EB-5 Has Become a Domestic Program
Mona Shah
November 11, 2026
The front door is narrowing; America’s wealthy have found the back one.
Tag: opinion
Why Italy’s Flat Tax Should Shield Residents From the Draft Exit Tax
Marco Mesina
November 9, 2026
Marco Mesina argues that Italy’s flat tax regimes should absorb the draft exit tax, provided residents leave before their regime expires.
Browne Got It Right. The Rest of the Caribbean Should Follow, Together
Nuri Katz
November 2, 2026
Antigua offered to end its CBI program on negotiated terms. Its four neighbors should do the same while they still have something to trade.
The Asset You Cannot Put in a Trust: Your Right to Leave
Enis Sljivo
October 30, 2026
Investors spread their money across legal systems but often leave themselves tied to one, Enis Sljivo writes. A trust protects assets; a second citizenship protects the person.
The Three Stress Tests Any New CBI Program Must Pass to Succeed
Aly El Dakroury
October 25, 2026
As Saint Vincent designs its program, Dr. Aly El Dakroury asks whether new CBI entrants can withstand ten years of scrutiny.
Don’t Scrap the Property Golden Visa. Make It Earn Its Keep
Aly El Dakroury
October 13, 2026
Dr. Aly El Dakroury argues that residency incentives should reward what an investment builds, not what it costs.
Citizenship by Reelection: Argentina’s CBI Is a Bet on Milei
Adam Juchniewicz
October 12, 2026
Adam Juchniewicz argues that a US$350,000 citizenship must be able to outlast the president who created it.
Citizenship Is Not a Rental Agreement, Even for Andrew Tate
Joseph Boll
October 4, 2026
Andrew Tate’s ‘Schrodinger’s Citizenship’ situation has exposed a bigger question, writes Joseph Boll: When a sovereign state grants citizenship, is it prepared to stand behind it?
Argentina Should Not Copy Turkey or the Caribbean. It Should Build a Third Model.
Sam Bayat
September 27, 2026
Sam Bayat thinks the biggest threat to Argentina’s CBI program isn’t the applicants. It’s the rest of us.
What Argentina Should Take From Turkey and the Caribbean, and What It Must Leave Behind
Onur Sumer
September 24, 2026
Onur Sümer of GSC International argues Argentina can borrow mechanisms from both precedents while inheriting the conditions of neither.
CBI Has Tougher Vetting Than Golden Visas. So Why Is It the One Being Shut Down?
Tony Ebraheem
September 22, 2026
Tony Ebraheem argues governments forgive golden visas their lighter checks for one reason: A permit expires, and citizenship does not.
Greece’s 15% Transfer Tax Reaches Conversions, the Golden Visa’s Cheapest Route
Christos Vardikos
September 7, 2026
Christos Vardikos on where the increase lands, what it leaves alone, and the window that closes with it.
Caribbean CBI Doesn’t Need an Obituary, It Needs a New Message
Joseph Boll
September 6, 2026
Joseph Boll argues the visa-free pitch has run its course, and that US and European families now want a very different conversation.
China Has Put Its Emigration Agents Back on a Register. Here Is Where the Business Goes Next.
Luc Lu
August 26, 2026
Luc Lu on what the new exit-entry regulations mean for agents, for applicants, and for the firms that sell to both.
A Second Passport Protects Options, Not Assets
Eva Maria Kullmann
August 25, 2026
Eva Maria Kullmann argues the costliest error in international planning is expecting a passport to do a structure’s job.
Will the EU Take Away Visa-Free Access From the Caribbean?
Patrick Peters
August 20, 2026
Patrick Peters says it is not whether the programs survive, but instead what could survive: Smaller, more selective, and more expensive versions of the ones sold today.
Why Global Mobility Advice Should Never Have a Single Point of Failure
Slava Apel
August 15, 2026
Building a client’s mobility plan around one program, one project, or one firm is a design flaw, not a preference, argues Slava Apel.
Paraguay Ties Long-Term Residency to Active Income, Unless You Invest
David Lincoln
July 12, 2026
Resolution 407 makes real economic activity the test for permanent residency, leaving the Investor Pass the passive route around it.
State of CBI in 2026: US Demand, More Restrictions, and New Players
Elena Ruda
July 8, 2026
Elena Ruda on premium Caribbean pricing, a new sub-US$100k tier, and why Americans are now among CBI’s largest buyer groups.
From Redcoats to Cold Shoulders: 250 Years of the Anglo-American Marriage
Mona Shah
July 5, 2026
“The 1815 Convention, in practice, runs one way.” A 211-year-old treaty still gets British investors into America, but not Americans into Britain. Mona Shah on why the durable part of the US-UK relationship is law, not sentiment.