In unprecedented release, AIIA’s FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.
As the market awaits the ECJ ruling, fresh data show Maltese CBI application volume is recovering.
In 2024-Q3, 2,123 wealthy Americans renounced citizenship accounting for 44% of the year’s total, the highest quarterly figure since Q4 2016.
Six months after Siren Chen’s cautiously optimistic assessment, the HK$10.5B in approved investments suggests her confidence was well-placed.
Rough start for Russia’s golden visa: Numbers tumble from 24 to 14 investors year-on-year. 2025 opens with only two applications.
Reaching figures nearly double the last all-time high, Panama shattered all previous investor visa approval volume records in 2024.
Greek golden visa backlog grows 76% as program processes only 17% of 2024 applications amid record-breaking demand
57% of Startup Visa applications await eligibility review as Canada ramps up processing speed, clearing 5,633 cases in 2024
Despite only receiving 420 applications in 2024, Grenada’s CIP processed a record 1,676 files, naturalizing 5,443 people, and generated US$413 million
Barcelona issued the majority of Catalonia’s Golden Visas as the region registers its best year in terms of investments since 2020.
Most RCBI programs speed up processing in Q4, but at least one agent reports a Caribbean CIP taking 20 months to process an application
Varvara Latyntseva: USCIS processing efficiency increases by 150% while I-526 pending petitions fall under 10,000 for the first time in years
Caribbean CIPs have registered 59,258 applications since 2014. Chinese investors drop out of top spot in 2023-2024
Vanuatu’s citizenship program is on track for US$60 mil in 2024 revenue, though the new Nauru CIP could reshape the Pacific CIP landscape
Business investment applications account for 74% share of Latvia’s Golden Visa program as Chinese investors take top spot
US Investors, who account for less than 10% of Chinese investors, contributed more than double in pure investment terms
Thailand Privilege Card new memberships growth drops to 7,305 in 2024 after hitting 11,245 in the previous year
While applications were down (71%) on the year in Q3, revenues are heading for all-time highs thanks to record processing efficiency.
One developer dominates St. Lucia’s CIP: Caribbean Galaxy’s Canelles Resort secured all 751 real estate applications worth US$203M.
Antigua & Barbuda’s brinkmanship on MoA implementation, which saw it remain the cheapest Caribbean CIP for a month, appears to have paid off.