“By either dithering over the decision or by saying no to a new investor visa, the Government is actively sending a message loud and clear to the global wealthy, the investors, the business creators and industry innovators, that UK Plc is closed for business, please go elsewhere. Trust me, they will.”
Filing by September 14 preserves the old rules and a five-year permit; the €150,000 fund route replacing them is not yet operational.
IMA Grenada ties the 30-day rule to ECCIRA becoming operational and to a start date all five member states must first agree on.
“The ancestry route has become a bureaucratic minefield characterized by rigid language requirements, extensive document checks stretching back generations and swelling processing times of five to six years.”
Venture funding across the Middle East fell in the first half. But those deals were done before the missiles, so the real reckoning is still to come.
Elena Ruda on premium Caribbean pricing, a new sub-US$100k tier, and why Americans are now among CBI’s largest buyer groups.
Madrid’s first general regularization since 2005 has drawn nearly twice its half-million estimate, with less than two weeks left to apply.
Elena Ruda: “Over the years, we’ve seen many changes—programs closing, new ones opening—and we understand that changes will continue.”
