Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), Data Mining, and What They Mean for Citizenship Investors
Sam Bayat explores the implications of economic citizenship, electronic travel authorizations, and data mining for international travel.
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The 13 Planned Citizenship by Investment Programs The Market is Waiting For: Which Will Open First?
In the last four years, at least 13 countries have planned CIPs without actually opening them yet. Now, several are getting close to opening.
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Global Number of CBI Agents Up 16% Since Cyprus Closure – Dominica Blacklists Another Firm
The global number of CBI-accredited agents is slowly recovering since the end of Cyprus’ CIP. Dominica adds to its agent blacklist.
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CBI “More About Me Being Able to Go Back to Egypt Than About Being Able to Travel”: IM People in The News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week.
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These 16 CBI Promoters Are Blacklisted: That Number is “Way Too Low” Say CBI Veterans
“I could name five or six companies, just offhand, that should be blacklisted for gross misbehavior,” says one veteran CBI advisor.
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Why the North Macedonian Government is Quiet About the CIP – Sam Bayat on the Mobility Standard
Sam Bayat of Bayat Legal Services spoke about the early days in Montreal, his recommendations for the IMC, and the latest updates on CBI in North Macedonia.
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Special: 9 Industry Leaders on How COVID Changed the IM Market
“Please tell us, in 100 words or fewer, what you consider the most significant difference between the IM market in 2019 and the IM market in 2021?”
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Québec Extends Suspension of Immigrant Investor Program to 2023
The “QIIP is dead in the water,” lamented Sam Bayat on learning that Quebec will extend its program moratorium for a third time in 16 months.
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Everything You Need to Know About North Macedonia’s New Citizenship Program
In an exhaustive Q&A, we ask: Is it a government-sanctioned program? Who can become an agent? What are the fees? Was there a tender? and more.
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“What Do You Do When You’re in a Wildfire Zone?” Investment Migration People in The News This Week
“What do you do when you’re in a wildfire zone?” he said. “Well, you engage in fire-prevention techniques.”
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Investment Migration in the News This Week: “COVID-19 Has Accelerated Adoption of [CBI]”
Prominent investment migration figures have garnered an unusually high degree of coverage in mainstream outlets over the past week
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10 on the Weekend – Sam Bayat: “I Know Too Many Secrets”
Sam Bayat likes camping in the desert with his kids, regrets not getting into the government advisory business, and thinks 2020 will be harsh for everyone.
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Industry Largely Welcomes Grenada CIP’s 20% Equity Rule, But Not Everyone is Happy
While prominent industry commentators laud the introduction of a skin-in-the-game requirement, some Grenadian developers say the government’s definition of “skin”
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“Truth Will Come Out and it Won’t be Nice” Say Panelists About Saint Kitts Application Switching
Hanafin postulated that “Sam is being told to keep quiet because people are winning on both sides, so Sam is ruffling too many feathers, perhaps.”
Read moreSaint Kitts CIU Moves to Reassure Market Following Gulf News Rout – “Clients are Concerned,” Says Bayat
“Of course, I’m disappointed and sad that this issue has come to the public attention,” said Bayat during an interview with IMI at the Investment Immigration Summit in Dubai this weekend.
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Bayat: CIPs’ Blanket Bans on Iranians are Draconian and Bad for Business
This article was contributed by Sam Bayat, head of Bayat Legal Services. Saint Lucia will no longer accept citizenship by
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Big Changes Coming to Québec Investor Program – Min. Investment Now C$ 1.2M, Net Asset Requirement Raised
The Quebecois government’s official gazette this Wednesday contained details of the upcoming amendments to the Québec Immigrant Investor Program’s (QIIP)
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