Our webinar on Citizenship by Investment programs took place on Wednesday, September 20th.

Our panelists were:

– Laszlo Kiss, Managing Director, Discus Holdings Ltd., Malta
– Andres Gutierrez, Business Development Manager, CS Global Partners, UK
– Bruno L’Ecuyer, CEO, Investment Migration Council, Switzerland
– Vasiliki Petrou, Corporate Lawyer, Meridian Trust, Cyprus

Some of the questions discussed included:

1. How does citizenship by investment differ from residence by investment and why is it a booming industry?

2. Who is seeking second citizenship and what are they key motivations?

3. Given that more and more jurisdictions offer citizenship through investment, how should investors decide which jurisdiction suit them?

4. What is required to keep high standards within the CBI industry?

5. How important is due diligence to the CBI industry?

6. How do CBI programs contribute to the countries offering their citizenship? What sort of benefits do countries offering CBI programs receive from these sales?

7. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the Cyprus Citizenship by Investment program? How successful has the Cypriot program been in attracting HNWIs?

8. Is it better to invest in citizenship by purchasing property or investing in a business? Or donating to the government in the case of some Caribbean programs?

9. In terms of tax or wealth management prospects, what are some of the unique opportunities in the Caribbean?

10. How does the economic citizenship industry benefit the applicants?

11. The Caribbean holds 5 out of 12 CBI programmes in the world – why is that and what makes their programmes so popular?

12. Does CBI in the Caribbean imply tax residence in the Caribbean?

Enjoy the recording and get in touch if you have any questions!

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