IMI Podcasts
IMI's podcasts include the Mobility Standard, where we interview investment migration industry figures, as well as news summaries and articles from imidaily.com.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 632
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The 4 Citizenship by Investment Programs We Never Talk About (And Why We Don't)
16 countries have formal citizenship by investment programs, but hardly a dozen get any attention. Here's why we never hear about the other four.
"Over 100 Inquiries on 1st Day" of New Hong Kong CIES Golden Visa
The government has also issued detailed stipulations for how investors must allocate the HKD 30 million.
At Least 6 Million People Worldwide Have a Claim to Portuguese Citizenship Through Grandparents
Ana Sofia Lamares explains how millions of people worldwide can proceed to claim Portuguese citizenship through their grandparents
Why Human Source Intel is Indispensable for CIU Due Diligence
Third-party databases are critical to the due diligence process but have limitations only human sources can help CIUs overcome, writes Fabienne de Blois.
This Week in IMI - Feb 29: Portugal Speeds Up Path to Citizenship, Launch of IMI Citizenship Catalog, Greek Golden Visa to Have 3 Price Levels,++
Our summary of the news this week.
Whichever Way SCOTUS Rules in Moore Case, The Result Will Be More US Citizenship Renunciations
If the court says taxing unrealized capital gains is constitutional, more Americans will give up their citizenship. Ditto if it goes the other way, says David Lesperance.
NEW: The I.M.I. Citizenship Catalog - Every Path to Citizenship in Every Country
The ultimate one-stop tool for finding every path to citizenship in every country. Sort and search 843 different ways to get citizenship.
Green Light From Constitutional Court: Portugal Naturalization Clock to Start From Date of Residency Application
But golden visa experts question what "date of application" means in practice and whether the law will help those who have already started the process.
Greek Golden Visa to Have 3 Price Zones for Real Estate
The news is likely to vex golden visa developers who had pivoted to neighborhoods near - but not within - Athens, like Piraeus.
Panama Independent Means Visa Approvals at All-Time High, Investor Visa Interest Stable
Panama's retirement visas have never been this popular, while demand for the investment-based FNV remains stable despite the higher price.
Greece Plans Golden Visa Price-Hike, Industry Reacts to EU's Demand for Higher Caribbean CBI Prices, ++
Our summary of the news this week
#31: Portugal's HQA Visa - "Presence-Free" Path to Citizenship in Portugal for €175,000?
- How the big entrepreneurship-based programs (Canada SUV, EB-2 NIW, and HQA) compare to each other in terms of how much hands-on involvement is required from the applicant;
- Why entrepreneurship-based p…
Australia Kills Its Investor Visas, Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: This Week in IMI
Our summary of the news this week.
Saudi PR Program, Portugal Shortens Path to Citizenship, Analysis of Supranational Settlement Blocs: This Week in IMI
Our summary of the news this week.
Greek Golden Visa World's Most Popular in 2023, IMI Connect Cairo, Dominica Agent Fees Up 500%: This Week in Investment Migration
Our summary of the news this week.
CBI Agent Charged With Double Murder, Hungary Golden Visa to Open Early, El Salvador's "Out of Touch" $1m CIP: This Week in IMI - Dec 15
A Grenada government minister this week surprised the CBI market when he announced that the country's citizenship by investment program had reopened its doors to all nationalities, including Russians…
This Week in IMI - Dec 7: Turkey CBI Real Estate at $600k? Advisors Concerned About Portugal Hospitality Funds, ++
Our summary of the news this week.
#30: "I Want to Help People Realize They Have So Many Choices": Henry Fan on The Mobility Standard
Our guest on this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast was Henry Fan, CEO and Co-Founder of the world's biggest investment migration company, Globevisa.
In this episode, we talked about:
- How Henry…
This Week in IMI - Nov 25: Brazen "Mexico CBI" Scams, Hungary's New Golden Visa, Movie Producer Takes St Kitts to US Court
Our summary of the news this week
#29: "It's Always Easier to Blame the Foreigners for Your Problems" - Nuri Katz
Our guest in this episode of the Mobility Standard podcast is Nuri Katz of Apex Capital Partners. We spoke to him about:
- Where the EU’s paranoia around CBI programs comes from;
- Why certain industry par…