Author: darioa

Indonesia: Indonesia offers ‘golden visa’ to entice foreign investors

Source: reuters.com Published: 3 September 2023 Indonesia is introducing a golden visa scheme to attract foreign individual and corporate investors in an attempt to boost its national economy, a statement from the ministry of law and human rights distributed on Sunday said. “The golden visa is granting a residence permit for an extended period of five […]

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Antigua & Barbuda: India-born Table Tennis Player Set to Rep Antigua & Barbuda

Source: antiguaobserver.com Published: 6 September 2023 President of Antigua and Barbuda Table Tennis Association (ABTTA), Charles “Chucky” Bellot, has welcomed interest from India-born table tennis player, Stuti Kashyap. The association, in a recent press release, said the player who is currently residing in Fremont, California, USA “is set to represent Antigua and Barbuda in international table tennis […]

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Great Britain: Britain punishing poorer nations who sell citizenship is simplistic and destructive

Source: theguardian.com Published: 1 September 2023 Suella Braverman’s visa restrictions on people from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia and Timor-Leste are an overreaction to the practice of granting citizenship by investment The move by the British home secretary Suella Braverman to impose visa restrictions on people from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu has reflected again the tendency […]

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Grenada: Grenada makes changes to CBI due diligence and fees

Source: nationnews.com Published: 1 September 2023 Grenada Friday announced adjustment to its Citizenship By Investment  (CBI) programme that will result in foreign investors having to pay more interviews under the initiative. The Dickon Mitchell government said all interviewing fees will now be US$1000 while the due diligence fee for dependent parents aged 65 and over has […]

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Commonwealth of Dominica: The Commonwealth of Dominica Enhances Security and Management of the Citizenship by Investment Programme

Source: financialpost.com Published: 29 August 2023 The Commonwealth of Dominica has taken significant steps to bolster the security and management protocols for its Citizenship by Investment Programme, aimed at fortifying the integrity and longevity of the programme.  Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of Dominica, has been collaborating closely with various stakeholders, including international consultants, to […]

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Germany: New Visa Application Process for Certain North Macedonian Applicants

Source: fragomen.com Published: 29 August 2023 From August 28, 2023, the German Embassy in North Macedonia commenced using the visa service provider Visametric to process “Western Balkans Regulation” visa applications. Applications under this quota-limited program – which allows eligible Northern Macedonian nationals (among other nationalities) to access temporary work visas in Germany – must now be submitted to Visametric, and are now […]

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The end of the new path for the Portuguese Residency by Investment Program?

An article written by Tiago Gali Macedo IMCM, Managing Partner of Next-Gali Macedo & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL On February 16, 2023, as part of a major intervention package with measures and policies to support housing, the so-called “Pacote Mais Habitação”, the Portuguese Government announced the end of the golden visa program (residence […]

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St Kitts and Nevis: St Kitts and Nevis announces further monumental changes to its Citizenship by Investment Programme

Source: ciu.gov.kn Published: 27 July 2023 Today, the Government of St Kitts and Nevis proudly announces further groundbreaking changes to its Citizenship by Investment Programme, a move that signals the country’s intention to remain as the reference point for the international investment migration industry. The monumental changes have been made to ensure that only high net […]

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