Author: Gianluca Borg

U.S. EB-5 Program May Be Changing

The U.S. EB-5 green card by investment program is on the verge of the most significant legislative changes in more than two decades. Established in 1990, the program has been virtually unchanged for more than two decades.  The central focus of the program is job creation – the foreign national’s investment must create 10 jobs for […]

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Reopening of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program

After many different attempts to control the influx of Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (“QIIP”) applications, the Quebec immigration department has renewed the intake of QIIP applications under a quota system allocated to financial intermediaries (“Quota System”) for a second year.  Set at 1,750 applications (with a limit of 1,200 from a single country), this year’s […]

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Reopening of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program

After many different attempts to control the influx of Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (“QIIP”) applications, the Quebec immigration department has renewed the intake of QIIP applications under a quota system allocated to financial intermediaries (“Quota System”) for a second year.  Set at 1,750 applications (with a limit of 1,200 from a single country), this year’s […]

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Diverse and Neutral immigration solutions for Chinese

Massive migration from China took place starting from the early 19th century right into 1950s, mainly driven by starvation and invasions from foreign countries. After 1980 however, an increasing number of Chinese migrate overseas with the implementation of a liberal migration policies .  The majority of emigrants  are  China’s  richest individuals and its highly educated […]

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Diverse and Neutral immigration solutions for Chinese

Massive migration from China took place starting from the early 19th century right into 1950s, mainly driven by starvation and invasions from foreign countries. After 1980 however, an increasing number of Chinese migrate overseas with the implementation of a liberal migration policies .  The majority of emigrants  are  China’s  richest individuals and its highly educated […]

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Prosperity Needs Diversity

NZ businesses will need more than $420b in capital by 2025 to support export growth to achieve the Government’s ambitious “Growth Agenda”. KPMG analysis suggests there will be a shortfall of around $115b that will need to be funded by foreign investment. There is evidence that start-up and early stage NZ businesses are likely to […]

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Prosperity Needs Diversity

NZ businesses will need more than $420b in capital by 2025 to support export growth to achieve the Government’s ambitious “Growth Agenda”. KPMG analysis suggests there will be a shortfall of around $115b that will need to be funded by foreign investment. There is evidence that start-up and early stage NZ businesses are likely to […]

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The View from Down Under

The Significant Investor Visa (SIV) programme is Australia’s main path to residency for international investors. Investors must invest a minimum of Aus$5 million over 4 years in “approved” investments after which time they receive permanent residency. A Premium Investor Visa (“PIV”) is also available and is aimed at attracting applicants with business and entrepreneurial skills. […]

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The View from Down Under

The Significant Investor Visa (SIV) programme is Australia’s main path to residency for international investors. Investors must invest a minimum of Aus$5 million over 4 years in “approved” investments after which time they receive permanent residency. A Premium Investor Visa (“PIV”) is also available and is aimed at attracting applicants with business and entrepreneurial skills. […]

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