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London, Dec. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The much-anticipated changes to St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Programme have been announced today by the country’s recently appointed Citizenship by Investment Unit Head, Michael Martin. Setting a bold and new tone for the industry as a whole, St Kitts and Nevis is once again leading the way for the investment immigration industry – adding a new layer of integrity to truly accelerate the country’s economic diversification, empower and prosper local citizens while creating an enriching base for intelligent investors. “Today, our progressive government brings to fruition these much-awaited and very...

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Translated and adapted by Christian Nesheim, who is alone responsible for the below content. The original version is available on our WeChat channel. After an encouraging second quarter of 2022, the Chinese investment migration market – and the agencies catering to it – are rapidly “recovering” and, judging by present levels of activity, this trend is persistent. The most sought-after programs among the Chinese right now are: ■  European golden visas through either real estate or fund investment, particularly in Portugal, Spain, Malta, and Ireland (less than before in Greece); ■  East and Southeast Asian income-based programs, with an emphasis on...

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In a televised speech on Saturday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the minimum investment amount required under the property investment option of the golden visa program is set to double. “In order to increase the affordability of real estate for Greeks, we are now increasing the minimum amount of investment required for the issuance of a Golden Visa from EUR 250,000 to EUR 500,000,” stated Mitsotakis. The measure was announced at the Thessaloniki International Fair as part of a wider set of economic policies to be implemented, and the Prime Minister did not expound in detail on the...

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Switzerland has decided to no longer permit to enter the country visa-free Vanuatu citizens whose passports were issued on or after May 25, 2015.The decision has been taken on June 10, 2022, during a meeting of the Federal Council, according to a prior decision of the European Union’s Council to partially call off the visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu taken in early March upon an evaluation of the EU that Vanuatu’s investor citizenship programs, also known as Golden passports, bring risk to the EU countries.In a press release issued by the Federal Department of Justice and Police, which functions within...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2022