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The new program, which will require a donation starting at $250,000, will come into effect on June 1, 2025. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Vasily Istomin, documenting his ongoing wait for a St Kitts CBI refund, offers advice to potential citizenship by investment applicants. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

PM claims Chinese and European RCBI firms backing NDP to gain access to SVG’s high-ranking passport through a new CBI program. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

New Zealand’s investor visa starts off with 44 applications, 7 approvals, and at least NZ$260 million in investments in just two weeks. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

For a long time, Uruguayan passports of naturalized citizens were useless for international travel. The government has now fixed that. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

🇳🇿 Investor Visa Garners NZ$260 Million in 2 Weeks 🇺🇾 Passport Fix Impacts 16K Citizens 🇺🇸 Opinion: Will Trump Card Fix Debt? ⏰ Q1 Processing: Caribbean CIP Exceeds 15 Months 🇨🇭 Votes on 50% Inheritance Tax 🇵🇹 Coalition Wants More Residency Req’s for GV 🇮🇹 Residents Can Utilize 2 Tax Regimes ++ Subscribe to the daily newsletter so you don’t miss any breaking updates from the investment migration...

David Lesperance breaks down the four types of “Trump Card” clients to determine whether Trump’s program can solve the US debt problem. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Philippe May says the proposal will “fail colossally”. Yamin Fouzi warns that the mere hint of such a policy damages the Swiss reputation. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

These proposals remain only campaign positions—no draft legislation exists yet for citizenship reforms. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

“There’s too much noise in the investment migration space — recycled content, unclear legal advice, and overly aggressive sales tactics.” View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Marco Mesina details how a new ruling unexpectedly allows taxpayers to opt for multiple special tax regimes in the same fiscal year. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Saint Kitts & Nevis CIU blacklists two major firms for marketing citizenship “below statutory minimums.” View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

With a simple bank statement, 40 countries will give you residency. James Nuveen breaks down the world’s most overlooked visa type. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

🇰🇳 Revokes 13 Passports, Blacklists 2 Agents 🌐 40 Countries with Free Residency 🎨 Opinion: Why IM Firms Struggle with Trust 🇻🇳 Proposes Golden Visa 🌐 13 Ways a Passport Can Ruin Your Life ++ Subscribe to the daily newsletter so you don’t miss any breaking updates from the investment migration industry.

Kilic argues that investment migration firms struggle to build credibility because they view branding as mere decoration, not strategy. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Vietnam may join Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia in offering long-term golden visas as regional competition intensifies. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

More passports = more freedom? In a tax- and surveillance-happy world, James Nuveen claims your citizenship could be your biggest liability. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Unlike marriage citizenship pathway with “no due diligence,” Hilaire defends CIP’s rigorous vetting as government plans program overhaul. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

The pass allows six-month stays with potential six-month extensions, and the government promises 5-day processing. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

High Court judge rules against “draconian” suspension of solicitor’s investor visa work over unproven complaint allegations. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

While the UAE leads with its Golden Visa, other GCC nations are quickly catching up with competitive investor residency pathways. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

🇱🇨 Aims for “Exclusive, High-End” CIP 🇮🇹 Restricts Citizenship by Descent 🫢 EU Golden Passport Announced 🇪🇺 Bill to Cut CBI Countries’ Visa-Free Access 🇲🇾 Introduces 1-Year Investor Pass 🇮🇪 Judge: Lawyer Can Process Golden Visas 🐪 Guide to GCC Residency 🇳🇬 Tables CBI Bill 🇦🇬 Refutes USA’s “Security Threat” Notion ++ Subscribe to the daily newsletter so you don’t miss any breaking updates from th...

Antigua & Barbuda reveals it sends “every CBI program application to the US” and that the program is no threat to US security. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

April 1st: Questioned on the price tag, Von der Leyen retorted that “European values should cost at least twice as much as Trump’s gold card.” View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .

Kyle Kirkegaard of Empowered Startups is “surprised that the Portugal Golden Visa Program continues to be popular.” View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .