Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals on Track for 11-Year High in 2022
Panama is on track to approve more independent means visas this year than in the preceding three years combined.
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Portugal Golden Visa on Track for Best Year Since 2019
Unless the program sees an unseasonably low number of approvals in September, 2022 volume will exceed last year’s total already by the end of the month.
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E2 Visa Approvals Rebound Unevenly After Pandemic: Japanese Now Account for Half of Applicants
While E2 visa appointments are available within days at the US Embassy in, for example, Tokyo, those applying in Paris face a 7-month wait.
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Vanuatu CBI Revenue Falls 48.7% Short of Budget in First Half of 2022
Q2 was the lowest-grossing quarter in four years for citizenship by investment in Vanuatu. And it’s likely to get considerably worse.
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Portugal’s Golden Visa Has Raised €1.7 Million a Day for Nearly 10 Years Straight
And 2022 is poised to be the program’s best year since 2018.
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Henderson: While Demand From Casual Traders Slims, “HODLers” Use Crypto Winter to Execute RCBI Plans
Henderson: Long-haulers see the downturn as” an opportunity to go back to end-of-2020 prices and, essentially, wipe out that tax liability.”
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Dubai Still Top Hub for RCBI Companies; 3 Firms Present in 20+ Markets; Istanbul is Rising Star
See which RCBI firms are expanding and contracting their global office footprints, as well as which countries they are entering and leaving.
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Q3 CBI Agents Update: Two More Agents Blacklisted in Caribbean, 15 New Licensees Globally
The global number of CBI agents is growing at a decent clip again. Both Dominica and Saint Kitts & Nevis add to their CBI agent blacklists.
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Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals Surge in 2022, Investor Visa Interest Dips Further
Panama’s independent means visas could reach all-time highs this year, while the Friendly Nations Visa is losing its luster, now that it requires an investment.
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New Zealand Investor Visa Revenue Back With a Post-Pandemic Vengeance in FY2022
2021-22 results brought the program’s performance from nadir to zenith within a year in which it raised NZ$1 billion from just 100 investors.
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June Was Best Month in 2 Years for Portugal Golden Visa: US Applicants Break Into All-Time Top 5
Considering the clip at which Americans have been applying this year, they are likely to place 3rd in the all-time ranking within months.
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Chinese Investor Migrant Data 2021: Application Volume Still Far Below 2019 Levels
While contours of a recovery from 2020’s drop in Chinese IM program participation are becoming apparent, the market remains in the doldrums.
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South Korea Investor Visa Approvals Hit 16-Year High in 2021: Applications from India up 75%
The program’s applicant nationality profile is decidedly Western: Among the top 10 source countries are the US, Germany, France, and the UK.
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100 Investors Have Chosen Portugal’s Golden Visa Fund Option so Far in 2022, China Volume at Record Low
American applicants and fund investments reach record highs while Chinese participation and per-applicant average investment hit record lows.
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FY2021 Was Multi-Record Year for Saint Lucia CIP: Real Estate Biggest Earner, US Applicants Up 10x
Applications, approvals, passport issuances, and investment all more than doubled and set all-time highs. US applicant approvals rose 900%.
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Indian Investor Migrant Data 2015-2021: UK and South Korea Programs Stand Out in 2021
All told, IMI has been able to confirm 472 approved Indian main applicants globally for 2021.
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The IMI Citizenship by Investment Transparency Index
IMI’s CBI Program Transparency Index encourages program integrity and addresses a common criticism of the industry. See which programs are the most transparent or opaque.
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Grenada CIP Momentum Continues in 2022, Another Record Year Likely, Q1 Figures Indicate
Grenada raised some EC$90m during the first quarter of the year, two-thirds of it from real estate investors, hinting at another record year.
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The World’s 10 Most Popular Golden Visas in 2021: Preliminary Results
The top ten residence by investment programs globally approved more than 18,000 applications in 2021. See which they were.
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