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Caribbean Editor's Picks 

These 16 CBI Promoters Are Blacklisted: That Number is “Way Too Low” Say CBI Veterans

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim bayat, bayat group, blacklist, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, philippe may, sam bayat, vice

“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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MENA Vice 

Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, club, mena, UAE, vice

All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”

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Editor's Picks Europe 

L’ecuyer: Suspending Cyprus CIP is “Right Thing to Do” – Expect Re-Launch in “Near Future,” Says Program Expert

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, commission, cyprus, eleni drakou, EU, IMC, vice

Allegations, demonstrations, resignations, and investigations: Cyprus reels from the Al-Jazeera bombshell and heads have begun to roll.

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Europe 

Malta IIP Suspends License of Company Implicated in Kickback Allegations

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, corruption, europe, malta, malta iip, miip, miipa, suspension, vice

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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Caribbean Vice 

Grenada CIP Developer Caught on Camera Promoting Illegal Discounts: CIU Investigating

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, fraud, grenada, percival clouden, vice

The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.

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Europe 

UK Tier 1 Firms in Hot Water Over Self-Serving Investment Advice

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, court, europe, golden visa, residence by investment, ruling, uk tier 1, vice

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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Europe Vice 

Bulgaria to Cancel Citizenship of 8th CIP-Investor in Three Months

September 10, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim bulgaria, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, europe, fraud, revoke, vice

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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Asia-Pacific China Editor's Picks Vice 

Details Emerge on Vanuatu’s Revoking Citizenships, Extraditing Fraud Suspects to China

July 17, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, china, cip, citizenship by investment, club, extradition, vanuatu, vdsp, vice

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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China Industry Trends Mr. Lu's Tea Leaves 

The Crisis in China’s Investment Migration Market: Part 1

July 8, 2019November 8, 2021 Luc Lu china, citizenship by investment, club, industry trends, luc lu, residence by investment, vice

Deregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.

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Europe Vice 

Con Artists Swindle Thousands in Istanbul for Fake Montenegro Passports

January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim fraud, istanbul, montenegro, scam, turkey, vice

“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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Europe Vice 

Portugal’s Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Golden Visa Influence-Peddling Charges

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim golden visa, lisbon, macedo, portugal, vice

A Lisbon court on Friday acquitted Miguel Macedo, erstwhile Minister of the Interior for Portugal, of criminal malfeasance in a

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Editor's Picks Influencers 

Harvey Speaks Out on CBC’s QIIP Investigation: “It Helped Our Business, Believe it or Not”

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim harvey law, hong kong, iis, influencer, interview, investigation, jean francois harvey, vice

Speaking to Investment Migration Insider during the Investment Immigration Summit in Hong Kong last week, Jean Francois Harvey, head of

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China Europe 

Greek Golden Visa Firm in Hot Water for Alleged Bypass of Capital Controls in China

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim china, pos, real estate, vice

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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Europe 

Transparency International Slams Golden Visas in New Report

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, EU, european commission, golden visas, investment migration, report, residence by investment, transparency, vice

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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Editor's Picks Industry Trends 

IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim bruno l'ecuyer, canada, cbc, code of conduct, ethics, IMC, investment migration, qiip, report, vice

In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state

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North America Tajick's Take 

Tajick: Public Broadcaster Investigation Rocks Québec IIP

September 22, 2018June 15, 2020 Stephane Tajick canada, club, investigation, qiip, quebec, tajick, vice

On the 20th of September, the whole investment migration industry in Canada was holding its breath before the airing of

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Caribbean Vice 

Alleged Drug Lords and Billion-Dollar Fraudsters – The CIP-Country Response

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, cbi, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, jho low, motiwala, saint kitts and nevis, vice

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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Caribbean Vice 

Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it

August 3, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, caribbean, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, due diligence, fraud, india, vice

Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition

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Caribbean Opinion of the Editor 

CIUs Can’t be Expected to Reject Applicants Whose Alleged Crimes Are not Yet Known

July 28, 2018November 22, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim antigua and barbuda, caribbean, choksi, cib, cip, ciu, due diligence, fraud, gaston browne, india, vice

Opinion of the Editor: The Antigua & Barbuda CIU came under fire this week after revealing they had granted citizenship

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Caribbean Editor's Picks Vice 

Due Diligence Blunder? Indian Billionaire Wanted for $2Bn Fraud Gets Antigua Citizenship

July 25, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim allegations, antigua and barbuda, choksi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, india, modi, vice

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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