10 On The Weekend – Kianoush Mahmoudi: “I’ve Been in Lockdown for One Month Now”
Kianoush Mahmoudi explains that running an investment migration firm in Iran is a high-stakes endeavor fraught with obstacles. And that was before Covid-19.
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10 on the Weekend – Sam Bayat: “I Know Too Many Secrets”
Sam Bayat likes camping in the desert with his kids, regrets not getting into the government advisory business, and thinks 2020 will be harsh for everyone.
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15 Million Stateless Individuals – An Interview With Kristy A. Belton
Statelessness showed up on the CIP-world’s radar as Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP explores the possibility of making such people eligible. How big is the issue?
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10 on the Weekend – Paul Williams: “Politicians Meddle in Successful Programs to Their Detriment”
Mountain-bike enthusiast Paul Williams points to the absurdity of cash-strapped governments taking 12 months to accept hundreds of thousands in investments.
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10 on The Weekend – Angie Rupert: “My Business Model is Narrow; I’ve Picked a Niche”
Angie Rupert dreams of building the largest E2 specialist firm in the United States and finishing her Midwestern cuisine cookbook.
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10 On The Weekend – David Lesperance: “Governments Are Increasingly Harassing the Wealthy”
Lesperance is full of admiration for Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and believes the Greek golden visa, when subjected to closer scrutiny, is a pretty raw deal.
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Ten On The Weekend – Anthony Haiden: “Concerned About Incompetence” of Industry Newcomers
“No disrespect to the newcomers, including the mentioned gentleman, but they have not earned the right to sit at the same table as the veterans […]”
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Ten On The Weekend – Jean-Philippe Chetcuti: “Unity in the Industry is Key to Survival”
2019 was the year Jean-Philippe Chetcuti learned who his true friends were.
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Ten On The Weekend #2 – Eric Major: “Our Industry Deserves Some of the Bad Press it Gets”
The seasoned investment migration executive says he lets off steam on the weekends by playing left-handed guitars and losing to his wife at tennis.
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Ten On The Weekend #1 – Nuri Katz: “I Live My Life in a Constant State of Jet Lag”
Our inaugural TOTW guest is Nuri Katz: “Refusing to accept large payments is an extremely difficult thing to do for any business person.”
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Kraft: New EB-5 Rules May Not Take Effect on Nov 21 as 6-Year Re-Authorization Likely This Year
New rules raising min. investments to $900,000 are scheduled to take effect this week. President Kraft of IIUSA thinks there’s a chance that won’t happen.
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Chinese Buyers Increasingly Favor Properties in Asia Over Anglosphere, China’s Top Intl. Property Site Reports
The world of golden visa programs is “a buyer’s market in which Chinese citizens have their pick” says Georg Chmiel, Executive Chairman of Juwai.com.
Read moreAnguilla’s New Tax Residency Program Ideal For High-Value Digital Nomads, Program Chief Indicates
“We’re looking for someone who has a lifestyle in which they don’t usually spend more than 90 days in any particular jurisdiction,” says Philip Kisob.
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David Chen Says IMC’s Work is “Extremely Important” and Hopes More Chinese Firms Join
David Chen, Founder of Visas Consulting, explains why he thinks more Chinese firms should join the IMC to protect Europe’s investment migration market.
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UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Reform: “Not Much Has Really Changed,” Says Yazdi
Confusion regarding the recent UK Tier 1 reforms had led to a surge in applications but practical consequences for investors were limited, said Yazdi.
Read moreMalta’s Golden Visa Has Received 1,600 Applications, But Backlog is Growing Due to Agents’ Sloppy Filing
Some 1,000 applications remain unprocessed due to missing documentation. To tackle the backlog, the MRVA will no longer accept incomplete applications.
Read moreAsaria: Caribbean CIPs Should Adopt EB-5-Style Employment Requirements
Asaria says the EB-5 program was able to create 276,000 jobs during the credit crunch thanks to its employment requirement, and that Caribbean CIPs should do the same.
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Moldovan Foreign Minister: By Boosting Development, CBI Shortens Distance to EU
Moldova’s Foreign Minister indicated that the CIP does not interfere with the goal of one day joining the EU – rather the opposite – and that he’s glad to have had private-sector partners to help structure the program.
Read moreCaribbean Prime Ministers’ Relationships With Some CIP-Consultancies “Too Close” Says Carlyle Rogers
“Only when something goes wrong do you see how dangerous these practices can be,” says Carlyle Rogers.
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While EU Worries About Handful of CIP Investors, Millions Get Non-CIP Citizenship Without Vetting
Peter S. Vincent throws the real European security threat into stark relief: The 99.9% of annual new EU citizens that don’t come through CIPs are hardly checked at all.
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