Sep 19, 2017 – High net worth investors are continuing to be drawn to Canada despite the lack of a federal passive investment immigration program leading to Canadian permanent residence, a new report has found.

December 2, 2019 - A new draw through the recently-launched Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot has been conducted by British Columbia. The November 26 draw saw 7 invites issued through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, with a minimum score of 120.

May 25, 2017 – The US EB-5 investment immigration program has been granted another temporary extension, this time until September 30, 2017, with the Trump administration calling for its repair.

January 22, 2018- Saskatchewan immigration has continued to invite high numbers of business candidates in its latest Entrepreneur stream draw, issuing 251 invitations on January 17, 2018.

February 15, 2019 - The UK government recently suspended its popular Tier 1 Investor visa program, only to revoke the suspension days later. The turnaround raises concerns about how the UK permanent residence by investment program is being operated.

June 21, 2019 - Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory located in the Eastern Caribbean, has introduced two residence based investment streams.

May 30, 2018 - Read our comparisons about two of the world's most popular residence-by-investment immigration programs including the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program and the U.S. EB-5.

Turks and Caicos Islands offer an investment immigration program under which individuals investing at least $1.5 million in real estate in the country offering permanent residence without physical presence.

February 1, 2018 - Brexit and a general decline in living standards have contributed to a steady rise in demand for second passports among British citizens.

March 11, 2020 - The St. Lucia Citizenship by Investment Program enjoyed a good year in 2019 after becoming the latest to enter the highly-competitive market in the Caribbean region. The program saw a 12 percent increase in approvals along with a 120 percent jump in total investments in 2018-19 compared to the previous year.

June 19, 2020 -There are risks and pitfalls in operating investment immigration programs and Canada's Start Up Visa program is becoming an international success story.

May 31, 2017 – Quebec immigration authorities have begun accepting new applications under the highly successful Quebec Immigrant Investor Program as of May 29, 2017. The application period will end on February 23, 2018.

The Trudeau government should get on with the task of re-designing the Immigrant Investors Venture Capital Pilot Program (IIVCP) program and establishing a citizenship-through-investment program, for ultra high net worth individuals.

July 25, 2019 - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the final rules modifying the US EB-5 visa program that will come into effect November 21, 2019.

December 1, 2019 - New EB-5 regulations came into force on November 21, 2019, which means all I-526 petitions filed on or after this date must comply with higher investment amounts and other important requirements.

The U.S. EB 1-C visa program targets multinational executives and managers who work outside the U.S. for companies that have a presence inside the U.S. It represents a viable route to U.S. permanent residence (or U.S. green card) without the need for any significant investment.

In the third episode, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by GT colleague and Labor & Employment Shareholder Galit Kierkut to discuss the intersection of employment and immigration law in the employee hiring.

Many business immigrants to Canada own and operate a business in their country of residence. For these immigrants, one of the most significant benefits of moving to Canada, largely overlooked by most consultants, can be the ability to distribute the accumulated profits of their foreign business in a tax-efficient and often tax free manner. Find out how.

Turks and Caicos Islands offer an investment immigration program under which individuals investing at least $1.5 million in real estate in the country offering permanent residence without physical presence.

On January 1, 2016, St Lucia will begin offering citizenship through investment to wealthy investors. It will become the fifth Caribbean country to promote a citizenship by investment program.