Kochenov: “Member States could have given EU power to determine who acquires EU citizenship. They chose not to.”
Not only are rich Americans increasingly moving abroad; even foreigners who initially came to the US on EB-5 visas are now leaving, says Shah.
If the Supreme Court outlaws tax on unrealized capital gains, the major barrier to Americans leaving disappears, says Lesperance.
Anastasia Barna says clients who have qualified for Caribbean citizenship via “the $80,000 option” are running the risk of revocation.
He also says that if the MoA isn’t enough to allay EU fears, “it will be clear that they have reasons other than national security concerns.”
Antoine also says “excruciating delays in processing […]send the wrong message to the industry and impact clients’ trust in the sector.”
Hannah Ma has spent her whole working life with a single firm, focusing on one thing: Helping people relocate to their dream countries.
Our guest in this episode, Henry Fan of Globevisa, is determined to do his job to enable freedom of movement for as many people as possible.
“To regulate the industry as a whole may be a good project to have, but I’m not sure it can get off the ground,” author Kristin Surak tells IMI.
“I wouldn’t invest my money, seeing that there may be a risk of my golden visa being jeopardized,” says Murat Coskun about hospitality funds.
In an exclusive interview with IMI, St. Kitts & Nevis CIU boss Michael Martin chalks up the delayed refunds to “budgetary adjustments.”
Chris Lennon says he is surprised demand for EB-5 continues “despite the large price increase, long processing time, and uncertainty of approval.”
Matías Apparcel laments Portugal’s ending of successful policies, and says they should have allowed golden visa investment in social housing.
“A big part of my day-to-day is helping clients understand misinformation they read online,” says Slava Apel.
In this interview, Henry Fan of Globevisa explains how he and his partner Melvin Sun built a global business serving 8,000 clients a year.
Consensus among CBI service providers is that as long as CIUs look the other way and impose no real consequences, the problem will persist.
Andrew Henderson: “One question I’ve been dealing with for years is ‘how do we get rid of the lowest 20% of clientele?'”
“We, fundamentally, have no issue accepting Russians,” says Saint Lucia CIU head Mc Claude Emmanuel in an exclusive interview with IMI.
Savory & Partners founder Jeremy Savory on running a CBI business in Dubai, becoming a Portugal resident, and the potential of Turkey.
Lawyer and PhD candidate Christina Georgaki credits the incumbent administration’s policy changes for driving increasing FDI into Greece.
