As it often happens in life, bad news can draw more attention than good news, and criticism gets to linger longer than compliments — a conundrum officials working in the investment migration field are closely familiar with. Investment migration — a $21.4 billion global industry — helps create jobs, protect climate-vulnerable nations, boost infrastructure investments, […]
Essential foreign workers in America are not only a key to an orderly life under the conditions created by the Covid-19 virus, but also could be a key to a robust recovery once the country overcomes the pandemic. Passing an immigration initiative to recruit and keep the critical personnel that have helped the economy function […]
New arrivals will be offered help accessing work, schools, health services, housing and even setting up businesses, ministers say. Hong Kong citizens arriving in the UK under the British National Overseas (BNO) Passport scheme will receive a £43m support package to help them settle, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said. The programme will help new […]
Migrant rights networks, advocates and allies in Canada are calling for status for all. And this call is not new. It is time to ask why status for all is essential for mitigating social inequalities laid bare by the pandemic. Status for all means permanent residency for all temporary migrant workers and their families who […]
Response from the passport brokerage to the revelations about Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme “Henley & Partners is proud of the service that it has provided to Malta and its people. We assisted the Maltese government in the creation of a remarkably successful sovereign financing and economic innovation platform, raising hundreds of millions of euros in debt-free capital without which healthcare, […]
The Immigrant Investor Program, known by its abbreviated moniker EB-5, has over its three-decade existence grown into a critical source of investment in U.S. development projects. It has generated more than $41 billion in capital investment, saving and creating more than 820,000 U.S. jobs. This powerhouse of an economic development program is capable of immensely […]
Authors: Russell Scarcella, Vice President, Exiger & Karen Kelly, Director, Strategy & Development, Exiger A necessary component of any residency or citizenship by investment (RCBI) program is a comprehensive and multi-tiered due diligence regime. Industry experts agree that this should include engaging international due diligence specialists to perform enhanced background checks on each program applicant. […]
Author: Marie Lou Cutajar, IMC Education & Training Administrator IMC Education and Training (IMCET) is the division within the Investment Migration Council specifically developed to design and implement online e-learning course materials, which lead to globally recognised qualifications within this vibrant IM sector. The first such course available and accessible to all globally has been […]
Can you please give us a brief introduction to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and explain what they aim to achieve? The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015, provide an international framework to create more sustainable and fair economies as well as resilient and prosperous societies by 2030. They are a […]
Residency- and citizenship-by-investment (RCBI) programmes have to meet the challenge of not only weeding out unsuitable applicants at the time of application, but also identifying those who could bring disrepute after they go through the application process and receive approval. Meeting this challenge involves employing a multi-pronged approach of enhanced due diligence along with real-time, […]
