Russia Scraps Golden Visa Stay Requirement
Ahmad Abbas
December 15, 2025
The Russian Golden Visa now has zero physical residency requirement as the government unobtrusively amends the law.
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Russia’s Shared Values Visa Attracts 1,156 Applicants in Seven Months
Ahmad Abbas
May 23, 2025
Germans lead SVV applications with 224 submissions, reflecting the broader dominance of European countries in the applicant pool.
Kyrgyzstan Halts Russian Citizenship Applications After 7,000 Russians Naturalized in 2024
Moustafa Daly
March 8, 2025
The Quadrilateral Agreement allows pre-1991 Soviet-born applicants to get Kyrgyz citizenship without ever having lived in the country
Russian Golden Visa Falls 95% Short of Target
Ahmad Abbas
February 23, 2025
Rough start for Russia’s golden visa: Numbers tumble from 24 to 14 investors year-on-year. 2025 opens with only two applications.
IMI Daily’s Most Read 2024: The Biggest Investment Migration Stories This Year
Moustafa Daly
December 20, 2024
From Russia’s “anti-woke” visa and El Salvador’s “free passports” to Caribbean CBI revocations, these were IMI’s most-read stories in 2024.
Russia Unveils Eligible Nations for Shared Values Visa
Ahmad Abbas
September 23, 2024
Russia’s new Shared Values Visa targets 47 nations. Ilja Belobragin sees it as a workforce strategy, doesn’t expect list to expand soon.
“Breaking Through Decades of Western Propaganda”: 10 On The Weekend With Ilja Belobragin
Ahmad Abbas
September 6, 2024
“Moscow is objectively the best megapolis to live in today from a quality of life, security, and safety perspective,” says Ilja Belobragin.
Russia Launches “Shared Values Visa” For Citizens of “Destructive Neoliberal” Countries
Ahmad Abbas
August 22, 2024
The visa is exempt from the quota restriction, and Anastasia Barna and Ilja Belobragin say that there is already high demand for it.
Russia’s New Golden Visa May Find Market Among “Geopolitical Hedgers”
Christian Henrik Nesheim
February 13, 2023
“With a PR and assets in Russia, many Chinese, for example, may feel safer than they would in Europe or North America,” said Philippe May.
In Cryptic Circular, Antigua & Barbuda CIU Re-Suspends Applications from Russians
Christian Henrik Nesheim
August 20, 2022
Russians and Belarusians are excluded again. The suspension, moreover, will have retroactive effect, going back three weeks.
Russia’s Golden Visa to Launch on Jan 1st: Now “Primarily of Interest to Chinese”
Christian Henrik Nesheim
July 24, 2022
Analysts expect “primarily Chinese” investors to take advantage of the program to occupy niches vacated by recently departed Western firms.
Antigua & Barbuda Becomes 2nd Caribbean CBI Country to Re-Open for Russian, Belarusian Applicants
Christian Henrik Nesheim
July 9, 2022
Ukrainians – in a grimly ironic twist – remain excluded from the program because of the very belligerence to which they have fallen prey.
6 Global Economic Effects of The War in Ukraine And What They Mean for Investment Migration
Andrés Solimano
April 3, 2022
Dr. Andrés Solimano, who holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT, identifies six global effects of the war and the impact they could have on IM.
If the CBI Industry Wants to Survive, it Needs to Muster a Concerted Effort – Immediately
Nuri Katz
March 25, 2022
Nuri Katz says recent weeks’ events show that “unless something changes drastically, we are closer to the end of the CBI industry than to the beginning of it.”
Golden Visas of Spain, Ireland Ban Russians: See Interactive Map of Programs Still Open to Russians
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 23, 2022
The golden visas of Ireland and Spain join the fast-growing list of investment migration programs closing its doors to Russians.
Full House: St. Lucia Becomes 5th Caribbean CIP to Suspend Russians, Belarusians
Ahmad Abbas
March 18, 2022
Two weeks after Dominica’s CIP became the first in the Caribbean to suspend Russians and Belarusians, Saint Lucia becomes the 5th and final.
Turkey’s Citizenship by Investment Program Remains Open to Russian Investors
Partner Content
March 14, 2022
As Russians are increasingly excluded from residence and citizenship by investment programs globally, Turkey’s CIP remains open.
More Than Half The Firm’s Clients Were Russian: “We Won’t Serve That Market Anymore,” Says Ukrainian Founder
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 5, 2022
“We expect to incur significant financial losses from this decision,” says company founder and Ukrainian national Anatoliy Lyetayev.
Malta U-Turns, Suspends Russians, Belarusians from CBI and RBI After All, Citing Inability to Conduct Due Diligence
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 2, 2022
Malta suspends Russians and Belarusians from applying to MEIN and MPRP programs, ostensibly over inability to conduct adequate due diligence.
Greece Suspends Golden Visa Application, Issuance, and Renewal for Russians
Christian Henrik Nesheim
February 28, 2022
Greece joins Portugal in banning Russians from its golden visa program. Further Western countries are expected to make similar announcements.