Pandora Papers: Lessons for Investment Migration Advisors and Clients
Groups like ICIJ will keep leaking private financial data but, with the right structures, it needn’t be a problem, explains David Lesperance.
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Pushing for CBI in Jamaica: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
A great deal of ink was spent covering passport index updates this week, while a Jamaican property magnate calls for the opening of a CIP.
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Malta to Share Information on MEIN-Investors With Tax Authorities in Countries of Origin
Malta will actively inform the applicant’s original tax jurisdiction that the individual has naturalized in Malta through the MEIN policy.
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Agents Lying About Saint Kitts CIP to Channel Business Elsewhere, Says Khan: IM People in the News This Week
“Certain agents are trying to get clients to move away from St Kitts & Nevis by telling them their passports will be taken away after 10 years.”
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Lesperance to Morgan: Here’s Evidence Most US Missions Won’t Take Renunciation Appointments
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
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MM2Hers “May Not Be Super-Rich But They Are Decent People”: IM-People in The News This Week
Citing “security threat” as the reason for the recent review of MM2H is unjustified, says the MM2H Consultants Association.
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Clients Now Assuming “No Difference Between Hong Kong and China”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“My clients are now starting to assume there is no difference between Hong Kong and China.”
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“Prices Are Often Inflated”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“Covid-19 has made it hard to schedule appointments at SEF.”
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“None of My Clients [..] Could Fulfil the New Requirements” – Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“These conditions are normally set for permanent residency (PR) and our programme is not offering PR. It is just a social visit pass.”
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Think Your Client Has Until Dec 31st to Get Portugal GV Under Old Rules? Think Again
While applying under current rules is possible until the end of the year, in practice, you have until the end of September, writes David Lesperance.
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“Our Clients […] Bought About $1bn Worth of Properties”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“Our clients worldwide, since 2019, have bought about US$1 billion worth of properties” under various IM programs, said Harvey.
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“The System’s Capacity Has Peaked”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“There are probably 20,000 or 30,000 people who want to [renounce US citizenship], but they can’t get the appointment,” Lesperance said.
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US Citizenship Renunciations Fall Sharply as US Consulates Worldwide Refuse to Take Appointments
Thousands of Americans who wish to renounce their citizenship – a fundamental right – are barred from doing so under the pretext of COVID-measures.
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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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Expansion of AML Obligations on IM Firms: Natural Evolution or Death Knell for Boutique Operators?
The European Commission aims to make IM providers “Obliged Entities”. David Lesperance asks: Can the EC do that? And would it be a problem?
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“Vulnerability of South Africans in Question”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“As the epicentre of the coronavirus meets the brunt of the violent protests in Gauteng and KZN, the vulnerability of South Africans is called into question.”
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15% Min. Global Corporate Tax? Game Theory (and History) Explains Why It Won’t Happen
130 countries agree to aim for a global minimum corporate tax of 15%, says the G7. Don’t hold your breath, writes David Lesperance.
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“My Only Marketing Channel is Twitter”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“My only marketing channel is Twitter,” she said. “I literally do not spend a single penny, but I’m booked out three weeks ahead on consultation calls.”
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“The Sector is Benefitting From the Instability”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
“The sector is benefiting from all the instability we are living worldwide at the moment — pandemic, conflicts and wars, travel bans, unemployment and bankruptcy […]”
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National Security Law Main Motivator for Emigration: Investment Migration People in The News This Week
“Two years ago, my clients were usually men over 50 with a family, and their children were usually older than 16,” Harvey told RFA.
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