Türkiye CIP: How Price Hike Impacted Demand and Why The Program May Not Survive the Election
Demand for Turkish CBI still robust, but program’s future isn’t guaranteed. “We may not have a program by this time next year,” says Polding.
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IMI is Much More Than News: 26 IMI Tools, Resources, and Services You May Not Know About
Over the years, we’ve produced many useful tools that have since languished in the archives. Now, we’ve gathered them all in one place.
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SEF Resumes Biometrics Appointment Bookings for Golden Visa Applicants (Except for Renewals)
“The real backlog”, says Pedro Catão Pinheiro, “is still ahead of us. It will come with the wave of applications filed on June 15th.”
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Are We Witnessing the Extinction of Citizenship by Investment?
Stephane Tajick believes it’s time we start thinking about how to adapt to a world without citizenship by investment.
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More Than Half The Firm’s Clients Were Russian: “We Won’t Serve That Market Anymore,” Says Ukrainian Founder
“We expect to incur significant financial losses from this decision,” says company founder and Ukrainian national Anatoliy Lyetayev.
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Vanuatu Officials Split Over CS Global’s $10,000-per-Application CBI Contract
The Attorney General and the FIU objected to the contract. Lack of unified messaging undermines the program, indicates Micha-Rose Emmett.
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Grenada CIP Sets All-Time Application Record in Q3: 2021 Volume Already Equals Last Year’s Total
Grenada’s isn’t the only Caribbean CIP smashing records during the pandemic but is the only one that’s seen five consecutive years of growth.
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In Which RCBI Countries Were You Least Likely to Die of COVID, 18 Months on?
A great deal has changed in the 18 months since our initial analysis. We’re revisiting the numbers to see who performed in the long term.
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Vanuatu Revokes Approval-in-Principle of DSP Investor Mentioned in The Guardian-Series
Mr. Khiti, named in The Guardian’s series of articles last month, sees his ni-Vanuatu citizenship application rejected at the 11th hour.
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The Complete List of EU Citizenship by Ancestry/Descent Policies
17 countries offer EU citizenship to grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or sometimes even more distant descendants of European citizens. See our complete list and interactive map.
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Investment Migration After COVID: New Report from IMI Research Unit Out Now
IMI Research Unit is proud to present our latest report: Investment Migration After COVID – Trends and Outlook 2021.
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UK Court of Appeal Overturns Tier 1 IV Ruling: Investment-Loan Structure Was Legal
In a ruling of some consequence, the UK Court of Appeal has overturned an Upper Tribunal decision that said the Maxwell/Eclectic structure was a rule-violation.
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The US “Wants to Kill” Caribbean CIPs, PM Browne Says
Reacting to the State Department’s Report, PM Browne said Washington’s accusations against himself and regional CIPs were based on hearsay.
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The Same Property Cannot Be Used Twice to Qualify for Turkish Citizenship, New Guidelines Clarify
Aiming to prevent foreign developers from “recycling”, Turkish authorities say a single property may henceforth only be used once to qualify for citizenship.
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Indian Supreme Court Prohibits Practice Of Law By Foreign Firms In India
“Consultants in India who are not licensed and who give legal advice regarding foreign immigration laws, are in violation of the Advocates Act of India.”
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EUR 200k North Macedonian Citizenship by Investment Program Nears Launch
There’s been talk of opening a CIP in North Macedonia for several years. Developments this week indicate such an event is now close at hand.
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LAUNCH: The New IMI Data Center
The world’s largest collection of investment migration statistics, radically expanded and improved. Welcome to the new IMI Data Center.
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Hindsight 2020: The Year in Investment Migration
2020 has been investment migration’s most turbulent year yet. We review the biggest stories and trends in investment migration in the year that’s finally drawing to a close.
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All Citizens “Equal in The Eyes of The Vanuatu Govt.” Assures Chairman Warsal in Response to Media Reports
“Any omissions or ambiguities that may exist […] will be identified and rectified,” states the Commission in response to speculations.
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Investment Migration’s Next Frontier Market: First-World Millionaires?
3 in 4 millionaires live in the “West” and display little interest in alternative residency or citizenship. What if that changed?
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