The President of Moldova, Igor Dodon, has today (18th July 2019) announced in a local press conference that the new government has ‘temporarily’ suspended its Citizenship by Investment (MCBI) programme pending a review. The programme only launched in November 2018 and the successful…
New Investment Opportunity in Egypt
Parliament in Egypt had approved a bill that amended their law to introduce the grant of Egyptian Nationality to foreign investors for the price of 7 million Lei (approx. US$420,000) in September 2018. In early July 2019, the government had put forward amendments…
Post-Brexit Mobility of Talent and Capital
There are two reasons for optimism in respect of future international mobility of talent and capital. Firstly, Theresa May was committed to a restrictive immigration regime, both as Home Secretary and Prime Minister, with a clear focus on reducing net migration to the…
Is Britain open for business?
Over the last few years the United Kingdom has been engulfed in political uncertainty; the 2017 election produced a hung parliament and the House of Commons rejected the Withdrawal Agreement from the EU three times and in spectacular fashion. As we enter a…
Breaking The Deadlock – New Innovator and Start-Up Scheme
At the end of March 2019, the Government presented a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (House of Commons paper 1919) which, inter alia, introduced two new routes of entry to the UK for foreign nationals wishing to establish…
New Zealand’s Investor Visa Categories
The New Zealand Investor Programme has been popular throughout its existence and it is also known for its high rate of application rejection. However, the interest in the Investor visa has been growing now, more than ever. There are 2 categories for the…
EB-5 Retrogression Extends to Applicants in India
India has – as expected – joined China (mainland born) and Vietnam on the EB-5 program retrogression list. The US Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs has just announced a final action date of 1 May 2017 for the EB-5 applicants…
Saudi Arabia’s New and Approved Residency Programme for Foreigners
The new ‘Premium Residency’ programme in Saudi Arabia has officially been approved in May 2019 and is now open. The programme was first proposed by the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as part of a plan to boost foreign direct investments and reduce…
Opportunities for Innovators Abroad to Apply for the Chinese Start-up Visas
Entrepreneurship and Innovation is one of the most focused concepts in China as they grow. The Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau in May 2018 had introduced the ‘Start-Up visa’, officially known as the new ‘private affairs’ category of residency permit (entrepreneur). This would…
Malaysia Residence Programme Suspension Lifted
The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) residence programme had been running for over 16 years with over 40,000 applicants. It was suspended by the authorities last year due to some security matters over the regulations of the programme in line with the immigration…