The migration debate is complex and emotional. Investment migration only accounts for a small part of worldwide migration, yet the industry has the potential to help shape a more productive discussion.
Report: IM Yearbook 2019/2020 [...]
EU member states with the sovereign right to manage their own national economic policies are feeling the weight of increased pressure from EU institutions and international lobby groups to make changes to, or even phase out, their residency and citizenship by investment programmes.
Giselle Bru, Chief Executive Officer of PassPro Immigration Services says the investment migration industry needs to learn from luxury brands when marketing their products, and better engage with the media, policy-makers and the public at large to help them understand the industry.
Children born today will grow up with a radically different understanding of how governments should serve them, writes Kaspar Korjus, the former head of Estonia’s e-Residency Programme.
CiviQuo is one of the investment migration industry’s most recent start-ups. It aims to radically change the way the industry promotes itself by bringing in elements of performance marketing and building up an affiliate network.
Successful industries thrive on having the culture and ability to compete vigorously but at the same time collaborate strategically - ‘coopetition’, and the investment migration sector is no exception, says Martin O’Connor, CEO of Kylin Prime Group.
America’s EB-5 Programme has been the most successful immigrant investor programme in the world. However, a series of short-term extensions and the constantly growing quota backlog mean its future remains uncertain. The IM Yearbook spoke to Bob Kraft, President of Invest in the USA (IIUSA), the industry trade association of the EB-5 Regional Centre Programme, about the way forward.
Zac Lucas talks about the Common Reporting Standards, the OECD’s blacklist and the need to bring immigration consultants into the regulatory fold.
With 30 years of experience in financial services and as a former private banker, Juerg Steffen knows what effect regulation can have on the dynamics of a sector.
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