News, Comment & Analysis results for Visa

Tax
7 February 2025

UK Competitiveness Faces Twin Threat Of Non-Dom, Visa Changes

Two changes – the end of the UK resident non-domicile system and the end of the old Tier 1...

Statistics
23 December 2024

UAE Tops "Passport Power Rank"

Such rankings of passports by their ability to garner visa-free travel are examples of how...

Statistics
6 December 2024

"Golden Visa" Industry Seen Surging To $100 Billion In 2025 – Report

For all the criticisms and restrictions that are sometimes directed at these schemes, the authors...

Legal
7 October 2024

EU Top Legal Official Says Malta Is Entitled To Its Golden Visa Regime

While not binding legally, the opinion given by the Advocate General in the EU last week threatens...

Statistics
24 July 2024

Singapore Passports Are Number 1 For Visa-Free Travel Status; US Drops

An index looking at the relative visa-free potency of passports puts the Asian city-state of...

Statistics
5 July 2024

Hong Kong Hails New Investor Visa Inflows

Hong Kong has been keen to restore its fortunes as a centre for wealthy individuals and families,...

Compliance
24 June 2024

Caribbean Jurisdiction Tightens Golden Visa Due Diligence

Such measures are signs of how certain jurisdictions operating these programmes have been under...

Compliance
9 April 2024

Spain To Axe "Golden Visa" System – Media

In recent years, the market for so-called "golden visas" has risen, catering for a desire by HNW...

M and A
20 November 2023

Julius Baer To Sell Italian Business

UBS said that all Kairos senior management and co-shareholders will join Anima as part of the...

Offshore
11 October 2023

HNW Visas, Foreign Residency Remain Popular Despite Headwinds, Advisors Say

Although some governments have suspended or closed so-called "golden visas," there remains plenty...

Comment & Analysis results for Visa

Offshore
17 April 2024

How Citizenship/Residency-By Investment Programmes Evolved - And What's Next

A marker for globalisation and the degree of unfettered movement that people enjoy, the market for...

Offshore
12 April 2023

Why Residency/Citizenship-By-Investment Visas Aren't Going Away

This news service speaks to a business that has offices in a number of jurisdictions – including...

Offshore
6 March 2023

The Squeeze On Investment Visas – What Should Happen Now?

With these programmes, the subject of this interview says, the benefit is not just in the initial...

Tax
21 February 2023

Soaring Inheritance Tax Receipts Highlight Need For Reform

Inheritance tax receipts are rising, and this suggests that tax brackets are capturing a wider...

Offshore
29 July 2020

Why UK's "Golden Visa" Regime Shouldn't Be Torn Apart

A recent UK parliamentary report said the country's citizenship/residency-by investment regime must...

Client Affairs
17 March 2020

UK's "Golden Visas" - Reflections On Tribunal Ruling

A recent tribunal case in the UK suggests the authorities are hostile, or at least not very...

Offshore
19 November 2012

INTERVIEW: A Life Aboard Ship As A Way To Solve US Visa Blockages On Start-Ups

The West Coast of the US is renowned for its tech start-ups but even by these standards, the idea...

Surveys
20 December 2011

Taiwan's Rich Prioritize Work And Life Balance - Visa

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