Québec IIP’s 20,000-Application Backlog Precipitated Suspension
18,800 main applicants fulfilled the obligations of the QIIP but still await their permanent residence permits, a factor partly motivating the suspension.
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Long Processing Times Among Golden Visas is an Unnecessary Curb on RCBI-Demand
A decade ago, the Canadian Immigrant Investor programs (CIIP) and the Hong Kong Capital Investment Scheme (HK CIS) dominated the
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Greece Decentralizes Golden Visa Processing to Tackle Two-Year Waitlists in Greater Athens
Rules requiring golden visa investors submit files in the municipality where they bought the property had seen Athens appointments fully booked until 2021.
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Ireland: 52% of 2018’s Investor Visa Applications Still Await Decisions, But Backlog Reduced by 32% Since May
After accumulating a hefty backlog over the last two years, the Department of Justice have sped up case-handling considerably in the last two months.
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Malta’s Golden Visa Has Received 1,600 Applications, But Backlog is Growing Due to Agents’ Sloppy Filing
Some 1,000 applications remain unprocessed due to missing documentation. To tackle the backlog, the MRVA will no longer accept incomplete applications.
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450 Chinese EB-5 Investors Sue US Govt. Over 15 Year Wait Times
Press release via Business Wire: A group of more than 450 Chinese EB-5 investors are suing the U.S. government to
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Portugal Virtually Wipes Out Golden Visa Application Backlog in Just Six Months
Portugal’s Borders and Immigration Service (the SEF) reports that its application backlog – which stood at more than 6,000 by
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EB-5 Waiting List Reaches a Dizzying 30,000 Applicants, Nearly All Chinese
Statistics from the National Visa Center released last week show that, as of November 1st this year, 30,259 applicants were
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