Politicians, Media Focus on CIP “Backdoor” to Europe; Front Door Barely Guarded
If you want the IM industry to take concerns about the backdoor at face value, come back when you have something more than a windscreen on the front door.
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The Cost of Granting Citizenship to Newborns When the Rest of the Family Already Have It
You spent a lot of money and time to get citizenship for your family. Now, a new child is expected. What will it cost to give your newborn a citizenship?
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Cypriot MPs Once More Calling for Publication of Investors’ Names
MP George Perdikis has tabled a bill that would see CIP-applicants’ names published. Data Protection Commissioner Loizidou is again compelled to intervene.
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The Wait is Over: Montenegro CIP Opens For Applications, First Submissions Yesterday
Concessionaire firms indicated pent-up demand for the most anticipated citizenship by investment programs of recent years would now be unleashed.
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Rogers: Time for RCBI-Firms to Clean up Their Acts Or Be Ruined by the Press
An indiscrete remark during an unguarded moment can bring down your investment migration company when every client is a potential undercover reporter.
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Ius Agrariare: Montenegro CIP Sets Rules for Citizenship by Agriculture, Fisheries, and Wood Processing Investments
Europe’s newest CIP has formalized the requirements for citizenship by investment in agriculture, fisheries, and wood processing.
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Rogers: Leftist Press Will Come for Your CBI Firm Too – 6 Steps to Prepare Yourself
What happened to Chetcuti Cauchi is but a precursor of things to come. Next up is the theft of internal emails and client records. Be prepared, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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Turkey CIP Astounds: Nearly 10,000 Citizens by Investment in 12 Months Says Interior Ministry
2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.
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Citizenship by Investment as Insurance Against Statelessness
For a number of ethnic groups, the risk of being rendered stateless is non-negligible. Thousands of those at risk can afford citizenship by investment.
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Saint Kitts’ Real Estate Scrape Has Blown Over – What Has Changed to Prevent Future Ones?
The troubles that came to light in Saint Kitts’ CBI real estate sector this year appear to have subsided. What’s been done to prevent future instances?
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Malta IIP Suspends Chetcuti Cauchi’s License Over Hidden Camera Incident: “Gross Misrepresentation,” Says Licensee
The firm is now suspected of influence peddling. The video, however, provides no incriminating evidence of such behavior whatsoever.
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Dominica CIP Approved 2,100 Applications in Last 12 Months, Likely a World Record
The number represents the highest application approval figure officially recorded in a single year among all citizenship by investment programs.
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Grenada CIP, Under New Management, Sees Spike in Real Estate Approvals in Q2
Grenada’s CIP, who recently appointed a new CEO, saw significant increases in revenue, approvals, and rejections in the second quarter this year.
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7 Ways HNWIs Sabotage Their Own Backup Plans – Part I
When planning citizenship, visas, and tax residency, trying to do it yourself can be worse than doing nothing at all, writes David Lesperance.
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Bulgaria to Cancel Citizenship of 8th CIP-Investor in Three Months
The office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General has uncovered eight instances of fraudulently obtained citizenships over the last three months, with several
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Grenada CBI Developers Sue Landowner For US$20 Million – Judge Orders Asset Freeze
The developers of the Levera Resort accuses the plot owner of selling land on false premises and of “running a confidence game from the very beginning”.
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Grenada: CBI-Developer Promises 500 Jobs During Construction, 300 Once Operational
Mohammed Asaria, Managing Director of Range, describes the project as “transformative” and vows to make La Sagesse “the second tourism capital in Grenada”.
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Citizenship Sales Outstrip VAT to Become Vanuatu Govt’s Biggest Revenue Source
In 2018, reports Vanuatu’s Ministry of Finance and Treasury, CBI-related revenue reached such unprecedented levels that, for the first time
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Warnings to Caribbean Politicians Who Seek to Make CIPs Political Footballs During Elections
Burning down a citizenship by investment program to become king of the ashes is not credible nor effective, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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25% of Dominica’s GDP and Half of Govt. Revenue to Come From CIP This Year
Confirming the prediction from last year, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has confirmed in his budget address that revenue from
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