Our guest in this episode, Henry Fan of Globevisa, is determined to do his job to enable freedom of movement for as many people as possible.
We need to stop selling passports and start selling citizenships, argues Nuri Katz, our guest in this episode of the Mobility Standard.
Mimoun Assraoui and Eric Major have big plans for Latitude and aim to unite the industry by making the Investment Migration Council more inclusive.
This week on the Mobility Standard, IMI’s editor Christian Nesheim is a guest on the My Latin Life podcast.
Among other insights, Krista Victorio points out that it’s perfectly possible to get Spanish citizenship without also becoming a tax resident.
Madalena Monteiro saw a deluge of inquiries about the Italian Dolce Visa after news of Portugal’s closing. Especially from Russians.
David Lesperance and Mel Warshaw on what’s driving Americans to leave the country, get second citizenships, and give up citizenship in 2023.
Slava Apel: Canada’s Startup Visa is the “most viable and direct path to Canada PR” and the “most profitable program” for immigration firms.
Andrew Henderson says many industry practitioners would do well to engage in more direct, authentic communication.
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week is Benjamin Lodmell of asset protection specialist firm Lodmell & Lodmell.
Savory & Partners founder Jeremy Savory on running a CBI business in Dubai, becoming a Portugal resident, and the potential of Turkey.
Our guest this week is Mr. Titus Gebel, a serial entrepreneur who’s dedicating his life to creating pockets of freedom in an unfree world.
“It’ll take a long time for this new program to be stable,” says Matt Galati. “I don’t know if that gets done before 2027, frankly.”
In this episode, we discuss the rising popularity of independent means visas, which require no investment but proof of financial means.
Nuri Katz calls CBI vetting “the best due diligence known to man.” He also takes part of the blame for the industry’s failure to effectively lobby Brussels.
John Hanafin also says North Macedonia and Albania “are about five years ahead of Montenegro” in terms of becoming EU members.
Kenneth Green talks about Curaçao’s EU golden visa, Dominica’s Entrepreneur visa, and the intensifying competition for government mandates.
Mohammed Asaria, the only CBI developer in the Caribbean to have brought several five-star resorts to completion, on what it takes to pull off.
If appeasing the EU was Malta’s goal, says Philippe May, it was unsuccessful. “These people are driven by ideology. They will never give up.”
“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
Her audacious and uninhibited style makes waves. That’s allowed Katie the Russian to build a big, targeted customer base in no time at all.
Sam Bayat of Bayat Legal Services spoke about the early days in Montreal, his recommendations for the IMC, and the latest updates on CBI in North Macedonia.
On whether he worries for the future of the program under the new government: “At this stage, I don’t have that kind of fear, no.”
Ashish Saraff is confident both that India will soon allow dual citizenship and that the Indian investment migration market will become the world’s largest.
Micha-Rose Emmett spoke to us about Africa’s IM market, how motherhood has changed her perspective on IM, how the IM market should be regulated, and much more.
Citizenship by descent, states competing for citizens, and CBI as employee performance bonus are just some of the topics we discussed in the 5th episode of the Mobility Standard.
The Mobility Standard hosts Murat Coskun to understand the future of golden visa investment fund options, in Portugal and beyond.
David Lesperance says many US embassies refuse to take renunciation appointments, and that the backlog runs into the tens of thousands.
Crunch time for EB-5, the North Macedonian surprise, why Canada makes immigration so hard, business as usual in the Caribbean, and much more.
IMI finally has its own podcast: The Mobility Standard. Listen to Episode 1 today: The Rise of Western Investor Migrants.
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