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Europe Sponsored Feature 

Ireland Tops List of Immigration Destinations for HNW Families

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Contributor bartra, EU, hnwi, ireland, ireland immigrant investor programme, sponsored feature

Bartra: “Ireland ticks all the boxes and is well-positioned to hold the title of the best immigration destination for HNWIs indefinitely.”

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Editor's Picks Opinion of the Editor 

The Crypto-HNWI Frontier Market: 144,000 Overnight Millionaires Need New Tax Residencies

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, crypto, cryptocurrencies, frontier markets, hnwi, opinion of the editor

The number of crypto-millionaires grew 10x in the last year. Most of them can’t realize their gains without triggering a taxable event.

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Editor's Picks Industry Trends 

Investment Migration’s Next Frontier Market: First-World Millionaires?

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, citizenship by investment, club, editor's picks, hnwi, industry trends, knight frank, residence by investment

3 in 4 millionaires live in the “West” and display little interest in alternative residency or citizenship. What if that changed?

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Africa Editor's Picks Intel & Data 

Nearly 1 in 5 South African HNWIs Cite “Emigration” as Reason For Selling Homes

August 2, 2020August 4, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim africa, club, data, hnwi, imi research unit, investment migration, reports, south africa, statistics

South African HNWIs’ offshore real estate holdings are growing rapidly and 1 in 5 say they are selling their homes in order to emigrate.

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Frontier Markets 

Four Unsung Investment Migration Markets That Deserve Your Attention

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Christopher Clowes analysis, clowes, club, hnwi, opinion, trends

Christopher Clowes explores the potential of four fast-growing investment migration markets that don’t get enough attention.

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China Mr. Lu's Tea Leaves 

The 7 Guiding Principles of Chinese HNWI Overseas Property Investors

April 13, 2020August 27, 2020 Luc Lu analysis, china, chinese, club, hnwi, luc lu, mr. lu's tea leaves, real estate

Freehold is always preferable to leasehold, leverage is key to mitigating risk and overcoming capital restrictions, and exchange rates are crucial.

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Editor's Picks Europe 

As EU Citizens Lose Settlement Rights in UK, Tier 1 Visa’s Future Looks Bright

March 6, 2020March 25, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, club, data, golden visa, hnwi, investor visa, knight frank, residence by investment, statistics, survey, uk, uk tier 1

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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Intel & Data 

The 12 Biggest Investment Migration Markets in 2023

September 18, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, citizenship by investment, club, data, hnwi, market, residence by investment, statistics, uhnwi

Where will investor migrants come from in 2023? We’ve attempted to answer that question by analyzing push- and pull-factors, supply

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Opinion Reasonable Doubt 

7 Ways HNWIs Sabotage Their Own Backup Plans – Part II

September 13, 2019August 24, 2020 David Lesperance club, david lesperance, hnwi, opinion, tax planning, tax residency, wealth planning

Making the purchase of a CBI the first step in planning your financial future is like making a visit to Home Depot the first step in planning your dream home, writes David Lesperance.

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Opinion Reasonable Doubt 

7 Ways HNWIs Sabotage Their Own Backup Plans – Part I

September 11, 2019August 24, 2020 David Lesperance cbi, citizenship by investment, club, david lesperance, hnwi, opinion

When planning citizenship, visas, and tax residency, trying to do it yourself can be worse than doing nothing at all, writes David Lesperance.

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Asia-Pacific Opinion Subcontinental Breakfast 

The #1 Mistake You’re Making When Marketing Investment Migration Programs in India

May 11, 2019June 15, 2020 Prashant Ajmera analysis, citizenship by investment, hnwi, india, investment migration, prashant ajmera, residence by investment

An Indian immigration attorney with more than 20 years of experience points to a common mistake investment migration firms make when courting Indian clients, and explains what to do instead.

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Asia-Pacific Subcontinental Breakfast 

10 Reasons Indian HNWIs Have Been Slow to Embrace Investment Migration

March 31, 2019June 15, 2020 Prashant Ajmera analysis, citizenship by investment, hnwi, india, prashant ajmera, report, residence by investment, uhnwi

Indian immigration attorney Prashant Ajmera explores the ten factors that have held the Indian investment migration market back, until now.

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Editor's Picks Industry Trends Intel & Data 

Third of UHNWIs Hold Second Passport, Another Third Plan to Buy One, Wealth Report Finds

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, chris kalin, cip, citizenship by investment, data, hnwi, knight frank, kristin surak, rcbi, research, residence by investment, second passports, survey, uhnwi

34% of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) – defined as those with a net worth in excess of US$30

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Featured Events 

One Event, Two Cities, Thousands of Investors: RIPE 2018

July 30, 2018August 29, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim amman, cairo, citizenship by investment, conference, egypt, event, exhibition, expo, hnwi, jordan, reach immigration, real estate, residence by investment, ripe

Join us in Cairo and Amman this September to promote your real estate projects to thousands of HNWIs from MENA. Reach

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Asia-Pacific China Intel & Data Latest Updates 

2017 Chinese HNWI migration report: As UK slides in rankings, Malta, Antigua, Dominica in top 10 for the first time

July 17, 2017August 10, 2017 Christian Henrik Nesheim china, china immigration index, hnwi, hurun, visas consulting

Today, the Hurun Research Institute in association with Visas Consulting Group (a leading Chinese immigration company) released the Immigration and

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