Author: darioa

Antigua and Barbuda’s Pursuit of National Transformation through its Citizenship by Investment Programme

The article was written by Charmaine Quinland-Donovan Charmaine Quinland-Donovan outlines the economic and societal value of Antigua and Barbuda’s citizenship-by-investment programme. It is now universally agreed that Residence- and Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes offer incalculable benefits to both the investor citizen or resident, as well as to the countries which operate these programmes. While mobility has been […]

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4 Ways the Pandemic Could Continue to Impact Investment Migration in 2022

The article was written by David Lincoln, Managing Director at Lincoln Global Partners Two years into the pandemic and a new precedent has seemingly taken structure. A new variant appears, cases surge, followed by international & domestic restrictions in the affected countries. Vaccinations/booster jabs are then rolled out to stem the outbreaks and an eventual […]

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Never Miss a Red Flag: Is the Standardisation of Due Diligence the Way Forward?

Due diligence roundtable from James Swenson, Sylwia Wolos, Laura Austin and Eddy Leviten Due diligence has long been a thorny issue for the investment migration industry, with scandals reported in the media repeatedly suggesting that the depth and breadth of checks on applicants, their family members and the origin of their funds vary significantly. In […]

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Cyprus: Top court throws out House move to ban AG from passport probe

Source: cyprus-mail.com Published: 24 January 2022 The supreme court on Monday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from taking legal action regarding the findings of a report into the citizenship-by-investment programme. In a judgement, the top court said the House had […]

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Corruption is the Real Risk

In conversation with Kieron Sharp, CEO of FACT Group The EU has pointed repeatedly towards possible negative side-effects of investment migration, including money laundering, tax evasion and corruption. In your opinion, does investment migration pose a security risk? I think it’s worth to take a step back at first and consider that people have always […]

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Second citizenship and residency for citizens of the Russian Federation – main trends of the current year

Article written by Irina Valek, CEO, QuazarHouses, Investment Migration Expert Obtaining dual citizenship is regulated by the Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”[1], which determines the order of residence in Russia after obtaining a second citizenship, a residence permit and other documents confirming the right to permanent residence in a foreign country. According to […]

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An Interview with Bruno L’ecuyer, Chief Executive of the Investment Migration Council

Bruno L’ecuyer, Chief Executive in an interview with Mayes & Co. Bruno L’ecuyer is Chief Executive of the Investment Migration Council. Bruno leads the Secretariat and is responsible for all IMC operations. A regular contributor to international publications and conferences in Europe, North America, Caribbean, Middle East and Asia, he has held positions in London, […]

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Bulgaria: Bulgaria moves to end CBI Pathway

Source: euronews.comPublished: 12 January 2022Bulgaria’s new government on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at getting rid of “golden passports”, a programme that allows people to become citizens in exchange for large investments.The European Commission has repeatedly expressed concern about this practice and launched infringement proceedings against Malta and Cyprus over it.It considers that it presents risks […]

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Europe: European Commission Proposes Suspension of Visa Waiver Agreement with Vanuatu to Address Risks Linked to IM Programme

Source: ec.europa.eu Published: 12 January 2022 The Commission is proposing today a partial suspension of the application of the agreement with the Republic of Vanuatu allowing citizens of Vanuatu to travel to the EU without a visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-period. This is necessary to mitigate the risks posed by Vanuatu’s investor […]

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Turkey: Erdoğan gov’t updates conditions for granting Turkish citizenship to remedy foreign exchange deficit

Source: nordicmonitor.com Published: 7 January 2022 The Turkish government has made significant changes to a regulation that grants Turkish citizenship in return for investment, the acquisition of property or a deposit of money in Turkish banks, which it has been implementing for a while to meet its foreign exchange needs. According to an announcement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]

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