The Portuguese Prime Minister has announced that Portugal is looking into the possibility of ending its 10-year-old Golden Visa or Residency by Investment Program (RBI) in response to the country’s Housing Problem. Even after the recent changes such as increasing…
Due to the number of visa-free destinations provided for passport holders, the International Air Transport Association (ITATA) assessed all 199 passports in the world, and published the list of the most powerful passports in the following year. Below are the…
This is a report on the judicial review of three work permit refusal cases under the Start-up Business Class program (C10). Three business partners from Kazakhstan tried to create a business for designing, fabricating and selling self-sustained greenhouses, which they…
The federal government of Canada legislated the “Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadian Act” beginning from January 1, 2023, until December 31, 2024, with the intention of making housing more affordable. Although there are still certain factors…
This September, as reported by Investment Migration Council, Malta was accused of violations of the principle of sincere cooperation for offering Maltese citizenship by investment. The European Commission suggested that the newly-naturalized Maltese citizens that become citizens of the European Union…
Recently, Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Unit, CIU, announced that the processing of Iranian applicants has resumed. As MC Claude Emmanuel, the CIU’s Chief Executive, revealed in an interview with IMIDaily the problem with the Iranian clients in the last…
According to some market sources, the issuance of a 10-year Golden Visa for investors owning properties of 2 million AED and more is expected to start this October. Currently, the government of UAE is granting 3- and 5-year residency visas,…
The Commonwealth of Dominica, famed for its incredible natural beauty, is a Caribbean Island that offers a peaceful and secure lifestyle. The Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program of Dominica has been the best CBI program for the sixth consecutive year…
Many entrepreneurs from developing countries are working hard to obtain a plan B passport while expanding their businesses in order to make them global citizens. Some E.U. countries offer such programs on top of many other advantages such as the…
Although we cannot estimate the exact number of crypto millionaires, the number of crypto-addressed with a balance over USD 1 million can be used as a convenient measurement as Christian Henrik Nesheim reported in IMIdaily. In February 2020, there were…