The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) in St Kitts and Nevis has announced the addition of a Residency Programme for people looking to live and work in the federation. Les Khan, the unit’s CEO, made the announcement at the Global Mobility & Tax Strategies Conference in Singapore, where he was invited as a guest speaker. […]
One of China’s most wanted fugitives who is holed up on a tiny Caribbean island says he is willing to return to the mainland to face his accusers – but only as a “free man”. Accused of financial crimes involving more than US$100 million, businessman Ren Biao – one of the original 100 most wanted under […]
Tighter immigration rules in the wake of Brexit are likely to have a significant effect on several British industries, with far more EU8 citizens working in the UK than British citizens living abroad. Around 1.3 million citizens of EU8 countries – Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and Latvia – lived in the […]
Pam Golding Properties has partnered with investment migration firm Henley & Partners to provide buyers seeking international property assets with a view to acquiring dual residence or citizenship. The partnership comes at a time when increasing numbers of affluent locals, including families, are looking to hedge their bets overseas. “We are experiencing a rising demand […]
Australia’s third largest party the Australian Greens lost a second senator on Tuesday, forced to resign after realizing she had dual citizenship and was ineligible for office, only days after another Greens senator resigned for the same reason. The Greens hold a key bloc of senate seats and have stymied legislation by Prime Minister Malcolm […]
The Investment Migration Council (IMC) hosted a workshop in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro on the planned Special Investor Program of Montenegro on Thursday, 20 July 2017 The informative workshop explored opportunities for the proposed Special Investor Program in order to provide the Government of Montenegro and other key stakeholders in […]
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) said it is adding value to the range of programmes on offer by making available a residency programme to people wanting to live and work in St. Kitts and Nevis. The CEO, Les Khan, made the announcement at the Global Mobility & Tax Strategies Conference in Singapore on the […]
Additional Information released re Implementation of the Travel Ban On June 27, we issued a client alert regarding the latest Supreme Court decision, Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project, and advised that parts of the Travel Ban were scheduled to go into effect imminently, with further guidance from the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security […]
On June 16, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with St. Kitts and Nevis. Economic performance moderated in 2016. Growth moderated, reflecting the deceleration in tourism-linked sectors and contraction in manufacturing output, while still exceeding the average growth in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) region. Lower […]
St. John’s, Antigua; Tuesday, June 27, 2017: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Charmaine Quinland-Donovan is assuring all industry participants, new citizens and the general public that citizenships granted and the resulting travel documents issued, have been processed in accordance with the law and international best practices. “The benefits of […]
