Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Programme (ARI) – as of the 8th October 2012 to 31st December 2017
To access the data sheet on the Portugal’s Golden Residence Programme (GRP) results as of the 31st December 2017, please click here
MF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with Dominica
On May 12, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Dominica, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting[2]. The recovery from Tropical Storm Erika (August 2015) has been slower than anticipated, with output growth of 1 percent in 2016, dragged down by a storm-related […]
Annual Global Migration Film Festival Concludes as ‘The Journey’ Wins First Prize
The second annual Global Migration Film Festival drew to a close in Geneva last night (18/12) on International Migrants Day. Of the 300 films submitted to the Film Festival, The Journey, directed by the filmmaker Matthew Cassel in collaboration with Field of Vision, was awarded first prize in the professional filmmaker category. The six-part documentary explores […]
Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
President Trump on Tuesday appeared open to negotiating a sweeping immigration deal that would eventually grant millions of undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship, declaring that he was willing to “take the heat” politically for an approach that seemed to flatly contradict the anti-immigration stance that charged his political rise. The president made the remarks […]
Hurricane-hit Countries Slash Cost of Citizenship-by-Investment Programs
Caribbean nations ravaged by recent hurricanes are selling citizenship at dramatically discounted prices in an effort to raise emergency funds, sparking concerns that the programs may be vulnerable to abuse. Past scandals involving Iranian-born individuals buying St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship to evade sanctions and invest in the U.S. highlight the potential vulnerabilities of citizenship-by-investment programs — […]
Opposition Parties Rip into Browne Administration
The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) pilloried Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his administration in their new year messages as they jostle to establish themselves as the saviour of the Antigua and Barbuda people. In what is widely believed to be an election year – the polls are constitutionally […]
Migrants Top Agenda at EU’s ‘Southern Seven’ Meeting in Rome
The leaders of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain are meeting in the Italian capital for a fourth meeting of the “Southern Seven”, an initiative launched by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in September 2016. The group met twice last year, in Lisbon and Madrid. Issues on the agenda are expected to include the future of the eurozone and […]
Caroline Nokes Appointed as the New Immigration Minister
The Queen has approved the appointment of Caroline Nokes MP as Minister of State for Immigration at the Home Office. Responding to her appointment, Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said: I am honoured to join the Home Office and excited about gripping the challenges ahead in this crucial period as we prepare to leave the European Union. As Immigration […]
Assange Appears in Ecuador Database, Spurring Citizenship Speculation
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s name has appeared in an Ecuadorean government database of citizen identification numbers, fuelling speculation that he may have received citizenship from the Andean country. Assange has been holed up for more than five years in the Ecuadorean embassy in London where he was granted asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition to […]
Greece’s Online Foreclosure Auctions Will be a Hit Among Chinese Investors, Says Juwai.com CEO
Chinese investors are positively smitten by the Greek real estate market and its accompanying Golden Visa program. Investment Migration Insider has previously reported that Chinese nationals account for nearly half of the 2,079 investors who have received a residence permit in Greece in exchange for property acquisition since the program – which has raised €1.5 billion so […]
