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European Parliament backs Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria

Jan 07, 2019

European Parliament backs Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria

MEPs adopted the report, which supports the Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria. The European Schengen Area is a zone comprising 26 European countries that have abolished passport and all oth...

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US E-2 Treaty Investor Visa details and practical process guide

Jan 04, 2019

US E-2 Treaty Investor Visa details and practical process guide

The practical and detailed guide to the US E-2 Visa. Step by step process information, list of requisites and necessary documents with the time frames. Highlights of the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Af...

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Details of the new Egypt Residency by Investment Program options

Jan 02, 2019

Details of the new Egypt Residency by Investment Program options

Egypt intends to issue residency permits for the foreigners, who invest at least 100,000 USD in the real estate sector. The property market enjoys a growth rate of 133%; there is a strong demand for r...

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How to become a Portuguese citizen through the Golden Visa program?

Dec 30, 2018

How to become a Portuguese citizen through the Golden Visa program?

Portuguese Golden Visa holders can apply for the permanent resident status and citizenship. The legislative framework of the Portuguese residency by investment program changed several times during the...

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New investment options of the Greek Golden Visa residency program!

Dec 27, 2018

New investment options of the Greek Golden Visa residency program!

The Greek government plans to amend its residency by investment program to increase the level of transparency, according to the daily Naftemporiki. Moreover, the government intends to expand the progr...

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Spain has the leading Golden Visa scheme in the EU

Dec 24, 2018

Spain has the leading Golden Visa scheme in the EU

Spain issued more than 30 thousand "golden visas", residency permits for foreign investors during the last ten years. The Iberian country launched its residency by investment programme in 2013. Howe...

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Due diligence check of the Maltese citizenship programme

Dec 21, 2018

Due diligence check of the Maltese citizenship programme

Malta's citizenship by investment programme is one of the most effective such immigration schemes in the European Union. The Maltese "Individual Investor Programme" provides the right to live and work...

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Visa-free entrance in Serbia for the citizens of Antigua, Dominica and Grenada

Dec 18, 2018

Visa-free entrance in Serbia for the citizens of Antigua, Dominica and Grenada

Citizens of more three Caribbean countries can enter in Serbia without a visa. The visa-exempted three jurisdictions all have successful citizenship by investment programmes with access to the Schenge...

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Citizenship program helped to rebuild Dominica

Dec 14, 2018

Citizenship program helped to rebuild Dominica

Income from the Dominica Citizenship by Investment Programme helped to rebuild the country after the impact of two devastating hurricanes. The first phase of public housing projects, financed by the C...

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NEW citizenship by investment programme from Jordan

Dec 11, 2018

NEW citizenship by investment programme from Jordan

The Jordanian government amended the immigration law to grant investors the citizenship or residence permit of the country. They launched several investment options under the immigration programme: ...

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US E-2 Visa through second citizenship by investment programmes

Dec 09, 2018

US E-2 Visa through second citizenship by investment programmes

The E-2 Visa is a popular option for individuals to enter and work in the United States, based on a controlled investment. This visa type can be issued for five years and can be extended indefinitely....

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Breaking news: UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended

Dec 06, 2018

Breaking news: UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended

As of today, the UK Tier1 Investor Visa scheme is suspended until new regulations will be finalised in 2019.   In the name of fight against organised crime, terrorism financing and money launde...

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Rising property sales in Cyprus in exchange for citizenship

Dec 04, 2018

Rising property sales in Cyprus in exchange for citizenship

In October, almost half of the real estate was purchased by non-Cypriots. The number of property sales contracts rose by 6% compared to the sales of the same month in 2017. These figures show that th...

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First gender-neutral passport from the Netherlands

Nov 29, 2018

First gender-neutral passport from the Netherlands

The Dutch authorities issued the first gender-neutral passport for the 57 years old Leonne Zeegers. In the passport, the gender designation contains an "x", instead of "V" for a woman or "M" for man. ...

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The economic impact of the investors' immigration schemes in the EU

Nov 26, 2018

The economic impact of the investors' immigration schemes in the EU

According to the recent study of the EPRS (European Parliamentary Research Service), the citizenship and residency by investment programmes caused on the macroeconomic level a direct inflow of 9,2 bil...

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