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Europe Intel & Data 

3,127 Ireland IIP Applications Worth €2.12 Billion Pending After Torrent of Last-Minute Filings

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 Ahmad Abbas club, data, europe, golden visa, ireland, ireland immigrant investor programme, irish, residence by investment, statistics

The government indicated the sharply rising application volumes had become “unmanageable” and had informed the decision to close the scheme.

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Intel & Data Latin-America 

Q1 Data Shows Sharp Downturn in Panama Friendly Nations Visa Interest

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, golden visa, panama, residence by investment, statistics

Appetite for Panama’s investor visas is dwindling. People of independent means, however, are relocating to the country in record numbers.

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Asia-Pacific Intel & Data 

Australia Sharply Reduces BIIP Visa Availability for 2023/24 Despite Record Backlog

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 James Hall asia-pacific, australia, biip, club, data, golden visa, james hall, residence by investment, statistics

“The future of the BIIP is uncertain,” writes James Hall, pointing to new planning levels that will exacerbate the already huge backlog.

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Intel & Data North America 

EB-5 Special: How The 2022 Program Changes Impacted Application Volume, Processing, and Stakeholders

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Varvara Latyntseva club, data, eb-5, golden visa, north america, residence by investment, statistics, united states, US, usa

In this special feature, Varvara Latyntseva details how the EB-5 program changed last year and the effects on applications and stakeholders.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Portugal Approves 12,000th Golden Visa as Total Investment Approaches EUR 7 Billion

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, statistics

British investors are becoming more numerous and have now appeared in the monthly top-five nationalities list for 6 of the last 8 months.

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Intel & Data 

Dominica CIU Was Most Efficient Processing Unit Last Year, Say Investment Migration Executives

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, data, executive survey, statistics, survey

Respondents also said Portugal’s Golden Visa and St Kitts’ CIP were the best-selling programs in 2022 and expressed high hopes for St Lucia.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Greek Golden Visa: Q1 2023 Application Volume Up 259% Y-o-Y, Backlog Doubled in 6 Months

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, greece, residence by investment, statistics

Buoyed by fewer competitors and an impending price hike, the program’s application volume has ballooned. So has its backlog of pending cases.

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Europe Intel & Data 

8th Annual Report on Malta CBI: Regulator Laments “Surreal” EU Criticism as Program FDI Reaches EUR 1.7bn

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, citizenship by investment, club, data, europe, malta, MEIN, statistics

Three agents alone were responsible for 42% of applications, while 22 agents submitted only a single application.

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Caribbean Intel & Data 

Investment in Saint Lucia CIP Doubled in FY2021-22 Thanks to Sharp Increase in Real Estate-Based Applications

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, data, saint lucia, statistics

The Saint Lucia CIP’s annual report shows the program is setting new records on all fronts – but regressing slightly on transparency.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Q1 Figures Show Portugal on Track to Approve All-Time Record Number of Golden Visas in 2023

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, statistics

Portugal is likely to approve a record number of applications in 2023. As long as the housing bill in its current form doesn’t pass, that is.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Record Application Volume Sees Greek Golden Visa Authorities Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, greece, greek, statistics

Greek Golden Visa authorities are struggling to keep up with mushrooming demand. Applications in the backlog now number at least 3,700.

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Intel & Data Latin-America 

In Panama, 1 in 6 Immigrants is an Investor

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, golden visa, latin-america, panama, residence by investment, statistics

Panama has approved 388 investor visas so far in 2023. In the last six years, investors account for 16% of all residence permits issued.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Irish Immigrant Investor Application Volume Swelled by 410% in 2022 as Officials Called for Program Suspension

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, ireland, ireland immigrant investor programme, residence by investment, statistics

Last year, the IIP got more than 5 times as many applications as in 2021, mostly from Chinese. The govt. worries what Brussels will think.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Americans Displace Turks to Become All-Time 3rd Biggest Portugal Golden Visa Investor Group. Now, the British are Coming Too

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, statistics

Americans leapfrog Turks to become the third-biggest investor nationality. British application volume is showing signs of acceleration too.

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Caribbean Intel & Data 

Grenada CIP Shattered Records in ’22: Backlog Alone Worth US$300m+

January 30, 2023February 1, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, data, grenada, statistics

Grenada’s CIP set new records for applications, approvals, and revenues. The biggest new record of all, however, is the size of the backlog.

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Intel & Data 

Applications for Greek Golden Visa Soared in Anticipation of Price Increase

January 24, 2023January 28, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, greece, residence by investment, statistics

When Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced the price increase for golden visa real estate in September, investors reacted immediately.

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Asia-Pacific Intel & Data 

South Korea Investor Visa Eyes Another Record Year as Chinese Demand Accelerates

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, golden visa, residence by investment, south korea, statistics

China’s investment migration market is once more booming. South Korea is one of the primary beneficiaries.

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Intel & Data Latin-America 

Panama Approves 2,636 Investor Visas in 2022, “Retirement” Visas See Record Volume

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, golden visa, latin-america, panama, residence by investment, savannah bruce, statistics

“Most of our clients now pick either the Qualified Investor or Friendly Nations visas,” says Savannah Bruce.

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Intel & Data 

Investment in Malta PR Program Passed Half-Billion Milestone as Applications Tripled in 2022

January 16, 2023January 28, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, malta, mprp, residence by investment, statistics

Now that the Chinese investment migration market is recovering, the EU golden visa that most relies on it is bouncing back as well.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Portugal Golden Visa 2022 Results: Most Approvals Since 2018, Americans Top Investor Nationality

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, europe, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, statistics

Americans were the top investor nationality for Portugal’s golden visa in 2022, doubling in numbers from 2021, while fund investment tripled.

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