Category: News

United States: Fragomen Announces New Leadership Poised to Take Firm to New Heights

Source: fragomen.com Published: 21 September 2022 Fragomen, the world’s leading provider of immigration services, announced today that Lance Kaplan and Enrique Gonzalez, both members of the firm’s Executive Committee, will succeed the firm’s Chairman, Austin Fragomen, as worldwide Co-Chairs of the firm beginning January 1, 2023. Austin Fragomen will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus following the transition. “Fragomen was […]

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United Kingdom: Latitude Hosts London Masterclass On International Residency This Week

Published: 19 September 2022 Latitude is proud to be hosting this week a one-day Masterclass on International Residency Solutions hosted in London at the L’oscar London on Wednesday, 21st September 2022. This is the perfect event for both new and seasoned investment migration practitioners to get the fast-track on the latest development in the industry.As we […]

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Cyprus: Four go on trial for graft over Cyprus passports scheme

Source: reuters.com Published: 12 September 2022 A court in Cyprus ordered a former senior state official and three others to stand trial for suspected corruption next month in connection with a lucrative cash-for-passports scheme abandoned in 2020. The east Mediterranean island was forced to scrap a citizenship-for-investment programme in late 2020 following a barrage of media […]

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Cyprus: Syllouris, Giovani, Pittadjis to face criminal trial over passports scandal

Source: cyprus-mail.com Published: 12 September 2022 Four key players allegedly involved in the ‘golden passport’ scandal – two of whom were leading protagonists in Al Jazeera’s undercover report – will face a criminal trial on October 26, it was decided on Monday. Nicosia criminal court set the trial date after the four men were summoned there […]

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United States: Want To Buy U.S. Citizenship? For Foreign Investors, It Now Costs A Cool $1.05 Million

Source: forbes.com Published: 7 September 2022 Wealthy foreigners have had special access to U.S. citizenship since 1990. For $900,000, then $1.8 million, and now $1.05 million, the EB-5 Visa program has offered a 2-year path to citizenship. Over the last 14 months, the path has changed, disappeared, and reappeared in different forms. Uncertainty has stalled visa […]

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Germany: German Minister of Labor Wants to Introduce “Opportunity Card” to Bring Over More Skilled Foreign Workers

Source: schengenvisainfo.com Published: 6 September 2022 The German Ministry of Labour is working on a new immigration law that will be presented to the government this fall, through which it intends to bring more skilled foreign workers to the country. The Minister of Labor, Hubertus Heil, has revealed the plans to Bild am Sonntag newspaper, noting […]

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Portugal: US overtakes China as top source of applicants for Portugal’s Golden Visa

Source: theportugalnews.com Published: 6 September 2022 The US has overtaken China during the first six months of 2022 to become the largest state of origin for successful applications under Portugal’s Golden Visa for the first time since the programme first opened. Portugal is the leading destination for individuals and families seeking residence within the European Union. […]

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United States: Loaded liberals are paying MILLIONS for ‘golden visas’ to other countries because they’re scared of a Trump-led civil war in 2024: Wealthy wokes plan their escape… but why didn’t they go in 2016?

Source: dailymail.co.uk Published: 6 September 2022 Americans in the top 1% are channeling their fears of a fascist Right-wing takeover into acquiring so-called ‘Golden Visas’ The pay-to-play immigration industry allows wealthy globalists to become citizens of foreign lands in exchange for cash investments Industry insiders say they see an uptick in inquiries from liberal Americans afraid […]

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Cyprus: First criminal court ruling on ‘golden passports’ in November

Source: cyprus-mail.com Published: 6 September 2022 Larnaca criminal court will on November 4 deliver its judgment in the first trial relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme. The court announced the date on Tuesday, after hearing clarifications from the attorneys on their closing arguments which they had made on August 31. Filed in May 2021, the case […]

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United States: EB-5 Regional Center Program Is Finally Back

Source: mondaq.com Published: 5 September 2022 The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”) was signed into law on March 15, 2022 to reauthorize the regional center program. In an unforeseen circumstance, USCIS prevented this from occurring by decertifying every previously approved EB-5 Regional Center and requiring them to refile for designation. In response to […]

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