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Dec 11, 2018
NEW citizenship by investment programme from Jordan
The Jordanian government amended the immigration law to grant investors the citizenship or residence permit of the country. They launched several investment options under the immigration programme: ...
Dec 09, 2018
US E-2 Visa through second citizenship by investment programmes
The E-2 Visa is a popular option for individuals to enter and work in the United States, based on a controlled investment. This visa type can be issued for five years and can be extended indefinitely....
Dec 06, 2018
Breaking news: UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended
As of today, the UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended until new regulations will be finalised in 2019. In the name of fight against organised crime, terrorism financing and money launde...
Dec 04, 2018
Rising property sales in Cyprus in exchange for citizenship
In October, almost half of the real estate was purchased by non-Cypriots. The number of property sales contracts rose by 6% compared to the sales of the same month in 2017. These figures show that th...
Nov 29, 2018
First gender-neutral passport from the Netherlands
The Dutch authorities issued the first gender-neutral passport for the 57 years old Leonne Zeegers. In the passport, the gender designation contains an "x", instead of "V" for a woman or "M" for man. ...
Nov 26, 2018
The economic impact of the investors' immigration schemes in the EU
According to the recent study of the EPRS (European Parliamentary Research Service), the citizenship and residency by investment programmes caused on the macroeconomic level a direct inflow of 9,2 bil...
Nov 23, 2018
Freedom of Travel through a second passport and citizenship
Clients from developing countries who do not want to apply for different entry visas prefer to obtain second citizenships and passports. The various citizenship by investment programmes guarantee the ...
Nov 20, 2018
Residence Permits and the Freedom of Travel
Obtaining a second residence status in another country may help you not only to reside abroad but also to travel more comfortable, even without getting the necessary entry visas. What is a residence...
Nov 16, 2018
Entry visas and the Freedom of Travel
One of the most common reasons to obtain a second citizenship or residence permit is to have the freedom of travel without always applying for entry visas. What is the Freedom of Travel? "Freedom of...
Nov 12, 2018
Macau improves the Temporary Residency Scheme
The temporary residency scheme of Macau came under criticism by the Commission Against Corruption. Now, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute outlined measures to improve the programme. ...
Nov 08, 2018
IRS to revoke 250,000 passports
The US' tax authority, the IRS started to revoke citizenship and residency rights of at least a quarter of a million individuals, according to Dickinson Wright. The "Fixing America's Surface Transpor...
Nov 05, 2018
Visa-free entry in Russia with Dominica passport
Previously, during summer, the official Russian News Agency (TASS) reported that Russia endorsed the visa waiver agreement with the Caribbean Commonwealth of Dominica. The citizens of both countries ...
Nov 02, 2018
Cyprus residency for British expats after Brexit
The situation of British citizens living in the EU is doubtful. Cyprus now decided to grant permanent residency rights for Briton expats, who have been living there for five years. According to the ...
Oct 31, 2018
Anguilla Residency by Investment Programme
In the past five Caribbean island nations launched citizenship by investment programs, now Anguilla introduced a new residency by investment scheme called "ARBI". The purpose of the programme, accord...
Oct 26, 2018
Japanese passport became the strongest travel document
The Japanese passport became the most influential travel document and had overtaken Singapore. After obtaining the right for Japanese citizens to enter in Myanmar during the first days of October, t...