Thought Leadership

Investment Migration and the State of Play in Europe
Introduction Investment migration refers to the attainment of citizenship or residential rights in return for a financial investment or other...
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How COVID-19 Will Change the World Economy and CBI Programmes – Thoughts from the Nicosia Lock-down
Epidemics are related to population mobility. COVID-19 is special in that today’s global economy is intrinsically linked to unprecedentedly prevalent...
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Report from 3/13 USCIS Engagement on Visa Availability Approach
The March 13 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement provided a few program updates, and discussed the new visa availability approach to...
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The Punishing Arbitrariness of Citizenship and its Effects
Proclaimed to be at the heart of democracy, citizenship obviously thrives the world over, while democracies are in decline. Who...
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Citizenship by Investment Country Choices for E-2 Visa Applicants
THIS IS THE 3RD OF A TRILOGY OF BLOGS ADDRESSING THE E-2 VISA OPTION POST THE NOVEMBER 21 CHANGE IN...
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Due Diligence in Investment Migration: Way Forward – Q&A Round table with the Experts
The Investment Migration Council (IMC), in coordination with BDO USA, LLP (BDO), Exiger, and Refinitiv, formed a Due Diligence Working...
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Building a Stronger Industry Through Education
“The IMC is the only global organisation that can drive forward the standardisation of the knowledge and best practices for...
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U.S. Residency by Investment – A New Era and Perspective
EMPLOYMENT BASED CATEGORY 5 (EB-5) – NEW REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 21, 2019. The new era reminds me of a saying...
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Japan: Cultivating a New Source of EB-5 Investors
The United States historically has maintained friendly relations with Japan, and it is no doubt that the symbiotic relationship between the two countries...
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FACT Due Diligence
Whilst FACT has been in existence since 1983, carrying out investigations and developing sophistication in intelligence gathering, we are more...
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