EP Report Proposes Radical New RCBI Rules: EU to Take 50% of Program Proceeds, Ban Lobbying, Marketing
MEPs also propose licenses for IM practitioners, undercover sting operations, and that 75% of investment must be “green and digital”.
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Armenian President Resigns Upon Discovery He Was Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizen
All decrees, laws, and appointments signed by the ex-president may now have to be nullified because he did not legally hold the position.
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Dominica CIU Issues Stern Warning to Agents: Don’t Market Visa-Free EU Travel
The CIU has issued a comprehensive list of prohibited promotional behavior, promising to permanently blacklist offenders.
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US “By Far Our Single Biggest Jurisdiction of New Clients”: IM People in The News This Week
“We’ve always had clients out of the U.S., but more recently, it’s by far our single biggest jurisdiction of new clients,” Mr. Volek said.
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Vanuatu Officials Split Over CS Global’s $10,000-per-Application CBI Contract
The Attorney General and the FIU objected to the contract. Lack of unified messaging undermines the program, indicates Micha-Rose Emmett.
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Malta Has Granted Residency to 2,273 Investors Via MRVP and MPRP Since 2016, Now Planning Entrepreneur Visa
For the first time ever, and exclusively in IMI, the Residency Malta Agency shares statistics on Malta’s PRP (and MRVP) going back to 2016.
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Bulgarian RCBI: Program Reform Just as Likely an Outcome as Closure Says Legal Expert
Though the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
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4 Ways in Which Brussels Is Unfairly Harming Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment Program
Martin St-Hilaire points to red herrings, straw man arguments, and other deliberate fallacies the European Commission uses against Vanuatu.
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At 1,035 Approvals, The Greek Golden Visa Was Officially Europe’s Biggest in 2021
The Greek Golden Visa beat its closest EU rivals by a margin of 20% to officially regain the throne as Europe’s biggest golden visa in 2021.
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Vanuatu Appoints CS Global, FACT as International Partners, Plans Retroactive DD on All Applicants Since 2015
Vanuatu appoints international partners and promises retroactive due diligence. Industry observers offer reactions to the EU’s announcement.
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Bulgaria Moves to End Its Semi-Direct CBI Program, Cites EU Concerns, Limited Economic Benefit
Limited economic benefit combined with EU antipathy to CBI leads the Bulgarian government to conclude the program isn’t worth the trouble.
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European Commission Proposes “Partial Suspension” of Vanuatu Visa-Waiver Over CBI Concerns
The European Commission has formally proposed that the Council partially suspend visa-free Schengen access for Vanuatu passport holders.
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Applications for Italy’s “Dolce Visa” Quadruple in 2021 as Investors Embrace Improved Terms
After three years of lackluster application volumes, Italy’s investor visa is finally garnering interest thanks to the reforms of late 2020.
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“2022 Will Be a Year of Golden Visa Frenzy”: Investment Migration People in The News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week.
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Turkey Publishes New CIP Regulations: Investment Via Turkish Lira Only
Turkey’s Central Bank wants more foreign currency and effectively plans to buy it from CBI investors by paying them in Turkish Lira.
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102 American Investors Got Portugal Golden Visas in 2021, up 32% Year-on-Year
The sharp rise in demand from Americans notwithstanding, 2021 was the program’s lowest-grossing year since 2015.
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$500,000 EB-5 Investment Minimum Confirmed as DHS Withdraws Behring Case Appeal
The Department of Homeland Security will not appeal the Behring ruling after all, confirming $500,000 minimum investments for direct EB5.
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Even for The Super-Rich, Citizenship by Descent is Extremely Useful: Lessons From Abramovich
Abramovich recently picked up another citizenship by descent, this time in Portugal. Millions more should do the same, says David Lesperance.
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Pakistan PM Instructs Officials to Work on Citizenship by Investment Policy
The Board of Investments, which raised the proposal, specifically hopes to garner investment interest from HNWIs in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Inflation, COVID, Geopolitical Tensions: What Will Keep Investor Migrants Up at Night in 2022
The last two years have turned the world upside down. And we’re not done yet, according to Ahmet Şener.
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