After a record-breaking 35 days government shutdown, the EB-5 Regional Center Program re-opened for business on 28 January 2019, initially for three weeks, enabling the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediately resume the processing of applications. The 2018/19 US federal…
How does the US Government affect the EB-5 program?
As of today, the US Government is still in partial shutdown after 18 days, with President Trump addressing the US nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday evening. He stopped short of declaring an emergency that would have enabled him to by-pass the…
Citizenship applications to Turkey expected to boom in 2019
Since launching its Citizenship by Investment programme in 2017, Turkey has received over 250 applications worth nearly $100 million by the end of 2018. This number is expected to rise significantly during 2019 after the Turkish Government reduced its minimum investment requirements for…
City Focus: Ahmedabad
Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad has developed into one of the most important economic and industrial hubs within India. It is the largest city in Gujarat State with an urban population of 6,357,693 at the 2011 Census, making it…
Further changes to the Cyprus CBI programme?
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…
Montenegro as a key destination for investors and a new home for global citizens
(Tuesday, 13th November 2018) by Bojana Minic investment consultant and founder of Lifestyle Montenegro info@lifestylemontenegro.com The tiny Mediterranean country, settled between the borders of other ex Yugoslavia member states, is in a spotlight for a rapid and sustainable growth. The beautiful blend of…
Interview with Richard Vessot
(Wednesday, 5th September 2018) #citizenship #GIIS18 #residency #citizenshipbyinvestment #secondpassport @CitizenByInvest @BLSMedia Richard Vessot is an established and passionate Property Consultant with over a decade’s experience working on luxury developments in France, the UK, England, Dubai, Nigeria and Kenya.