Colin R. Singer is Managing Partner of investmentimmigration.com and immigration.ca
and one of Canada’s foremost senior corporate immigration attorneys.
He is recognized as an experienced authority on Canadian immigration matters as well as the international residence-by-investment industry through investmentimmigration.com. He is a licensed immigration lawyer in good standing with a Canadian Law Society during the past 25+ years.
Australia has announced a new framework for their Significant Investor Visa (SIV), while also introducing a new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) which will provide a fast-track to permanent residency in Australia. The new frameworks are part of the Australian Government’s Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda to increase the investment in innovative Australian start-ups and emerging…
The first quarter of 2015 saw the highest number of US citizens ever renounce their citizenship mainly due to the exhaustive tax regime employed by the US government. As a result, the US is set to record more citizenship renunciations in 2015 than in any prior year. In 2013, 2,999 Americans renounced their citizenship, an increase…
Applicants under the new investment stream of Hong Kong’s General Employment Policy must submit full business plans to qualify for residence. The new rules seek to discourage inflow of immigrants seeking property investments and stock market speculation opportunities. Source: SCMP
Investment in research, renovation of urban property, and relaxed investment requirements for applicants opting for less-preferred reasons are some of the new rules applicable to wealthy investors opting for Portugal’s Golden Visa program. Source: Mondaq
Retrogression to May 1, 2013 means Chinese investors who applied after the date are unlikely to qualify for the Green Card under the US EB-5 program. China is the only country to near the per-country limit of 7% of total allotments under the investment immigration program. Source: America Bazaar Online