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Europe 

Before You Mourn the Demise of Portugal’s Golden Visa: Some Nuance and Context

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Sara Rebolo analysis, club, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, sara sousa rebolo, vanessa rodrigues lima

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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Opinion of the Editor 

Why a Bulletproof Mobility Portfolio Should Contain a Western Hemisphere Allocation

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim americas, analysis, club, history, opinion of the editor, residence by investment

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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Opinion 

Georgia: The Residence by Investment Market’s Best Kept Secret

December 4, 2022January 17, 2023 Saahil Menon analysis, club, georgia, golden visa, opinion, residence by investment, saahil menon

Georgia could emerge as the biggest beneficiary of the new multipolarity taking hold across investment migration, argues Saahil Menon.

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Industry Trends 

The CBI Wave Gathering Steam in Central Asia and the Caucasus

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Saahil Menon analysis, armenia, cbi, central asia, cip, citizenship by investment, club, georgia, saahil menon, uzbekistan

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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Europe Policy Updates 

How Spain’s New Startup Law Impacts Digital Nomad, Non-Lucrative, and Golden Visas

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Oriol Molas analysis, club, digital nomad visa, digital nomads, europe, golden visa, oriol molas, policy updates, residence by investment, spain, startup

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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Analysis Editor's Picks 

The 13 Planned Citizenship by Investment Programs The Market is Waiting For: Which Will Open First?

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, citizenship by investment, club, philippe may, sam bayat

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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Europe Industry Trends Sponsored Feature 

15 Changes and Trends in Portugal’s Immigration System in 2022

January 18, 2022April 26, 2022 Sara Rebolo analysis, caiado guerreiro, d7, EU, europe, golden visa, hqa, portugal, residence by investment, sara sousa rebolo, sponsored feature

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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Capitol Letters North America 

How Redeployment of At-Risk EB-5 Capital Works During The Regional Center Program Lapse

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Aaron Grau aaron grau, analysis, at-risk, club, eb-5, golden visa, iiusa, north america, redeployment, residence by investment, united states, usa

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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China 

Where Are All the Chinese Applicants? The 3 Factors Killing the Mainland IM Market

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, china, club, coronavirus, industry trends

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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Editor's Picks Intel & Data 

In Which RCBI Countries Were You Least Likely to Die of COVID, 18 Months on?

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, club, coronavirus, covid, data, editor's picks, investment migration, statistics

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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Intel & Data 

Evaluating Citizenships by The Country’s Propensity to Come to Your Aid Abroad

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, citizenship, club, consular services, data and intel, embassy, passport index

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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Opinion of the Editor 

Diseconomies of Scale in the Investment Migration Market: Why IM Remains a “Boutique” Industry

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, club, opinion of the editor

Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.

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Capitol Letters North America 

EB-5 is First and Foremost About US Job Creation, Not Immigration

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Aaron Grau aaron grau, analysis, capitol letters, club, eb-5, opinion, reauthorization, regional center, united states

“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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Editor's Picks Reasonable Doubt 

Think Your Client Has Until Dec 31st to Get Portugal GV Under Old Rules? Think Again

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 David Lesperance analysis, club, david lesperance, europe, golden visa, policy updates, portugal, reasonable doubt

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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Editor's Picks Europe Reasonable Doubt 

Expansion of AML Obligations on IM Firms: Natural Evolution or Death Knell for Boutique Operators?

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 David Lesperance analysis, citizenship by investment, club, david lesperance, EU, european commission, reasonable doubt, residence by investment

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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Editor's Picks North America 

Clear Answers to All the Questions You Have About EB-5 Right Now

July 20, 2021August 23, 2021 Matthew Galati analysis, club, direct eb-5, eb-5, galati, matthew galati, north america, reauthorization, regional center, residence by investment

Is EB-5 dead? How does direct EB-5 work? Will the regional center program return? Is it true that minimums are back to US$500,000? Matthew Galati provides a jargon-free status update on EB-5.

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Asia-Pacific Due Process 

Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the Pacific Are in For A Ride – Part 2

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Michael B. Krakat analysis, asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, due process, michael b krakat, opinion

Part 2 of Michael Krakat’s series on how concepts of nationhood and citizenship are perceived differently in the South Pacific and what that means for CBI planners.

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Editor's Picks Europe 

A Summary of Investigations, Reports, and Legal Actions on Cyprus CIP So Far

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, analysis, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, cyprus, europe, summary

As a 780-page report on the inquiry concludes more than half of naturalizations were illegal, Ahmad Abbas summarizes the Cyprus CIP debacle so far.

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Analysis Sponsored Feature 

Citizenship by Investment – MUCH More Than Global Mobility

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Contributor analysis, cip, citizenship by investment, hepta global, sponsored feature

Citizenship by investment used to be about mobility and plans B. In a world where governments are short on cash, however, it’s also your key to financial freedom.

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Industry Trends 

The Great Reconfiguration of the Investment Migration Market After COVID-19

April 26, 2021August 23, 2021 Richard Moir analysis, club, coronavirus, industry trends, kristin surak, richard moir

Richard Moir and Kristin Surak consider how the pandemic has transformed investor migrants’ preferences.

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