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Cyprus Citizenship Program Raises Mininum Investment, Reports €6.6 Billion Revenue Since 2013

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, georgiades, policy, policy update, statistics

Christian NesheimEditor Having lowered the minimum investment requirement for its citizenship by investment program in 2016, from €2.5 million to

More Than 30 Firms Apply for Montenegro CIP Intermediary License, Govt Says

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, montenegro, policy

An insider familiar with the process says he believes the government will end up selecting on four or five big international firms.

Europe

UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Stakeholders Surveyed Ahead of Program Reforms

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Editor farzin yazdi, golden visa, home office, policy, reform, residence by investment, shard capital, uk tier 1

Stakeholder input requested ahead of UK government reforms of the Tier 1 Investor Visa program.

Europe

Engaging Brussels: IMC Partakes in Euro-Parliament Debate, Meets With MEPs and Eur. Commission

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, brussels, europe, european commission, european parliament, european union, IMC, investment migration council, policy

Brussels is answering the IMC’s calls. The association says it has held a series of meetings with European officials, and taken part in a European Parliament debate.

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts’ New Escrow Law to Prevent CBI Real Estate Tricks

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, escrow, les khan, policy, real estate, saint kitts and nevis

The new escrow law will make developer payouts contingent on construction milestones.

Europe Opinion

NBLO: Why Bulgaria Should Retain its Investor Migration Program

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, ivan petrov, policy, residence by investment

Ivan Petrov – NBLOSofia This post was contributed by the Ivan Petrov of the New Balkans Law Office. Background On

Europe

IMC on EC Report: European Institutions Must Include IM Industry in Policy-Making Process

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, europe, european commission, IMC, investment migration council, policy, politics

Christian NesheimEditor Responding to the European Commission’s report on residence and citizenship programs in Europe, the Investment Migration Council says

Europe Policy Updates

Greek Govt. Moves to Close Loopholes: No More POS Payments for Golden Visa

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Editor capital controls, europe, golden visa, greece, greek, policy, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor No more POS sales, no more re-selling property to multiple golden visa participants. The Greek government is moving

Montenegro CIP Opens Applications for Agents, Due Dil. Firms: Deadline is 28 Days Away

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, due diligence, montenegro, policy, public call, tender

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts Raises Cost of Switching Between Investment Options to $25,000

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, ciu, policy, policy updates, saint kitts and nevis, timothy harris

Christian NesheimEditor Prime Minister Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts & Nevis has announced, in a circular to agents, that he

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts CIU to Instate Real Estate Escrow: Payouts Contingent on Developers Actually Developing

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 Editor bayat, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, policy, real estate, saint kitts and nevis

Christian NesheimEditor The Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit reports it has been consulting with developers over new

North America Policy Updates Tajick's Take

Quebec to Cut QIIP Selection by Up to 65% in 2019, CSQ Wait-Time to Double

December 9, 2018December 10, 2018 Editor canada, golden visa, policy, qiip, quebec, residence by investment, tajick

Stephane TajickMontreal As part of its plan to reduce overall immigration to the province, the government of Quebec is cutting

Industry Reacts Positively to UK Tier 1 Moratorium, Reforms “Ready by Spring”

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, CS global, farzin yazdi, IMC, micha-rose emmett, policy, residence by investment, shard capital, stacey body, uk, uk tier 1

Christian NesheimEditor Following yesterday’s suspension of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa – though not the Entrepreneur category – industry

Caribbean

Possible Fake Saint Kitts CIP Approval Letters Discovered, Agents Questioned on Discounts

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, discount, fraud, policy, saint kitts and nevis, vice

Christian NesheimEditor In a story first reported by Caribbean News Now, that same publication claims to be in possession of

Europe Policy Updates

Sneak Peek: Montenegro CIP’s Full List of Requirements, Procedures, and Prices

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, europe, montenegro, policy

Christian NesheimEditor Montenegro’s new citizenship by investment program (CIP) will open for applications on January 1st. Investment Migration Insider has

Europe Policy Updates

Montenegro Govt. Publish CBI Real Estate Requirements

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, montenegro, policy, real estate

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro yesterday passed the Decision on the criteria, method, and procedure of the Montenegro Citizenship

Europe Policy Updates

Cyprus CIP Seeking DD-Partner, May Raise Program Price to Fund Housing Subsidies

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, europe, policy

Christian NesheimEditor The Cypriot government says it may raise the Cyprus citizenship program’s minimum investment requirement by EUR 50,000 to

Opinion Tajick's Take

Tajick: The RCBI-Industry’s Role in Shaping the New Global Economy

November 10, 2018January 17, 2019 Stephane Tajick caribbean, european commission, opinion, policy

Stephane TajickMontreal Researcher Stephane Tajick explores the near-to-medium term future of the RCBI-market, and tries to predict the industry’s role

Europe

Ireland Rejects “Dozens” of Investor Visa Apps. for Loan-Financing, Will Review Those Already Approved

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Editor europe, golden visa, investor immigration, ireland, loan, policy, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor The Irish State has rejected dozens of applications for the country’s Investor Immigrant Programme after discovering that applicants had

Caribbean Policy Updates Uncategorized

Grenada’s New China Extradition Bill Aims to Strengthen CIP

October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 Ahmed Khalil caribbean, cbi, china, cip, citizenship by investment, extradition, grenada, policy

by Ahmed Khalilcontributor Grenada, the country with the only citizenship by investment program in the world that offers visa-free access

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