3,127 Ireland IIP Applications Worth €2.12 Billion Pending After Torrent of Last-Minute Filings
The government indicated the sharply rising application volumes had become “unmanageable” and had informed the decision to close the scheme.
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Q1 Data Shows Sharp Downturn in Panama Friendly Nations Visa Interest
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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Australia Sharply Reduces BIIP Visa Availability for 2023/24 Despite Record Backlog
“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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EB-5 Special: How The 2022 Program Changes Impacted Application Volume, Processing, and Stakeholders
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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Portugal Approves 12,000th Golden Visa as Total Investment Approaches EUR 7 Billion
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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Dominica CIU Was Most Efficient Processing Unit Last Year, Say Investment Migration Executives
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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Greek Golden Visa: Q1 2023 Application Volume Up 259% Y-o-Y, Backlog Doubled in 6 Months
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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8th Annual Report on Malta CBI: Regulator Laments “Surreal” EU Criticism as Program FDI Reaches EUR 1.7bn
Three agents alone were responsible for 42% of applications, while 22 agents submitted only a single application.
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Investment in Saint Lucia CIP Doubled in FY2021-22 Thanks to Sharp Increase in Real Estate-Based Applications
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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Q1 Figures Show Portugal on Track to Approve All-Time Record Number of Golden Visas in 2023
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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Record Application Volume Sees Greek Golden Visa Authorities Struggling to Keep Up With Demand
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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In Panama, 1 in 6 Immigrants is an Investor
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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Irish Immigrant Investor Application Volume Swelled by 410% in 2022 as Officials Called for Program Suspension
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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Americans Displace Turks to Become All-Time 3rd Biggest Portugal Golden Visa Investor Group. Now, the British are Coming Too
Americans leapfrog Turks to become the third-biggest investor nationality. British application volume is showing signs of acceleration too.
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Grenada CIP Shattered Records in ’22: Backlog Alone Worth US$300m+
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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Applications for Greek Golden Visa Soared in Anticipation of Price Increase
When Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced the price increase for golden visa real estate in September, investors reacted immediately.
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South Korea Investor Visa Eyes Another Record Year as Chinese Demand Accelerates
China’s investment migration market is once more booming. South Korea is one of the primary beneficiaries.
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Panama Approves 2,636 Investor Visas in 2022, “Retirement” Visas See Record Volume
“Most of our clients now pick either the Qualified Investor or Friendly Nations visas,” says Savannah Bruce.
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Investment in Malta PR Program Passed Half-Billion Milestone as Applications Tripled in 2022
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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Portugal Golden Visa 2022 Results: Most Approvals Since 2018, Americans Top Investor Nationality
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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