The US immigrant investor programme, or EB-5, which was created to stimulate the American economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors, is becoming increasingly popular with high net worth Indians who want to move to America. The programme requires applicants to invest $1 million in new commercial enterprises in the US that… Read More »

BRITAIN is open for business, with record numbers of foreign born entrepreneurs flocking to the UK to set up new companies, according to consultancy firm Procorre. The new report, published today, identified India as the biggest source of UK-bound talent, with over 16,000 directors of British companies originating from the emerging superpower. The subcontinent was… Read More »

Immigration options for businesses Currently, foreign professionals looking to work in the U.S. have three visa options. The most common is the H-1B visa for which an employee must have at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent to qualify. U.S. businesses use the H-1B visa program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations such… Read More »

Several golden visa schemes have been launched by European countries in recent years. All have differing levels of investment in real estate to qualify but more importantly the residency and citizenship benefits of the various programmes can vary greatly.The essential ingredient of each programme is the granting of a residency visa subject to a certain… Read More »

NEW YORK CITY—In the latest indicator of the strength of the global property market, Mainland China attracted the most applicants to the federal EB-5 program during the last year as the number of millionaire households in China soared, according to a new white paper by Savills Studley which examines the impact on commercial real estate… Read More »

Stuck in the mud of a persistent and widespread economic downturn, Europe has been struggling to come up with inventive ways to kick start new businesses. Holland, meanwhile, has been the latest to promote one of the smartest tactics yet: the start-up visa. Since January, the country has been inviting foreign entrepreneurs to apply for temporary national residence in exchange… Read More »