Latvia’s Golden Visa Back From Doldrums, Courtesy of Vietnamese Investors
If Latvia’s golden visa performs as well in the second half of 2019 as it did in the first, application volume will grow by nearly 50% on the year.
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Portugal Golden Visa Applications Reach 16-Month High in July as Brazilian Investors Rival Chinese
Not since March 2018 has the SEF approved more applications in a single month than it did in July, and never has it approved more Brazilians.
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With More Than 100,000 Participants, Malaysia’s M2H Is The World’s Biggest Golden Visa
Extremely conservative estimates would place the number of program participants at more than 100,000. The actual figure is likely in the 130-150,000 range.
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Choose Between The Year’s 32 Upcoming Investment Migration Events in 3 Simple Steps
32 major events remain in the year. You can’t catch them all, so here’s how to choose between them.
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Golden Visas: A Mechanism For Moving People From Unfree Countries to Free Ones, Analysis Shows
Investor migrants are voting with their feet and with their dollars. That they cast their ballots in favor of freedom is incontrovertible.
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Anguilla’s New Tax Residency Program Ideal For High-Value Digital Nomads, Program Chief Indicates
“We’re looking for someone who has a lifestyle in which they don’t usually spend more than 90 days in any particular jurisdiction,” says Philip Kisob.
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UK Undercover Reporters Show Shortcomings in Home Office Tier 1 Vetting That Industry Has Repeatedly Warned of in the Past
Channel 4 and the Times say they have exposed a “scandal”, but the industry has itself repeatedly urged the Home Office to update its procedure.
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Malaysia’s M2H Golden Visa Has Raised US$4.5 Billion, Reveals Ministry
Program authorities are also making great strides in dealing with their extensive backlog of unprocessed applications.
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Citizenship and Wealth Advisors: What Each Needs to Know About the Other to Help Their HNWI Clients
Many low tax jurisdictions also offer CIP and residency programs, and the overlap between the two previously distinct industries is now nearly complete.
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The 10 Most Lucrative Golden Visas Last Year, According to the Statistics
These ten programs brought in the most money to their respective countries last year. One program alone made up more than half the market.
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UAE Issues First Golden Visa to Handpicked Sharjah Businessman
Samuel thanked the Sharjah Directorate of Residency for “their initiative to contact him and introduce him to the golden visa system.”
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The Crisis in China’s Investment Migration Market: Part 1
Deregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.
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Portugal Golden Visa Approvals Surge 44% on Month in June, But 2019-Performance Remains Sub-Par
In the absence of a substantial shift in the trend-line, 2019 will be the worst-performing year since scandal-prone 2015.
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Planned Equity/Bond Investment Options For Greek Golden Visa On Hold Pending Election
Greece has put plans for the EUR 400,000 share, bond, and deposit options on ice as it braces for a snap election on July 7th.
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In Last Decade, E2 Brought 5 Times More People to the US Than EB-5 – and Likely More Money Too
In the last ten years, 74,128 individuals have arrived in the US through the EB-5 program, while 352,076 have come on an E2 visa.
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Greece Decentralizes Golden Visa Processing to Tackle Two-Year Waitlists in Greater Athens
Rules requiring golden visa investors submit files in the municipality where they bought the property had seen Athens appointments fully booked until 2021.
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Ireland: 52% of 2018’s Investor Visa Applications Still Await Decisions, But Backlog Reduced by 32% Since May
After accumulating a hefty backlog over the last two years, the Department of Justice have sped up case-handling considerably in the last two months.
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As Chinese Warm Up to Thai Elite Visa, Program Is Set For Record Year
Thailand issued 498 visas to investors and their dependents during Q1, 2019. Rapidly growing Chinese demand is sustaining the program’s robust upward trend.
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Saudi Arabia’s New €187,000 Residence by Investment Program Could Raise $10bn a Year, Says Crown Prince
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.
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How Investment Migration Firms Can Capitalize on Clients’ Demand for Education
Every RCBI-professional knows that opportunities for education is among their clients’ top motivating factors, but very few capitalize on it, says Merriman.
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