“By either dithering over the decision or by saying no to a new investor visa, the Government is actively sending a message loud and clear to the global wealthy, the investors, the business creators and industry innovators, that UK Plc is closed for business, please go elsewhere. Trust me, they will.”
“They’re thinking, ‘if we have tanks rolling down streets in Washington or World War III or what have you, I may need to pick up my bags and move until the dust settles.”
The starting price is lower than what the media has been circulating, with a dependent-based pricing framework in play.
Argentina is a unique prospect, argues Eric Major, comparing the program to those of small island nations in the Caribbean and the South Pacific.
“Portugal must understand that if it does nothing to reverse this situation, it will struggle to attract foreign investors whenever it needs them.”
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“The demand is unstoppable, it just grows,” says Volek. “But on the supply side there’s a definite tightening.”
Major advocates for a “light-touch” approach, while Arton labels St Kitts residency requirements a “vacation obligation.”
Nuri Katz: “I have rarely seen anybody spend more than 10% of their net worth on an immigration program, and generally it’s more like 5%.”
Increase in “Armageddon Americans” who feel that the country’s direction is so uncertain that a second citizenship is a rational safeguard.
“The idea that the [EB-5] program could be ended or somehow amended before that [Gold Card’+] came as a big surprise to practically everyone”
“Political turmoil is always a catalyst for our business because people are always looking for a safe haven”
EU “deterring foreign investment through cancelling or increasing prices of Golden Visa programmes or increasing taxes.”
New Grenada citizenship by invitation program cuts wait times by 50% and includes annual advisory sessions with Prime Minister Mitchell
“The need to introduce Free Global Cities to harness the untapped potential of displaced people […] has never been more pressing”
Armand Arton on growing American interest: “We will definitely be very busy the next six months with the US market.”
“Every half hour there is a new email enquiry […] Trump is obviously the impetus, but it’s also societal.”
Volek said that for the first time, Americans are Henley & Partners’ largest client base by some distance, accounting for 20% of its business.
“It doesn’t matter which party wins in November, that feeling [of unease] will be there. But if Trump wins, it will be a little bit higher.”
David Lesperance: “I have had previously hesitating clients go into panic mode, [Sunak} pulled the pin on the election grenade.”
