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Dec 24, 2018
Spain has the leading Golden Visa scheme in the EU
Spain issued more than 30 thousand "golden visas", residency permits for foreign investors during the last ten years. The Iberian country launched its residency by investment programme in 2013. Howe...
Dec 21, 2018
Due diligence check of the Maltese citizenship programme
Malta's citizenship by investment programme is one of the most effective such immigration schemes in the European Union. The Maltese "Individual Investor Programme" provides the right to live and work...
Dec 18, 2018
Visa-free entrance in Serbia for the citizens of Antigua, Dominica and Grenada
Citizens of more three Caribbean countries can enter in Serbia without a visa. The visa-exempted three jurisdictions all have successful citizenship by investment programmes with access to the Schenge...
Dec 14, 2018
Citizenship program helped to rebuild Dominica
Income from the Dominica Citizenship by Investment Programme helped to rebuild the country after the impact of two devastating hurricanes. The first phase of public housing projects, financed by the C...
Dec 11, 2018
NEW citizenship by investment programme from Jordan
The Jordanian government amended the immigration law to grant investors the citizenship or residence permit of the country. They launched several investment options under the immigration programme: ...
Dec 09, 2018
US E-2 Visa through second citizenship by investment programmes
The E-2 Visa is a popular option for individuals to enter and work in the United States, based on a controlled investment. This visa type can be issued for five years and can be extended indefinitely....
Dec 06, 2018
Breaking news: UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended
As of today, the UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended until new regulations will be finalised in 2019. In the name of fight against organised crime, terrorism financing and money launde...
Dec 04, 2018
Rising property sales in Cyprus in exchange for citizenship
In October, almost half of the real estate was purchased by non-Cypriots. The number of property sales contracts rose by 6% compared to the sales of the same month in 2017. These figures show that th...
Nov 29, 2018
First gender-neutral passport from the Netherlands
The Dutch authorities issued the first gender-neutral passport for the 57 years old Leonne Zeegers. In the passport, the gender designation contains an "x", instead of "V" for a woman or "M" for man. ...
Nov 26, 2018
The economic impact of the investors' immigration schemes in the EU
According to the recent study of the EPRS (European Parliamentary Research Service), the citizenship and residency by investment programmes caused on the macroeconomic level a direct inflow of 9,2 bil...
Nov 23, 2018
Freedom of Travel through a second passport and citizenship
Clients from developing countries who do not want to apply for different entry visas prefer to obtain second citizenships and passports. The various citizenship by investment programmes guarantee the ...
Nov 20, 2018
Residence Permits and the Freedom of Travel
Obtaining a second residence status in another country may help you not only to reside abroad but also to travel more comfortable, even without getting the necessary entry visas. What is a residence...
Nov 16, 2018
Entry visas and the Freedom of Travel
One of the most common reasons to obtain a second citizenship or residence permit is to have the freedom of travel without always applying for entry visas. What is the Freedom of Travel? "Freedom of...
Nov 12, 2018
Macau improves the Temporary Residency Scheme
The temporary residency scheme of Macau came under criticism by the Commission Against Corruption. Now, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute outlined measures to improve the programme. ...
Nov 08, 2018
IRS to revoke 250,000 passports
The US' tax authority, the IRS started to revoke citizenship and residency rights of at least a quarter of a million individuals, according to Dickinson Wright. The "Fixing America's Surface Transpor...