15 Million Stateless Individuals – An Interview With Kristy A. Belton
Statelessness showed up on the CIP-world’s radar as Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP explores the possibility of making such people eligible. How big is the issue?
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Seven Elections That Could Affect the CIP-Market This Year
Seven countries that either have or are considering a citizenship by investment program will go to the polls in 2020. Here’s how it can affect the market.
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How Different Countries Deal With the Renouncing of Citizenship
Ed Kennedy explores how countries as different as China, the US, Australia, South Africa, and Japan deal with the question of how to give up citizenships.
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Chinese Buyers Increasingly Favor Properties in Asia Over Anglosphere, China’s Top Intl. Property Site Reports
The world of golden visa programs is “a buyer’s market in which Chinese citizens have their pick” says Georg Chmiel, Executive Chairman of Juwai.com.
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The Cost of Granting Citizenship to Newborns When the Rest of the Family Already Have It
You spent a lot of money and time to get citizenship for your family. Now, a new child is expected. What will it cost to give your newborn a citizenship?
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Citizenship by Investment as Insurance Against Statelessness
For a number of ethnic groups, the risk of being rendered stateless is non-negligible. Thousands of those at risk can afford citizenship by investment.
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Will Passports Exist in 20 Years?
Ed Kennedy argues that the advance of facial recognition tech, AI, and blockchain could send passports the way of the dodo. What does that imply for the CIP industry?
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What’s Causing the Surge in Brazilian Emigrants to Portugal?
Applications to Portugal’s golden visa began to rise sharply in 2016. This year, the number is set to reach a record high of more than 250 investors.
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Has New Zealand’s Ban on Foreigners Buying Houses Worked?
In 2017, New Zealand introduced a partial ban on foreign property buyers. Nearly two years later, Ed Kennedy asks if the policy has had the desired effect.
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