Portugal’s Golden Visa Program Attracts 2016 Investment of €570m

Portugal’s permanent residence-by-investment program is seeing unparalleled interest after attracting investment of more than €570 million between January and the end of July 2016. The amount represents a staggering 132 per cent increase on the same period of 2015, although the so-called ‘golden visa’ program faced some issues which saw numbers drop during that period.…

Compared: Quebec Immigrant Investor Program vs U.S. EB-5 (Audio)

The popularity of Canada and the United States as target destinations for migration is the core reason why the investment immigration programs in both countries are among the world’s most popular. Since Canada’s federal government discontinued its investment immigration program, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) became the major pathway to permanent residency for high…

Investors Looking Away From Europe, Towards Caribbean Because of ‘Brexit’

Candidates for investment immigration programs could start turning their attention away from European countries and towards the Caribbean – and it’s all because of ‘Brexit’. Britain’s impending exit from the European Union means the investment immigration programs run by the likes of Cyprus, Malta and Portugal may no longer be able to offer visa-free travel…

Dominica to Fund Capital Budget with Citizenship-by-Investment Dollars

The Dominican government intends to fund its capital budget for the next fiscal year using funds from the country’s citizenship-by-investment program. The program raised 279.9 East Caribbean dollars in the country’s last fiscal year to June 30, which amounts to CAD$133.72. Dominica’s president and prime minster say this shows exactly how important the program has…