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Q4 Data Reveal 7 Out of 10 RCBI Programs Improve Processing Times · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: In quarter two of this year, we launched the Investment Migration Processing Time Data Tool for our IMI Pro members.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last quarter, all but one of the ten investment migration programs we track have registered increased processing times.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quarter four's results are more mixed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Two of three golden visa programs have reduced their processing times, one achieving a thirteen percent improvement, while one program has slowed down.
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  SPEAKER_00: Five citizenship by investment programs have shortened their timelines, though two others have registered increases.
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  SPEAKER_00: The data indicate broad improvements across most programs.
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  SPEAKER_00: The fastest Golden Visa program now completes applications in two point eight months.
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  SPEAKER_00: The fastest CBI program has cut its average processing time to three point one months, a sixteen percent reduction from quarter three's three point seven months.
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  SPEAKER_00: Processing times for the slowest program in the index had increased by six percent since quarter three, now requiring thirty eight point three months to complete applications.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caribbean CBI programs exhibit notable variance in processing speeds.
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  SPEAKER_00: While the regional average remains above ten months, average processing times range from six point five months for the fastest program to fourteen point two months for the slowest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some agents had reported processing times extended to twenty months for one Caribbean CBI program.
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  SPEAKER_00: The minimum reported processing time for a CBI program stands at two months.
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  SPEAKER_00: This episode first appeared as an article by Amada Bas on IMIDaily dot com.
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