Opinion: The Dwindling Future of the Quebec IIP – A Shadow of Its Former Self
The French requirement and the $500k walk-away option likely to result from the new rules will cripple the QIIP, laments Nicolas Laurin.
Read moreThe French requirement and the $500k walk-away option likely to result from the new rules will cripple the QIIP, laments Nicolas Laurin.
Read moreThe government indicated the sharply rising application volumes had become “unmanageable” and had informed the decision to close the scheme.
Read moreSuspended since 2019, the QIIP is likely to reopen by the end of the year with a new set of requirements, writes Patrick McCarthy.
Read moreGreater specialization, bigger networks, and tailored service are among the reasons boutique firms make better advisors, write DZ Advisory.
Read moreAppetite for Panama’s investor visas is dwindling. People of independent means, however, are relocating to the country in record numbers.
Read more“The future of the BIIP is uncertain,” writes James Hall, pointing to new planning levels that will exacerbate the already huge backlog.
Read moreIn this special feature, Varvara Latyntseva details how the EB-5 program changed last year and the effects on applications and stakeholders.
Read moreBritish investors are becoming more numerous and have now appeared in the monthly top-five nationalities list for 6 of the last 8 months.
Read moreSources say the government is considering two options: Higher real estate investment minimums, or no real estate option at all.
Read moreBuoyed by fewer competitors and an impending price hike, the program’s application volume has ballooned. So has its backlog of pending cases.
Read moreInvestors will no longer be able to include parents or in-laws and must show proof of maintained income and investment every year.
Read moreBulgaria no longer has a citizenship by investment program but has just updated its golden visa (which has a path to citizenship).
Read moreInstead of closing the golden visa program, Portugal should reform it and use it to solve the housing crisis, argues Anatoliy Letayev.
Read moreNo retroactivity for post-February 16th applications, 7-days-a-year presence requirement preserved, and cultural investment visas kept.
Read morePortugal is likely to approve a record number of applications in 2023. As long as the housing bill in its current form doesn’t pass, that is.
Read morePatricia Casaburi points out that it’s ironic that golden visas are blamed for the housing crisis in Lisbon and Porto, where prices have risen sharply since these cities were excluded from the program.
Read more“This extension relieves the stress of investors,” commented Alexander Varnavas of Athens-based Varnavas Law on the news.
Read moreIf the law is approved, investors will not get what they paid for. It’s “a violation of basic constitutional rights,” says one lawyer.
Read moreGreek Golden Visa authorities are struggling to keep up with mushrooming demand. Applications in the backlog now number at least 3,700.
Read morePanama has approved 388 investor visas so far in 2023. In the last six years, investors account for 16% of all residence permits issued.
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