Monthly Thai Elite Visa Approvals Double Post-Pandemic
Now, program authorities hope to lure even more applicants with allowing them the right not only to live in Thailand, but to work there too.
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What If, When Borders Reopen, CBI Citizens Actually Move to Their COVID-Free Island Havens?
How prepared are small CIP countries for a potential deluge of CBI-citizens who want to move to their COVID-free islands when borders reopen?
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All Citizens “Equal in The Eyes of The Vanuatu Govt.” Assures Chairman Warsal in Response to Media Reports
“Any omissions or ambiguities that may exist […] will be identified and rectified,” states the Commission in response to speculations.
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Malaysia Investment & Immigration Report 2020 – From Juwai IQI, in Partnership with IMI
Asia’s biggest prop-tech group, has partnered with IMI Research Unit to produce a special report on immigrating to and investing in Malaysia.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Rejects 1 in 3 Applications, Leaving NZ$3 Billion on The Table
While only 16% of Indonesians are turned away, half of Malaysian and South African investor visa applicants get rejection letters.
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Vanuatu Approving 100+ CBI Applications a Month, Setting Revenue-Records in 2020
In the middle of a global pandemic, the citizenship by investment program of COVID-free Vanuatu is experiencing its best year on record.
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More Than 100 MM2H Agents Face Closure Over Moratorium – Price Hike Likely
When the MM2H relaunches in December, it will likely have a higher price tag. In the meantime, hundreds of agents will struggle to survive.
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Australian COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Art. 13 of Human Rights Declaration Suspended?
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”
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After Rejecting Up to 90% of Applications, Malaysia Freezes MM2H, Again
The government says it aims to relaunch by December, adding “it’s not a permanent closure because the program contributes to our economy.”
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Vanuatu’s Dual-CIP Era Drawing to a Close? “Hong Kong-Jimmy” Receives Termination Notice
Vanuatu Govt.: “It clearly shows conflict of interest on your side as you clearly knew there would be a change of government when the contract elapsed.”
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Hong Kong’s Already-Hot Migration Market Boils Over Following National Security Law Announcement
As Hongkongers scramble for the exit, mainland Chinese say they are having second thoughts about sending their children abroad for school.
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Vanuatu Citizenship Commission’s New Chairman Tasked With Addressing Dual Program Paradox
Vanuatu’s new government wants more transparency for its two CIPs. Particularly for the VCP, a program exclusively operated by a single agent in Hong Kong.
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In a Pandemic World, Vanuatu Has Placed Itself Under a Microscope
After much discussion, David Lesperance remains unconvinced that Vanuatu’s citizenship by investment programs grant anything but honorary citizenship.
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Solomon Islands Confirm Plans For Citizenship by Investment Program
As Governor-general David Vunagi delivered a speech to Parliament this week, he revealed that the government is evaluating plans for a CIP.
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Harris: In Response to the Question of Honorary Citizenship in Vanuatu
“I am not an official ‘spokesperson’ for the Vanuatu Citizenship Program, and I am not a lawyer,” writes James Harris in a letter to the editor.
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Lesperance: Vanuatu’s So-Called CBI Program is a Ticking Time Bomb
“Honorary citizenship is like being honorarily pregnant; it does not produce the desired result,” writes David Lesperance in his critique of Vanuatu’s CBI.
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Vanuatu Introduces Tax ID Numbers – What Does it Mean for Citizenship Investors?
Vanuatu, itself a CRS signatory member, has in the past struggled to fully meet its obligations due to the absence of a TIN system, writes James Harris.
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Vanuatu Suspends Passport Deliveries Over Coronavirus Concerns
Vanuatu’s Immigration Director has taken the unprecedented step of banning, until further notice, all passport deliveries to Southeast and North Asia.
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After Record 2019, Thailand Elite Visa Eyes 10,000-Member Milestone in 2020
Thailand’s Elite Residence Program again broke records in 2019, growing its member-base by 2,149 individuals, or 28% more than the 1,679 it added last year.
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Chinese Buyers Increasingly Favor Properties in Asia Over Anglosphere, China’s Top Intl. Property Site Reports
The world of golden visa programs is “a buyer’s market in which Chinese citizens have their pick” says Georg Chmiel, Executive Chairman of Juwai.com.
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