The proposed “Citizenship (Amendment) Bill” is yet another blatant anti-Muslim legislation by the BJP government in India. The bill proposes to amend the Citizenship Act 1955 so as to enable Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, and Parsi illegal migrants from three neighbouring countries (Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan) to become eligible for citizenship of India. In […]
Cyprus has stripped Kremlin-friendly Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and two other Russian nationals of Cypriot passports after admitting flaws in its citizenship-for-investment program, Cyprus’ Politis newspaper reported Wednesday. Cyprus said this month it had started a process to strip 26 individuals of citizenship they received under a secretive passports-for-investment scheme. Sources on the Mediterranean island had told Reuters its list […]
EMPLOYMENT BASED CATEGORY 5 (EB-5) – NEW REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 21, 2019. The new era reminds me of a saying “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” Foreign nationals may obtain U.S. Permanent Residency by their personal investment into a U.S. business project which results in the creation of 10 direct […]
The United States historically has maintained friendly relations with Japan, and it is no doubt that the symbiotic relationship between the two countries is important both economically and socially. Currently there are roughly 426,000 Japanese citizens residing in the United States which is the highest number in the world outside Japan.1 With a strong presence of Japanese multi-national companies with offices in the […]
Whilst FACT has been in existence since 1983, carrying out investigations and developing sophistication in intelligence gathering, we are more recent entrants into the investment migration sector and we see an industry that is addressing challenges and embracing change. At the recent Global Citizenship Conference in London, FACT spoke about the importance of maintaining high […]
Globalization allowed investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic markets, and investors to acquire assets abroad with less limitations. Important factors that affect foreign investment are the expected return on interest (ROI) and the current conditions in the jurisdiction of choice: whether there is an attractive and safe environment to invest in, a stable […]
The ramifications of a ‘hard’ Brexit could see the United Kingdom plummet out of the world’s top ten best nationalities to 56th globally, according to new research. Britain is currently the eighth best nationality in the world, according to the research – but is tenth in the rankings due to some countries being in joint position. France on […]
A new Investment Migration Research Paper with the title ‘Investment Migration and State Autonomy: A Quest for the Relevant Link’ was published in October 2019. The paper explores limitations imposed on State autonomy in matters of nationality by international law and EU law and its implications for investment migration. In so doing, it examines the […]
Globalization allowed investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic markets, and investors to acquire assets abroad with less limitations. Important factors that affect foreign investment are the expected return on interest (ROI) and the current conditions in the jurisdiction of choice: whether there is an attractive and safe environment to invest in, a stable […]
It started in the evening on September 18, two years ago. The winds picked up; waves began crashing ashore with intensity; the skies darkened. Unbeknownst to the people of Dominica, Hurricane Maria was slowly gathering the strength it needed to destroy over 90 percent of the island’s structures, cripple its economy, and force a small country […]