UK Supreme Court Overturns Ruling in UK Tier 1 Case: Maxwell Holding’s Contingent Financing Not Compliant
The UK Supreme Court settles a nearly four-year-old legal dispute over self-serving UK Tier 1 investment structures.
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Podcast: “99% Chance” Italy’s Dolce Visa Will Get a Real Estate Option in March
Madalena Monteiro saw a deluge of inquiries about the Italian Dolce Visa after news of Portugal’s closing. Especially from Russians.
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Unsung IM Programs Part 3: Brazil’s Permanent Residence Investor Visa (VIPER)
Immediate PR, citizenship in 3 years, free movement in most of South America, and birthright citizenship make for an interesting proposition.
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Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals on Track for 11-Year High in 2022
Panama is on track to approve more independent means visas this year than in the preceding three years combined.
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Invest Only After Approval, Processing in 3 Months, And Other Unique Advantages of Italy’s Dolce Visa
Italy’s Dolce Visa has no processing delays, allows for tailor-made investments, and even lets you wait to invest until after approval.
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New Zealand Issues Sweeping Changes to Investor Visas: Minimums of NZ$5-15 Million
Minimum investment requirements and minimum stay requirements both increase as New Zealand aims for investors who play a more active role.
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Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals Surge in 2022, Investor Visa Interest Dips Further
Panama’s independent means visas could reach all-time highs this year, while the Friendly Nations Visa is losing its luster, now that it requires an investment.
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New Zealand Investor Visa Revenue Back With a Post-Pandemic Vengeance in FY2022
2021-22 results brought the program’s performance from nadir to zenith within a year in which it raised NZ$1 billion from just 100 investors.
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New Zealand Investor Visa Sees Strong Rebound in 2022: NZ$ Half Billion Raised in First Three Quarters of FY
After two years of falling approvals and investments, all arrows finally point in the right direction for New Zealand’s investor visas.
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UK Home Office Defends Closure of Investor Visa, Signals New Provisions for Innovator Route
While it plans new provisions for the Innovator visa in the fall, the Home Office says these will not “accommodate would-be Tier 1 investors”.
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Patel “Undermines Democratic Procedures” in Snap Program Closure Says Law Association, Calling for Application Grace Period
The ILPA, an influential group of lawyers, accuses the Home Secretary of flouting democratic convention by unilaterally closing the program.
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UK to End Investor Visa “Within Weeks”, Ostensibly to Cut Economic Ties to Russia Over Ukraine Impasse
The decision is reportedly motivated by a desire to cut economic ties to Russia and concerns the program is vulnerable to money laundering.
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Applications for Italy’s “Dolce Visa” Quadruple in 2021 as Investors Embrace Improved Terms
After three years of lackluster application volumes, Italy’s investor visa is finally garnering interest thanks to the reforms of late 2020.
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Australia Approves Record BIIP Applications in FY2021: 10x Increase in Hong Kong Applicants
Vietnamese, Iranian, South African, Indian, and British applicants all saw approvals far above historical norms, even adjusting for the higher quota.
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The Year in Golden Visas: 5 Graphs Emblematic of 2021
Winners, losers, surprises, and new trends. These are five graphs that characterize the year in golden visa programs.
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UK Investor Visa Sets Post-Pandemic Record in Q3, Startup Visas at All-Time High
The strong rebound, says Tolstaia, reflects the UK’s persisting status as a “magnet for international UHNWIs.”
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Practically Closed: Only 5 Approvals in FY2022, Rejections Reach 69%
New Zealand’s Investor Visa, which but a few years ago raised more than a billion NZ dollars a year, remains virtually dead 19 months after the onset of the pandemic.
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Innovisa: Matching UK Start-Ups With Active Entrepreneurs Seeking UK Innovator Visa
IMI interviews Eric Major and Alex Hopkin about the new Innovisa platform, which matches UK Innovator Visa applicants with eligible startups.
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Brokerage Acquires Majority of Shuttered UK Tier 1 Specialist Dolfin’s Clients
UK Tier 1 specialist Dolfin’s special administrators have found a successor service provider for more than half of the firm’s client accounts.
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NZ Govt. Reportedly Mulls Ending Category 1 Investor Visa, Raising Capital Requirement to NZ$25m
“The program is a mess at the moment,” says ANZ Migration’s James Hall. Some of his clients have waited more than a year for approvals that normally take 3 months.
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