Residency and Citizenship by Investment Programme News

March 16^th 2020

No Travel Required

As concerns regarding temporary travel suspensions and the Coronavirus outbreak grow, we would like to remind those considering a second residency or citizenship application that there are several...

March 12^th 2020

Government Fees to Increase for Antigua

Earlier this week Antigua’s Citizenship by Investment Unit announced that they will be increasing the NDF processing fee from $25,000 to $30,000 as of the 1st April 2020. The National...

March 3^rd 2020

Prosperous Porto – Best European City to Invest in 2020

In the last decade property prices in Portugal have increased more than 16%, showing some of the highest growth rates in Europe behind the likes of Germany, Austria and Ireland. There is no doubt that...

February 17^th 2020

UK Residency through Business Visa

The UK’s direct immigration options are expensive and can be complex. The Tier 1 investor visa programme requires a substantial investment of £2,000,000 + costs. Like many countries, there is an...

February 12^th 2020

Trump Extends Travel Ban

The USA’s ever expanding travel ban list has just recently been updated to exclude another six countries from applying for certain types of immigration visas. The controversial list was...

January 31^st 2020

Portugal Golden Visa Changes Proposed

During this week’s budget, Portuguese Parliament discussed the future of the Golden Visa programme and proposed some potential new changes. Leader of the Socialist party, Ana Catarina Mendes has...

January 28^th 2020

Vanuatu Citizenship Quota Almost Full

Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment programme has seen impressive growth in the last two years. With the rising demand we are reaching the quota limit which is almost full for this year. The...

January 17^th 2020

Second Passports: Latest HNW Status Symbol

Fast cars, designer watches, a holiday home on the French Riviera; all examples of iconic status symbols amongst the rich and famous. In recent years there has been a new commodity that high net worth...

January 13^th 2020

Most Powerful Passports 2020

Passport Index 2020 According to the latest Passport Power Index, Japan has the highest-ranking passport in the world with visa-free access to 191 countries. Japan is closely followed by Singapore,...

January 2^nd 2020

First Portuguese Citizenship Application Approved

Last month we received confirmation that the first Citizenship application has now been approved for a Golden Visa applicant. The applicant who originally gained residency through Portugal’s...

December 20^th 2019

Real Estate or Donation?

Many golden visa programmes offer two options to investors, a donation to a government fund or a real estate investment. In most cases, the real estate route is higher in price, which commonly causes...

December 6^th 2019

Don’t Delay, Start the Process Today

The investment migration world is evolving all the time. Most changes are for the good, but this year many programmes increased in cost or closed completely, which has left some potential investors...