The 10 Largest Investment Migration Programs in 2020 by Approval Volume
The pandemic year left an indelible mark on virtually every investment migration program but by no means in equal measure.
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Shard Capital Investor Visa Appoints Chief Investment Officer
“We expect a significant bounce back in the number visa issuances as 2021 progresses,” said Shard Capital’s Head of Investor Visa, Farzin Yazdi.
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Irish Investor Program Raised €3.6M a Week in 2020, Virtually All From Chinese Applicants
Interest in Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) remained robust despite the pandemic, the first statistical release in years reveal.
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UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa ended 2020 40% below 2019. Farzin Yazdi offers three reasons the market will bounce back in 2021.
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South Korea Has Issued 19,246 Investor Visas Since 2000, But Applications Have Fallen Steadily for 20 Years
If you’re an investment migration practitioner who doesn’t know much about the South Korean investor visa, you’re not alone.
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Singapore Investment & Immigration Report – From Juwai IQI, in Partnership with IMI
Juwai IQI, Asia’s biggest prop-tech group, has partnered with IMI to produce a special report on immigrating to and investing in Singapore.
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Americans Displace Chinese as Top NZ Investor Visa Applicants, Funds Worth NZ$1bn Pending Amid Border Closure
More than NZ$ 1bn of investor visa funds, half of it from the US, are knocking on New Zealand’s door, which, due to COVID, remains closed.
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Pandemic Brings UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Applications to Halt in Q2
Not since Q3 2008 has the Home Office approved fewer applications for Tier 1 investor visas in the UK.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Rejects 1 in 3 Applications, Leaving NZ$3 Billion on The Table
While only 16% of Indonesians are turned away, half of Malaysian and South African investor visa applicants get rejection letters.
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Italy Halves Minimum Investment of “La Dolce Visa” to EUR 250,000 – But Will Investors Bite?
The new minimum places Italy’s investment low end of the cost-spectrum among European golden visas but also calls for a much higher level of risk tolerance.
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As EU Citizens Lose Settlement Rights in UK, Tier 1 Visa’s Future Looks Bright
Next year, EU citizens will no longer have automatic settlement-rights in the UK. This widens the Tier 1 visa’s target demographic by 11m European HNWIs.
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Q1 Figures Indicate NZ Investor Visa Program in Decline – Rejections Hit 43%
Q1 of New Zealand’s 2019-2020 reporting year has ended and figures released this month show interest in investor visas is on a decidedly downward path.
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UK Undercover Reporters Show Shortcomings in Home Office Tier 1 Vetting That Industry Has Repeatedly Warned of in the Past
Channel 4 and the Times say they have exposed a “scandal”, but the industry has itself repeatedly urged the Home Office to update its procedure.
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Chinese Have Spent NZ$3.8 Billion on New Zealand Investor Visas Over Last Decade
But Kiwi authorities have also left NZ$2.7 billion on the table due to their sky-high rejection rates.
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New Record for UK Tier 1 Investment in Q1 as Suspension-Scare Boosts Applications by 42%
Not since the investment requirement was half what it is today has the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa seen more applications than during Q1 2019.
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New Zealand’s Investor Visa Raises NZ$27 Million a Week, Rejects 1 in 3 Applicants
Over the last ten years, the Kiwis’ high standards have led them to turn down investments worth over NZ$1.7 billion. But they’re still raking in NZ$27m a week.
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The Three Routes to Italian Residence by Investment – An Overview
Italy offers three routes to residence by investment: Lump-sum taxation on high earners, an investor visa that begins at €500,000, and tax-free retirement.
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New Zealand Golden Visa’s Price Mark-Up Gamble Pays Off: Applications Down, Revenue Up
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew Zealand’s Category 2 Investor Visa – the world’s “pickiest” such program, with rejection rates hovering around 50% – last
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UAE Announces 10-year Visas to Investors, 100% Foreign Ownership, Visa-Free Travel to Canada
The United Arab Emirates have announced sweeping regulatory changes to its investment and immigration laws. Key amendments include 10-year visas
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NZ Investor Visa Has 53% Rejection Rate and 2 of 3 Applicants are Chinese
New Zealand has two separate categories available to investor immigrants: Investor 1 Resident Visa and Investor 2 Resident Visa. Investor
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