IMI Podcasts

Chamber proposes SAT$2M threshold tied to creating 15 skilled jobs or 50 total positions depending on sector.

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IMI Pro Mona Shah breaks down why Trump's Gold and Platinum Card proposals are unlikely to succeed, revealing critical intel on upcoming EB-5 program changes that could raise investment thresholds. Do H-1B curtailments signal a major shift in US immigration policy? What does this mean for Chinese and Indian investors facing unprecedented backlogs?

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Henseler says it took 18 months of hard work, market insight, and “a little bit of luck” to bring São Tomé’s CIP to life.

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The new threshold could give Qatar’s program a price edge over regional rivals such as the UAE, albeit with caveats.

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Jeffrey Henseler, Chairman of Passport Legacy and IMI Person of the Year 2025, reveals how he built São Tomé and Príncipe's citizenship by investment program in just 18 months. Discover the untold story of the program's lofty year 1 goals, the strict agent requirements, and what made this launch different from every other CIP in the market.

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Malta revoked Semen Kuksov's citizenship after he was sentenced to five years in UK prison for money laundering.

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Counting begins at residence permit issuance, potentially adding a further 2-3 years to the naturalization timeline.

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Pablo Ostrick from Holborn Pass reveals why Dubai's Golden Visa program is poised for explosive growth as 81,200 millionaires have already made the move to this low-tax haven. Learn about the 10-year residency program's requirements and why professionals expect Dubai to become even more dominant as wealthy individuals seek alternatives to increasingly restrictive policies in Europe and North America.

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Matthew Galati welcomes the proposal but argues it amounts to a concession that DHS overcharged EB‑5 investors for 18 months.

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After the European Commission ruled Malta's Citizenship by Investment program illegal, what's left for investment migration options in the small Mediterranean EU country? Malta-based IMI Pros James Muscat Azzopardi and Ryan Darmanin explain how the newly revealed citizenship by merit constitutional clause works and how investors can get involved.

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