Immigration Lawyers Optimistic on Prospects for Jus Soli in Portugal This Year
Two months ago, President de Sousa vetoed the amendments that Parliament had approved, but not because he objects to jus sanguinis.
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The Portuguese Golden Visa Market Has Bounced Back – The Greek One Has Not
While approvals for Portugal’s golden visa are already back on track for a statistically normal year, those of Greece have halted.
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Investors Have Already Spent Half a Billion Euros on Portuguese Golden Visas This Year
Investor migrants injected 496.7 million euros in Portugal during the first eight months of 2020. Chinese now make up only 1 in 4 investors.
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Property Owners Fret Over Inability to Visit New Homes in Greece and Get Their Golden Visas
Many bought qualifying homes in 2019 and were awaiting approvals. Now, they’re out EUR 250,000 and unable to enter Greece.
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Pandemic Brings UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications to Halt in Q2
Not since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Rejects 1 in 3 Applications, Leaving NZ$3 Billion on The Table
While only 16% of Indonesians are turned away, half of Malaysian and South African investor visa applicants get rejection letters.
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PAIIR: Lawyers Launch Investment Migration Association for Portugal
Lawyers Sara Sousa Rebolo and Vanessa Rodrigues Lima have founded Portugal’s first investment migration industry association: PAIIR.
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Despite Pandemic, A Record-Summer for Hong Kong Overseas Property Expos
UK property exhibitions accounted for more than half of the city’s total in the last two weeks of July, writes Eli McGeever.
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35% of Portugal Golden Visa Applicants Have Chosen “Alternative” Investments in 2020
The number of investors choosing the EUR 350,000 Investment Fund option is up 400% since last year, even with five months left in 2020.
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The Protracted Demise of Latvia’s Golden Visa
Once first among its European equals, Latvia’s golden visa has languished since 2014. 93% of the program’s total FDI stems from before 2016.
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Why I’m Doubling Down on Portugal’s Golden Visa After the Pandemic
Nic Salerno has been a huge fan of Portugal – for himself and his clients – for years. After COVID-19, he is more bullish than ever before.
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First-Half 2020 Investment in Portugal’s Golden Visa Already 52% of 2019 Total
A prognosis that two months ago might have seemed absurd is starting to look realistic: 2020 could be a record year for Portugal’s golden visa.
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Pandemic Pummels Greek Golden Visa in Q2, But Policy Changes Offer Promise of Comeback in Q3
New procedural measures will make remote-application feasible and boost application volumes, but they did not take effect in time to save Q2.
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Why Portugal Will Rebound Far Better From the Crisis Than Competing RCBI Programs
Portugal handled the crisis better than most of its peers and are seeing its golden visa program soar in popularity as a consequence.
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Stakeholders Lobby for €250,000 Spanish Golden Visa as Investment Slumps
“We have proposed to the Government to halve the amount of investment in housing,” says the head of the country’s developers’ association.
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Historic Comeback for Portugal Golden Visa: May 2020 Best Month on Record
Back with a vengeance: May approvals alone exceeded those of the preceding four months combined as the program raised a historic EUR 147 million.
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10 on the Weekend – Alexander Risvas: Greek Golden Visa is a “National Effort”
Alexander Risvas, perhaps thanks to his penchant for the works of self-help gurus like Tony Robbins and Napoleon Hill, is optimistic in spite of COVID.
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Pandemic Has Robbed Greek and Portuguese Golden Visas of Nearly EUR 300 Million So Far
Greece and Portugal’s golden visa programs have missed out on 800 applications and investment equivalent to a small country’s GDP due to the pandemic.
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Italy Halves Minimum Investment of “La Dolce Visa” to EUR 250,000 – But Will Investors Bite?
The new minimum places Italy’s investment low end of the cost-spectrum among European golden visas but also calls for a much higher level of risk tolerance.
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Weak Q3 Expected for Greek Golden Visa, But Flurry of Reforms May Bring a Roaring Q4
The government is heeding the advice of practitioners and speeding up golden visa processing. Their zeal, unfortunately, isn’t matched by local authorities.
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