While virtually all residence and citizenship by investment programs are slated to hit the Coronavirus-wall in the first and second quarters of 2020, Q1 figures show Greece – where China has been the source of four-fifths of applicants over the last year – have been disproportionately slammed. So far in 2020, only 227 main applicants […]
The UK government has introduced a range of policy concessions to help employers navigate the immigration system, during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have published a guide for employers to help you deal with those changes and understand how they may impact your existing immigration processes. Our guide provides guidance on what your priorities should be in […]
With global travel almost at a standstill, the latest results of the Henley Passport Index offer disturbing insight into the indiscriminate havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception in 2006, the index has provided the authoritative annual ranking of global passport strength. Travel freedom has increased dramatically over the period — in 2006, […]
Epidemics are related to population mobility. COVID-19 is special in that today’s global economy is intrinsically linked to unprecedentedly prevalent and frequent population mobility. Today, a virus can spread unabated. Free-traders have always argued that the global circulation of goods, services and labour is more important than factory assembly lines when it comes to sustaining […]
The March 13 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement provided a few program updates, and discussed the new visa availability approach to I-526 processing. IPO Chief Sarah Kendall mainly spoke, with additional input from DOS Visa Control Office Chief Charles Oppenheim. As usual I am sharing my recording, so that anyone can review the meeting for themselves. (3/23 Update: […]
Proclaimed to be at the heart of democracy, citizenship obviously thrives the world over, while democracies are in decline. Who is surprised though, knowing that citizenship was created to explain away socio-economic inequality and extract obedience from the population with no regard to the political particular type of a political system. Traditionally, for anyone who […]
THIS IS THE 3RD OF A TRILOGY OF BLOGS ADDRESSING THE E-2 VISA OPTION POST THE NOVEMBER 21 CHANGE IN EB5 INVESTMENT AMOUNT. FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE 3 BLOGS, WE WILL HOST A WEBINAR ON THIS SUBJECT. THE DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON KLASKOLAW.COM. This is the third in a trilogy of blogs discussing […]
The Investment Migration Council (IMC), in coordination with BDO USA, LLP (BDO), Exiger, and Refinitiv, formed a Due Diligence Working Group during the 2019 Investment Migration Forum to examine the state of play of due diligence in the investment migration sector and explore the potential for minimum standards across the industry. Oxford Analytica, commissioned by […]
“The IMC is the only global organisation that can drive forward the standardisation of the knowledge and best practices for this industry”, said Jusztina Rebeka Juhasz, an IMC member and the first practitioner to successfully complete the Certification in Investment Migration. That is why, the IMC constituted a new division – IMC Education & Training […]
The Investment Migration Council is thrilled to launch its newest platform for our industry, IMC Streaming. Intended to connect our members through an interactive series of live broadcasts aired every Wednesday and Thursday through our Go To Webinar Channel. The broadcasts known as ‘Crossing Borders’ will deal with key issues and bring insights into the fast-changing environment […]
