Panama Independent Means Visa Approval Volume on Track for All-Time High in 2023
In Panama, income-based visas are flying off the shelf like never before, while investment-based visa demand is plateauing.
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Jersey Acknowledges the Rich Are “Highly Mobile” as it Considers Whether to Charge More for HVR Program
Jersey has raised billions from its low-tax HVR program. Now, deputies debate whether asking wealthy residents for more will scare them away.
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Unsung IM Programs Part 5: Argentina’s Rentista and Pensionado Visas
Argentina offers a lighting-fast path to PR and citizenship to those who can maintain themselves in this cheap, fun, but challenging country.
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Interest in Panama’s Independent Means Visas at All-Time High, Demand for Investor Visas Cooling
So far in 2022, Panama has approved 1,229 such visas for main applicants, nearly as many as in the three preceding years combined.
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Panama: Independent Means Visas Fly off the Shelf in Q1, Friendly Nations Visa Interest Dips
Q1 figures show interest in independent means visas in Panama are reaching decade-high levels, while investor visa demand is declining.
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Podcast: Independent Means Visas Eating Into Golden Visas’ Market Share
In this episode, we discuss the rising popularity of independent means visas, which require no investment but proof of financial means.
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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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