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MENA Opinion 

The Truth About the UAE’s Golden Visa: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Saahil Menon club, golden visa, mena, opinion, saahil menon, UAE

Saahil Menon points out that the program is no path to permanent settlement in the UAE, and questions if settlement there is even desirable.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

Bluemina: 25 Years of Successfully Leading Dual Citizenship and Permanent Residency in MENA Region

June 30, 2022July 21, 2022 Sponsored bluemina, citizenship by investment, golden visa, mena, sponsored feature

After 25 years in the business, Bluemina has helped more than 12,000 families fulfill their citizenship and residency dreams.

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MENA Policy Updates 

UAE Makes Sweeping Changes to Visa Rules to Attract Capital, Talent, and Long Term Settlers

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 David Bonellie bayat group, club, golden visa, mary tadrous, mena, policy updates, residence by investment, UAE

Investment-based visas are now valid for 10 years and at much lower minimum investment requirements than in the past.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

Turkey’s Citizenship by Investment Program Remains Open to Russian Investors

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Contributor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, mena, russia, russians, sponsored feature, turkey

As Russians are increasingly excluded from residence and citizenship by investment programs globally, Turkey’s CIP remains open.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

FDI Levels in Turkey Hit Five Year High As Investors Seek Geopolitically Secure Assets

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Contributor cbi, cip, cip turkey, citizenship by investment, europe, mena, real estate, sponsored feature

In a world of supply chain disruptions, insecure shipping lanes, and a trend towards near-shoring manufacturing, Turkey is thriving.

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MENA 

RIF Trust Appointed IMC’s Regional Rep. in Middle East: Will “Uphold Code of Ethics” and “Lead by Example”

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim bruno l'ecuyer, club, david regueiro, dubai, IMC, mena, rif

RIF Trust, the IMC’s new regional representative for the Middle East, will support local industry practitioners – and keep an eye on them too.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

Turkey: Home Sales to Foreigners Up 107% YoY in May – Overseas Buyers Forecast to Inject US$7 Billion in 2021

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Contributor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, mena, real estate, sponsored feature, turkey

More than half of acquisitions took place in Istanbul alone, and only 20% of the sales to foreigners were related to the citizenship program.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

Is Every Turkish Real Estate Broker Also a Citizenship Agent Now?

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Contributor cbi, cip, cip turkey, citizenship by investment, mena, real estate, sponsored feature, tax, turkey, turkey cip

“We’ve seem a sharp increase in CIP investors asking for our assistance after their applications were mishandled or incorrectly filed.”

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Africa Editor's Picks MENA Policy Updates 

Everything You Need to Know About Egypt’s New Citizenship by Investment Program

April 27, 2021August 23, 2021 Hany Mostafa Moawad africa, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, egypt, hany mostafa moawad, mena, policy updates

Hany Mostafa Moawad has undertaken an extensive Q&A session with Egypt’s newly established citizenship by investment unit.

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MENA Sponsored Feature 

CIP Turkey Takes the Term “Full-Service Provider” Literally

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Contributor cbi, cip, cip turkey, citizenship by investment, cryptocurrencies, mena, sponsored feature, turkey, turkey cip

CIP Turkey goes the extra mile in helping clients invest in Turkey, gain citizenship via crypto, and to build a new life for their clients.

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MENA Opinion 

Cautionary Tales from the Turkey CIP: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Israfil Kahraman cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, israfil kahraman, istanbul, mena, real estate, turkey

İsrafil Kahraman recounts five anecdotes of investors who had their Turkey citizenship applications rejected because of simple mistakes.

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MENA Vice 

Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, club, mena, UAE, vice

All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”

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Interviews Ten On The Weekend 

Too Many “Pop-Up Companies” a Cause for Concern: 10 on the Weekend – Bashar Daoud

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Contributor bashar daoud, bluemina, club, interview, interviews, jordan, mena, totw

Bashar Daoud: “I call them ‘pop-up’ companies because they appear for such a short period of time and then completely disappear.”

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Editor's Picks Industry Trends MENA 

UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, dubai, henley and partners, latitude, mena, mimoun assraoui, philippe amarante, policy, rif, UAE

The UAE says it will naturalize investors. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the new law, and ready to assist in making it a program.

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Intel & Data MENA 

200 Out of 206 Jordan CIP Applications Pertained to “Existing Projects”

December 30, 2020January 14, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, data, jordan, latest, mena, statistics

This may offer some suggestion as to how a passport that offers 51 visa-free destinations can command average investment of nearly US$7m.

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MENA Policy Updates 

Jordan Halves the Price of Its CIP Despite Reported Avg. Investment of US$6.9m

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim ahmad abbas, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, jordan, mena

Jordan this week reported its citizenship by investment program has raised US$1.38bn from just 200 investors. Now, they’re cutting prices.

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MENA 

7 Principles Investment Migration Professionals Must Grasp to Succeed in the MENA Region

December 16, 2019June 15, 2020 Ahmad Abbas ahmad abbas, analysis, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, investment migration, mena, middle east, residence by investment

Principle #3 – Listing the number of dependents is a complicated affair in Polygamous societies.

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Africa MENA Policy Updates 

Egyptian Cabinet Approves CIP-Law, Formalizes Requirements

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim africa, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, egypt, mena, policy

Egypt is set to open the world’s 13th formal citizenship by investment program, with minimum investments starting at US$250,000.

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Editor's Picks Intel & Data MENA 

Turkey CIP Astounds: Nearly 10,000 Citizens by Investment in 12 Months Says Interior Ministry

September 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, data, data and intel, mena, statistics, turkey

2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.

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Africa MENA Policy Updates 

Egypt Moves Closer to CIP-Launch as Parliament Grants Approval In Principle to New Law

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim africa, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, egypt, mena, policy update

What had initially been a residency program with a path to citizenship is shaping up to become a bona fide CIP without the need for a residence period.

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