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This Week in IM - Sep 4: 🇸🇹 CIU Boss Sits Down with IMI, 🇰🇳 CIU Removes Dependent Req’s, 🇬🇷 Cuts GV Backlog by 10%, ++ · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kitts and Nevis has reformed its citizenship by investment program by extending dependent eligibility to age 30 and removing mandatory education requirements.
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  SPEAKER_00: IMI Pro.
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  SPEAKER_00: Abdelrahman Hamdi welcomed the change as a positive and timely update for families, while IMI Pro's Serhan Asever and Nick Stevens highlighted its impact on international competitiveness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another IMI Pro, Kevin Hosum called eliminating the education rule the best move since the old dependency rules weren't working.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sound Principe has finalized its citizenship by investment unit with the appointments of Disney Ramos as director and Alfredo Trindade as Chief Operating Officer.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program, supported by UAE-based STP Advisory Services and Passport Legacy under Chairman Jeffrey Hensler, will process$90,000 donations and applications in under two months.
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  SPEAKER_00: Trindade notes that funds will drive energy and infrastructure projects, positioning Sound Tomei CIP against Vanuatu's and Nauru's.
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  SPEAKER_00: The New Zealand government announced that holders of the Active Investor Plus Visa will be allowed to purchase residential property worth five New Zealand dollars million or more, softening the 2018 foreign buyer ban.
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  SPEAKER_00: IMI Pro.
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  SPEAKER_00: James Hall praised the move as correcting a fundamental flaw, while Jeremy Savory linked the original ban to Chinese-led speculation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Philippa May expressed skepticism, arguing that New Zealand cannot rival Australia or Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: Greece has reduced its golden visa backlog by 10% in just three months, clearing 3,542 applications since January 2025.
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  SPEAKER_00: In July alone, 734 cases were approved against 511 new applications, continuing a processing surplus that began in April, now approving some in under 30 days.
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  SPEAKER_00: Greece appears set to process more applications than it receives in 2025.
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  SPEAKER_00: Investment migration people in the news this week included Nick Warr of Taylor Wessing, Daniel Thompson of Malcolm Pacific Immigration, Andrew Boyko of Grant, and Parish Korea of Equest Advisors, Matt Boyd of Sovereign Group, Irina Cotescu of Oliviri Consultancy, Marcus Beveridge of Queen City, Law Stuart Nash of Nash, Kelly Global, David Lesprince of Lesprince and Associates.
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