Foreword

Investment migration has grown significantly over the past decade. Immigration options for investors have become topics of significant interest among international clients as well as practitioners and companies providing services to such clients. Likewise, countries are increasingly keen on attracting more foreign direct investment through investor immigration and citizenship programs.

Who we are

The Investment Migration Council (IMC) is the worldwide forum for investment migration, bringing together the leading stakeholders in the field. The IMC sets global standards, provides qualifications and publishes in-demand research in the field of investment migration aimed at governments, policy makers, international organisations, and the public. It is an impact focused Swiss based (non-profit)  membership organisation in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 2019 and registered with the European Commission Joint Transparency Register Secretariat (ID: 337639131420-09).

The IMC helps to improve public understanding of the issues faced by clients and governments in this area and promotes education and high professional standards among its members.

The IMC is constituted as a not-for-profit association under Swiss law. Based in Geneva, Switzerland it has a growing global network of IMC Field Offices (IMC FOs) managed by IMC members acting as Ambassadors.

Managed by a Secretariat under the direction of a Governing Board, The IMC also manages to only professional investment migration Community of Practise (CoP) in the professions. For more details on this initiative please visit this link.

Our Mission

Our mission is simple and straightforward: it is about setting the global standards for others to follow and promoting competence and ethical behaviour. Additionally, we improve public understanding and transparency investment migration through various initiatives, including academic research. We are the leading platform for governments, academia and professionals.

Who Participates?

The IMC brings together distinguished individuals from across the global investment migration ecosystem. Its Governing Board, founding community and wider membership have included senior professionals, principals and experts from some of the world’s leading international law, advisory, professional services, due diligence, compliance, financial services and investment migration firms, alongside respected academics, researchers and other specialists in the field.

This diversity of expertise and experience helps ensure that the IMC remains an independent, internationally representative forum for the development of professional standards, education, research and informed policy dialogue in investment migration.

The IMC is funded through membership fees, donations and income generated from its activities, including events, education and training, and publications.

Aside from delivering on key initiatives impacting investment migration, the IMC organises an annual Forum – The Investment Migration Forum, dubbed the ‘Davos’ of Investment Migration; and other events in which high-level speakers are invited to address issues that are of interest to investment migration, governments, policy makers and international organisations.

A Membership based Body

The strength of this association and its message comes from its members. As an IMC member, you benefit from the professional development, networking opportunities and information services provided by the association, all of which enhance your business and promote professionalism and high ethical standards. Below one may find just some of the key benefits:

- Improve your investment migration outreach and brand position through your involvement in the association;

- Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in the field;

- Use ‘IMCM’ after your name and use the IMC logo on your marketing collateral;

- The strength of investment migration’s leading advocacy organisation representing your business interests in government and public policy formation;

- Participate at IMC and other relevant worldwide events at reduced member rates.