Purchasing a 700 ft.² apartment with two bedrooms and an attached terrace in Riga, Latvia will cost around Rs. 2 crores. While Riga may not be a hot real estate destination, purchasing an apartment in Latvia will entitle you to the right to reside in the country for a period of five years. You can…
The proposed changes to Australian Significant Investor Visa program, according to property management firms and immigration experts, may cause the entire program to shut down. The proposed changes, set to come into effect from 1st July 2015, restrict participation of investment immigrants in the residential property sector, prohibit direct purchase of government bonds, and require…
Calls for reforming the US investment immigration program are increasing with the EB-5 program coming under criticism for deviating from its original purpose. Growing demand for a hike in the minimum investment required under the program is being justified on the grounds that immigrants should be required to pay more money to become residents of…
Property developers in the United Arab Emirates are giving away passports for Antigua and Barbuda to buyers of certain luxury homes. With a starting price of just 1.4m Emirati dirhams (US$380,000), interest in the scheme has been high among UAE nationals, as passports issued by Antigua and Barbuda allow visa-free travel to 132 countries as…
After the federal government halted Canada’s Investor Immigrant Program, many wealthy would-be Canadians are still arriving in Vancouver after applying to a similar program in Quebec. Thousands of wealthy Chinese immigrants are said to enter Quebec under the scheme, but 90 per cent end up living elsewhere, with a large majority moving to Vancouver. Source:…