J.F. Harvey: The Missing Pillar in Caribbean CBI – Justification of Refusals
Jean-François Harvey argues that the practice of not providing any explanations when rejecting an application is Kafkaesque, unnecessary, and unfair.
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Opinion
L’ecuyer: The Industry Is at an Inflexion Point and Inaction Will Cost Us
Addressing industry stakeholders yesterday, Bruno L’ecuyer stressed the need for coordinated action vis-a-vis European institutions, highlighted the IMC’s new education program, and urged politicians to avoid uninformed decision-making.
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Rozakis: The Greek Golden Visa – NOT The Portuguese – Is The World’s Best
Mahmoudi maintains that Portugal has the world’s best golden visa. In response, Rozakis lists the reasons why that is not the case.
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Keep Your Friends Close and Your MEPs Closer
Opinion of the editor: “We, Members of the European Parliament, are writing to express our concern about the visa waiver
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The Generation Game – Can CIP-Investors Really Pass Citizenship On To Their Descendants?
Gareth Brookes analyzes the degree to which citizenships acquired through investment can be passed on to future generations.
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The #1 Mistake You’re Making When Marketing Investment Migration Programs in India
An Indian immigration attorney with more than 20 years of experience points to a common mistake investment migration firms make when courting Indian clients, and explains what to do instead.
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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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Rogers: EU/OECD’s Real Concern About CIPs Is Tax Competition, Not “Good Governance” – Part 2
Carlyle Rogers: CARICOM finally appears to realize that the EU is out to destroy the region’s economic future under the guise of tax good governance and other red herrings. What took them so long?
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Rogers: EU/OECD’s Real Concern About CIPs Is Tax Competition, Not “Good Governance” – Part 1
Carlyle Rogers: CARICOM finally appears to realize that the EU is out to destroy the region’s economic future under the guise of tax good governance and other red herrings. What took them so long?
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Brookes: The Ticking Time Bomb of CBI Real Estate – Investors Have No Clear Exit Strategy
Hundreds of investors unable to sell on their CBI real estate shares is a PR nightmare waiting to happen, writes Gareth Brookes.
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Paul Girodo: Golden Visas May Be On Their Way Out – Here’s What Will Replace Them
By this time next year, EU golden visa programs will have changed so much that they will have effectively ended. But exciting new programs are coming online to replace them, writes Paul Girodo.
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Laszlo Kiss: Portuguese Foreign Minister’s Statement Does Not Bode Well For Golden Visa Route to Citizenship
If it turns out Portugal Golden Visa investors who spent 35 days in the country end up NOT qualifying for citizenship, the ramifications for the global IM market will be momentous, writes Laszlo Kiss.
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Carlyle Rogers: 3 Vital Steps to Ensuring Caribbean CIP Sustainability
Carlyle Rogers argues that, beyond due diligence cooperation, the Caribbean CIPs should adopt a price floor immediately, limit new programs, and coordinate a media pushback against CBI-lies.
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Adapt or Perish: How Investment Migration Can Survive the European Parliament’s Antagonism
The European Parliament has made its opposition to investment migration clear. This leaves the industry facing some stark choices, writes Dr. Hussain Farooq.
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Are Prime Ministerial Roadshows to Promote Citizenship by Investment Programs Appropriate?
Carlyle Rogers asks whether it may be time to end the practice of Caribbean political leaders going on “beauty parades” to promote their CIPs.
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Carlyle Rogers: RCBI-Industry Finds Itself in Crosshairs as OECD Continues War on Tax Competition
Contrary to protestations made by some, the OECD does not care about money laundering, due diligence weaknesses, terrorist financing, and fraud concerns regarding RCBI programs, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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Basic Dos and Don’ts for Entering the Indian Investment Migration Market – By Prashant Ajmera
India is one of the few emerging economic powerhouses whose HNWIs have yet to appreciate the benefits of residency and citizenship by investment (RCBI). In this article, Indian immigration attorney Prashant Ajmera outlines some of the major do’s and don’ts of Indian investment migration market success.
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Hanafin: 5 Common Criticisms of Investment Migration, Dissected
Think of the investment migration market as one with 7 billion clients and about 200 competitors.
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NBLO: Why Bulgaria Should Retain its Investor Migration Program
This post was contributed by the Ivan Petrov of the New Balkans Law Office. Background On 22.01.2019 and 23.01.2019, the
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Kochenov: EU Report on Investor Citizenship and Residence – When the Commission Misleads
Contributed by Dr. Dimitry Kochenov Today, on 23 January 2019 the Commission released its ‘Report on Investor Citizenship and Residence
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