Under Lockdown, a Hunger for Freedom Spurs Rebound in China’s Investment Migration Market
Hundreds of millions of Chinese are under an iron- and ham-fisted lockdown. Their yearning for freedom is reviving the market for migration.
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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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Visa-Free Travel Is Dead in The Post-COVID World
The nominal number of visa-free destinations your passport affords means very little in 2021. Brian Greco explains what to focus on instead.
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Where Are All the Chinese Applicants? The 3 Factors Killing the Mainland IM Market
Until recently the world’s undisputedly largest source of investor migrants, China’s IM market has become a shadow of its former self. Why?
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In Which RCBI Countries Were You Least Likely to Die of COVID, 18 Months on?
A great deal has changed in the 18 months since our initial analysis. We’re revisiting the numbers to see who performed in the long term.
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2nd Citizenship and Residence: Trends and Opportunities Against Backdrop of COVID
An exploration of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19, as well as the trends and opportunities of today’s international migration market.
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Special: 9 Industry Leaders on How COVID Changed the IM Market
“Please tell us, in 100 words or fewer, what you consider the most significant difference between the IM market in 2019 and the IM market in 2021?”
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Podcast: Micha-Rose Emmett – Motherhood, IM in Africa, Regulating IM
Micha-Rose Emmett spoke to us about Africa’s IM market, how motherhood has changed her perspective on IM, how the IM market should be regulated, and much more.
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1 in 4 Investment Migration Firms Say North America Is Their Fastest-Growing Market
26% of respondents in this year’s Investment Migration Executive Survey said North America was their fastest-growing source market. That’s up from 0% in 2019.
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1 in 3 Investment Migration Firms Plan to Open Offices in Africa This Year
Despite the continent’s being home to a mere 0.5% of HNWIs globally, one in three large investment migration firms are making it their top priority.
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Remote-Work Adaptations Likely to Outlast Pandemic Say Industry Executives
Investment migration after COVID: Business travel and live conference participation will return, but not to pre-pandemic levels, according to survey respondents.
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COVID, Ultimately, Benefited Investment Migration Industry, 2021 IM Executive Survey Responses Show
Following the initial shock in spring 2020 that sent inquiry volumes plummeting worldwide, investment migration has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever.
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Investment Migration After COVID: New Report from IMI Research Unit Out Now
IMI Research Unit is proud to present our latest report: Investment Migration After COVID – Trends and Outlook 2021.
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Australians Exiled in India: Marooned or Banished?
Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.
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The Great Reconfiguration of the Investment Migration Market After COVID-19
Richard Moir and Kristin Surak consider how the pandemic has transformed investor migrants’ preferences.
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When Can Vaccinated People Travel to Europe’s Golden Visa Countries?
Evgeny Pavlov asks and answers: Which golden visa countries in the EU will open to vaccinated tourists, and when?
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Podcast: Pandemic’s Lessons for IM Programs and the Impact of a North Macedonian CIP
Crunch time for EB-5, the North Macedonian surprise, why Canada makes immigration so hard, business as usual in the Caribbean, and much more.
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Health-Passports Part 2: CBI in a World Where Nationality Alone Doesn’t Determine Mobility
Michael Krakat asks: What is a passport’s nominal visa-freedom worth if health-restrictions prevent you from boarding a plane in the first place?
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More Citizenship-Based Tax Would “Set Off a Bonanza” for Investment Migration
The heads of Harvey Law Group and CS Global outline what effects they expect the pandemic to have on the investment migration market in 2021 and beyond.
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Khanna: Even After Vaccinations, Mobility Will Be Tied to Individuals, Not Just Passports
“The system will not return to what it was: Nationality will not suffice to guarantee safe passage,” Dr. Khanna writes.
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