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The New Era of Corporate Citizenships for Investment
The Citizenship by investment is a new concept for corporates which only became popular and gained momentum in late 2010. Corporate investors investing in new hotels, resorts or other enterprise projects in sustainable development, are eligible for citizenship through investment schemes. All corporate investors who own shares of certain threshold also qualify for citizenship including…
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Lisbon housing prices doubled in 3 years
The Lisbon real estate prices is fast growing year by year, as Portugal becomes popular with tourism, quality of life, golden visas and Airbnb . There are reasons for rise in property prices. Brexit: United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. So the companies are moving to Portugal (and other countries as well). Awards:…
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Majority of Ireland golden visa applications are pending
The Ireland Immigrant investor program (IIP) dubbed as Irish golden visa was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment to create business and employment opportunities in the State. The €1 million in projects must be made for a minimum of three years, which may be renewable following a review. As of Feb 2019…
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UK refused 34 tier1 investor visa applications
The Home office has refused 34 tier1 investor visa applications for the year 2018. The overall refusal rate stands at 8.5%. Each application refused brings £2 million investment funds into the UK by foreign investors. Close to 400 investor applications received from rich foreign investors for 2018 and 378 have been granted entry clearance for…
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Belgium Residence by Investment
Third country nationals can acquire Belgian residence through investment by following two cumulative procedures: one procedure to obtain a professional card and a second procedure to obtain a residence permit. The legal basis for the acquisition of a professional card in Belgium is the Act of 19 February 1965 regarding the exercise of self-employed professional…
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What is Stamp 4?
Stamp 4 is an immigration permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions. This stamp is issued for long term residence to several categories for long term residence All applicants and family members who have been approved under Irish immigrant investor program will receive a residence permit card with stamp 4.…
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EB-5 waiting times by country
EB-5 requires a minimum investment of $500,000 and most importantly must create jobs. Despite its popularity, the biggest problem with EB-5 is backlogs and long waiting times since filing the I-526 petition.
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Malta for Yacht lovers
Building on its long and varied maritime tradition, Malta, a member of the European Union, has today established itself as one of the leading maritime hubs and service centres in the Mediterranean region. Malta has established itself as a flag of choice within the pleasure yacht sector, and consequently, has the largest shipping registry in Europe.…
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Changes to Cyprus citizenship scheme 2019
The Cyprus government has approved new changes to the cypriot citizenship by investment scheme effective from May 2019. Currently Cyprus offers citizenship to foreign investors for €2 million euros, which requires buying a home for half a million euros. Cyprus issued citizenships to 1,864 investors since 2013 raising some EUR 6.6 billion euros with…
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Antigua CIP cryptocurrency payments still in the pipeline
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua and Barbuda has announced through the official The Citizen magazine that the Cryptocurrency payment option is still in the pipeline and not implemented yet for the citizenship by investment program. In 2018, the Antigua parliament approved accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies under the CIP. THE…
