Category: News

UK to Review Visas for Wealthy Foreign Nationals Amid Concern Over Russian Involvement in Salisbury Poisoning

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 […]

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Iraqi Investor Becomes First to Receive Citizenship Under New Incentive Scheme

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 […]

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It Just Got Tougher to Take Quebec’s Back Door into Vancouver and Toronto Real Estate

Quebec just made it a little harder for wealthy immigrants to walk through a back door into Vancouver and Toronto real estate. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced changes that make it a touch harder to qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP), a program that offers permanent residency in exchange for making an investment […]

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Hungary Gave Golden Visa to Assad’s ‘Money Man’, says MP

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 […]

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California, NY Sue Trump Administration Over Addition of Citizenship Question to Census

The state of California sued the Trump administration Monday night, arguing that the decision to add a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census violates the U.S. Constitution. The state’s attorney general acted just after the Commerce Department announced the change in a late-night release. The action was followed Tuesday by an announcement from New York Attorney […]

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US E2 Visa and E1 Visa May End

Thousands of Canadian investors face being locked out of America should Trump terminate NAFTA. Since 2007, 20,406 Canadians have been granted E2 treaty visas allowing them to invest in the US, creating thousands of jobs for American workers in the process. However, if Trump abolishes NAFTA, it could spell the end of access to the E2 […]

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PM Unveils New CBI Fund

The following is a statement from the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris, prime minister and minister of finance, on the new options for the St. Kitts and Nevis CBI Programme: Fellow Citizens and Residents: Over the past several weeks, the federal government has been engaged in a consultative process with developers and other stakeholders to maintain […]

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