Thought Leadership
A Positive for the Foreign National Investor PEPs and FACTA
Politically exposed persons (PEPs), and foreign nationals who possess a U.S. temporary visa, before residency by investment may be...
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The Immigration Market in China: Threats and Opportunities
For centuries, China has experienced many historical periods of emigration and in the era of modern emigration, large numbers...
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Guidelines for Redeployment of EB-5 Capital
One of the hottest topics in EB-5 is the requirement of a new commercial enterprise (“NCE”) to sustain the investors’...
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The Malta Key Employee Initiative
Situated in the middle of the Mediterranean, as a full member of the European Union (EU), Malta is an...
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Citizenship-by-Investment Scheme ‘there to stay’ in Times of Renewed Economic Growth
Traditionally, citizenship has been a legal status entailing the registration of an individual, including coming from a third country, with...
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Impact of the U.S. Election on EB-5
Investors, regional centers, developers and others in the EB-5 industry have raised questions regarding the impact of the U.S....
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St Lucia Citizenship-by-Investment Program – January 2017 Changes Will Lead to Increased Application Numbers
The 28th May 2015 was a proud day for the Caribbean countries of Dominica, Grenada and St Lucia, as...
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Becker’s Long Shadow: Close Call for Australian ‘Uniform’ Residence-By-Investment Scheme?
High-end investor Residence-by-investment (‘RBI’, in form of Significant- and Premium Investor Visa)[1] have long been but one segment within...
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Skipping the Long Wait-Line to Obtain U.S. Permanent Residency by Investment
In the United States, the EB5 program allows wealthy foreign national investors to obtain U.S. permanent residency to be...
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Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes Not the Villain
On January 1, 60 Minutes — an investigative programme aired by the US television company, CBS Corporation — ran a...
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