India ranks top among the countries which have used most number of the UK Tier 1 Investors Visas, also known as Golden Visas, since they were introduced in 2008. The latest figures show that 72 Indian millionaires relocated to the United Kingdom, after obtaining golden visas and that they were accompanied by 84 dependents. China, the United… Read More »

With the government of the US cracking down on the short-term work visas that are issued to IT professionals, the number of Indians who are applying for the US Investor Visa scheme (EB-5) has seen a significant increase. This visa programme offers foreign residents the opportunity to become Permanent Residents of the US if they… Read More »

Canada has received just six applications for its pilot immigration program for millionaires, far fewer than for its investor class visa that was scrapped last year amid criticism it was allowing rich Chinese to buy their way into Canada. “I knew it wasn’t going to work. It was poorly designed,” said Richard Kurland, a Vancouver… Read More »

The Australian Government has made regulations which implement: a new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) program; and its proposed changes to the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) Program, from 1 July 2015. The SIV still requires an AUD$5 million investment to be made in Australia, however there have been a number of changes to permitted investments. Premium… Read More »

Sheldon Day spends a lot of his time trying to convince Chinese investors to come to his small town. Increasingly, they just want to know if the place is for real. Day is mayor of Thomasville, a city of 4,000 people in rural Clarke County. It’s just up the road from Pine Hill, where a… Read More »