The Mobility Standard

The current Cypriot administration has revoked citizenship from 150 people, including 41 main investors and 109 family members.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The EES will start with major airports, then roll to seaports and land crossings over six months before full implementation across the EU.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Foreign Residents Pump RM84.2 Billion Into Malaysia's Economy Amid MM2H Fraud CaseView the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Lesperance and Peters give insights into the world of CBI due diligence, what happens behind the scenes, and more.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Arton Capital's survey of over 1,000 British millionaires finds that 53% may leave the UK over a wealth tax, while 83% have considered RCBI.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Ireland approved 538 golden visa applications in 2024, more than double 2023's total and a record for the program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Alaattin Kilic: “Statistics inform. Stories persuade. Firms win trust when they combine both, but it always begins with the story.”View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

“I've watched the lira tank for 30 years […] it can devalue 100% overnight,” Aran Hawker warns potential deposit-based CBI applicants as KKM ends.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Industry experts praise changes as Saint Kitts removes education requirements that “weren't working” for modern families.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

IMI Connect Rome-bound Trindade on São Tomé's CBI: Six weeks processing time, $90k investment, Dubai CIU HQ, and why energy infrastructure comes first.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

While some experts see the policy correcting a “fundamental flaw,” others argue it's “no game changer” that won't significantly boost demand.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Greece is on track for about 8,600 applications in 2025, and the backlog has fallen by 4,612 applications since the start of the year.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Alaattin Kilic highlights the gap between selling and consulting, and how trust dangles on a precarious scale between them.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The new Business Investor Visa has two investment options, one of which provides a fast track to permanent residency within 12 months.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Korea introduces residency rules for foreign buyers, reflecting a wider trend of nations tightening property access.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Good moral character is now vital for naturalization. And 55M visa holders, including EB-5 investors, now face continuous review.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Officials say the program's participants have a combined online audience of nearly 2.5 billion followers, and highlighted its positive impact on tourism and retail.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Hong Kong's C I E S hits HK$52B pipeline, but Stephen Barnes calls it “optics, not economics” for the city's real economy.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Federico Salmoiraghi highlights how foreign professors and researchers can access 90% tax relief in Italy for up to 13 years.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Muscat Azzopardi, Major, Willis, and Aysever agree that Malta's CBM model won't rest on fixed-value donations or one-off payments.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Peru has exited the short list of countries with a two-year citizenship timeline, leaving Argentina as the only Mercosur member with a quick pathway to citizenship.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

New Zealand may relax its foreign buyer ban, in place since 2018, but experts doubt it will significantly boost demand for investor visas.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The Saudi Premium Residency program approved 8,000 residents in 2024. Real estate agent Mohammed AlWahhabi said foreign residents seeking “stability and freedom” are driving the surge.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Real estate investment has rebounded, and Turkish applicants lead. Latvia is on pace for its strongest year since 2021.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Alaattin Kilic writes that lead generation alone no longer drives results for RCBI firms when product-market fit and clear messaging are absent.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A court has ruled that investors must keep capital at risk for only 2 years, reducing the sustainment timeline for backlogged countries.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Nick Stevens, Serhan Aysever, and Gokce Emer share contrasting views on the impact of a 30-day stay rule on Caribbean citizenship by investment.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Patrick Peters and Kevin Hosam see ECCIRA boosting credibility but warn delays loom if five parliaments don't ratify in September.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Japan plans to hike the visa's financial requirement to 30 million yen following the recent arrest of a visa holder accused of facilitating fraudulent applications.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Following its 2024 overhaul, MM2H posted an 84% boost in inflows, including RM237 million in property and RM597 million in deposits.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

President Rebelo de Sousa vetoed Portugal's immigration law after court ruled it violated family reunification rights.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Marco Mesina warns the exodus could worsen, while Jimmy Sexton says that even wealthy shoppers now avoid the UK market, including Brits.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Nauru CIU CEO Edward Clark confirmed that 20 applications are already in the pipeline, while agents have 20 more approaching submission.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Citizens of citizenship by investment countries may soon need to post up to $15,000 in bonds to obtain a US tourist visa.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

São Tomé's Dubai-based CIU will process applications in six weeks via a public-private model, offering agents US$20k commission.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

As Argentina's category-defining CBI program takes shape, three industry experts weigh in on how to design it for maximum impact and benefit.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A Chinese man wanted by Interpol for bribery claims Cypriot authorities didn't notify him of his passport's revocation, but the court found no ‘irreparable harm.'View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A single unreported tax form from years ago could now be grounds to strip someone of US citizenship.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

CBI law is now official in Argentina. The government must establish investment thresholds and complete system integration before launch.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The exemption card, akin to a digital nomad visa, will allow holders to stay up to 90 days and multiple re-entries, and appears to open a direct pathway to residency. View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Jean-Francois Harvey sees the potential EU visa requirement as a manageable change, not a threat to Caribbean investment programs.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Argentina steps up its efforts to join the US visa waiver program, potentially providing a massive edge to its planned CBI program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

CBI is “dangerous,” says the EU. Meanwhile, Germany quietly naturalizes nationals from the same countries it flags as security risks.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Golden Visa experts weigh in on retroactivity, investor confidence, possible outcomes, and the future of the program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.