Further changes to the UAE’s residency law are expected in the coming year, as the UAE cabinet begins the implementation of the 10-year residency visa law for expats, investors and businesspeople, according to the chairman of UAE law firm Baker McKenzie, Dr Habib Al Mulla. In an opinion piece looking ahead to 2019, submitted to Arabian […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allots 10,000 EB-5 visas every year for eligible foreign investors. Once regarded as “the most popular residency program in the world,” in 2014 and 2015 the USCIS stopped accepting EB-5 applications after they reached the quota set by Congress. Research shows that approximately 85 percent of those granted EB-5 […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has condemned the “bullying” tactics adopted by the European Union with regards to the controversial Citizenship by Investment programme (CBI), used by several Caribbean countriesto spur their economic development. Gonsalves has in the past distanced his island from the CBI, through which foreign investors are […]
The mayors of three large Italian cities are refusing to obey a controversial anti-immigration law penned by far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, condemning it as unconstitutional. Salvini, also interior minister, on Thursday demanded the resignations of the rebellious leaders of Florence, Palermo and Naples, with the last escalating the row by also offering to […]
Dominica is rolling out its public housing scheme this year, funded entirely by the country’s successful Citizenship by Investment programme. This is part of the government’s plan to resettle families displaced by Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017. In a bid to keep its promise to become “the world’s first climate resilient […]
Portugal’s parliament on Friday extended a residency program for wealthy foreigners to include investors who spend at least 500,000 euros on environmental projects. A majority of lawmakers approved the extension and rejected a motion by two far-left parties to end the scheme altogether. Such “golden visa” programs have faced criticism in Brussels for exposing the […]
None of the fact-finding missions which came over to Malta from both the European Commission, the European Parliament, and other institutions that have commented on Malta’s passport selling programme– the Individual Investor Programme (IIP) – never met any members of the scheme’s regulatory office, the regulator for the IIP scheme Carmel De Gabriele wrote in […]
The Solomon Islands parliament has passed the country’s first dual-citizenship legislation. The government said it would have wide-ranging benefits for the country. Earlier this year during a multi-country tour, the prime minister Rick Hou said he had met many Solomon Islanders living overseas who would benefit from the legislation. The Constitution (Amendment) (Dual Citizenship) Bill […]
Last month, scandal hit St Kitts and Nevis as several International Marketing Agents, sub-agents, and developers were found to have been promoting economic citizenship of the Federation for prices far below those required by law. Abuse was found amongst those encouraging applicants to invest in the real estate branch of the Citizenship by Investment Programme, […]
The 31-year-old who played for the Super Eagles on the international stage has become an Italian citizen. Former Nigeria international Obinna Nsofor has taken to social media to celebrate his confirmation as an Italian citizen. The former Lokomotiv Moscow and Inter Milan forward flaunted images of his newly-received passport that grants him free movement around Italy and other European countries without a visa. […]
