Portugal publishes data on its Golden Residence Programme
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New visa, immigration and nationality application and service fees announced
The government set out its proposed changes to the fees for visas, immigration and nationality applications and associated premium services for 2016–17. Specific fee changes for 2016–17 will apply after further legislation is laid in Parliament by April this year. The new legislation will set maximum levels on the amounts for broad categories of fees […]
Fragomen appointed as European regional representative for Swiss based citizenship-by-investment association
London, December 2015 Fragomen LLP has been appointed as the Investment Migration Council (IMC) Regional Representative Office (RRO) for Europe. Last November, Fragomen Worldwide, the world’s leading immigration services provider, joined with other leaders in the fields of immigration and citizenship-by-investment to establish the Investment Migration Council (IMC). IMC Advisory Committee members include Austin Fragomen, […]
Opening of IMC offices in Dubai and Hong Kong
The Investment Migration Council (IMC), the worldwide association for Investor Immigration and Citizenship-by-Investment, head quartered in Geneva, has recently opened an office in Dubai, represented by Citizenship Invest and also in Hong Kong, represented by Mandeville & Associates. These ‘touch points’ serve to spread the reach of the IMC and its work throughout some of […]
Nine things to worry about when your company decides to relocate you to the United States
In the last 10 days, I have met with no less than four people whose companies are relocating them to the United States. These people are being asked to relocate for periods of up to three years, with the possibility that the assignment could be extended further. There are a number of issues that arise […]
U.S. EB-5 Program May Be Changing
The U.S. EB-5 green card by investment program is on the verge of the most significant legislative changes in more than two decades. Established in 1990, the program has been virtually unchanged for more than two decades. The central focus of the program is job creation – the foreign national’s investment must create 10 jobs for […]
Reopening of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
After many different attempts to control the influx of Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (“QIIP”) applications, the Quebec immigration department has renewed the intake of QIIP applications under a quota system allocated to financial intermediaries (“Quota System”) for a second year. Set at 1,750 applications (with a limit of 1,200 from a single country), this year’s […]
Diverse and Neutral immigration solutions for Chinese
Massive migration from China took place starting from the early 19th century right into 1950s, mainly driven by starvation and invasions from foreign countries. After 1980 however, an increasing number of Chinese migrate overseas with the implementation of a liberal migration policies . The majority of emigrants are China’s richest individuals and its highly educated […]
Prosperity Needs Diversity
NZ businesses will need more than $420b in capital by 2025 to support export growth to achieve the Government’s ambitious “Growth Agenda”. KPMG analysis suggests there will be a shortfall of around $115b that will need to be funded by foreign investment. There is evidence that start-up and early stage NZ businesses are likely to […]
The View from Down Under
The Significant Investor Visa (SIV) programme is Australia’s main path to residency for international investors. Investors must invest a minimum of Aus$5 million over 4 years in “approved” investments after which time they receive permanent residency. A Premium Investor Visa (“PIV”) is also available and is aimed at attracting applicants with business and entrepreneurial skills. […]
