Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program
All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”
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L’ecuyer: Suspending Cyprus CIP is “Right Thing to Do” – Expect Re-Launch in “Near Future,” Says Program Expert
Allegations, demonstrations, resignations, and investigations: Cyprus reels from the Al-Jazeera bombshell and heads have begun to roll.
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Malta IIP Suspends License of Company Implicated in Kickback Allegations
As four-year-old allegations are revisited by a magisterial inquiry, a major MIIP-advisor finds its license suspended pending an outcome.
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Grenada CIP Developer Caught on Camera Promoting Illegal Discounts: CIU Investigating
The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.
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UK Tier 1 Firms in Hot Water Over Self-Serving Investment Advice
One firm’s director lent more than GBP 100 million to UK Tier 1 applicants on the condition they invest it in a company controlled by his wife.
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Bulgaria to Cancel Citizenship of 8th CIP-Investor in Three Months
The office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General has uncovered eight instances of fraudulently obtained citizenships over the last three months, with several
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Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China
Vanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.
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The Crisis in China’s Investment Migration Market: Part 1
Deregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.
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Con Artists Swindle Thousands in Istanbul for Fake Montenegro Passports
“They were asking people to pay between 7,000 and 12,000 euros for this so-called Montenegrin citizenship,” said Akkan Suver, Montenegro’s honorary
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Portugal’s Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Golden Visa Influence-Peddling Charges
A Lisbon court on Friday acquitted Miguel Macedo, erstwhile Minister of the Interior for Portugal, of criminal malfeasance in a
Read moreHarvey Speaks Out on CBC’s QIIP Investigation: “It Helped Our Business, Believe it or Not”
Speaking to Investment Migration Insider during the Investment Immigration Summit in Hong Kong last week, Jean Francois Harvey, head of
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Greek Golden Visa Firm in Hot Water for Alleged Bypass of Capital Controls in China
In a case that has both Greek and Chinese authorities investigating what they say are criminal activity, an Athens-based real
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Transparency International Slams Golden Visas in New Report
Transparency International, in cooperation with Global Witness, today published a 50-page report entitled European Getaway; Inside the Murky World of
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IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation
In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state
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Tajick: Public Broadcaster Investigation Rocks Québec IIP
On the 20th of September, the whole investment migration industry in Canada was holding its breath before the airing of
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Alleged Drug Lords and Billion-Dollar Fraudsters – The CIP-Country Response
Three purported criminals have made headlines for their reported connections to CIP-countries this week. We’ve summarized the stories. Mehul Choksi –
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Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it
Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition
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CIUs Can’t be Expected to Reject Applicants Whose Alleged Crimes Are not Yet Known
Opinion of the Editor: The Antigua & Barbuda CIU came under fire this week after revealing they had granted citizenship
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Due Diligence Blunder? Indian Billionaire Wanted for $2Bn Fraud Gets Antigua Citizenship
Mehul Choksi, an Indian billionaire diamond-magnate whose passport Indian authorities revoked earlier this year in conjunction with their issuing of
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Who Hacked imidaily.com? Attackers Delete Several Posts, Including Passport Rankings Page
Late last night, Investment Migration Insider’s website suffered an attack by hackers who deleted several articles and pages, inserted malicious
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