Caribbean nations ravaged by recent hurricanes are selling citizenship at dramatically discounted prices in an effort to raise emergency funds, sparking concerns that the programs may be vulnerable to abuse. Past scandals involving Iranian-born individuals buying St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship to evade sanctions and invest in the U.S. highlight the potential vulnerabilities of citizenship-by-investment programs — […]
The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) pilloried Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his administration in their new year messages as they jostle to establish themselves as the saviour of the Antigua and Barbuda people. In what is widely believed to be an election year – the polls are constitutionally […]
The leaders of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain are meeting in the Italian capital for a fourth meeting of the “Southern Seven”, an initiative launched by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in September 2016. The group met twice last year, in Lisbon and Madrid. Issues on the agenda are expected to include the future of the eurozone and […]
The Queen has approved the appointment of Caroline Nokes MP as Minister of State for Immigration at the Home Office. Responding to her appointment, Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said: I am honoured to join the Home Office and excited about gripping the challenges ahead in this crucial period as we prepare to leave the European Union. As Immigration […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s name has appeared in an Ecuadorean government database of citizen identification numbers, fuelling speculation that he may have received citizenship from the Andean country. Assange has been holed up for more than five years in the Ecuadorean embassy in London where he was granted asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition to […]
Chinese investors are positively smitten by the Greek real estate market and its accompanying Golden Visa program. Investment Migration Insider has previously reported that Chinese nationals account for nearly half of the 2,079 investors who have received a residence permit in Greece in exchange for property acquisition since the program – which has raised €1.5 billion so […]
Executive Summary The negotiators of the EU and the UK governments have released a joint report on the progress made during the first phase of the negotiations under Article 50 on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. This report contains the clearest outline of the rights of EU citizens in the United Kingdom […]
Right now, there’s a political window for a more sensible, positive approach to migration that could boost regional economies, strengthen productivity and help achieve trade deals, a new report finds. Veterans of the migration debate know better than to predict the future. But following years of continued growth, it seems like immigration to the UK […]
The negotiators of the EU and the UK governments have released a joint report on the progress made during the first phase of the negotiations under Article 50 on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. This report contains the clearest outline of the rights of EU citizens in the United Kingdom and the […]
Funding for the federal government runs out at midnight on Saturday, Dec. 9. We have been here before: the EB-5 Regional Center Program’s ongoing authorization is dependent upon an extension through a Continuing Resolution (CR). On Saturday, the House Committee on Appropriations announced the introduction of a CR providing a clean extension of the program through December. […]