High Net Worth Immigration Blog

Greece offers many benefits to high net worth individuals who wish to attain Greek residency by investment in real estate. Once considered the birthplace of Western civilization, Greece is a beautiful country with a rich history. Tourism is a major industry, so owning or leasing vacation properties to gain residency is an excellent choice.

The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, granted Royal ascent to Bill C-6 on Monday, June 19th. This essentially means that the Canadian Citizenship Act has been amended to make it quicker and simpler for immigrants to become Canadian citizens. This is excellent news for high net worth individuals who want to take advantage of Quebec’s Investor Visa Program. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Mr. Ahmed Hussen said, “We want all permanent residents, if possible, to become Canadians."

There are many question surrounding dual citizenship. While some of these questions are basic in nature, some are especially important ones to understand. In this article we answer one of these, which is, "What are my obligations as a dual citizen?"

The attraction of investor immigration to Bulgaria is reaching new heights. High net worth individuals who want to attain a second passport that gives them the right to European Union (EU) citizenship will now look even more closely at Bulgaria.

Anyone who is currently seeking a Canadian passport through the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) might be highly interested in three recently announced changes. Additionally, those who have already chosen Canada for their second country of citizenship and people who want to travel to Canada on business or to learn more about the country as part their global citizenship plans, may also appreciate learning more about these changes.

On April 6, 2017 the UK government changed some of its rules and requirements for individuals, and their family members, wishing to obtain a UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa. In this article we provide the latest information on how to obtain your Tier 1 Visa.

How to qualify for Bulgarian citizenship is a question our High Net Worth Immigration clients often ask. In this article we explain the requirements and process, so you will have all of the basic answers. An individual may attain citizenship in different ways. The traditional ways are:

The United Kingdom has a well-founded reputation as a very attractive place to invest, live, work, study, and set up new commercial ventures. High net worth individuals (HNWIs) can achieve “indefinite leave to remain” (UK’s permanent residence status) and then may apply for citizenship after they hold their approved investment for the required period of time.

This is a very exciting time for Grenada's Citizenship by Investment Program. On February 27, 2017, Grenada Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) management and Grenada government officials came together at a ground-breaking ceremony  to launch the project. They made a joint statement:

“The GSA project (Grenada Sustainable Aquaculture) will position Grenada as a leader in the future of high-tech aquaculture worldwide. GSA looks forward to the prosperous future and would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the Government of Grenada and add a special thank you to Honorable Prime Minister, members of Parliament, and everyone who contributed for all the support for our Zero-water Exchange Organic Shrimp Farm in Victoria, St. Mark, Grenada.”

Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) was introduced in 2012. The Minister for Justice, Equality, and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, recently announced important and exciting changes to the program.

The major change increases the number of investment options from one, the Irish Diaspora Loan Fund, to six. The changes are aimed at encouraging high net worth individuals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to benefit from the immigrant investor program to invest in Ireland (Eire). In return, the investors are entitled to permanent residency and then to apply for Irish citizenship. The value to Ireland is that the investors will create new jobs in the country or save existing ones.