Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the Pacific Are in For A Ride – Part 2
Part 2 of Michael Krakat’s series on how concepts of nationhood and citizenship are perceived differently in the South Pacific and what that means for CBI planners.
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Australians Exiled in India: Marooned or Banished?
Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.
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Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the South Pacific Are in For a Ride
In the South Pacific’s small island states, the notion of citizenship doesn’t have the same meaning as in the cultures whence it came.
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Health-Passports Part 2: CBI in a World Where Nationality Alone Doesn’t Determine Mobility
Michael Krakat asks: What is a passport’s nominal visa-freedom worth if health-restrictions prevent you from boarding a plane in the first place?
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Neither Holiday Nor Investment: The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas Part 2
The list of countries offering digital nomad visas as part of COVID-recovery plans is growing quickly, writes Michael B. Krakat.
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The Five Indispensable “Unities” of Sustainable Investment Migration Programs
Legal scholar Michael Krakat outlines the five legal consistencies that must exist for an investment migration program to remain sustainable.
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“Holiday by Investment” and The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas
Long-term but temporary stay visas for people who can work from anywhere are in vogue. Michael Krakat evaluates their merits.
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Health Passports Are Coming – What Does That Mean for Investment Migration?
“Health passports may be a proto-version of global citizenship from the ground-up, attached to bodies not borders,” writes Michael Krakat.
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A 2,000-Year-Old Argument: Should We See Citizenship As a Membership or a Social-Contract?
Michael Krakat: The Greeks and Romans had competing views of citizenship: link-based and transaction-based. Little has changed in 2,000 years.
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What if Visas and Citizenships Were Sold at Auction?
In 2013, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker suggested the best way for a country to attract skilled immigrants was to sell citizenship at auction.
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