Quebec is extending the temporary suspension of the immigrant investor program. The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will now be closed to applications until April 1, 2021, according to the Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration (MIFI). Quebec had previously closed the program until July 1, 2020. The program allows people with a net worth of […]
In a webinar produced by the Global Forum on Migration and Development, our Chairman Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., discussed several COVID-19-related migration challenges, particularly those related to governance frameworks and support networks upon which many migrants rely. See the full webinar here. Source: fragomen.com Published: 7 May 2020
The end of the Cold War, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Syrian refugee crisis changed the public discourse on migration to focus on international security rather than the economic, cultural, social or humanitarian context. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic and the fear of “the other” shifts migration rhetoric further, by expanding the focus to include […]
The immigration bill repeals EU freedom of movement and introduces the new framework – though not exact details – for who can come to live in the UK. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government’s plans will lead to a “high skill” economy. But critics said the coronavirus pandemic has changed public attitudes towards those […]
Invest in the USA (IIUSA) released the following response to the recent letter sent to President Donald J. Trump from U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) urging a suspension of the EB-5 program and several other employment-based immigration categories until “unemployment has returned to normal levels.” […]
Thailand’s sought-after Thailand Elite Residence Program has seen a significant increase in applications from US citizens since the start of the year and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest sales figures reveal that the number of US applicants in just the first three months of 2020 is already more than 50% of the […]
The current Individual Investor Programme (IIP) should be suspended until a new, restructred scheme is introduced, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has insisted. In an e-meeting with Alex Muscat, Parliamentary Secretary for citizenship and communities, the Chamber made a set of proposals aimed at strengthening the IIP scheme, with a view to […]
That some nine-tenths of participants in Québec’s Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) break their perfunctory promise declaring that the Francophone province is their “intended destination” has long been a point of contention, especially in British Columbia and Ontario, the actual destinations of the bulk of investors. Explanations for why so few of Québec’s immigrants end up settling in […]
Application volumes and processing speeds are holding up remarkably well for the program, despite widespread immigration office closures and a global pandemic. The April statistical release from the Portuguese Borders and Immigration Service (SEF) show 53 main applicants (along with 93 of their family members) obtained golden visas in Portugal during the month no the […]
Just as most of the world’s nations were preparing to implement the first-ever comprehensive global agreement on migration, the COVID-19 outbreak fundamentally shifted the way human mobility is managed. Most countries have resorted to migration management tools such as border closures or travel bans to contain the spread of the pandemic, and public-health considerations are […]
