Representatives from the region’s five Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) met in Saint Lucia on Friday, June 16 to explore opportunities for increased collaboration and harmonisation of due diligence processes. The meeting, convened at the behest of Heads of Government of OECS Member States with CIP programmes, provided a platform to discuss further harmonisation of […]
Klasko Immigration Law Partners announces that H. Ronald Klasko and William A. Stock have been selected for inclusion in The Most Powerful Employment Attorneys Guide for 2017. The 10th annual list — selected by Lawdragon and produced in partnership with Human Resource Executive — was recently published on Lawdragon.com and in HRE’s print magazine. Klasko and Stock were named […]
The multi-billion dollar investment migration industry, which sees governments offering visas and citizenship to people in return for investments in local businesses and property, is surfing the crest of a wave. Having ridden a boom in demand from newly affluent citizens from China and Russia seeking new lives in the West, some in the industry are now warning […]
I. Introduction During the last decades, Cyprus has developed as a well-respected international financial and investment centre due to its effective legal system, the low rates on company tax, the efficient administration system and highly skilled workforce. On the basis of that, Cyprus has laid down rules in its citizenship laws to facilitate the […]
The Government is planning to introduce a scheme somewhat akin to the ‘Malaysia My Second Home’ via introduction of a new law in Sri Lanka. For this purpose a Bill dated May 29, 2017 has been specifically published and is yet to be enacted in to Law. The preamble reads an “Act to provide for […]
In this article I propose to provide a visual summary of the difference between the E-2 work visa and the EB5 green card to explain why the E-2 visa may be a better choice for you as an investor immigrant. (For those unfamiliar with these immigration options, see my previous article here and requirements here […]
Real estate experts in the EB-5 visa field strongly believe new legislation governing the controversial immigration program that rewards foreign investors with permanent U.S. residency will pass by the end of September. “Either Congress will pass a new EB-5 law, which will be the best news,” said H. Ronald Klasko. “Or the U.S. Citizenship and […]
A growing group of South Africans are increasingly eyeing obtaining the UK’s £200 000 Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa as political and economic woes continue to pummel their homeland. This is according to Gary Kockott, Managing Director for SA at Sable International, who says he’s seen an uptick in local demand for the visa. The visa […]
Saint Lucia will be well represented at the Investment Migration Forum in Geneva, Switzerland from June 5th to June 7th. Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet will attend the event, after spending a few days in London, along with members of the Citizenship by Investment Unit. The event is the world’s premier independent forum on the […]
Great participation and intense interest by the audience followed the one day forum on the Greek Golden Visa Program co-organized by Enterprise Greece (www.enterprisegreece.gov.gr) and the Investment Migration Council (https://investmentmigration.org), on Monday, May 29 in Athens, Greece. The event was attended by more than 350 executives from the real estate market, the banking and the […]
