The Mobility Standard

The EU banned the commoditization of citizenship through CBI. Now, it will get the commoditization of citizenship through CBM instead.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

CIES applications continue to surge after government's policy changes, monthly application average now at 85.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Argentina's government is introducing a CBI agency as part of its upcoming immigration reform. Details to follow next week.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

US ‘bullying' turning off Chinese emigrants as other countries gain favor, says Henry FanView the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Patrick Peters discusses his plans to create a new RCBI program, expedite case processing, and how to plan the perfect April Fool's prank.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Krista Victorio examines Italy's Dolce Visa, full of promise, but in need of lessons from Portugal and Greece to reach its full potential.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Germans lead SVV applications with 224 submissions, reflecting the broader dominance of European countries in the applicant pool.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

David Lesperance predicts wealthy will flee Australia over unrealized gains tax: “super rich are no longer sticky.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

CBI is not a luxury bespoke privilege. It's a product. The clearer and more reliable the offering, the stronger the market.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

In unprecedented release, AIIA's FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The regional regulatory framework culminates efforts that began in 2023, driven by increasing international scrutiny of CBI programs.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

“Perhaps a divisive figure, but President Trump and his bold move with the New US Gold Card Program have definitely shaken things up.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

“The Caribbean has done its part.” Daisy Joseph Andall discusses political pressure on Caribbean CBI programs, calls for a narrative shift.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

After cutting non-dom tax benefits and losing thousands of millionaires, the UK gov't hopes to attract wealth with a new investor visa.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Musk: “We're testing the Trump Card visa to make sure the system works properly.” Public rollout to begin “once it is fully tested.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

To “get rid of EB-5, you'd need an act of Congress,” Mona Shah unpacks how Trump's gold card could impact the EB-5 program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The 13 special tax regimes that allow you to pay single-digit tax rates in 8 otherwise high-tax European countries in 2025.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Survey indicates 81% prefer jobs from a CBI economy over unemployment; 68% don't see citizenship sales diminishing national identity.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

At IMI Connect Athens, industry veterans James Muscat Azzopardi and Eric G. Major weighed in on the ECJ's Malta ruling.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Musk leads implementation of the Gold Card through DoGE, while testing confirms integration across CBP, State Department, and USCIS systems.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Geneva is the top destination for Switzerland's lump sum tax residents while Russians make up the largest applicant nationality pool.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The non-dom may be dead in the UK, but Marco Mesina shows its legacy lives on globally from Thailand's beaches to Singapore's skyscrapers.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

What makes a citizenship valuable? James Nuveen analyzes why the Irish passport is the world's most coveted travel document.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Vanuatu increases CIIP investment thresholds by 15-20%, as single applicant contributions rise from $100,000 to $115,000.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Demetris Demetriades: The government is looking at the Cyprus Residency Programme, “but within the context of regulation, not cancellation.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Central Asia on the rise? Kazakhstan follows neighboring Uzbekistan's footsteps and launches a new golden visa program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

The government has expressed concerns about foreign agents' influence, and “strongly rejects any arrangement that compromises sovereignty.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

“Encroachment on national sovereignty” and a return to “Blut und Boden” nationalism: industry experts react to ECJ's citizenship ruling.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Malta commits to “bring framework in line with judgment” while defending economic benefits of citizenship program after ECJ defeat.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

The ECJ has ruled in favor of the EU, invalidating Malta's citizenship by investment program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Alaattin Kilic shares his thoughts on why he believes boutique firms are winning the RCBI advisory race one client at a time.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

As the market awaits the ECJ ruling, fresh data show Maltese CBI application volume is recovering.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

“One of the biggest challenges is keeping up with an ever-changing regulatory landscape […] In this industry if you fall behind, you lose.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

In 2024-Q3, 2,123 wealthy Americans renounced citizenship accounting for 44% of the year's total, the highest quarterly figure since Q4 2016.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

In an op-ed for IMI, Saint Kitts CIU Chairman Calvin St Juste discusses the program's transformation, refunding Russian applicants, and more.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Six months after Siren Chen's cautiously optimistic assessment, the HK$10.5B in approved investments suggests her confidence was well-placed.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

CitizenX has acquired Plan B Passports to mark the second high-profile investment migration M&A transaction in the past two years.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

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.

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.