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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...
Oct 23, 2018
Qatar offers permanent residence permit for expats
Only a limited number of foreigners can obtain the permanent residence permit, which is a landmark development among the Gulf countries. Interestingly, Emir Sheikh Tamim Hamad Al Thani allows only one...
Oct 18, 2018
Portugal citizenship through the Golden Visa
The Portuguese Golden Visa or residency by investment programme might actually lead to citizenship. The residents must spend only 35 days in the country, and after five years they might be able to obt...
Oct 15, 2018
Moldova introduces its citizenship by investment programme in November
Moldova is the fourth European country to introduce citizenship by investment programme, after Cyprus, Malta and Turkey. There are several other jurisdictions with the different residency by investmen...
Oct 12, 2018
Dual citizenship in the Netherlands from 2019
The Netherlands is one of those rare countries, where dual citizenship is not allowed. Now, the Dutch government is reviewing the nationality law to recognize it's citizens to obtain dual citizenship ...
Oct 09, 2018
Wealthy and older SA citizen men are buying second citizenships
According to the South African BusinessInsider, the number of applicants for second citizenships through investment increased by 229% during one year. The trend continued during the first half of 2018...