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This Week in IM - Jun 19: 🇹🇭 Eliminates Crypto Tax, 🇺🇸 to Ban Travel from 7 CBI Countries, 🇮🇹 Tax Regimes Bring Value, ++ · IMI Podcasts

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI this week.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: New Zealand's Active Investor Plus Visa has confirmed$25 million New Zealand dollars in investments, a pipeline of 168 applications worth 1 billion New Zealand dollars within just two months.
• 0:18
  SPEAKER_00: Leading investors include 68 Americans and 21 Chinese applicants, along with German and Hong Kong nationals.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: Remaining under the 183-day mark in any one country does not guarantee tax exemption, argues Marco Messina, as many jurisdictions assess broader indicators like economic ties, habitual residence, and formal registrations.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: A more effective and compliant approach involves securing legal tax residency in a jurisdiction aligned with goals.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: Investment migration people in the news this week include Dominic Volek of Henley and partners, Nuri Katz of Apex, Capital, partners, David Lesperants of Lesperance and Associates, Ashok Kumar, Adusa Mili of EB5resources.com, Ellen Michaels, Herman Legal Group, Stuart Nash of Nash, Kelly Global, Marios Raphael of Henley, and partners, Piush Gupta of Canam Enterprises, Dominic Volek of Henley, and partners.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: President Donald Trump's administration is set to expand the U.S.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: travel ban to 36 nations, including several with active CBI programs: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: Kitts, and Nivis, St.
• 1:41
  SPEAKER_00: Lucia, Vanuatu, Cambodia, and Egypt.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: The new memo gives those countries a 60-day window to address deficiencies.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: I am I pro, David Lesperance affirms that the policy signals Washington's heightened scrutiny of investment migration practices.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: European Parliament rapporteur Radosław Sikorsky emphasized that countries abusing visa-free access must face consequences.
• 2:11
  SPEAKER_00: The LEEB Committee's revised rules extend to citizenship by investment programs in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St.
• 2:20
  SPEAKER_00: Kitts, and Nevis, and St.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: Lucia that lack genuine link safeguards.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: Thailand's cabinet-backed exemption on crypto capital gains tax promises to bolster its ambition as a regional digital asset hub.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_00: The policy complements broader incentives, including tax breaks on overseas investments.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_00: Despite cutting taxes, Thailand anticipates generating over 1 billion baht by boosting trading activity.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_00: Taiwan has approved a major expansion of its digital nomad visa program, extending stays from six months to two years as part of broader reforms aimed at addressing a shortage of skilled workers.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: Siren Chen praised the changes as essential to positioning Taiwan as Asia's leading destination for digital professionals.
• 3:13
  SPEAKER_00: Italy's tailored tax regimes, including the Lavoratori Impatriati Scheme, the 7% flat tax for pensioners, and the 200,000 euro lump sum option, have attracted tens of thousands of high-income individuals between 2019 and 2023, notes Federico Salmoiraghi.
• 3:36
  SPEAKER_00: Collectively, these beneficiaries validate the assertion that Italy benefits more than it costs.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for joining us today on IMI Podcasts.
• 3:47
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• 3:55
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