Category: Articles

CIP Forward

  The world is changing – globalisation has become an irreversible norm. We live in a time of unprecedented global peace, a new Pax Romana where conflicts are more often resolved through sanctions than kinetic warfare. The private sector has been far more successful than nation states at eradicating diseases like polio and malaria (witness the work […]

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Indians on the move

  Lured by multiple benefits, Indians are investing in another citizenship or residency in countries around the world in ever larger numbers   Indians, at least many wealthy ones, are looking to invest abroad as never before. As the nation’s economy grows, the number of high net worth individuals (HNWI) is increasing rapidly. Figures indicate […]

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Avoiding the Immigration Backlog

  The ever-growing EB-5 waitlist means investors are looking into different options. One solution involves obtaining citizenship in Grenada, followed by applying for an E-2 investor work visa for the United States, writes H. Ronald Klasko.     The US offers both visa and permanent residence opportunities for foreign investors. It does not offer a […]

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My Borders are Your Borders

  INTERVIEW: ALLEN CHASTANET, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, says he supports the idea of common standards for the CBI industry, but he is against the idea of setting a base price that no country would go below.   What is the history and background to Saint Lucia’s […]

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Developing Professional Standards for a Growing Industry

  INTERVIEW: BRUNO L’ECUYER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE INVESTMENT MIGRATION COUNCIL   Bruno L’ecuyer, Chief Executive of the Investment Migration Council, explains how the association works with professional bodies, governments and international organisations in order to increase public understanding of the investment migration industry and shares the IMC’s plans and priorities for the coming […]

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Citizenship and Residence by Investment in an Increasingly Regulated Landscape

  Citizenship by Investment (CBI) and Residence by Investment programmes (RBI) remain popular for many reasons including visa-free travel, opportunity and stability.  However, as the number of countries offering citizenship or residence programmes in exchange for investment continues to rise, so does the scrutiny placed on those programmes, with particular interest placed on the source […]

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