“Without transparency […], external observers will continue to assume no serious due diligence is undertaken,” writes James Swenson.
Thomas Anthony: Time has come for programs to collaborate with due diligence providers in redesigning their due diligence methodology from the ground up.
Irani, Sudanese, and North Korean nationals who haven’t spent the last ten years outside their home countries are now ineligible to apply for Dominica’s CIP.
Cyprus intends to revoke at least 26 citizenships granted under the country’s CIP. That effort, however, has so far been stymied by Cyprus’ citizenship law.
Service providers must provide papers proving all their clients going back to 2013 kept their investments according to the requirements by February 15th.
Cyprus will conduct due diligence on past applicants, audits on all investors at regular intervals in the future, and revoke citizenships if necessary.
Measuring CIP due diligence on 38 criteria divided into five pillars, the authors hope the framework will become a standard for the industry.
“Something as important as due diligence within our industry, should not be kept under wraps,” Agius tells IMI.
After rejecting all 13 companies that applied to become the Montenegro CIP’s official provider of due diligence services in March
Peter S. Vincent throws the real European security threat into stark relief: The 99.9% of annual new EU citizens that don’t come through CIPs are hardly checked at all.
Having rejected the applications of all 13 prospective due diligence providers for the Montenegro Citizenship by Investment Program, the Secretariat for Special Projects calls on candidates to submit their applications – this time filled out to the letter – before April 1st.
The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as due diligence
Les Khan spoke to Investment Migration Insider during the 12th Global Residence & Citizenship Conference in Dubai earlier this month.
In an interview with TVM yesterday, Charles Mizzi, Chief Communications Officer of the Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency (MIIPA), revealed
In response to today’s report from Transparency International – European Getaway; Inside the Murky World of Golden Visas – Malta’s government has
Thomas Anthony – a seasoned veteran of the citizenship by investment due diligence field – starts his new job as
This article was contributed by Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti, Managing Partner at Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates. Designed to attract foreign investment and fueling
Antigua & Barbuda’s prime minister Gaston Browne says he welcomes the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB)
Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition
Having recently taken over the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB’s) Monetary Council, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of
