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Everything You Need to Know About Hungarian Golden Visa Real Estate Funds
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
IMI Pro Csaba Magyar provides a comprehensive overview of how real estate fund investments work for Hungary's new Guest Investor Program.
EU Moves One Step Closer to Being Able to Cut Visa-Free Access for CBI Countries
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If the European Council and Parliament agree on the proposal, the EU will have a mandate to suspend visa-free access for CBI countries.
Government Plans Further Easing of MM2H Rules as Minister Reveals 56,066 Visas Still Active
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysia is in the midst of its third MM2H revision in as many years. Some 56,000 participants remain active, nearly half of them Chinese.
Flying Start to the Year for Greek Golden Visa as Pricing Decision Looms
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The most likely scenario is now a EUR 400,000 threshold for most of Greece, and EUR 800,000 in places like Athens," says Alexander Varnavas...
This Week in IMI - Mar 13: UK Non-Dom Nixed: Who Benefits? - 4 CIPs We Never Discuss - 6 Million Eligible for Portuguese Citizenship by Descent ++
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
Ireland Cuts Visa-Free Access for Dominica, Vanuatu Citizens
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the example recently set by the UK, Ireland imposes visa restrictions on nationals of CBi countries Dominica and Vanuatu.
7 Western European Low-Tax Destinations Poised to Benefit From Closing of UK's Non-Dom Regime
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When one door closes, another opens. As the United Kingdom shuts down their non-dom regime, high-net worth individuals will undoubtedly move themselve...
Malta Moves to Strip Citizenship From Sanctioned Israeli Spyware CEO
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As CBI programs worldwide face pressures to root out bad actors, Malta's response signals a willingness to rescind rights when warranted.
UK Chancellor Announces End of Non-Dom Tax Regime
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 225 years of helping Britain attract global wealth, the non-dom regime will end next year - ironically, thanks to the Tories.
The 4 Citizenship by Investment Programs We Never Talk About (And Why We Don't)
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
16 countries have formal citizenship by investment programs, but hardly a dozen get any attention. Here's why we never hear about the other four.
"Over 100 Inquiries on 1st Day" of New Hong Kong CIES Golden Visa
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The government has also issued detailed stipulations for how investors must allocate the HKD 30 million.
At Least 6 Million People Worldwide Have a Claim to Portuguese Citizenship Through Grandparents
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Sofia Lamares explains how millions of people worldwide can proceed to claim Portuguese citizenship through their grandparents
Why Human Source Intel is Indispensable for CIU Due Diligence
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Third-party databases are critical to the due diligence process but have limitations only human sources can help CIUs overcome, writes Fabienne de Blo...
This Week in IMI - Feb 29: Portugal Speeds Up Path to Citizenship, Launch of IMI Citizenship Catalog, Greek Golden Visa to Have 3 Price Levels,++
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
Whichever Way SCOTUS Rules in Moore Case, The Result Will Be More US Citizenship Renunciations
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If the court says taxing unrealized capital gains is constitutional, more Americans will give up their citizenship. Ditto if it goes the other way, sa...
NEW: The I.M.I. Citizenship Catalog - Every Path to Citizenship in Every Country
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ultimate one-stop tool for finding every path to citizenship in every country. Sort and search 843 different ways to get citizenship.
Green Light From Constitutional Court: Portugal Naturalization Clock to Start From Date of Residency Application
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
But golden visa experts question what "date of application" means in practice and whether the law will help those who have already started t...
Greek Golden Visa to Have 3 Price Zones for Real Estate
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The news is likely to vex golden visa developers who had pivoted to neighborhoods near - but not within - Athens, like Piraeus.
Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals at All-Time High, Investor Visa Interest Stable
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Panama's retirement visas have never been this popular, while demand for the investment-based FNV remains stable despite the higher price.
Greece Plans Golden Visa Price-Hike, Industry Reacts to EU's Demand for Higher Caribbean CBI Prices, ++
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week
#31: Portugal's HQA Visa - "Presence-Free" Path to Citizenship in Portugal for €175,000?
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the big entrepreneurship-based programs (Canada SUV, EB-2 NIW, and HQA) compare to each other in terms of how much hands-on involvement is require...
Australia Kills Its Investor Visas, Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: This Week in IMI
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
Saudi PR Program, Portugal Shortens Path to Citizenship, Analysis of Supranational Settlement Blocs: This Week in IMI
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
Greek Golden Visa World's Most Popular in 2023, IMI Connect Cairo, Dominica Agent Fees Up 500%: This Week in Investment Migration
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
CBI Agent Charged With Double Murder, Hungary Golden Visa to Open Early, El Salvador's "Out of Touch" $1m CIP: This Week in IMI - Dec 15
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Grenada government minister this week surprised the CBI market when he announced that the country's citizenship by investment program had reope...
This Week in IMI - Dec 7: Turkey CBI Real Estate at $600k? Advisors Concerned About Portugal Hospitality Funds, ++
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
#30: "I Want to Help People Realize They Have So Many Choices": Henry Fan on The Mobility Standard
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast was Henry Fan, CEO and Co-Founder of the world's biggest investment migration company,...
This Week in IMI - Nov 25: Brazen "Mexico CBI" Scams, Hungary's New Golden Visa, Movie Producer Takes St Kitts to US Court
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week
#29: "It's Always Easier to Blame the Foreigners for Your Problems" - Nuri Katz
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast is Nuri Katz of Apex Capital Partners. We spoke to him about:Where the EU’s paranoia arou...
This Week in IMI - Nov 8, 2023: NHR Likely to Survive as Govt. Falls, St. Kitts to Refund Russians, Grenada Sets Records Again, ++
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - Oct 29,2023: St Kitts CIU Withholda Funds, EU Targets CBI Countries for Visa Suspension, New Hong Kong CIES to Cost HKD30m, ++
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - Oct 17, 2023: More MENA Agents Blacklisted, Americans Set New Portugal Golden Visa Record, ++
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
#28: "The Winners Will Be Those Who Are Global" - Mimoun Assraoui and Eric Major
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests on the Mobility Standard podcast this episode were Mimoun Assraoui and Eric Major of the Latitude Group.We spoke about:Why Mimoun is replac...
This Week in IMI - Oct 1, 2023: Portugal Gets New Golden Visa as Dutch End Theirs, Thailand to Tax Foreign Earnings ++
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - Sep 15, 2023: SEF on Holiday Mode, 90% of Grenada Applicants Were Russians, How Caribbean CIPs Will Respond to St. Kitts, ++
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
#27: The World Isn't Free, But You Can Be - Christian Nesheim on the My Latin Life Podcast
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, IMI's editor Christian Nesheim is the guest on the My Latin Life podcast, where he and the host Vance went into great detail abo...
This Week in IMI - Aug 26: Grenada CIP, Greece GV Shatter Records - Portugal President Vetoes Housing Bill - Wailian Arrests Had "Chilling Effect"
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - Aug 11: Wailian President Arrested in Shanghai, Dolce Visa Suspends Russians, Grenada De-Certifies 5 CBI Developments, ++
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week
#26: Spain: Getting a Golden Visa for €350k and Citizenship Without Tax Residency - With Krista Victorio
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode of the Mobility Standard focuses on residency, citizenship, investment, and taxation in Spain and covered, in detail, topics like...
This Week in IMI - Jul 19: UK Imposes Visa Restrictions on Dominica and Vanuatu - Portugal Approves Housing Bill in Final Vote - Stats from Antigua, Turkey Mulls Golden Visa ++
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - Jul 5: Greece's Billion-Euro Golden Visa Backlog, Vanuatu CBI Revenue Craters, New Malaysian Govt. to Reform MM2H/PViP, ++
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - June 25: PT Golden Visa Survives, Caribbean CBI Escrow Concerns, South Korea Investor Visa Real Estate More Expensive, ++
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - June 10: Caribbean CBI Countries Get Visa-Free Canada, Portugal GV and Grenada CIP Break Records, ++
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This week in IMI - May 27: Quebec IIP to Reopen, CIU Denounces Fraud Claims, IM Firm Sanctioned, Irish IIP Backlog Worth €2bn, and Much More
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of the news this week.
This Week in IMI - May 14, 2023: Spain's Golden Visa Property Option in Peril, Bulgaria Revokes Investors' Citizenships, Australia Marginalizing Investor Visas, ++
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our summary of this week's stories in IMI.
This Week in IMI - May 3rd, 2023: Greek GV applications surge, Cyprus tightens terms, 2023 IM Executive Survey Results,++
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An audio summary of this week's news in IMI.
This Week in IMI - Apr 21, 2023: St. Lucia CIP Investment Doubles, Caribbean Visa-Free UK Travel in Peril, Malta CBI Revenue Reaches €1.7bn, ++
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A summary of this week's news in IMI.
This Week in IMI - Apr 10, 2023: New Private Briefing, MM2H Applications Down 90%, Saint Lucia Issues Warning, ++
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week in IMI:New Q1 2023 Private Briefing Available Now: Request Your Confidential CopySaint Lucia CIU Circular Says Promotion of CBI Real Estate ...
This Week in IMI - Mar 27: Vanuatu Gets Bond Option, Portuguese President Could Save Golden Visa, and other stories from the past week.
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week in IMI - Mar 17, 2023: Tirana Takes a Timid Turn, The Prodigal Tom Returns, "More Housing" - Less FDI, and Debt on the Nile.
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A summary of this week's news in investment migration.
This Week in Investment Migration - Mar 4, 2023
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Investment Migration This Week on Spotify.Singapore’s Economic Development Board has decided to sharply raise the minimum investment requi...
#25: "99% Chance" Italy's Dolce Visa Will Get a Real Estate Option in March, Says Madalena Monteiro
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Madalena Monteiro of Magwind. She came to talk about the Italian "Dolce Visa", one ...
Diseconomies of Scale in the Investment Migration Market: Why IM Remains a “Boutique” Industry
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.
This Week in Investment Migration - Feb 19, 2023
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most eventful week in the history of investment migration is drawing to a close. One major golden visa closed outright when Irish Justice Ministe...
This Week in Investment Migration - Feb 7, 2023
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysia now has four separate residence-by-deposit programs after Sarawak - one of two Malaysian states that control their own immigration policies -...
#24: What's Driving Americans to Expatriate or Get Second Citizenships in 2023? With David Lesperance and Mel Warshaw
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests this week on the Mobility Standard were David Lesperance, Managing Partner of Lesperance & Associates, one of the world's leading ...
Why a Bulletproof Mobility Portfolio Should Contain a Western Hemisphere Allocation
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Globalization is reversing, history is returning, and the world is becoming a perilous place again. The Western hemisphere will be an exception.
IMI Stories: CBI's Role in Finally Emancipating Former Colonies
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This opinion piece from IMI's editor first appeared on imidaily.com on March 6th, 2019.Citizenship by investment has granted small, developing co...
#23: "Residence by Investment, Minus the Investment" - Slava Apel Explains The Canada Startup Visa on the Mobility Standard Podcast
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Slava Apel, CEO of Startup Visa Services, who came to talk about Canada's Startup Visa. ...
#22: Nomad Capitalist's Andrew Henderson: "My Advice is to Not Offer Free Consultations"
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week is Andrew Henderson, founder of Nomad Capitalist. In under a decade, Andrew has built the world&...
#21: Benjamin Lodmell on the Complimentarity of IM and Asset Protection
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week was Benjamin Lodmell of asset protection specialist firm Lodmell & Lodmell. Lodmell has spen...
#20: Jeremy Savory on Running a CBI Business in Hyper-Competitive Dubai
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard is Jeremy Savory, founder of Dubai-based Savory & Partners.Topics of discussion in today's episo...
#19: Free Private Cities and Governance as a Service in Coercion-Free Jurisdictions - With Dr. Titus Gebel
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week is Mr. Titus Gebel, a German-born lawyer and entrepreneur who is now dedicating his life to the d...
#18: Matt Galati, Ishaan Khanna, and Suzanne Lazicki on the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our three guests on the Mobility Standard podcast were Matthew Galati, Principal of The Galati Law Firm, Ishaan Khanna, President of the Am...
#17: Independent Means Visas Eating Into Golden Visas' Market Share: Andre Bothma on the Mobility Standard
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Independent means visas (IMVs), such as Portugal's D7, Greece's FIP, and Italy's Elective Residency have rapidly gained attraction in a...
#16: "It's a Jungle Out There": Nuri Katz on Mobility Standard
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard this week was Nuri Katz, founder of Apex Capital Partners. We spoke to him about a range of current events, includi...
#15 - Investment Migration and Financial Planning: Natural Bedfellows - John Hanafin on Mobility Standard
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mobility Standard podcast this week hosted John Hanafin, chief executive at Huriya Private, who spoke with us about the complementarity of investm...
#14: An EU Golden Visa in the Caribbean, Govt. Mandate Competition Heats Up, and Dominica Citizenship for $50k
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kenneth Green of Advance Global Partners joined us on the Mobility Standard podcast this week to talk about:03:32 - The latest news on Dominica's...
#13: Mohammed Asaria - More Due Diligence Needed on Caribbean CBI Developers
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Mohammed Asaria of Range Developments, the Caribbean CBI market’s leading property develope...
#12: EU Campaign Against CBI "Driven by Ideology": Philippe May on the Mobility Standard Podcast
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week is Philippe May, until recently the Managing Partner of Arton Capital in Singapore who is now a f...
#11: Fighting City Hall and Winning: Matt “Sue ‘Em” Galati on Making the US Govt. Follow its Own Rules
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the Mobility Standard podcast this week was Mr. Matt Galati, an American immigration lawyer who has made a big name for himself as one of...
#10: Katie the Russian: The Boldest Marketer in Investment Migration
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Ananina, better known by her Twitter handle "Katie the Russian", takes a marketing approach that's different from almost all othe...
#9: Why the North Macedonian Government is Quiet About the CIP - Sam Bayat on the Mobility Standard
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Sam Bayat, founder of Bayat Legal Services, one of the Middle East's foremost investment...
#8: Nestor Alfred of the Saint Lucia CIU - "Our Best Year Ever"
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We had the pleasure of hosting Nestor Alfred, the CEO of Saint Lucia's Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) on the Mobility Standard podcast last...
#7: "India Will Be the Biggest Market for IM the Next 10 Years": Ashish Saraff
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ashish Saraff says he's confident both that India will soon allow dual citizenship and that the Indian investment migration market will become th...
#6: Micha-Rose Emmett - Motherhood, IM in Africa, Regulating IM
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week was Micha-Rose Emmett, long-time CEO of CS Global Partners. We started off on a personal level, by asking questions designed to t...
#5 - Citizens of Bitcoin, Sovereign Individuals, and Ancestry-Based Citizenship
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Yuri Lau, a Dutch national who has been living in Argentina for the last 16 years and who is now working on investment migratio...
The Mobility Standard #4 - Investment Migration Funds: Better Than Real Estate?
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this fourth installment of the Mobility Standard, we spoke to Murat Coskun of Get Golden Visa, a man who's been closely involved with the Port...
The Mobility Standard #3: David Lesperance - The Bulletproof Backup Plan
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of the Mobility Standard, we had the pleasure of hosting David Lesperance, an internationally recognized expert on what he himse...
#2 - How the Investment Migration Market Performed in 2020: Lessons Learned
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For investment migration, 2020 was a year of both setbacks and of considerable advances. While the pandemic brought record global awareness of the use...
Episode 1: The NEW Investment Migration Market and The Rise of Western Investor Migrants
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has seen a surge in investment migration among applicants from countries we tend not to think of as typical outbound investment migration markets...