The Cypriot Citizenship by Investment programme – more commonly known as its ‘golden passport’ programme – has come under attack from certain international quarters in recent times, with the European Union promising tougher scrutiny from Brussels as part of a wider drive against…
Moldova launches Citizenship by Investment programme
Moldova is the latest country to launch a Citizenship by Investment programme. The Republic of Moldova is a land-locked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north and east. A former member of the Soviet…
UK suspends its Tier 1 Visa program until further notice
The UK Home Office announced late last week that it was suspending the UK Tier 1 Visa program with effect from Friday 7 December in the wake of concerns about possible abuse of the program. An audit is being undertaken to establish proposed…
EB-5 Program gets two week extension only
President Donald Trump signed a two-week stopgap spending bill on Friday 7 December to avoid a government shutdown, effectively giving a short-term extension to the EB-5 Regional Center Program only until 21 December. This was done largely to allow Congress more time to…