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This Week in IM - Mar 27: 🇪🇺 ETIAS Delayed Again, 🇺🇸 1K Gold Cards Sold, 🇬🇩 Suspends Heng Sheng, ++ · IMI Podcasts

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI This Week.
• 0:03
  SPEAKER_00: Investment migration people in the news this week included Dominic Volik and Basil Moore L.
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  SPEAKER_00: Zicki of Henley and Partners, Eric Major and Audra DeFalco of Latitude, Nomad Capitalist, Kristen Surak, Dennis Kravchenko of Aston's, Paul Stein, Dominic Jones of Greener Pastors New Zealand, Murat Koskin of Get Golden Visa, Marco Permunian of Italian Citizenship Assistance, Hector Diaz of Your Immigration Attorney, William Cooper of William Russell, Precient Ajmira of Ajmira Law Group, Varen Singh of XIPHIAS Immigration, Investment Migration people in the news this week included Murat Koskin of Get Golden Visa, Basil Moore Elziki, Sylvia Christina Muller, Dominic Volik, and Rohit Bardwaj of Henley and Partners, David Lesperens of Lesperence and Associates, Francisco Martinez of Next Abogados, Macarena Ruiz Ballesteros of Ruiz Ballesteros Economistas y Abogados, Anthony Liu of the MM2 Ace Consultants Association, Kashif Ansari of IQI, Alina Lasina of Aston's, Gourav Nalawade of RIF Trust, Morgan Owen of ANAROCK Group, Rabia Sheikh of Square Yards, Varun Singh of XIPHIAS Immigration.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: The Grenada IMA has suspended all citizenship by investment applications from Heng Sheng and the Grenada National Resort Project due to alleged owner financing and illegal discounting.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_00: The agency has implemented a penalty system including a 90-day processing freeze for current applications and potential rejection of affected applications if violations are confirmed.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: U.S.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claims 1,000 gold cards have sold at$5 million each.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: Though no formal application system exists yet, the program would grant wealthy investors permanent U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: residency without EB5 job creation requirements.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: Trump administration officials suggest 1 million cards could raise$5 trillion to reduce national debt.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: EU Home Affairs.
• 2:19
  SPEAKER_00: Ministers have postponed the European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS launch, until late 2026, with full implementation by 2027, April 2027.
• 2:32
  SPEAKER_00: This marks the fifth delay for ETIAS, which will require visa-exempt travelers to complete a 7-Euro online application before entering the Schengen area.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_00: The phased implementation includes transitional periods to help border authorities and transport industries adjust to new procedures.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_00: Monaco, Guernsey, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Jersey have strict policies and quotas and require substantial financial commitments.
• 3:00
  SPEAKER_00: While Liechtenstein and Andorra have strict 100 permit quotas, Monaco demands€500,000 in bank deposits plus housing.
• 3:09
  SPEAKER_00: These programs offer different paths to permanent residency or citizenship, with time frames ranging up to 30 years in Liechtenstein.
• 3:18
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for joining us today on IMI Podcasts.
• 3:22
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