Crossing Borders Issue 1, 2020

Welcome

Welcome to the 1^st 2020 edition of Crossing Borders, our quarterly magazine bringing short articles for your reading pleasure.

The IMC know only too well the difficulties of staying home for a long period, our industry is a people focused one and we need to travel, socialise, and generally mix with our peers and customers all over the world, never has our right to travel and the value of a good quality travel document been so completely useless – at least for now, but as Queen Elizabeth said just yesterday, we’ll meet again very soon. 

So, right now, we are all doing our civic duty and social distancing which is absolutely the right thing to do under the circumstances to help stop the spread and ease the pressure off hospitals that are desperately trying to manage the pandemic. 

To help keep you abreast with key issues and insights into our fast-changing environment from the comfort of your home office, the Investment Migration Council is proud to present its 1^st 2020 edition of Crossing Borders and the launch of its newest platform for the industry, IMC Streaming. Intended to connect our members through interactive series of live broadcasts aired every Wednesday and Thursday through our GoToWebinar Channel. 

In this issue, we start with an article explaining the importance of building a stronger industry through education from Marie Lou Cutajar. A roundtable Q&A discussing the two reports commissioned by the IMC through its working group on Due Diligence. Steven M. Pepa shares his thoughts on how COVID-19 will change the world economy and CBI programmes and H. Ronald Klasko shares his 3rd trilogy of blogs addressing the E-2 visa option. Dimitry Kochenov writes about the punishing arbitrariness of citizenship and its effect, our final article looks at USCIS engagement on visa availability and the approach thereof by Suzanne Lazicki. 

We would like to highlight the scheduled IMC streaming webinars which are starting this week on the 7^th April and are free to view.  Also, any members registering for the IMC Education & Training course, you can now benefit from a 25% discount, non-members who wish to register will benefit from a 20% discount.  

On that note, as a matter of updating you on our internal situation, our team are now mostly working from home and are here to support you. In the meantime, we hope you, your family and friends stay safe and healthy. 

Until we met again,
Bruno L’ecuyer
Chief Executive

Wednesday, 8 April 2020 @ 14h30 Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Topic of discussion: We will be hearing from investment migration experts around the world on the impact of COVID-19 in their regions.
To register, click here  

Thursday, 9 April 2020 @ 14h30 Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Topic of discussion: We will be discussing how investment migration has developed as an asset class and how it can act as a hedge against wider market and political volatility. 
To register, click here

Wednesday,15 April 2020 @ 14h30 Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Topic of discussion: We will have a walk-through the Certification in Investment Migration course – why should you signup today?
To register, click here
 

Thursday, 16 April 2020 @ 14h30 Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Topic of discussion: We will be discussing how investment migration, and the capital it can raise for sovereign states, could be vital for enhancing the industry’s reputation, particularly against a backdrop of COVID-19.
To register click here

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