Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Programme (ARI) – As of 30th April 2016
To access the data sheet on the Portugal (GRP) program results as of 30th April 2016, please click here.
IIUSA’s Newly-elected Officers and Directors & Newly-appointed Committee Chairs
On Wednesday April 20th, IIUSA hosted its 11th Annual General Membership Meeting (“AGM”) in Washington, D.C., kicking off the 9th Annual EB-5 Advocacy Conference, the longest running EB-5 conference attended by international investment and economic development professionals around the world. The IIUSA membership elected one new officer and three new directors to the board. Stephen […]
Foreign expert knocks St. Lucia’s economic citizenship programme; gov’t hits back
The St. Lucia government is strongly defending its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) in the face of harsh criticism from an expert in residence and citizenship planning, who described it as poorly designed and lacking transparency and said his firm declined a contract to be a marketing agent for it. In a statement seeking to […]
IIUSA and IMC Announce Collaborative Partnership Agreement
Cooperation between trade associations to promote global standards of best practices for investment migration professionals On April 21st, Invest in the USA (IIUSA), the U.S.-based not-for-profit industry trade association for the EB-5 Regional Center Program (the “Program”) and the Investment Migration Council (IMC), the worldwide association for Investor Immigration and Citizenship-by-Investment, announced a strategic partnership […]
Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Programme (ARI) – As of 31st March 2016
To access the data sheet on the Portugal (GRP) program results as of 31st March 2016, please click here.
Another Canadian to head the Citizenship by Investment Unit
A former senior Canadian civil servant has been named the incoming head of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) in move that the government of Antigua & Barbuda said will reassure the international community of the programme’s transparency. According to the government’s Chief of Staff, Lionel “Max” Hurst, Chisanga Chekwe, will assume the post of […]
Matteo Renzi’s ‘Migration Compact’ proposals: a step closer to a viable and comprehensive solution to the EU migrant crisis?
Since the outset of the EU migrant crisis over two years ago, countless proposals have been tabled by EU and national authorities, civil society and independent policy exponents to address some of the most salient causes and impacts of this unprecedented crisis. To date, most of the proposals that have been converted into actual policy […]
Global Citizenship Commission Releases a Ground-Breaking Report
A ground-breaking report by a high-level commission, headed by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has tabled a series of far-reaching proposals for an urgent reform of the United Nations Human Rights architecture. Composed of some of the world’s notable public leaders and thinkers, the Global Citizenship Commission (GCC) asks the international community to “recognize […]
US government issues CIP warning
The United States Government has warned regional countries offering the citizenship by investment programme (CIP), to refrain from issuing “unless the issuing government is confident beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual is a bona fide applicant”. In a statement issued Wednesday, the US Embassy here said while it does not approve or disapprove individual aspects […]
Investors in Italy – 2016 Quota in Force for Issuance of Work and Residence Permits
Italy opens its borders to foreign investors. From 9 February 2016, applications for investor work permits may be submitted in Italian to the local immigration authorities via a dedicated web site. In effect, on 2 February 2016, Italy enacted the annual decree setting forth the quotas for 2016 that apply for different categories of foreign […]
