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This Week in IM - Apr 18: 🇳🇿 Investor Visa Impresses, 🇺🇾 Passport Fix, ⏰ Q1 RCBI Processing Times, ++ · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI This Week.
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  SPEAKER_00: In this week's 10 on the Weekend, IMI interviews Alatan Kielic, Senior Manager of Marketing and Business Development at Visa franchise.
• 0:12
  SPEAKER_00: He shares how storytelling brought him into investment migration, why industry misinformation is his top concern, and his plans to build a global media brand at the intersection of entrepreneurship and mobility.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: A new Italian tax ruling now allows taxpayers to apply multiple special tax regimes in the same fiscal year.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: This decision approved the simultaneous use of the inbound workers' regime and the researchers' regime.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Marco Messina suggests the same logic could apply to combining the flat tax regime for foreign income with domestic exemptions.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: Portugal's AD coalition plans to tighten naturalization rules, potentially impacting golden visa holders' paths to citizenship.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_00: The proposal would extend residency time and require more physical presence than the current low-stay model.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: However, Pedro Catão Pinheiro and Madalena Monteiro say these changes face major legislative hurdles and may simply be a political move.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new IMI private briefing is now available for IMI pros and official partners in the members' lounge.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: This quarter's edition covers critical updates, including Vanuatu's SAIPI suspension, subthreshold financing in Europe, and more rumors, unverified claims, and inside intel not fit for publication.
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• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Swiss voters will decide this fall on a proposed 50% inheritance tax on a state's over 50 million.
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  SPEAKER_00: Felipe May says the proposal will fail colossally, while Yaman Fusey warns that even the hint of such a policy damages the Swiss reputation, citing broad political opposition.
• 1:56
  SPEAKER_00: They argue the tax could set a dangerous precedent and trigger an exodus of top taxpayers.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Seven of the 11 tracked RBI and CBI programs saw faster processing times in quarter one of 2025, with minor delays elsewhere.
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• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: The Trump card is unlikely to deliver the promised tax benefits or attract its intended wealthy audiences, says David Lesperance.
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_00: He breaks down the politically unfeasible and legally impossible tax law changes required for it to work.
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  SPEAKER_00: Its high cost, unclear legal foundation, and minimal practical advantage, notes Lesperance, make it unattractive compared to existing visa options.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_00: Uruguay has fixed a long-standing passport error that made international travel difficult for its naturalized citizens.
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  SPEAKER_00: The updated passports now list Uruguayan as nationality, correcting years of misinterpretation of ICAO guidelines.
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  SPEAKER_00: While this resolves travel issues for about 16,000 affected citizens, deeper constitutional reforms are still being discussed.
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  SPEAKER_00: New Zealand's investor visa has begun with 44 applications, seven approvals, and at least 260 million New Zealand dollars in investments in just two weeks.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most applicants chose the growth category, requiring$5 million and 21 days of residency over three years.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_00: James Hall warns that a political shift in Australia could revive its program and reduce New Zealand's momentum.
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