After Three Years of Decline, Australia’s SIV Program Regains Momentum
The program’s largest fund manager says that, thanks to non-SIV follow-up investments, total FDI arising from the program may be close to A$50 billion.
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Investor Migrants Becoming More Sophisticated, Favoring Fund Investment Over Real Estate
Portugal’s recent focus on private equity investment funds for Golden Visas reveal investor migrants are now sensitive to sound tax and exit strategies.
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City-Specific Citizenship by Investment: Practicable or Pipe-Dream?
Could we soon see the rise of CIPs that apply to cities, rather than to whole countries? One progressive European city provides a template.
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E2-Shortcut to the US: The New Must-Have for Citizenship by Investment Programs?
Why is the Turkey CIP the world’s most popular despite its lack of Schengen-access? Why are 98% of Grenada CIP-applicants Chinese? Answer: E2.
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As Hong Kong Impasse Intensifies, Investment Migration Firms Report Surge in Inquiries
As anti-Beijing protests enter their third month in Hong Kong, service providers say inquiries about investment migration are surging.
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Another 13 Approved Citizenship by Investment Agents Added Since May
The number of accredited agents for citizenship by investment programs has grown by 25 since February, an average of 4.2
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Long Processing Times Among Golden Visas is an Unnecessary Curb on RCBI-Demand
A decade ago, the Canadian Immigrant Investor programs (CIIP) and the Hong Kong Capital Investment Scheme (HK CIS) dominated the
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Most Investment Migration Firms Have Fewer Than 10 Employees
An analysis of the more than 600 firms registered in the Residence and Citizenship by Investment Company Directory shows that some 60% of companies are tiny.
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Portugal’s Golden Visa on Track to Raise a Record Billion Euros in 2019, Show Q1 Figures
After nothing but decline in the first three months of 2019, the investment volume trend turned upward in April. In the year’s first quarter, the Golden Visa program raised EUR 249 million.
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Startup Visas: Governments Want Them, But Your Clients Don’t
Startup visas are too customized, risky, hands-on, and low-margin to catch on at a grand scale, argues Stephane Tajick.
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Demand for Turkish Citizenship by Investment Takes Off Following Price-Cut, Reports Say
Turkey’s decision to cut the price of its citizenship by investment program by 75% at the end of last year has catapulted interest in the program to such an extent that some service providers say they are now filing 20 applications per week, reports say.
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Investment Migration Nearly a US$20 Billion-a-Year Industry Estimates Chris Kälin
“The investment migration industry will soon reach US$ 20 billion annually,” says Dr. Christian Kälin, CEO and Chairman of Henley
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The “Great Integration” of China’s Migration Market : Education and Tourism Merging with RCBI
This article was written by Luc Lu, Investment Migration Insider’s official partner in China. Fewer than one in ten Chinese
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Top 7 Emerging EB-5 Markets To Watch – By EB-5 Daily
This article was contributed by EB-5 Daily The EB-5 Program is a popular way for high-net-worth foreign nationals to obtain
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