Following its 2024 overhaul, MM2H posted an 84% boost in inflows, including RM237 million in property and RM597 million in deposits.
Four programs cut processing times in Q2 while others experienced longer waits, creating wider performance gaps.
Fewer dollars came in, but real estate kept Grenada’s citizenship by investment program moving in Q1 2025.
Greece improves golden visa processing times, cuts down backlog, yet remains on track for 6th consecutive record year.
Minister Amaro emphasized no plans to end golden visa program while revealing discussions on enhanced tax incentives as applications surge.
Cyprus approves 28,660 golden visas since 2014, Chinese and Russian nationals account for nearly two-thirds of all permits.
Germans lead SVV applications with 224 submissions, reflecting the broader dominance of European countries in the applicant pool.
In unprecedented release, AIIA’s FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.
Geneva is the top destination for Switzerland’s lump sum tax residents while Russians make up the largest applicant nationality pool.
As the market awaits the ECJ ruling, fresh data show Maltese CBI application volume is recovering.
In 2024-Q3, 2,123 wealthy Americans renounced citizenship accounting for 44% of the year’s total, the highest quarterly figure since Q4 2016.
Six months after Siren Chen’s cautiously optimistic assessment, the HK$10.5B in approved investments suggests her confidence was well-placed.
One agent waited more than 20 months for a Caribbean passport for his clients and said he would never submit another file there again.
Since its inception, the MM2H program has granted residency to nearly 60,000 applicants, cementing its status as one of the leading programs in the region.
Reaching figures nearly double the last all-time high, Panama shattered all previous investor visa approval volume records in 2024.
A belatedly released statistical report reveals the European Commission’s threats against Malta materially harmed its CBI revenue.
While dismissing RCBI’s investment impact, IMF’s own regression analysis shows positive correlation with higher approval rates
Greek golden visa backlog grows 76% as program processes only 17% of 2024 applications amid record-breaking demand
57% of Startup Visa applications await eligibility review as Canada ramps up processing speed, clearing 5,633 cases in 2024
Despite only receiving 420 applications in 2024, Grenada’s CIP processed a record 1,676 files, naturalizing 5,443 people, and generated US$413 million