fairbairn offers disquieting answers to critical questions on Vanuatu citizenship by investment.

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Caribbean Vice 

Grenada to Investigate Stalled CBI-Shrimp Farm: “Collected Significant Sums,” Says PM

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim asa, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, grenada, gsa, investigation, keith mitchell

In a public announcement, Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell says his administration has opened an investigation into CBI-approved shrimp-farming project Grenada Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA).

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Europe Vice 

Con Artists Swindle Thousands in Istanbul for Fake Montenegro Passports

January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim fraud, istanbul, montenegro, scam, turkey, vice

“They were asking people to pay between 7,000 and 12,000 euros for this so-called Montenegrin citizenship,” said Akkan Suver, Montenegro’s honorary

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Europe Vice 

Portugal’s Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Golden Visa Influence-Peddling Charges

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim golden visa, lisbon, macedo, portugal, vice

A Lisbon court on Friday acquitted Miguel Macedo, erstwhile Minister of the Interior for Portugal, of criminal malfeasance in a

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Editor's Picks Europe Vice 

20 State-Officials Arrested in Bulgaria in Massive Bribes-for-Passports Scam

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim bulgaria, corruption, jourova

While the European Commissioner for Justice focuses on her “concerns” about residence and citizenship by investment, thousands bribe their way

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Caribbean Vice 

Alleged Drug Lords and Billion-Dollar Fraudsters – The CIP-Country Response

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, cbi, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, jho low, motiwala, saint kitts and nevis, vice

Three purported criminals have made headlines for their reported connections to CIP-countries this week. We’ve summarized the stories. Mehul Choksi –

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Caribbean Vice 

Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it

August 3, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, caribbean, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, due diligence, fraud, india, vice

Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition

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Caribbean Vice 

Indian Investigators Ask for Choksi’s Whereabouts, Antigua Govt. Will Cooperate “Within the Law”

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, caribbean, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, fraud

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has formally requested that Antiguan authorities account for the whereabouts of Mehul Choksi. Responding to

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Caribbean Editor's Picks Vice 

Due Diligence Blunder? Indian Billionaire Wanted for $2Bn Fraud Gets Antigua Citizenship

July 25, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim allegations, antigua and barbuda, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, india, modi, vice

Mehul Choksi, an Indian billionaire diamond-magnate whose passport Indian authorities revoked earlier this year in conjunction with their issuing of

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Editor's Picks Vice 

Who Hacked imidaily.com? Attackers Delete Several Posts, Including Passport Rankings Page

July 23, 2018July 27, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim hack, hacker, imidaily.com, vice

Late last night, Investment Migration Insider’s website suffered an attack by hackers who deleted several articles and pages, inserted malicious

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