To signify that Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Programme is still open for business, and in order to attract foreign investors through to the end of 2020, the Government has introduced some significant changes to the programme. Nestor Alfred, head of the … Continued
Antigua and Barbuda are deciding to change their Citizenship by Investment Program in a bid to get more applications and in turn have an increase in revenue. One change is an increase in commission to investors. This change is expected … Continued
Dominica is known for having a much simpler Citizenship by Investment program than other countries. This is now changing. The Dominican Citizenship by Investment Unit has now enforced stricter requirements upon their Authorized Agents, an action that will undoubtedly narrow … Continued
The Turkish CBI program has been increasingly gaining momentum in popularity over time with Turkey now being the newest craze for investors looking to quickly gain citizenship. The Citizenship by Investment scheme in Turkey has become the largest program … Continued
The Singapore Government is expanding its Global Visa Scheme in order to gain more investors. This change will be coming into effect from 1st March 2020. The Golden Visa Scheme or Global Investor Program offers permanent resident to foreign investors … Continued
To coincide with Grenada’s 46th Anniversary of Independence, the construction of Six Senses 100-room luxury hotel; located on Grenada’s La Sagesse beach was announced on February 7th and it is anticipated to be complete by November 2022. Ten months after the … Continued
On 27 January 2020, Boris Johnson’s Government announced plans to introduce the new ‘Global Talent visa’, which will come in to effect from January 2021. This visa category will replace the existing Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route and is designed to … Continued
From January 2020 the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and DHS have confirmed that Iranian residents in the US will no longer be eligible to extend their E-1/E-2 visa, this change will also apply to their dependents. They will … Continued
BLS Global is happy to announce their 8th Summit and their return to Ahmedabad due to high-demand The growing interest in Investment Immigration provides opportunity for the upcoming event to be of advantage for HNI investors, Businesses, immigration agents, global … Continued
On 27th January 2020 leader of the Socialist bench looked at moving the investment for Lisbon and Porto out in to less developed regions such as Madeira and Azores. The Portuguese parliament has now officially approved the proposal of … Continued
The investment rate for the EB-5 Program has officially gone up from $500,000USD to $900,000USD for TEA and from $1millionUSD to $1.8million USD. There are many other changes to the EB-5 program within the new regulations other than the increased … Continued
Over the last few months, we have seen a sudden rush to complete the EB-5 application submissions due to the upcoming change in EB-5 rules and investment amounts effective Nov 21, 2019. The EB5 community and our attorneys have been … Continued
The Quebec Investor Immigration Program (QIIP) has temporarily suspended receiving the application of investors, during which there will be a review of the QIIP program. Those who submitted their applications prior to the closing of the intake window deadline of … Continued
Official applications were submitted announcing Montenegro’s new citizenship by investment program, which is open for applications from Oct 3, 2019. The programme was last mentioned over two years ago to take place from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2021. … Continued
As the 21st of November approaches, applications for the US EB-5 visa have been soaring and it is good news that the Continuing Resolution – extending the EB-5 Regional Center Program to 21 November – was signed by President Trump. This … Continued
How do you select a tech company to invest in for your immigration by investment? Selecting a good investment is important for a couple of reasons – 1) ensure the safety and return of your capital along with a return … Continued
What is the Residence Permit program for Activity Investment? It is a legal program that allows citizens who are third-country nationals to obtain authorised temporary residence for investment activity with the residence visa waiver. What are the advantages? (a) Enter … Continued
BLS Global are pleased to announce that a USA E-2 visa has been successfully granted for the first time ever to an Indian citizen via the US Embassy Barbados. The breakthrough application will likely be the first of many as … Continued
Following the announcement of the Greek citizenship-by-investment programme (GCBI) that will be coming out in the first quarter of 2020, there are certain potential requirements that will come in place for real estate investment. The eligibility requirements are temporarily reported … Continued
The Shortage Occupation list changes on 6 October to include web design and development professionals, veterinarians and architects. Jobs on the shortage occupation list score additional points in the visa application process, to give the professions priorities over other applications. … Continued
Recently some emerging technology companies have turned to EB5 capital raise to execute their growth strategy. Many investors do not realize that technology companies are offering a much better job creation opportunity and has a much higher overall value return … Continued
With the new regulations coming into effect on 21 November 2019, the Senator Rand Paul is looking to make use of the Congressional Review Act to petition against the new rules. This Act will give the senator a 60-day period … Continued
PropMix builds automation solutions for the real estate industry using technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, and AR/VR applied to millions of records of real estate data that they have been gathering over the past 4 years. PropMix … Continued
It has been reported that the new Greek Government, under Kyriacos Mitsotakis, are considering launching a CBI programme in 2020 which, if confirmed, would provide direct competition to the successful Cypriot citizenship programme. Currently, Greece only has a Residency-by-Investment programme. … Continued