Greek Immigration Offices Close Over Covid-19 – Others Will Follow
Sneer not at the Italians, for there, but for the grace of about two weeks, go the rest of us.
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ECAA-Visas, The Turkish CIP’s Secret Weapon, May Be Living on Borrowed Time
The Home Office saw 52% YoY growth in Turkish Businessperson Visas in 2019. Brexit’s releasing the UK from its Ankara Agreement obligations has something to do with it.
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Malaysia’s MM2H World’s Largest Investor Visa in 2019 Following Record Year
Investors filed 7,904 applications for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program in 2019. But minimum property prices for foreigners represent a quandary.
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Spain’s Golden Visa Program Now Bigger Than Portugal’s After Record 2019
Figures from Spain’s Ministry of Labor shows the country’s golden visa program approved a record 1,422 main applicants in 2019, up from 1,188 last year.
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As EU Citizens Lose Settlement Rights in UK, Tier 1 Visa’s Future Looks Bright
Next year, EU citizens will no longer have automatic settlement-rights in the UK. This widens the Tier 1 visa’s target demographic by 11m European HNWIs.
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Portugal Residence Investors Unfazed by Rule-Change Discussions, Feb Data Shows
One novel development was apparent, though; for the first time since records began, Chinese investors were not the leading applicant cohort.
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How Spain Became a Golden Visa Powerhouse Without Even Trying
While stakeholders in other investment migration countries promote their programs actively, the Spaniards don’t. Why, then, are they still so succcessful?
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Which RCBI-Jurisdictions Score Highest on The Global Health Security Index?
The COVID-19 outbreak has put health front and center among investor migrant concerns. How does your RCBI-country stack up in the health security index?
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After Waiting Two Years for Greek Golden Visas, 35 Investors Prepare Class Action Suit
The 35 Chinese applicants demand an immediate granting of their visas, compensation, and the bringing to justice of the responsible bureaucrats.
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Portugal’s Govt. Backpedals on Golden Visa: “No Need to Cancel” as Changes Won’t Take Effect Until 2021
The happy news comes just as Portugal’s SEF reports the program has passed the historic EUR 5 billion revenue milestone.
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Portugal GV-Reforms “Not in Force Yet” – Key Questions Unanswered After Parliamentary Session
“We need to be prudent and see what – if anything – happens and then take appropriate measures,” a senior attorney specializing in the program tells IMI.
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5 Strategies for Navigating Portugal’s Upcoming Golden Visa Reforms
Major changes are coming to the Portugal Golden Visa. Hakan Kodal offers five suggestions for how stakeholders can survive the transition.
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Vietnamese Investors Account for 1 in 3 Latvia Golden Visas in 2019
Latvia’s residence by investment program logged marginal gains in 2019, but Vietnamese appetite for the business investment option remains strong.
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Uruguay’s President-Elect to Court Argentine HNWIs With Tax Residency Program
The incoming Uruguayan government’s plans have Argentine Peronists nervous about losing their biggest taxpayers.
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Portuguese Govt. Moves to End Golden Visas for Lisbon and Porto
Mendes, leader of the Socialist bench, said her party would do away with golden visas for hotspots Lisbon and Porto in favor of less developed regions.
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Inefficient Bureaucrats Costing Greece Billions in Lost Golden Visa Revenue Say Practitioners
Greek residence by investment practitioners say program revenue could be more than double its current level if only the country’s Decentralized Authorities weren’t so inefficient.
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Chinese Investors’ Association Says Chinese Will Spend €1 Billion on Greek Golden Visas in 2020
The Association of Chinese Investors in Greece says their countrymen will spend €800 million to €1 billion on Greek golden visas in 2020. Is that realistic?
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Greek Golden Visa Has Raised Some €2 Billion From Almost 19k Participants
Having already beaten all European records in 2018, there was little left for Greece to outperform in 2019 but its own achievements, which it did by 34%.
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Portugal Realtors’ Association Urges Caution on Golden Visa Reform
“I would not be shocked if [in Lisbon and Porto], the minimum investment requirement went from EUR 500,000 to EUR 1m,” says the President of APEMIP.
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1 in 4 Portugal Residence Investors Now Opt for Alternative Assets
The share of investors who pick options other than the conventional EUR 500,000 property purchase has more than tripled in the last three years.
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