“Number of Firms Offering the Spanish Golden Visa Will Grow Exponentially” – Krista Victorio
In an interview with IMI, Orience’s Krista Victorio says she thinks application volume for the Spanish golden visa is poised to take off.
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Portugal Golden Visa Lives to See Another Budget as Parliament Votes Against Closing Program
The ruling Socialist Party, despite the comments from its leader PM Costa earlier this month, will not be closing the program next year.
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Number of Americans Getting Portugal Golden Visas on Track to Double in 2022
While American interest keeps growing, Chinese demand is rebounding. So far in 2022, they have gained, respectively, 174 and 175 approvals.
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How Spain’s New Startup Law Impacts Digital Nomad, Non-Lucrative, and Golden Visas
Spain’s new Startups Law, slated to take effect in January, will bring improvements for more than just digital nomads, writes Oriol Molas.
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Sri Lanka’s $75,000 Real Estate Investment-Based Long Term Residence Visa Launches
Sri Lanka now offers visas of 5- to 10-year validities for investments in condominiums from US$75,000 to US$500,000.
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Thailand Elite Membership Passes 20,000 – Approvals of Chinese Nearly Tripled in 2022
The Chinese market recovery in 2022 is borne out by statistics from several programs. Thailand’s Elite visa is a primary beneficiary.
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Portugal’s PM Says Govt. Considers Closing Golden Visa
PM Costa told reporters today that Portugal’s golden visa had likely already “served its purpose” and may no longer be “justified”.
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Indonesia Introduces “Second Home” Program: 10-Year Visa for Those With Savings of US$129,000 or More
Indonesia joins the fray of Southeast Asian countries hoping to attract affluent, location-independent long term guests.
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Ireland Immigrant Investor Applications on Track to Quadruple in 2022 Amid Unprecedented Demand
Ireland’s Immigrant Investor program has been receiving applications out of all previous proportion so far in 2022.
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Panama Extends Discount on Qualified Investor Real Estate Route by Another Two Years
Panama will keep its Qualified Investor Visa minimum investment requirement for real estate at US$300,000 for another two years.
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Paraguay No Longer Accepting $5,000 Deposit-Based Applications for Permanent Residence
One of the world’s lowest-cost paths to immediate permanent residency is cut off by a modernization of Paraguay’s migration law.
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9 Months Into 2022, Investment in Portugal Golden Visa Already Exceeded Last Year’s Total
Demand from China is also back in force, and Chinese applicants may yet rob Americans of the 2022 top investor nationality title after all.
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Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals on Track for 11-Year High in 2022
Panama is on track to approve more independent means visas this year than in the preceding three years combined.
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Greece Golden Visa: New EUR 500k Min. to Apply Only in Big Cities, Ritzy Suburbs, Transition to Begin Next Year
Investors will have until next year, at least, to file under the current EUR 250k threshold, and changes will only apply in parts of the country.
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Portugal Golden Visa on Track for Best Year Since 2019
Unless the program sees an unseasonably low number of approvals in September, 2022 volume will exceed last year’s total already by the end of the month.
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To Become a Thriving Global Citizen, RCBI Alone is Not Enough
No one became a global success just because they held two passports.
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Greek Golden Visa Giving Caribbean CBI a Run For Its Money Thanks to Euro-Dollar Parity
A Greek golden visa costs $50,000 less than a year ago. Combined with access to the EU and more upside potential, the program has never been more competitive relative to the Caribbean CIPs.
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Greece to Double Golden Visa Real Estate Minimum Investment to €500,000
The measure, said Prime Minister Mitsotakis in his speech, would “increase the affordability of real estate for Greeks.”
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Greek Golden Visa: EU Residence Permits by Time Deposit Investment
Get the Greek golden visa in a matter of weeks without any transaction-related costs by investing in a term deposit, writes the Golden Visa Greece team.
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Malaysia’s Surprise Introduction of “Premium Visa Program” for “Tycoons” Raises Eyebrows
While similar to MM2H in most respects, the new program is less restrictive and also considerably more expensive.
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