The significant global volatility driven by Covid-19 has led to a spike in affluent entrepreneurs and international investors building diversified domicile portfolios through residence- and citizenship-by-investment in a bid to overcome the limitations and risks of being restricted to a single residence. In the past eight months, Henley & Partners has seen a 32% increase […]
The president inherited a complicated puzzle: a convoluted immigration system designed to do the exact opposite of what he wants it to do. Since he took office, President Joe Biden has sworn to overhaul draconian Trump-era policies, crafting a kinder, gentler immigration system where everyone — from refugees to asylees to students to billionaire CEOs […]
When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, it extended the current EB-5 Regional Center Program through to June 30, 2021. But in an extraordinary move, it also decoupled the program from an automatic renewal in the next round of new spending. In other words, unless Congress passes a separate bill authorizing the continuation […]
Last week, the Commonwealth of Dominica’s Ministry of Education concluded a Professional Development Training programme for its teachers. Focusing on upskilling and maintaining the high standard of education, teachers underwent workshops in incorporating technology in the classroom and teaching English as a second language for its Haitian, Spanish and Chinese student population. Despite the pandemic, […]
Flying below the radar, given the recent upheaval within the Italian government, is the small but significant steps taken to improve Italy’s migration policies. Late last year, the Italian Senate finally amended the so-called Immigration and Security Decree – signed by the far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini in 2018 – that eroded protections for […]
Today’s release of Q4 figures from the UK Office of National Statistics confirms what we predicted last week: The Tier 1 investor program’s approval volumes recorded a 40% year-on-year drop in 2020. Only 52 main applicants, and 98 dependents, obtained investor visas in the UK during the October-November-December 2020 period. That represents a fall of […]
In some circles 2020 became the year of the second passport. For a cool THB 10 million (about $334,000), Thailand is doling out residency to investors willing to build residential real estate. St. Kitts and Nevis slashed the cost of its golden visa by $45,000 — a special COVID-19 discount — as if its Caribbean […]
President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration overhaul was introduced in Congress on Thursday, kicking off what will likely be one of his most difficult legislative challenges. The legislation, known as the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, hews closely to the outline that Biden sent to Congress on his first day in office. The proposal includes an […]
Executive orders will end travel ban and expand census as new president seeks path to citizenship for undocumented migrants Hours after being sworn in as president, Joe Biden reversed several Donald Trump immigration policies by executive action, marking a stark change in tone from the previous four years of anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions. The president […]
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 very well received over the past 18 months and has […]
