The UK government will accelerate the path to settlement for the best international scientific and research talent in order to promote growth in innovative technology, research and development. The situation In the UK’s 2017 Autumn budget , the UK government has set out plans to encourage the best international scientific and research talent to work […]
The United Kingdom and the European Union are currently negotiating the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement from the EU. One of the key issues in the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union is the determination of the rights of 3.5 million EU nationals currently living in the UK and 1.2 million UK nationals currently living […]
Nationality of the Member State The concept of citizenship has been at the heart of the European project from its very beginnings. The Treaty of Rome (25 March 1957) in fact already emphasises the importance of no discrimination on the basis of nationality. This meant, of course, that there was to be no […]
Citizenship without a State Although the EU is not a state, it boasts a citizenship like many others, established more than 20 years ago by the Treaty of Maastricht. This citizenship allows the Union to distinguish between ‘European citizens’ and foreigners, termed ‘third-country nationals’ in contemporary Eurospeak. By law, every national of each […]
Elias Sabee applied to Quebec’s immigrant investor program in 2008, but was still waiting when he was killed in a bombing in Aleppo last November. With money from his family and profits from the skin care business he ran in Syria, Elias Sabee applied for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program in 2008. He invested […]
Executive Summary A new law will likely benefit eligible foreign professionals and their dependents through preferential provisions relating to visas, work permits and residency rights. The effective date is yet to be decided. Key changes include longer work authorization validity periods, a new streamlined work permit category, more options for permanent residence for relatives and […]
In an exclusive interview, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet speaks to Investment Migration Insider about the citizenship by investment price war, how Caribbean leaders have been “too busy” to discuss a price floor, his plans to accept payments in euros and yen, and also shares details on the upcoming tax residency program. Source: imidaily.com
As the UK gears up to divorce the EU, many fear they might soon be citizens of nowhere. As a result, citizenship-by-investment programs have experienced an unprecedented uptake – something Malta is capitalising on. This increase isn’t from individuals looking to minimise their tax liabilities by acquiring residency in “havens” such as the Caribbean, Caymen Islands […]
Concern is spreading that Grenada may lose access to the important E-2 visa scheme in the wake of Tuesday’s terror attacks in New York City. Grenada is the only English-speaking eastern Caribbean island whereby citizens can apply for the E-2 Investor Visa. This travel document allows people to live and work inside the United States for […]
Malta is ranked as the world’s top citizenship-by-investment program and Portugal as the world’s top residence-by-investment program, according to the Global Residence and Citizenship Programs 2017–2018 report, which has become the industry standard for benchmarking and measuring the attractiveness of investment migration programs. The report was released today by global residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & […]