IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT

As the global investment migration heavyweight, China accounts for some two-thirds of applicants globally. In the last decade alone, more than 57,000 Chinese together spent at least US$44 billion on residence by investment programs. But only a tiny proportion of those actually moved to their new country of residence/citizenship. Each year, hundreds (if not thousands) of Chinese investor migrants see their permanent residence permits canceled over their failure to meet physical presence requirements, typically in places like Australia and Canada. In this article, we’ll try to dissect the reasons why Chinese investors are so often migrants on paper only.   #1 –...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2020

Foreign investment migration firms entering the Chinese market, broadly speaking, follow one (sometimes two) of three business models: Targeting clients directly (B2C), relying on partnerships with local immigration firms for client-flow (B2B), and developing business with chiefly institutional partners. Making the wrong choice often spells disaster.   Few firms can afford to ignore the Chinese investment migration market which, for at least 15 consecutive years, has been the world’s largest. The question, for most, isn’t whether they should penetrate the Chinese market, but how they should go about doing so.   The three prevailing models are:   §  B2B § ...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2020

In a pandemic world, where most business activities and travel have been, to a great extent, restricted, the downtime caused by coronavirus has allowed many of us to probe into several issues, particularly those relating to how the pandemic is affecting our own corner of the economy.   I’ve used some of the additional time afforded me by all this down-time here in Singapore to interview some Chinese veterans in the sphere of property development and understand their philosophy on overseas real estate investment. I’ve distilled their answers into seven guiding principles.   Chinese overseas investors adhere to these principles...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2020

"Second citizenship is proving to be this year’s most coveted currency and Dominica, the Caribbean’s “Nature Island,” continues to be a leader in Citizenship by Investment programs. For the fourth consecutive year, the Caribbean island ranked first in the CBI Index, earning the title of the World’s Best Country for Second Citizenship by Professional Wealth Management magazine — a publication from the respected Financial Times and the most prestigious resource cataloging all active CBI programs across the globe.   With this, The Residences at Secret Bay, Dominica’s crown jewel development and only six-star all-villa resort that is praised by top-tier media around the world and global travelers...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT SPONSORED CONTENT 2020

"For the fourth consecutive year, the Commonwealth of Dominica has ranked first in the 2020 edition of CBI Index by Professional Wealth Management magazine — a publication from the Financial Times.   The Dominica Citizenship by Investment Programme was initiated by the Government of Dominica in 1993. For 27 years, this programme has offered a unique opportunity for qualified individuals with the inclusion of their families, to obtain a second passport through a cost-effective, hassle-free and timely process. Over these years the programme has evolved to increase efficiency and value to meet the needs of the market.   Some of these improvements...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT SPONSORED CONTENT 2020

Citizenship by investment, once the domain of the very few, is increasingly popular with discerning West African high net worth investors. The concept is very simple and enshrined in the relevant country’s No, thanks. I'll come back legislation: in return for a real estate investment or a contribution to the relevant country, an investor is afforded the opportunity to apply for citizenship of a country, and if successful, eligible for many of the benefits that follow, including visa-free travel to many worldwide destinations, access to a tax-efficient jurisdiction, and much more.  From its early beginnings about 40 years ago, it has grown...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT EXPERT INSIGHTS 2020

Coca Cola and Goji Berries   On December 16th, 1978, Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping signed the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People’ Republic of China and the United States of America, which normalized relations between two countries whose relationship had been anything but normal until then. A few days later, Coca Cola became the first foreign company in more than two decades to be allowed back into China.   Whereas today, an international beverage company might be expected to avoid political affiliation, the Coca Cola companies of the 1950s were one that actively sought to...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT REPORTS 2020

As we enter 2020, even the youngest of those born in the 1980s are in their thirties. In China, this generation is quickly becoming the main driver of the country’s investment migration market. Millennials, here defined as those born between 1980 and 1996 account for about 23% of the overall population. Due to the rapid economic transformation of the country in the years since they were born, China’s millennials are very different, both from their parents and their children (who are just now being born).   Compared to their parents, millennials want very different things from life, work, and –...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT REPORTS 2020