Actor Natalie Portman has defended her decision not to attend a Jewish awards ceremony, saying she can be critical of Israel’s leadership without boycotting the whole country. She snubbed the Genesis Prize, known as the Jewish Nobel prize, a decision which has led to calls for her to be stripped of her Israeli citizenship. But […]
As reported previously, the group led Schindler, a World War 2 veteran, tried to stop the original Brexit vote as he believed that he and hundreds of thousand of other expats were being discriminated against as they were not allowed to vote in the referendum. Those living outside of the UK or longer than 15 […]
Members of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration met for the ninth time yesterday to discuss continuing the close collaboration and better ways to address the increase of irregular migrants crossing into Canadaover the last several weeks. Federal Minister and Task Force Chair, Marc Garneau, began the meeting by reiterating the importance of ongoing […]
The revocation of the passport of an applicant under the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), could be challenged in the High Court, reliable sources have told St Lucia Times. According to information, an applicant who had Saint Lucian citizenship issued but later had it and his passport revoked, has been considering considering legal action against Saint […]
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has denounced the US State Department for its hostile acts towards the region in its latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). “They have become more and more hostile to countries in the Caribbean including Antigua and Barbuda,” the prime minister said over the weekend. “But when they […]
The foundation of Budapest-born financier George Soros accused Hungary’s right-wing leadership on Friday of trying to stifle non-government groups, but said it would decide whether to leave the country only after parliament passes a “Stop Soros” law. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose draft law has provoked legal action by the European Union, made clear he […]
The IMC is proud to announce the creation of the Investment Migration Yearbook 2018 / 2019 – an important and exciting NEW annual initiative produced with our Canada-based global publishing partner, CountryProfiler Ltd. This is the first truly global publication — by the industry, for the industry. Providing comprehensive, in-depth information about global Residency and […]
A Syrian man under US sanctions for assisting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime received residency status in Hungary under the controversial “golden visa” scheme launched by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, according to reports. Direkt36 and 444.hu reported in a joint investigation on Wednesday that Hungary had given a residency permit to Atiya Khoury, who the US Treasury […]
Theresa May said the government is conducting a review of visas issued to wealthy foreign nationals as part of the UK’s response to Russia’s suspected involvement in the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. Answering questions about the government’s stance on Russia, Ms May told the Commons Liaison Committee that Britain’s interior minister was reviewing investor visas. However, she insisted […]
Approval was issued on Monday for an Iraqi investor to obtain Jordanian nationality under an incentives scheme introduced by the government recently, a government official said on Monday. A special ministerial committee involving all concerned authorities issued the approval for the Iraqi investor after he met all conditions to obtain citizenship after making a deposit in […]
