EP Report Proposes Radical New RCBI Rules: EU to Take 50% of Program Proceeds, Ban Lobbying, Marketing
MEPs also propose licenses for IM practitioners, undercover sting operations, and that 75% of investment must be “green and digital”.
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Portugal Golden Visa: Here’s What Happens Next
Charles Taylor Harris predicts the effects of the new golden visa rules: Interior areas and commercial property can expect a boost, the fund option will show resilience, and rich-world interest in the program will continue to rise.
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10 Million Polish-Americans Potentially Eligible for EU Citizenship by Descent
Some 10 million Americans, and twice that figure globally, are potentially eligible for EU citizenship by descent thanks to Polish ancestry.
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Malta Has Granted Residency to 2,273 Investors Via MRVP and MPRP Since 2016, Now Planning Entrepreneur Visa
For the first time ever, and exclusively in IMI, the Residency Malta Agency shares statistics on Malta’s PRP (and MRVP) going back to 2016.
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Bulgarian RCBI: Program Reform Just as Likely an Outcome as Closure Says Legal Expert
Though the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
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15 Changes and Trends in Portugal’s Immigration System in 2022
In this comprehensive overview, Sara Sousa Rebolo and Miguel Silva outline what to look out for in Portugal’s immigration system in 2022.
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4 Ways in Which Brussels Is Unfairly Harming Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment Program
Martin St-Hilaire points to red herrings, straw man arguments, and other deliberate fallacies the European Commission uses against Vanuatu.
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At 1,035 Approvals, The Greek Golden Visa Was Officially Europe’s Biggest in 2021
The Greek Golden Visa beat its closest EU rivals by a margin of 20% to officially regain the throne as Europe’s biggest golden visa in 2021.
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Bulgaria Moves to End Its Semi-Direct CBI Program, Cites EU Concerns, Limited Economic Benefit
Limited economic benefit combined with EU antipathy to CBI leads the Bulgarian government to conclude the program isn’t worth the trouble.
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European Commission Proposes “Partial Suspension” of Vanuatu Visa-Waiver Over CBI Concerns
The European Commission has formally proposed that the Council partially suspend visa-free Schengen access for Vanuatu passport holders.
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Applications for Italy’s “Dolce Visa” Quadruple in 2021 as Investors Embrace Improved Terms
After three years of lackluster application volumes, Italy’s investor visa is finally garnering interest thanks to the reforms of late 2020.
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102 American Investors Got Portugal Golden Visas in 2021, up 32% Year-on-Year
The sharp rise in demand from Americans notwithstanding, 2021 was the program’s lowest-grossing year since 2015.
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Unsung IM Programs Part 2: France’s Talent Passport – Business Investor
France’s EUR 300,000 active investor visa offers a straightforward path to EU citizenship but only to those willing to live and pay tax there.
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Montenegro Extends Citizenship by Investment Program by One Year
In a surprise move on the eve of expiry, the Montenegrin government gives the citizenship by investment program a new lease on life.
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Golden Visa Programs Face an Existential Threat (And It’s Not Brussels)
Andre Bothma argues that independent means visas – which require physical presence but not investment – are eating golden visas’ lunch.
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Unsung IM Programs Part 1: Andorra Residence Without Lucrative Activity
In this first installment of a new series about less-known investment migration programs, Ahmad Abbas evaluates Andorra’s golden visa.
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The Year in Golden Visas: 5 Graphs Emblematic of 2021
Winners, losers, surprises, and new trends. These are five graphs that characterize the year in golden visa programs.
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Greece Approved Nearly Twice as Many Golden Visas as Portugal in November
Approval volumes for the Greek Golden Visa accelerate sharply in the final quarter of 2021, soaring past its Portuguese rival.
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A New Year, A Revised Portugal Golden Visa Program: What You Need to Know
Patricia Casaburi clears up confusion around the criteria for “low-density” and “interior” areas under the Portugal Golden Visa’s new rules.
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Americans Supplant Chinese as Top Portugal Golden Visa Investors in November
In November, the Chinese were displaced from their pole position for the second time in the program’s history – this time by Americans.
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