Latvia Steadies Golden Visa Ship, On Track for Slight Uptick
Ahmad Abbas
December 1, 2024
Business investment applications account for 74% share of Latvia’s Golden Visa program as Chinese investors take top spot
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Spanish Govt Approves 68% Fewer Golden Visas as It Prepares to Scrap Program
Ahmad Abbas
November 23, 2024
US Investors, who account for less than 10% of Chinese investors, contributed more than double in pure investment terms
Q3 Processing Surge Propels Grenada CIP Toward Record Revenue Even as Application Volume Craters
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 31, 2024
While applications were down (71%) on the year in Q3, revenues are heading for all-time highs thanks to record processing efficiency.
St Lucia CIP Registers 85% Growth, Real Estate Claims 70% of Applications
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 24, 2024
One developer dominates St. Lucia’s CIP: Caribbean Galaxy’s Canelles Resort secured all 751 real estate applications worth US$203M.
Philippines FIV Permanent Residency Program Sees Overwhelming Interest in First Month
Partner Content
October 22, 2024
The Philippines’ new FIV program attracts 200+ global investors in just one month! A US$75k investment nets permanent residency.
All-Time High: Antigua & Barbuda CBI Application Volume Up 205% Year-on-Year in H1 2024
Ahmad Abbas
October 19, 2024
Antigua & Barbuda’s brinkmanship on MoA implementation, which saw it remain the cheapest Caribbean CIP for a month, appears to have paid off.
Indians Investing Overseas and Renouncing Citizenship Up Sharply Since 2016
Ahmad Abbas
October 18, 2024
Indians sent 2,800% more money abroad in 2024 than in 2014, and more than 200,000 of them are now giving up citizenship each year.
Processing Time Lengthening for 9 of 10 Investment Migration Programs, Q3 Data Reveal
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 11, 2024
Processing times for the most popular investment migration programs now range from 2.5 months to more than 3 years.
Greek Golden Visa Backlog Nears 40,000 Amid Surging Demand from Americans, British
Christian Henrik Nesheim
September 19, 2024
More popular than ever, the Greek golden visa struggles to get through a backlog caused by biometric appointment delays during COVID-19.
Green Cards Obtained by EB-5 Hit All-Time High in 2024
Varvara Latyntseva
September 16, 2024
Varvara Latyntseva: This year already boasts the highest number of investors completing the EB-5 process in the program’s history.
Vanuatu CBI Post-Schengen: Down, But Not Out
Ahmad Abbas
August 5, 2024
While CBI’s share of gov’t. revenue is down by two-thirds since the Schengen suspension, Vanuatu’s CBI revenue remains surprisingly resilient.
Update: IMA Grenada Releases Richest CBI Data Set on Record, Includes Applicant Nationality Data for The First Time
Christian Henrik Nesheim
August 2, 2024
Grenada has released the most comprehensive data set in its CBI program’s history. Revenues remain at record highs despite cratering application volume.
Panama’s QIPR and Independent Means Visas on Track for Record Year
Christian Henrik Nesheim
July 15, 2024
Demand for real estate investment visas in Panama remains buoyant and is on track to break records in 2024.
EB-5 Golden Age? Application Volume, Processing Efficiency, and Project Quality All Rising
Varvara Latyntseva
June 20, 2024
1,879 investors started their EB-5 journey in Q2, 2024. Varvara Latyntseva sees signs a new EB-5 golden age is now in the making.
Real-Time Average Processing Time Data for 11 Major Investment Migration Programs
Christian Henrik Nesheim
June 12, 2024
IMI now collects real-world data on current processing times for major residence and citizenship by investment programs, updated quarterly.
Average Processing Time for Greece Golden Visa Now Exceeds 18 Months
Christian Henrik Nesheim
June 1, 2024
Two-thirds of applications submitted last year (and 8% of those from 2022) remain unprocessed as elevated demand continues unabated.
UAE Golden Visa Approval Volume Doubles to 158,000 in 2023
Moustafa Daly
May 25, 2024
The UAE’s golden visa approval volume doubled again last year, buoyed by a surge in Russian real estate investment.
Grenada CIP Revenue Exceeds EC$1 Billion in Bumper Year
Ahmad Abbas
May 14, 2024
Grenada collected more CBI revenue in 2023 than in the preceding five years combined but still has a backlog worth over half a billion EC$.
Cyprus Has Approved Only 4 of 51 Startup Visa Applications
Ahmad Abbas
May 10, 2024
Cypriot authorities hope to turn the island into an “innovative tech hub,” but its Startup Visa has produced limited tangible results.
Asians Accounted for 9 in 10 EB-5 Visas Issued in 2023, But Tens of Thousands Still Waiting
Varvara Latyntseva
April 20, 2024
“Demand for the EB-5 program still sharply exceeds the limits established by the US Government,” writes Varvara Latyntseva.