Five Real Estate and Residency Combinations for US$150,000 or Less
James Nuveen outlines five ways international investors can diversify both their property and mobility portfolios at the same time.
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What You Need to Know About China’s Investment Migration Market in 2023: Wailian, Crackdowns, and Surging Demand
Chinese IM market insider Luc Lu explains what’s happening in the Chinese market and how international firms should interpret the Wailian case.
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The “Chilling Effect” of Wailian Boss’ Arrest: China’s Investment Migration Market on Tenterhooks
“This financial fracas will sweep up a lot of players,” write Mona Shah and Rebecca Singh, who believe the Wailian arrests are part of a broader effort.
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8 Tips For Getting an Investor Visa Through Real Estate in Colombia
Tomás Giraldo Bolívar explains how to invest in property and residency in Colombia while avoiding common pitfalls.
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Evaluating Citizenships by The Country’s Propensity to Come to Your Aid Abroad [2023 Update]
Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you: From providing emergency passports to hostage rescue.
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How to Ensure Fair and Effective Due Diligence on Stateless Applicants
Stateless applicants put CIPs in the unique position of assessing whether these individuals should be issued the first passports they have ever held, writes Fabienne de Blois.
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Before You Mourn the Demise of Portugal’s Golden Visa: Some Nuance and Context
The precise wording of yesterday’s press conference left many questions unanswered and offers some hope, indicate Sara Sousa Rebolo and Vanessa Rodrigues Lima.
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Why a Bulletproof Mobility Portfolio Should Contain a Western Hemisphere Allocation
Globalization is reversing, history is returning, and the world is becoming a perilous place again. The Western hemisphere will be an exception.
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Georgia: The Residence by Investment Market’s Best Kept Secret
Georgia could emerge as the biggest beneficiary of the new multipolarity taking hold across investment migration, argues Saahil Menon.
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The CBI Wave Gathering Steam in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Keen on Russian capital and not concerned with an EU reaction, the region could become a hotbed for CBI, writes Saahil Menon.
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How Spain’s New Startup Law Impacts Digital Nomad, Non-Lucrative, and Golden Visas
Spain’s new Startups Law, slated to take effect in January, will bring improvements for more than just digital nomads, writes Oriol Molas.
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The 13 Planned Citizenship by Investment Programs The Market is Waiting For: Which Will Open First?
In the last four years, at least 13 countries have planned CIPs without actually opening them yet. Now, several are getting close to opening.
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15 Changes and Trends in Portugal’s Immigration System in 2022
In this comprehensive overview, Sara Sousa Rebolo and Miguel Silva outline what to look out for in Portugal’s immigration system in 2022.
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How Redeployment of At-Risk EB-5 Capital Works During The Regional Center Program Lapse
Now that the regional center program has lapsed, maintaining EB-5 capital at-risk through redeployment poses challenges, writes Aaron Grau.
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Where Are All the Chinese Applicants? The 3 Factors Killing the Mainland IM Market
Until recently the world’s undisputedly largest source of investor migrants, China’s IM market has become a shadow of its former self. Why?
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In Which RCBI Countries Were You Least Likely to Die of COVID, 18 Months on?
A great deal has changed in the 18 months since our initial analysis. We’re revisiting the numbers to see who performed in the long term.
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Diseconomies of Scale in the Investment Migration Market: Why IM Remains a “Boutique” Industry
Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.
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EB-5 is First and Foremost About US Job Creation, Not Immigration
“The reason for the rule matters when it comes to how the EB-5 program fulfills the policy’s purpose,” writes IIUSA Executive Director Aaron Grau.
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Think Your Client Has Until Dec 31st to Get Portugal GV Under Old Rules? Think Again
While applying under current rules is possible until the end of the year, in practice, you have until the end of September, writes David Lesperance.
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Expansion of AML Obligations on IM Firms: Natural Evolution or Death Knell for Boutique Operators?
The European Commission aims to make IM providers “Obliged Entities”. David Lesperance asks: Can the EC do that? And would it be a problem?
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