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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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Europe Policy Updates 

Vote on Bill to Bring Real Estate Option, Lower Investment Minimums for Italy’s Dolce Visa Likely This Year

January 11, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim bersani, club, dolce visa, golden visa, italy, marco bersani, policy updates, residence by investment

The bill proposes to introduce a tiered real estate acquisition route, new investment options, lower minimums, and procedural improvements.

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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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Editor's Picks Europe 

9 EU Countries That Grant Citizenship to the Great Grandchildren of Their Citizens

July 6, 2022August 7, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim ancestry, bulgaria, citizenship by descent, EU citizenship, europe, hungary, ireland, italy, latvia, lineage, lithuania, luxembourg, poland, slovakia

Globally, hundreds of millions of people have a great grandparent from an EU country. Too few of them are picking up citizenships for free.

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Europe Opinion 

Why Don’t More Investment Migration Companies Promote Italy’s “Dolce Visa”?

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Dario Montagnese club, dario montagnese, dolce visa, europe, golden visa, italy, opinion, residence by investment

Italy as a destination sells itself, argues Dario Montagnese. All RCBI advisors need to do is let investors know it also has a golden visa.

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Europe 

Italian Citizenship by Lawsuit: Taking Consulates to Court Over Lack of Appointments – And Winning

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Marco Bersani citizenship by descent, club, EU citizenship, europe, italy, legal, marco bersani

The Italian Court of Rome states that consulates that don’t give appointments violate the right to claim Italian citizenship by descent.

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Europe 

Italian Citizenship by Descent: Up to 80 Million Worldwide Potentially Eligible

February 2, 2022June 4, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim ancestry, cbd policy, citizenship by descent, david lesperance, EU, EU citizenship, europe, italy, program page

From Buenos Aires to Boston, tens of millions are eligible for Italian citizenship by descent. David Lesperance explains how to qualify.

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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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Editor's Picks Industry Trends 

The Big Investment Migration Stories of 2021: IMI’s 10 Most-Read Articles This Year

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by descent, citizenship by investment, club, golden visa, grenada, ireland, italy, mm2h, portugal, slovakia

Among our ten most-read stories in 2021, half concerned Portugal and half were written by outside contributors. Merry Christmas.

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Europe 

Purported Fast-Track to Italian Citizenship for South Africans is a Scam, Embassy Warns

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, club, europe, fraud, golden visa, italy, residence by investment, scam, south africa

One firm claimed Italian citizenships were available for South Africans in “less than a year” for just EUR 100,000. “It’s a scam,” says the Italian embassy.

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Europe Intel & Data 

Italy Has Rejected Half of All Startup Visa Applicants (And 9 in 10 Pakistanis)

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, EU, europe, italy, startup visa, statistics

The most common reasons for rejection were “weakness of the business model” and “lack of innovative value of the business project”.

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Europe Policy Updates 

Italy’s September Amendments to “La Dolce Visa” Finally Makes it a “Real Golden Visa”

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim bersani, club, dolce visa, EU, europe, golden visa, italy, policy updates, residence by investment

No more physical presence requirements and the possibility to apply and invest through a company rather than as an individual.

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Europe Policy Updates 

Italy Halves Minimum Investment of “La Dolce Visa” to EUR 250,000 – But Will Investors Bite?

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, europe, golden visa, investor visa, italy, policy updates, residence by investment

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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Editor's Picks Europe 

Italy’s Investor Visa Could be Europe’s Most Popular if Only it Didn’t Ignore Market Realities

December 12, 2019June 15, 2020 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, analysis, club, europe, golden visa, italy, residence by investment

The Italian Investor Visa (IIV) has been around for almost three years without gaining any meaningful traction. Why?

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Editor's Picks Europe Intel & Data 

Italy’s Startup Visa Rejects Nearly Half of Applicants, 80% of Investment in Northern Regions

June 27, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, data, entrepreneur, europe, italy, startup visa, statistics

Eight of ten startups end up in the wealthier Northern regions, and fully 56% of founders launch their business within a two-hour drive from Milan.

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Europe 

The Three Routes to Italian Residence by Investment – An Overview

August 31, 2018January 16, 2020 Daniele Dapporto club, dapporto, europe, flat tax, investor visa, italy, pension, residence by investment, tax-free

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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