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Malta’s Most Likely Next PM Would “Not Extend MIIP” Before Consulting EU-Institutions

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, EU, europe, fearne, iip, malta, miip

Fearne’s comments mark a departure in stated intentions from Labour; Muscat, two years ago, indicated he was confident the program would be extended.

Malta IIP 2018-19 Data Show Downward Trend Continuing: Regulator Chides “Unscrupulous” Detractors

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, club, data, europe, malta, malta iip, miip, oriip, statistics

The numbers offer but grim reading, as all arrows point downward for the program’s key performance indicators.

Malta RVP’s Financing Option Shows Why the RCBI Market is About to Get 10 Times Bigger

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Editor ahmad abbas, club, europe, financing, golden visa, malta, mrvp, residence by investment, trends

Investment financing has the potential to catapult investment migration from UHNWI luxury product status to the much greater mass affluent market.

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Chetcuti’s Statement on ORiip Ruling: “Regulator’s Conclusions Did Not Come as a Surprise”

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Editor cbi, chetcuti cauchi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, europe, malta, malta iip, oriip, press release

The “report has shown in crystal clear terms that allegations made on the TV programme were false,” writes Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti in a press statement.

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Complete Exoneration for Chetcuti Cauchi; “No Evidence of Collusion,” Says Regulator

November 12, 2019November 26, 2019 Editor cbi, chetcuti cauchi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, europe, malta, miip, miipa, oriip, undercover

Having reviewed in detail all 164 Malta IIP applications from the firm, ORiip finds that Chetcuti Cauchi is innocent of all allegations brought against it.

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Chetcuti Speaks Out: “We Categorically Deny All The Allegations and Insinuations”

October 8, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor chetcuti cauchi, citizenship by investment, club, europe, malta, malta iip

In an unequivocally worded public statement, Dr. Chetcuti addresses the allegations raised against his firm and person in a French TV-report last month.

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IMC Suspends Individual Memberships of Chetcuti Executives, ORiip to Review All Files

September 27, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor chetcuti cauchi, club, europe, farrugia portelli, IMC, malta, malta iip, miip, miipa, suspension

The Investment Migration Council has suspended the individual memberships of Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and Keith Camilleri. “On 26 September 2019,

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Malta IIP Suspends Chetcuti Cauchi’s License Over Hidden Camera Incident: “Gross Misrepresentation,” Says Licensee

September 23, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor cbi, chetcuti cauchi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, europe, hidden camera, malta, malta iip, miip, miipa

The firm is now suspected of influence peddling. The video, however, provides no incriminating evidence of such behavior whatsoever.

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Chetcuti Cauchi’s Dual Citizenship Report, Global Edition

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Editor chetcuti cauchi, europe, malta, miip, sponsored feature

The Global Edition of the Dual Citizenship Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the laws regulating dual citizenship around the world.

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Malta Hints at Revoking IIP-Obtained Citizenship as Investor Pleads Guilty to Fraud

August 9, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor abraaj, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, malta, malta iip, miipa, wadood

“Malta takes these matters very seriously,” the head of Malta’s IIP Agency told IMI.

Malta Citizenship by Investment: 3 Essential Steps For a Successful Application

August 5, 2019September 7, 2019 Editor chetcuti cauchi, citizenship by investment, malta, malta iip, miip, sponsored feature

As an immigration lawyer, I feel more in control of the outcome – and that the program is much more predictable – if I am told everything.”

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Malta’s Golden Visa Has Received 1,600 Applications, But Backlog is Growing Due to Agents’ Sloppy Filing

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor backlog, data, europe, influencers, interview, malta, mizzi, mrva, mrvp, processing, residence by investment, statistics

Some 1,000 applications remain unprocessed due to missing documentation. To tackle the backlog, the MRVA will no longer accept incomplete applications.

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Malta Registers 3rd Consecutive Budget Surplus, 76% of Which From Citizenship Program

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Editor budget, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, europe, malta, miip, statistics

Malta saw revenues outpace expenditures in 2018. While the government was careful to point out that it would have logged a surplus even in the absence of its citizenship by investment program, the MIIP can take credit for three-quarters of the positive balance.