European Commission to “Analyze” Malta’s CIP Extension Plans
The Commission wants genuine links in the form of several years of residency. That is precisely what a CIP cannot ask of its participants.
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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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Should Countries That Sell Citizenship Disclose Their National Debt to The Buyer?
The national debt burden is borne by the public. If you are a citizen, you are part of “the public”.
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10 on The Weekend – Inês Azevedo: “Never Seen So Many Americans Desperate For a Plan B”
Inês Azevedo says that, because of shifting COVID-rules, “I sometimes feel that my clients are like Tom Hanks in the movie The Terminal.”
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Investment Migration People in The News This Week
“This isn’t about tourists. This is the UK high net worth community that have a constant need to travel to and spend significant time in the EU,” said Henley & Partners director Paddy Blewer. “This is investment migration as a volatility hedge and a component in a high net worth portfolio value defence strategy,” he said.
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Malta IIP Suspends License of Company Implicated in Kickback Allegations
As four-year-old allegations are revisited by a magisterial inquiry, a major MIIP-advisor finds its license suspended pending an outcome.
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EU-Member Slovenia to Evaluate Citizenship by Investment
Slovenia’s new “debureaucratization-czar” has formally proposed, to the government that appointed him, that Slovenia consider a CIP.
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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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Immigration Lawyers Optimistic on Prospects for Jus Soli in Portugal This Year
Two months ago, President de Sousa vetoed the amendments that Parliament had approved, but not because he objects to jus sanguinis.
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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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Lesperance: Vanuatu Govt. Inadvertently Admits Fatal Flaw in Its Honorary CIP
Vanuatu’s deputy PM concedes the country’s CIP investors are still just honorary citizens and that he plans to give them a yellow passport.
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10 on the Weekend – Laszlo Kiss: Your Biggest Business Concern? “Corruption.”
Laszlo Kiss helped his first CBI client get a passport in ’97 under Grenada’s old program. 23 years later, he aims to open a program himself.
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Investment Migration’s Next Frontier Market: First-World Millionaires?
3 in 4 millionaires live in the “West” and display little interest in alternative residency or citizenship. What if that changed?
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Investment Migration People in The News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include: Mohammed Asaria of Range Developments Gregor Nassief of Secret Bay Les
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The Portuguese Golden Visa Market Has Bounced Back – The Greek One Has Not
While approvals for Portugal’s golden visa are already back on track for a statistically normal year, those of Greece have halted.
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Saint Kitts CIU Issues Warning to Agents, Publishes Blacklist, Website Suffers Malware Attack
Saint Kitts’ CIU has published a blacklist of agents and issued stern warnings on discounting. Now, its website suffers a malware attack.
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The Case For Citizenship by Investment Is Never Stronger Than During Times of Crisis
Michael B. Krakat argues that, during crises, apprehensions about RCBI tend to diminish, temporarily clearing the path for expansion.
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10 on the Weekend – Mohammed Asaria: “Many Doubted We Would Put a Single Brick in the Ground”
Mohammed Asaria: “We’re on our way to complete our hattrick while all of our peers are challenged to even complete one quality development.”
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Vanuatu to Offer Citizenship by Investment to Stateless People – Local Agent Gets Exclusive Deal
Vanuatu’s Development Support Program aims to become the first CIP to allow stateless people to apply for citizenship by investment.
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The Citizenship-Revocation Policies of 9 CBI-Jurisdictions: What it Takes to get “Kicked Out”
In this thoroughly researched analysis, Edwin Morgan considers what it takes to revoke citizenships in nine different CBI programs.
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