İsrafil Kahraman recounts five anecdotes of investors who had their Turkey citizenship applications rejected because of simple mistakes.
All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”
Bashar Daoud: “I call them ‘pop-up’ companies because they appear for such a short period of time and then completely disappear.”
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.
This may offer some suggestion as to how a passport that offers 51 visa-free destinations can command average investment of nearly US$7m.
Jordan this week reported its citizenship by investment program has raised US$1.38bn from just 200 investors. Now, they’re cutting prices.
Principle #3 – Listing the number of dependents is a complicated affair in Polygamous societies.
Egypt is set to open the world’s 13th formal citizenship by investment program, with minimum investments starting at US$250,000.
2,611 investors and 7,351 dependents have obtained citizenships by investment under Turkey’s CIP since the price cut in September last year.
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.
Samuel thanked the Sharjah Directorate of Residency for “their initiative to contact him and introduce him to the golden visa system.”
From black gold to golden visas: Saudi Arabia wants to cut reliance on oil and capitalize on its 12 million foreigners by offering them permanent residency.
Jordan has granted 21 citizenships in exchange for investors since 2018 – mostly to Syrian and Iraqi applicants – but the rejection rate remains remarkably high.
Human rights advocate Sherif Gaber tells the harrowing story of how Egyptian authorities are preventing him from leaving the country and asks his followers to help him invest in a Dominica citizenship.
