Investment migration has gotten plenty of public and media attention in recent years; however, the industry’s economic benefit has been largely kept on the sidelines. Bruno L’ecuyer, CEO of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), shares his thoughts and opinions on the challenges, opportunities and outlines the organisation’s plans and priorities for the future. As Chief […]
With the introduction of CBI (Citizenship-by-investment) programs, structures have been put in place to allow for maximum preservation of wealth, financial security and freedom of travel. The recent events related to COVID-19 have shifted priorities and made investors reconsider the selection of programs. Access to a quality and responsive healthcare team along with medical services […]
By some accounts COVID-19 has just about changed everything we know about the world that we live in. Well, almost everything. Be other changes as they may, one permanent fixture going forward will be Citizenship by Investment (CBI), the idea of committing a significant long-term investment into a country with the prospect of obtaining citizenship […]
I am not a Twitter person; I signed up three years ago out of curiosity and only used few times. I prefer the traditional articles as I can’t conceive the core of an article concentrated in few words. That was until I read Saint Lucia’s Primer Minister’s tweet, Allen M. Chastanet. During the whole pandemic, […]
A New Favorable Financial Dawn For Investors During these unusual times, with the pandemic, economies and individuals suffering financially, many High Net Worth Investors (HNWI) are contemplating obtaining residency in more favorable countries, such as the U.S. In the U.S., there are signs of recovery in certain industries as well as improvements in the health […]
Introduction Investment migration refers to the attainment of citizenship or residential rights in return for a financial investment or other contributions to the host country. Today, investment migration is a global industry and is featured in immigration law in most UN recognized countries, albeit in different forms and shapes. Indeed, while there are currently 12 […]
Epidemics are related to population mobility. COVID-19 is special in that today’s global economy is intrinsically linked to unprecedentedly prevalent and frequent population mobility. Today, a virus can spread unabated. Free-traders have always argued that the global circulation of goods, services and labour is more important than factory assembly lines when it comes to sustaining […]
The March 13 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement provided a few program updates, and discussed the new visa availability approach to I-526 processing. IPO Chief Sarah Kendall mainly spoke, with additional input from DOS Visa Control Office Chief Charles Oppenheim. As usual I am sharing my recording, so that anyone can review the meeting for themselves. (3/23 Update: […]
Proclaimed to be at the heart of democracy, citizenship obviously thrives the world over, while democracies are in decline. Who is surprised though, knowing that citizenship was created to explain away socio-economic inequality and extract obedience from the population with no regard to the political particular type of a political system. Traditionally, for anyone who […]
THIS IS THE 3RD OF A TRILOGY OF BLOGS ADDRESSING THE E-2 VISA OPTION POST THE NOVEMBER 21 CHANGE IN EB5 INVESTMENT AMOUNT. FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE 3 BLOGS, WE WILL HOST A WEBINAR ON THIS SUBJECT. THE DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON KLASKOLAW.COM. This is the third in a trilogy of blogs discussing […]
