The government indicated the sharply rising application volumes had become “unmanageable” and had informed the decision to close the scheme.
Interest in Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) remained robust despite the pandemic, the first statistical release in years reveal.
Interest in Irish citizenship by descent among Americans is stronger than ever in 2021.
The children of Ireland IIP investors may pursue their studies in the UK or Ireland without the hassle of dealing with student visas.
After accumulating a hefty backlog over the last two years, the Department of Justice have sped up case-handling considerably in the last two months.
Preliminary figures show 2018 is on track to become a record year for the program; Investors filed 420 applications, 379 have yet to complete processing.