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Citizenship by Installment

  The government of Antigua & Barbuda has been advised that the country could be missing out on the chance to add rare professionals to the workforce by not having a “skilled persons” option in the Citizenship by investment Programme (CIP).   The advice comes from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Citizenship by Investment […]

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Former Nationalist Minister Furious After Henley & Partners 2012 Foreword

  Former Nationalist minister says Henley & Partners, concessionaires of Malta’s Individual Investor Programme, have reproduced his 2012 foreword for the latest edition of their citizenship manual Henley & Partners’ decision to include a four-year-old foreword by former Nationalist minister Tonio Fenech in their latest edition of the Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook, which was […]

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Cyprus Citizenship-by-Investment Program – September/2016 Amendments Reduce Minimum Investment and Introduce Residence Requirements

  The Cyprus Citizenship-by-Investment Program was amended on 13 September 2016, pursuant to a decision of the Council of Ministers.   The new decision aims to make a successful Citizenship-by-Investment Program even more accessible and customized to the needs and conditions of the Cypriot and global economy.   Four major changes were introduced:   Firstly, […]

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Modern Chinese Immigration

  As we know, China is the second largest economy of the world and Hurun Report (2015) further shows that it’s the first time the number of billionaire in China is more than the one in the US.  Chinese now are actively seeking for transformation and globalization particularly through oversea migration.   In the immigration […]

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Doing Business with Iranian Individuals and Entities One Year on Since the Lifting of the Sanctions

  Background On 14 July 2014 P5+1 and Iran agreed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) after marathon negotiations in Vienna. This historic deal was eventually to put an end to nuclear sanctions against Iran. This happened on 19 January 2016 which is known as the implementation day. This was the date when the […]

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