Cyprus to Revoke Another 45 Citizenships Obtained by Investment: Further Revocations Expected
In the wake of last year’s scandal, Cyprus aims to revoke 45 citizenships. Investors will get no refunds but will retain their properties.
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Fighting City Hall and Winning: Matt “Sue ‘Em” Galati on Making the US Govt. Follow its Own Rules
“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
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Pandora Papers: Lessons for Investment Migration Advisors and Clients
Groups like ICIJ will keep leaking private financial data but, with the right structures, it needn’t be a problem, explains David Lesperance.
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Pushing for CBI in Jamaica: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
A great deal of ink was spent covering passport index updates this week, while a Jamaican property magnate calls for the opening of a CIP.
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Portugal Approves 10,000th Golden Visa, Has Raised Nearly €600,000 Per Application
Portugal has approved 10,000 main applicants under its golden visa program, becoming the first European program in history to do so.
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Monthly Greek Golden Visa Approvals Have Grown by 367% Since May
Approvals rise while processing times plummet. After a terrible 2020, the Greek Golden Visa is back in business. “The future looks bright,” says Panos Rozakis.
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New Government Ousting Nestor Alfred from Saint Lucia CIU
An email circulated among staff at the Saint Lucia CIU indicates Nestor Alfred’s tenure is coming to a close following a political shake-up.
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Malaysia To Exempt Existing MM2H Participants From Most New Rules
Following fervent feedback from stakeholders, Malaysia decides to grandfather in existing MM2Hers under the old rules, with two exceptions.
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Malta to Share Information on MEIN-Investors With Tax Authorities in Countries of Origin
Malta will actively inform the applicant’s original tax jurisdiction that the individual has naturalized in Malta through the MEIN policy.
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Agents Lying About Saint Kitts CIP to Channel Business Elsewhere, Says Khan: IM People in the News This Week
“Certain agents are trying to get clients to move away from St Kitts & Nevis by telling them their passports will be taken away after 10 years.”
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Surprised That Chinese IM Market Shrank During Pandemic: Philippe May in 10 on The Weekend
“The Chinese are normally far-sighted, so this change of heart is surprising. At least at this magnitude,” says Philippe May about the market slump.
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Lesperance to Morgan: Here’s Evidence Most US Missions Won’t Take Renunciation Appointments
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
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3 Ways Panama’s Friendly Nations Visa Became Less Friendly Over the Summer
The days of paper ties to Panama are over. The new Friendly Nations Visa is more like a traditional golden visa, explains Alastair Johnson.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Practically Closed: Only 5 Approvals in FY2022, Rejections Reach 69%
New Zealand’s Investor Visa, which but a few years ago raised more than a billion NZ dollars a year, remains virtually dead 19 months after the onset of the pandemic.
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MM2H Updates: Thailand Could Absorb Tens of Billions at Malaysia’s Expense
MM2H: Former minister warns rejections could soar; Malaysia could lose out on US$12 billion to competing programs; Dependents went unvetted.
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Investment Migration Faces a Stricter Regulatory Future: That’s a Good Thing
In the real world, we cannot expect governments or review committees to police the internet for CBI fraud, writes Kemal Nicholson.
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MM2Hers “May Not Be Super-Rich But They Are Decent People”: IM-People in The News This Week
Citing “security threat” as the reason for the recent review of MM2H is unjustified, says the MM2H Consultants Association.
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“Always Been a Skeptic of Headcount-Based Growth”: 10 on The Weekend – Ahmet Şener
“The way we are headed globally, I think we will need all hands on deck to keep the world spinning,” Ahmet Şener answers in his interview.
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Morgan: Don’t Believe Rumors of US Consulates Not Taking Renunciation Appointments
Edwin Morgan claims David Lesperance’s reports of long waits for US citizenship renunciation appointments are “fictitious” and that IMI, by giving it credence, is spreading misinformation.
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Which Investment Migration Programs Are Most Widely Promoted Globally?
We’ve analyzed data from the nearly 1,000 firms in the RCBI Company Directory to find out which IM programs are promoted the most globally.
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