The Investment Migration Council (IMC), in coordination with BDO USA, LLP (BDO), Exiger, and Refinitiv, formed a Due Diligence Working Group during the 2019 Investment Migration Forum to examine the state of play of due diligence in the investment migration sector and explore the potential for minimum standards across the industry. Oxford Analytica, commissioned by […]
“The IMC is the only global organisation that can drive forward the standardisation of the knowledge and best practices for this industry”, said Jusztina Rebeka Juhasz, an IMC member and the first practitioner to successfully complete the Certification in Investment Migration. That is why, the IMC constituted a new division – IMC Education & Training […]
EMPLOYMENT BASED CATEGORY 5 (EB-5) – NEW REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 21, 2019. The new era reminds me of a saying “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” Foreign nationals may obtain U.S. Permanent Residency by their personal investment into a U.S. business project which results in the creation of 10 direct […]
The United States historically has maintained friendly relations with Japan, and it is no doubt that the symbiotic relationship between the two countries is important both economically and socially. Currently there are roughly 426,000 Japanese citizens residing in the United States which is the highest number in the world outside Japan.1 With a strong presence of Japanese multi-national companies with offices in the […]
Whilst FACT has been in existence since 1983, carrying out investigations and developing sophistication in intelligence gathering, we are more recent entrants into the investment migration sector and we see an industry that is addressing challenges and embracing change. At the recent Global Citizenship Conference in London, FACT spoke about the importance of maintaining high […]
Globalization allowed investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic markets, and investors to acquire assets abroad with less limitations. Important factors that affect foreign investment are the expected return on interest (ROI) and the current conditions in the jurisdiction of choice: whether there is an attractive and safe environment to invest in, a stable […]
A new Investment Migration Research Paper with the title ‘Investment Migration and State Autonomy: A Quest for the Relevant Link’ was published in October 2019. The paper explores limitations imposed on State autonomy in matters of nationality by international law and EU law and its implications for investment migration. In so doing, it examines the […]
Globalization allowed investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic markets, and investors to acquire assets abroad with less limitations. Important factors that affect foreign investment are the expected return on interest (ROI) and the current conditions in the jurisdiction of choice: whether there is an attractive and safe environment to invest in, a stable […]
The migration debate is complex and emotional. Investment migration only accounts for a small part of worldwide migration, yet the industry has the potential to help shape a more productive discussion. Few issues excite controversy like migration, and when global especially when countries have to deal with a large inflow of mi- leaders in […]
Chinese nationals are among the top applicants for residence programmes across the world; yet, they are encountering more barriers than ever to realising their emigration plans. Larry Wang, President of Well Trend, talks about the deregulation of immigration consultants in China, the EB-5 backlog, and what Chinese clients really want. How would you describe […]
