Egyptian Cabinet Approves CIP-Law, Formalizes Requirements
Egypt is set to open the world’s 13th formal citizenship by investment program, with minimum investments starting at US$250,000.
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Julius Caesar, the Grandfather of Citizenship by Investment, Never Demanded “Genuine Links”
2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire conceptualized citizenship; flexible, obtainable via contributions, and not necessarily linked to residence.
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Frontier Dispatches: Nigeria’s Investment Migration Market
30,000 millionaires, terrorism, a cash-economy, and trust issues: Nigeria’s investment migration market offers great challenges, but even greater potential.
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Commissioner Jourova Hints an Albanian CIP Could Jeopardize EU-Accession
“The Commission monitors investor citizenship schemes in the context of the EU accession process,” said Jourova during an interview with the Albanian press.
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Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program “Sold Out” Until 2021
If you thought backlogs were only a North American residence program phenomenon, think again; Retrogression has arrived in Europe.
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Inform Your Client: Don’t Wait to Apply for Citizenship Until It’s Too Late
Different trigger events can derail your client’s future citizenship by investment plans. It’s your job to shake them out of their false sense of security.
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How Different Countries Deal With the Renouncing of Citizenship
Ed Kennedy explores how countries as different as China, the US, Australia, South Africa, and Japan deal with the question of how to give up citizenships.
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How to Avoid Overpaying for Turkey Property, And Other Tips on The Turkish CIP
Güvenc Ketenci, CEO of Ketenci & Ketenci Law, discusses some of the most important factors to keep in mind when considering the Turkish CIP.
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Kenya’s Plans for Citizenship by Investment – Any Takers?
No EU, no Schengen, and a relatively high price tag. Kenya hopes a CIP will help repay its debts. The notion is far-fetched, but not altogether ludicrous.
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Investment Migration CEOs Predict Grenada CIP Will Be Best-Seller This Year
The results from IMI’s 2019 Investment Migration Executive Survey are in.
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Investment Migration Programs by Revenue-per-Immigrant: New Zealand IV Tops Ranking
How much do the world’s investment migration programs bring in per immigrant, i.e., when counting the total number of passports/visas, including dependents?
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Saint Lucia PM Confirms Non-Dom Tax Residency Program Going Ahead
“We don’t ever want to become dependent on CIP,” emphasized Chastanet, who also confirmed OECD had given the country’s tax residency plans the green light.
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Turkey is Giving Grenada a Run For Its E2 Money, Three More Competitors Waiting in The Wings
Turkey surprised many by becoming the world’s most popular CIP. None more so than Grenadians, who are finding their cozy corner of the market contested.
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IMF Predicts €530m Revenue From Montenegro CIP Over Next Three Years
But the Fund also cautioned against spending CIP money “before it has materialized” and to keep an eye on the reputation and financial integrity risks.
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China’s RCBI-Industry Unanimous: International Firms Who Target Direct Clients “Must be Opposed”
Luc Lu’s recent tour of China’s investment migration market highlight a rapidly changing industry that’s reconfiguring to deal with multiple crises.
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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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Chetcuti’s Statement on ORiip Ruling: “Regulator’s Conclusions Did Not Come as a Surprise”
The “report has shown in crystal clear terms that allegations made on the TV programme were false,” writes Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti in a press statement.
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Albanian PM: Citizenship by Investment is “The Right Way and Something We Have to Do”
“I strongly believe that this is the right way and this is something we have to do,” said Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, referring to plans of a CIP.
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Revenues More Than Double for Saint Lucia CIP in 2018-19, But Approval Volume Remains Stable
Saint Lucia’s CIP is growing, but not as fast as some of its neighbors, a state of affairs its head of CIU attributes to the market’s price sensitivity
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Montenegro Approves Three More CIP Hotel Developments
Three out of four projects so far are in the North, where the required investment is lower. Several more project approvals are expected by the end of the year.
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