Turkey’s furniture sector has been boosted by a surge in home sales to foreigners thanks to the country’s program for getting citizenship through investment, according to sector observers. Home purchases by foreigners have risen sharply since last year, when Turkey eased conditions under the program. Under the changes, foreigners who invest $500,000 in Turkey, deposit […]
Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded Saturday from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants, amid fears they could be rendered stateless. A total of 31.1 million people were included on the list, leaving out 1.9 million, according to […]
The Trump administration is making it more difficult for the children of some US service members and US government employees living abroad to automatically become US citizens, according to apolicy alert released Wednesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The rule appears to primarily affect the children of naturalized US citizens serving in the armed forces […]
Republican Senator Rand Paul is asking his colleagues in the Senate to sign a Joint Resolution that would stop the EB-5 program’s planned price increase in November. Congress last month approved EB-5 Program Modernization regulations, which the Department of Homeland Security subsequently published in the Federal Register. Should nothing prevent the new rules from taking […]
Local land developers but also service sector professionals are becoming concerned by reports that Greece’s new government is planning to launch a citizenship by investment programme similar to that of Cyprus. The programme provided by Nicosia in recent years has substantially contributed to the recovery of the Mediterranean island’s economy. The new right-wing government under […]
Australia is seeing an increase in interest in its millionaires-only visa program from wealthy Hong Kong residents who are eyeing a safety net amid political turmoil in the Chinese-ruled territory, migration lawyers told Reuters. The New South Wales state migration department “has noticed a significant increase in applications” from Hong Kong in recent months, it […]
Emiratis holding diplomatic, special, mission and ordinary passports are now exempt from pre-entry visas to visit South Africa. The UAE has been added to South Africa’s visa waiver list, with the decision effective from Thursday, August 15, official news agency WAM reported. Emiratis will be allowed to stay for a period up to 90 days […]
The migration debate is complex and emotional. Investment migration only accounts for a small part of worldwide migration, yet the industry has the potential to help shape a more productive discussion. Few issues excite controversy like migration, and when global especially when countries have to deal with a large inflow of mi- leaders in […]
Chinese nationals are among the top applicants for residence programmes across the world; yet, they are encountering more barriers than ever to realising their emigration plans. Larry Wang, President of Well Trend, talks about the deregulation of immigration consultants in China, the EB-5 backlog, and what Chinese clients really want. How would you describe […]
EB-5 has for many years been a runaway success. But with ever-increasing waiting times and long delays for some nationalities, defining the right strategy has become the most important exercise of the immigration process, says Edward Beshara, US Attorney at Law. The USA’s EB-5 Programme has long been considered the gold standard of residence- by-investment […]
