An ever increasing number of Chinese nationals are making the move west in search of opportunities for education and business. Air pollution has also become a factor in the Chinese decision to migrate, according to the Center for China and Globalization. According to the Council of Europe, the UK, France, Italy and Spain host nearly three-fourths of…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two firms with illegally brokering more than $79 million of investments from foreigners applying for the US government’s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. According to the SEC, Ireeco LLC and Ireeco Ltd. used their website to solicit EB-5 investors despite not being registered to legally operate as securities brokers. Source: ThinkAdvisor
US immigration authorities are set to scale back the long-term detention of families with children who enter the country illegally. The plans will also aim to speed up immigrant processing at detention centers, and will benefit thousands of children and mothers fleeing persecution. While the number of immigrants coming from Central America across the southern US…
The number of wealthy investors applying to move to the UK under its investment immigration scheme tripled to more than 1,500 last year. Most of the applications were from investors in East Asia, with a surge in applications coming prior to a change in legislation which raised the minimum required investment amount. Source: Digital Journal
Malta’s Individual Investor Program (IIP) has received several hundred applications from more than 40 countries and demand is set to remain strong throughout the year. The Malta IIP has already brought in more than €450 million in Foreign Direct Investment since its launch in early 2014, and the country is now starting to see added…