THE FAIR FOR GREAT LIVING!!!
The modern world global village has replaced the centric concept of citizenship by birth and moved towards the basis of an individual’s ability to access different parts of the world. The Liberty to travel visa free, security, stability and many other aspects compose the modern understanding of the concept of citizenship.
Residency & Citizenship by investment is used as an insurance by high-net-worth individuals as it helps them acquire second citizenship without physical migration. Most of these programs allow candidates to acquire a second passport without having to dissolve their initial one.
The International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS 2017) aims to bring together delegates of countries offering Residency & Citizenship programs. Countries offering plans at the exhibition in- clude: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Malta, St Kitts and Nevis, Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Portugal, ST. Lucia, Dominica, Antigua & Barboda, Georgia, Grenada and Hungary.
Future of Passports
The ‘Golden Visa’ (Schengen) scheme has experience high demand as many business travelers across the world want visa free travel liberty. This scheme aims to offer immediate Schengen residence to foreign investors. In addition, the ‘Golden Visa’ holders can also visit non-Schengen EU member countries such as Croatia, Romania, Cyprus, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Georgia under visa waiver agreements without the need for separate visa. Seekers of residency via investment are usually looking for diversification of both business and personal affairs through such programs that are the new happening trend of global citizens. Recipients of the ‘Golden Visa’ are seeking increased quality of life, mobility, security, educational options, improved tax and estate planning capabilities. “We all live in a globalised world where technology has enabled us to better connect with people from anywhere. However, our ability to diversify our lives – business or otherwise – can at times be impeded by where we were born. Citizenship by investment enables individuals and their families to overcome those barriers, establishing links and networks to become part of a globalised world.”
Micha Emmett, CEO at CS Global Partners
“The UAE Market is great. This is because, nearly three quarters of the population is comprised of expats. They want to move forward. They want to migrate to a new country. Although they don’t want to migrate now, they are interested to obtain another passport as an alternate citizenship or even buy a residency in a European country to feel secure. So, I think this market is a tremendous one. The region is great. With the stable politics, things are great.” Sam Bayat, Bayat Legal Services.
“It is quiet fascinating to see how this phenomenon has grown and how the attraction and demand for second citizenship has evolved in the past years, either on the clients side but also with the countries offering citizenship/residency options.”
“A second citizenship has became a powerful and useful tool for many different purposes such as freedom of VISA free travel; it also gives security, allows tax planning…etc…and the access to the a second passport or residency for High Net worth Individual is beneficial for the applicants and the country of investment.” “More and more countries have been offering their own citizenship or residency program in the past 5 years, and you can expect to see more government setting up their own citizenship/residency