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IMI's podcasts include the Mobility Standard, where we interview investment migration industry figures, as well as news summaries and articles from imidaily.com.
Episodes
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4 of 5 Caribbean CIPs Sign MoU on $200,000 Price Floor, Discounts-Prevention, Closer Regulatory Integration
The CBI countries have agreed to a price floor and to make "underselling" practically unfeasible. But one country is conspicuously opting out.
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Greek Govt Announces New Golden Visa Rules: 4 Price Tiers From 250,000 to 800,000 euros
Short-term rental is forbidden, but investors can qualify at EUR 250,000 throughout the country by renovating or converting properties.
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Japan to Launch Angel Investor Visa, Ease Investment Requirement for Entrepreneur Stream
Japan is courting international investors and entrepreneurs in an effort to stimulate an economy weighed down by its demographic profile.
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Greece Considers Ban on Short-Term Rentals for Golden Visa Properties
Officials are reportedly debating whether to include a ban in the new set of real estate rules it plans to bring to parliament "next week.
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Greek Golden Visa Non-Real Estate Investment Thresholds Changing on March 31st
Fund investments become cheaper and are likely to become more popular with the expected introduction of higher real estate minimums.
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Everything You Need to Know About Hungarian Golden Visa Real Estate Funds
IMI Pro Csaba Magyar provides a comprehensive overview of how real estate fund investments work for Hungary's new Guest Investor Program.
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EU Moves One Step Closer to Being Able to Cut Visa-Free Access for CBI Countries
If the European Council and Parliament agree on the proposal, the EU will have a mandate to suspend visa-free access for CBI countries.
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Government Plans Further Easing of MM2H Rules as Minister Reveals 56,066 Visas Still Active
Malaysia is in the midst of its third MM2H revision in as many years. Some 56,000 participants remain active, nearly half of them Chinese.
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Flying Start to the Year for Greek Golden Visa as Pricing Decision Looms
"The most likely scenario is now a EUR 400,000 threshold for most of Greece, and EUR 800,000 in places like Athens," says Alexander Varnavas.
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Ireland Cuts Visa-Free Access for Dominica, Vanuatu Citizens
Following the example recently set by the UK, Ireland imposes visa restrictions on nationals of CBi countries Dominica and Vanuatu.
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7 Western European Low-Tax Destinations Poised to Benefit From Closing of UK's Non-Dom Regime
When one door closes, another opens. As the United Kingdom shuts down their non-dom regime, high-net worth individuals will undoubtedly move themselves and…
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Malta Moves to Strip Citizenship From Sanctioned Israeli Spyware CEO
As CBI programs worldwide face pressures to root out bad actors, Malta's response signals a willingness to rescind rights when warranted.
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UK Chancellor Announces End of Non-Dom Tax Regime
After 225 years of helping Britain attract global wealth, the non-dom regime will end next year - ironically, thanks to the Tories.
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The 4 Citizenship by Investment Programs We Never Talk About (And Why We Don't)
16 countries have formal citizenship by investment programs, but hardly a dozen get any attention. Here's why we never hear about the other four.
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"Over 100 Inquiries on 1st Day" of New Hong Kong CIES Golden Visa
The government has also issued detailed stipulations for how investors must allocate the HKD 30 million.
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At Least 6 Million People Worldwide Have a Claim to Portuguese Citizenship Through Grandparents
Ana Sofia Lamares explains how millions of people worldwide can proceed to claim Portuguese citizenship through their grandparents
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Why Human Source Intel is Indispensable for CIU Due Diligence
Third-party databases are critical to the due diligence process but have limitations only human sources can help CIUs overcome, writes Fabienne de Blois.
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Whichever Way SCOTUS Rules in Moore Case, The Result Will Be More US Citizenship Renunciations
If the court says taxing unrealized capital gains is constitutional, more Americans will give up their citizenship. Ditto if it goes the other way, says David…
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NEW: The I.M.I. Citizenship Catalog - Every Path to Citizenship in Every Country
The ultimate one-stop tool for finding every path to citizenship in every country. Sort and search 843 different ways to get citizenship.
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Green Light From Constitutional Court: Portugal Naturalization Clock to Start From Date of Residency Application
But golden visa experts question what "date of application" means in practice and whether the law will help those who have already started the process.
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Greek Golden Visa to Have 3 Price Zones for Real Estate
The news is likely to vex golden visa developers who had pivoted to neighborhoods near - but not within - Athens, like Piraeus.
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Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals at All-Time High, Investor Visa Interest Stable
Panama's retirement visas have never been this popular, while demand for the investment-based FNV remains stable despite the higher price.
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Greece Plans Golden Visa Price-Hike, Industry Reacts to EU's Demand for Higher Caribbean CBI Prices, ++
Our summary of the news this week
IMI Podcasts#31: Portugal's HQA Visa - "Presence-Free" Path to Citizenship in Portugal for €175,000?
How the big entrepreneurship-based programs (Canada SUV, EB-2 NIW, and HQA) compare to each other in terms of how much hands-on involvement is required from…
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Australia Kills Its Investor Visas, Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: This Week in IMI
Our summary of the news this week.
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Saudi PR Program, Portugal Shortens Path to Citizenship, Analysis of Supranational Settlement Blocs: This Week in IMI
Our summary of the news this week.
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CBI Agent Charged With Double Murder, Hungary Golden Visa to Open Early, El Salvador's "Out of Touch" $1m CIP: This Week in IMI - Dec 15
A Grenada government minister this week surprised the CBI market when he announced that the country's citizenship by investment program had reopened its doors…
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This Week in IMI - Dec 7: Turkey CBI Real Estate at $600k? Advisors Concerned About Portugal Hospitality Funds, ++
Our summary of the news this week.
IMI Podcasts#30: "I Want to Help People Realize They Have So Many Choices": Henry Fan on The Mobility Standard
Our guest on this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast was Henry Fan, CEO and Co-Founder of the world's biggest investment migration company, Globevisa. In…
IMI Podcasts#29: "It's Always Easier to Blame the Foreigners for Your Problems" - Nuri Katz
Our guest in this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast is Nuri Katz of Apex Capital Partners. We spoke to him about: Where the EU’s paranoia around CBI…
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This Week in IMI - Oct 17, 2023: More MENA Agents Blacklisted, Americans Set New Portugal Golden Visa Record, ++
Our summary of the news this week.
IMI Podcasts#28: "The Winners Will Be Those Who Are Global" - Mimoun Assraoui and Eric Major
Our guests on the Mobility Standard podcast this episode were Mimoun Assraoui and Eric Major of the Latitude Group. We spoke about: Why Mimoun is replacing…
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This Week in IMI - Oct 1, 2023: Portugal Gets New Golden Visa as Dutch End Theirs, Thailand to Tax Foreign Earnings ++
Our summary of the news this week.
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#27: The World Isn't Free, But You Can Be - Christian Nesheim on the My Latin Life Podcast
In this episode, IMI's editor Christian Nesheim is the guest on the My Latin Life podcast, where he and the host Vance went into great detail about the history…
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#26: Spain: Getting a Golden Visa for €350k and Citizenship Without Tax Residency - With Krista Victorio
Today's episode of the Mobility Standard focuses on residency, citizenship, investment, and taxation in Spain and covered, in detail, topics like: The outcome…
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This Week in IMI - June 10: Caribbean CBI Countries Get Visa-Free Canada, Portugal GV and Grenada CIP Break Records, ++
Our summary of the news this week.
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This Week in IMI - May 3rd, 2023: Greek GV applications surge, Cyprus tightens terms, 2023 IM Executive Survey Results,++
An audio summary of this week's news in IMI.
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This Week in IMI - Apr 10, 2023: New Private Briefing, MM2H Applications Down 90%, Saint Lucia Issues Warning, ++
This week in IMI: New Q1 2023 Private Briefing Available Now: Request Your Confidential Copy Saint Lucia CIU Circular Says Promotion of CBI Real Estate…
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This Week in IMI - Mar 17, 2023: Tirana Takes a Timid Turn, The Prodigal Tom Returns, "More Housing" - Less FDI, and Debt on the Nile.
A summary of this week's news in investment migration.
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This Week in Investment Migration - Mar 4, 2023
Listen to Investment Migration This Week on Spotify. Singapore’s Economic Development Board has decided to sharply raise the minimum investment required to…
IMI Podcasts#25: "99% Chance" Italy's Dolce Visa Will Get a Real Estate Option in March, Says Madalena Monteiro
Our guest this week on the Mobility Standard podcast was Madalena Monteiro of Magwind. She came to talk about the Italian "Dolce Visa", one of Europe's…
IMI PodcastsDiseconomies of Scale in the Investment Migration Market: Why IM Remains a “Boutique” Industry
Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.
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This Week in Investment Migration - Feb 19, 2023
The most eventful week in the history of investment migration is drawing to a close. One major golden visa closed outright when Irish Justice Minister Simon…
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This Week in Investment Migration - Feb 7, 2023
Malaysia now has four separate residence-by-deposit programs after Sarawak - one of two Malaysian states that control their own immigration policies -…