Residency and Citizenship by Investment Programme News

November 15^th 2019

PM’s Discuss Citizenship Investment Programmes

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appeared on a panel this week at the Henley & Partners 13th Global Citizenship Conference to reveal plans for a citizenship by investment programme in Albania. The...

November 1^st 2019

Five Additional Attractions of Grenada Citizenship

Aside from the obvious advantages of holding a Grenadian passport which allows visa-free travel to 153 countries, there are a number of added benefits you could gain from applying for the Grenada...

October 24^th 2019

Portugal Programme Celebrates Seven Years

Portugal’s record breaking Golden Visa programme turned seven years old this month. The programme was established in October 2012 and has achieved great success since, generating over €4.8...

October 16^th 2019

Montenegro Launches CBI Programme

Montenegro’s long-awaited Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme is now open for business and the first few applications have been submitted. The programme, which went live on 1st October...

September 20^th 2019

Access USA and Canada with Malta Citizenship

Malta’s Citizenship by Investment Programme is one of the quickest ways of gaining direct EU citizenship through investment. Established in 2014, the programme has raised almost $1 billion in...

September 6^th 2019

Concern and Fear Drive “Plan B” Passport Options

As political uncertainty and protests continue in Hong Kong, La Vida has received a significant increase in enquiries from concerned clients in this region. It’s a pattern we often see as...

August 28^th 2019

Vanuatu Citizenship Income Exceeds Government Expectations

The South Pacific Island of Vanuatu is often unfamiliar to our investors, but it is becoming increasingly popular since the launch of its Citizenship by Investment programme in 2016. The Commonwealth...

August 9^th 2019

Portugal Golden Visa has Record Breaking Month

July 2019 has been a record-breaking month for Portugal’s Golden Visa programme, generating a staggering €98,300,000 worth of investment in just over 4 weeks! Since 2012 the programme has now...

July 30^th 2019

USA EB5 Price Increase

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that as of November 21st 2019, the USA’s popular EB5 Investor visa programme will significantly increase in price. The minimum...

July 18^th 2019

Last Call for Canada’s (QIIP) Residency Program

Quebec Immigrant Investment Programme (QIIP) has been established since 1986 and attracts a huge amount of interest every year. Following the closure of Canada’s main Federal Immigrant Investor...

July 12^th 2019

Antigua’s Reduced Citizenship Offer Set to Expire

Almost two years ago Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Unit announced a Limited Time Offer to reduce the cost of their Citizenship by Investment programme. This made the programme...

June 25^th 2019

Caribbean Citizenship Revenue Boosting Local Economies

When we look at investment migration, the main focus is usually on the benefits that a second residency or passport will bring to the investor. The prospect of having visa free travel and the security...