In the ever-evolving landscape of global residency and investment migration, one programme continues to endure: the U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa. While discussions around new alternatives, including the proposed “Trump Gold Card,” have captured headlines in 2025, the EB-5 programme remains legally intact,…
Why Britain’s Millionaires Are Leaving: What the 2024 Exodus Tells Us About the UK’s Shifting Wealth Landscape
In the past decade, the United Kingdom has been one of the world’s top destinations for global wealth. But recent years have brought a sharp reversal. According to research, the UK saw a record net outflow of around 9,500 millionaires in 2024 alone—marking…
UK introduces the High Potential Individual Visa
As of 30th May the new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route to the United Kingdom has opened for applicants. This is in line with the Government’s stated aim of attracting the ‘brightest and best’ talent to the UK. The HPI visa is…
Judge Chhabria’s ruling puts regional centers back in business
By David Hirson, Esq. & Mona Shah, Esq. “The agency is enjoined from treating the existing regional centers as deauthorized while this litigation is pending (or until the agency engages in a reasoned decision-making process regarding how to treat these centers under the…
Court rules EB-5 regional centers are now open
A preliminary ruling has been made by the federal court in the Northern District of California that reverses the USCIS decision in April that deauthorized existing EB-5 regional centers. Therefore, for the next few weeks, regional centers will be able to accept new…
Portugal – the destination with everything you need
Dr. Hugo Santos Ferreira, President, Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors (APPII) gives us a brief recap why Portugal is excellent locality to live and work. Portugal has been in the spotlight business-wise over the past few years – and there…
A permanent address in Porto Montenegro: Your path to citizenship
The opportunity to invest overseas has many benefits, but what if there was an option to strategically contribute to a burgeoning European destination, purchase a state-of-the-art home and become a citizen of a business-friendly, entrepreneurial country? An Adriatic hidden gem, Montenegro is a…
Why not make your Plan B for “Paradise”?
Even an escape to the idyllic islands of the Caribbean needs proper planning. Sharon Cort-Thibou, Licensed CIP Agent for Antigua & Barbuda, discusses your options. Please tell us about Cort and Cort. Cort & Cort was established over 30 years ago, by Dr….
Hope for the future
We speak to Nazario Fiakaifonu, CEO of Vanuatu Hope Investment Consulting, about the many benefits of island life, and what is on offer for investors seeking an idyllic bolthole in the South Pacific. Hello Mr. Fiakaifonu, tell us about your company, Vanuatu Hope…
Turkish Citizenship by Investment minimum increased to $400,000
As of 14th June, the minimum investment for the real estate option of Turkey’s citizenship by investment programme has increased from US$250,000 to US$400,000. The Turkish government Minister of Interior announced the price hike following a Presidential Cabinet meeting in April, which decided…