Mrs Hajiyeva lost a legal battle to stay anonymous after the media argued the public should know the full facts. Originally from Azerbaijan, she is the wife of an ex-state banker. She risks losing her £15m home near the London store and a Berkshire golf course if she fails to explain the source of her […]
Six brave new Canadians took the citizenship oath more than 300 metres off the ground Tuesday morning. They ventured out on the CN Tower EdgeWalk, a surely daunting experience that had never been done before in the history of the citizenship oath in Canada. The participants were suspended by two cables high above city of Toronto streets and walked […]
In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state broadcaster CBC Radio Canada, the CEO of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), Mr. Bruno L’ecuyer, has issued an open letter to all Residency and Citizenship by Investment professionals. In referring all industry players to the […]
As time is running out to reach a Brexit deal fears of a hard exit is causing sleepless nights for British expats in Cyprus. The country has now decided that Britons who have been continuously residents for 5 years in Cyprus will be granted residency rights after Britain leaves. The Interior Ministry has published a guide that […]
The Home Secretary proposed a series of reforms to British citizenship today (Tuesday 2 October). The reforms include tougher English language requirements for people applying for British citizenship and proposals to reform the Life in the UK test to give greater prominence to the British values and principles expected of those wishing to call the […]
Lionel Leong Vai Tac, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, told media on Friday that there was ‘no illegal activities’ found during the investigation of a temporary residence scheme, which was previously criticised in a report by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) in July. Leong however said the Macau SAR Government will continually review laws […]
“I BOUGHT an island” is the simple answer given by Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, as to how he became a citizen of Montenegro. Deposed in a coup in 2006, Mr Thaksin was stripped of his Thai passport. Hence his need for another one. At one point he seemed to be collecting them. […]
In a press release, the government of Anguilla states that it has signed an MOU with Latitude Consultancy and Arton Capital to open an agency that will attract investment to the recently announced Anguilla Residence by Investment Programme (ARBI) and, more generally, to attract foreign capital in all its forms to the country. The agreement […]
In the first half of 2018 – after the election of Cyril Ramaphosa to replace Jacob Zuma as ANC president – it recorded a 229% year-on-year increase in applications from South Africans looking to buy their way into foreign citizenship or residency, Henley & Partners says.Henley & Partners is a global citizenship advisory firm, headquartered […]
Financial industry professionals living in the UK are less confident that the country will achieve a “soft” departure from the European Union than they did in 2017, with a slight increase in the number predicting Britain will leave the bloc with no deal. Separately, a UK wealth management lobby welcomed official calls to enable continued […]
