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Podcast: “99% Chance” Italy’s Dolce Visa Will Get a Real Estate Option in March

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim dolce visa, europe, golden visa, investor visa, italy, lavoratori impatriati, lump-sum, madalena monteiro, podcast, real estate, residence by investment

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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Latin-America 

Unsung IM Programs Part 3: Brazil’s Permanent Residence Investor Visa (VIPER)

December 8, 2022December 9, 2022 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, brazil, club, golden visa, investor visa, unsung programs, 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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Intel & Data Latin-America 

Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals on Track for 11-Year High in 2022

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, golden visa, investor visa, latin-america, panama, residence by investment, statistics

Panama is on track to approve more independent means visas this year than in the preceding three years combined.

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Europe Sponsored Feature 

Invest Only After Approval, Processing in 3 Months, And Other Unique Advantages of Italy’s Dolce Visa

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Contributor dario montagnese, dolce visa, europe, golden visa, investor visa, italy, madalena monteiro, magwind, sponsored feature

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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Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Policy Updates 

New Zealand Issues Sweeping Changes to Investor Visas: Minimums of NZ$5-15 Million

July 20, 2022August 7, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim active investor plus, club, golden visa, investor visa, new zealand, policy update, policy updates, residence by investment

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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Intel & Data 

Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals Surge in 2022, Investor Visa Interest Dips Further

July 13, 2022August 7, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, club, data, friendly nations visa, golden visa, investor visa, panama, residence by investment, solvencia propia, statistics

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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Asia-Pacific Intel & Data 

New Zealand Investor Visa Revenue Back With a Post-Pandemic Vengeance in FY2022

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, club, data, golden visa, investor visa, new zealand, residence by investment, statistics

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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Asia-Pacific Intel & Data 

New Zealand Investor Visa Sees Strong Rebound in 2022: NZ$ Half Billion Raised in First Three Quarters of FY

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, club, data, golden visa, investor visa, james hall, new zealand, rejection rates, residence by investment, statistics

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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Europe 

UK Home Office Defends Closure of Investor Visa, Signals New Provisions for Innovator Route

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Nick Harding club, europe, golden visa, investor visa, residence by investment, uk, uk investor visa, uk tier 1

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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Editor's Picks Europe 

Patel “Undermines Democratic Procedures” in Snap Program Closure Says Law Association, Calling for Application Grace Period

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Nick Harding club, europe, home office, investor visa, patel, politics, residence by investment, uk

The ILPA, an influential group of lawyers, accuses the Home Secretary of flouting democratic convention by unilaterally closing the program.

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Editor's Picks Europe Policy Updates 

UK to End Investor Visa “Within Weeks”, Ostensibly to Cut Economic Ties to Russia Over Ukraine Impasse

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, golden visa, home office, investor visa, uk, uk investor visa, uk tier 1

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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Editor's Picks Europe Intel & Data 

Applications for Italy’s “Dolce Visa” Quadruple in 2021 as Investors Embrace Improved Terms

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, dolce visa, europe, golden visa, investor visa, italy, residence by investment, statistics

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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Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Intel & Data 

Australia Approves Record BIIP Applications in FY2021: 10x Increase in Hong Kong Applicants

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, australia, biip, club, data, investor stream, investor visa, significant investor, statistics

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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Editor's Picks Intel & Data 

The Year in Golden Visas: 5 Graphs Emblematic of 2021

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim americans, chinese, club, data, europe, golden visa, golden visas, investor visa, new zealand, residence by investment, statistics, uk investor visa

Winners, losers, surprises, and new trends. These are five graphs that characterize the year in golden visa programs.

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Europe Intel & Data 

UK Investor Visa Sets Post-Pandemic Record in Q3, Startup Visas at All-Time High

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim alexandre hopkin, beyond, club, data, europe, farzin yazdi, golden visa, innovator, investor visa, latitude, shard capital, startup visa, statistics, tatiana tolstaia, uk, uk tier 1

The strong rebound, says Tolstaia, reflects the UK’s persisting status as a “magnet for international UHNWIs.”

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Asia-Pacific Intel & Data 

New Zealand’s Investor Visa Practically Closed: Only 5 Approvals in FY2022, Rejections Reach 69%

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, club, data, investor visa, new zealand, rejection rates, residence by investment, statistics

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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Europe Sponsored Feature 

Innovisa: Matching UK Start-Ups With Active Entrepreneurs Seeking UK Innovator Visa

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Contributor alexandre hopkin, eric major, europe, innovator, innovisa, interview, investor visa, latitude, sponsored feature, uk

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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Europe 

Brokerage Acquires Majority of Shuttered UK Tier 1 Specialist Dolfin’s Clients

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, dolfin, europe, investor visa, Tier 1, uk, uk tier 1, united kingdom

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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Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Intel & Data 

NZ Govt. Reportedly Mulls Ending Category 1 Investor Visa, Raising Capital Requirement to NZ$25m

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, club, data, golden visa, investor visa, james hall, new zealand, residence by investment, statistics

“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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Europe Intel & Data 

American Interest in UK Investor Visas Continues to Grow – 1 in 4 Iranians Rejected

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, farzin yazdi, golden visa, investor visa, residence by investment, statistics, uk tier 1, united kingdom

More than one in four Iranians, 22% of Pakistanis, 16% of Indians, and 13% of Egyptians have historically been turned away. No Brazilians have ever been rejected.

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