30/10/2020

The Ministry is targeting "those who are going to grow Australian businesses, create Australian jobs and supercharge our economic recovery."

29/10/2020

Now is the time to apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents to Canada. People wishing to sponsor their parents or grandparents for immigration to Canada can begin the process by applying online.

27/10/2020

The Portuguese government’s restrictions on the Golden Visa program in major urban centers such as Porto and Lisbon will be in place by the end of 2020.

26/10/2020

Individuals will no longer be allowed to invest in real estate abroad if a new draft decree issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment is approved. Enterprises founded under the provisions of the Law on Enterprise would be exempt from the ruling.

19/10/2020

Cyprus is suspending the citizenship program after many scandals about the abuse of this immigration system. The suspension of the citizenship program will take effect from November 1, 2020, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said. The Cyprus news agency also officially reported on Tuesday.

12/10/2020

The Australian federal budget for fiscal year 2020-21 has been announced, along with the Australian immigration quota for 2020-2021. The budget will focus on economic recovery after Covid-19. Immigrants are considered to be an important part of this process by bringing high investment value and creating jobs for indigenous people. The total quota for the Australian immigration program was kept at 160,000.

5/10/2020

Just due to "sunset date" - the end of the EB-5 investment program indirectly through the regional center on September 30. On October 1, US President Donald Trump signed to extend the program for another 10 weeks, extending through December 11, 2020. Besides, there are some notable news about the EB-5 program.

14/9/2020

Victoria has just issued an announcement that it will receive back 188 and 132 visa applications from 9:00 am September 8, 2020. The state will stop accepting applications at 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2020.

7/9/2020

Canada is extending travel restrictions on foreign visitors arriving in a month as the coronavirus continues to pose a threat to public safety.

24/8/2020

On the official website, USCIS announced that it has adopted the latest rules for adjusting filing fees and will be applied from October 2, 2020, at the same time the country's fiscal year 2021 begins.

17/8/2020

10/8/2020

SEF announces new online service - Automatic renewal of Portuguese residence permit for foreign active citizens. SEF estimates that approximately 90,000 foreign nationals will be granted a Portuguese residence permit under this new service.

3/8/2020

New South Wales loosens registration tax exemption conditions for first-time home buyers from August 1, 2020

2/7/2020

Canada will close the border for at least another month until July 31 in an effort to curb the Covid-19 epidemic instead of June 30 as originally expected. The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) said that only tourists with essential reasons will be exempted and immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents are allowed to come to Canada.

20/7/2020

Ontario will begin accepting applications for the Employer Job Offer: for foreign workers on July 21.

20/7/2020

The Portuguese Gold Visa program, between the epidemic period and travel restrictions, is about to reach the largest number of application approvals since 2016

13/7/2020

South Australia plans to reopen its business, investment, and skilled migration programs in early August

7/7/2020

Resident Global would like to send you the latest update of the MIIP Individual Investor Program. It is likely that this new MIIP will begin on October 1, 2020 (the day after the current end).

22/6/2020

Since the notice of temporary suspension of guarantee for the 190 visa application from November 26, 2019, Queensland has now stopped accepting the application for skilled migration immigrants (visa 491).

15/6/2020

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made a new announcement that Canada will continue to process temporary resident visa (TRV) applications submitted online as well as electronic travel authorization applications. (eTA) starts on June 9, 2020.

15/6/2020

After a pandemic-driven slump during the first third of 2020, Portugal’s golden visa is back with a vengeance: May approvals alone exceeded those of the preceding four months combined as the program raised a whopping EUR 147 million.

9/6/2020

In a letter circulated to agents of the Malta Individual Investor Programme (MIIP) yesterday, the MIIP Agency states, in effect, that – as the program is fast-approaching its 1,800 application cap – prospective investors must submit their applications prior to October 1st this year in order to be considered under current regulations.

4/6/2020

Quebec is extending a temporary suspension of the immigrant investor program. Accordingly, MIFI will not accept applications for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program until next year.

1/6/2020

Lately, the US Department of Immigration (USCIS) has announced that it will reopen some local offices and refugee offices from June 4, 2020

27/5/2020

After a long closure due to the Covid - 19 pandemic, the Canadian government announced the conduct of business reconstruction across the provinces. This action is seen as a positive signal to help businesses in difficulty throughout Canada have the opportunity to recover

20/5/2020

The expected Canadian immigration program from 2019 to now is the Agri-food AFIP Pilot Agriculture Food Program that has been officially launched to help foreign workers come to work and become permanent residents. The Government of Canada has begun to accept applications to join the program.

18/5/2020

The Government of Malta has officially announced the Individual Investor Program (IIP) will be extended and implemented with the new set of rules after reaching the 1,800 citizenship quota. This means that IIP will continue to be implemented in the future.

2/5/2020

In order to manage increasing program and service delivery costs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is increasing permanent residence fees for most economic immigration programs, except caregivers, as of April 30, 2020.

14/4/2020

The Portuguese nationality law was amended and announced to take effect from the beginning of 2020 allowing every child born in this country to be granted Portuguese citizenship without the need for residence of parents as before. In addition, all residents who maintain a full 5-year stay in Portugal can apply for citizenship, and there is no mandatory Portuguese language requirement as before.

18/11/2019

The Queensland Government has announced that on Thursday November 14, 2019, the province will temporarily close the immigration program in two categories: Business Innovation (Visa 188A - Business Innovation stream) and Investors (Visa 188B - Investor stream). Currently, Queensland has not determined the date of reopening of these two settlements.

1/11/2019

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is the only program in Canada that grants Canadian permanent residency through passive investment.

4/5/2020

Like the status line on Twitter that President Donald Trump posted a few days ago, April 23, 2020, during a meeting with the White House, he officially signed an executive order restricting immigration for 60 days because Covid-19 pandemic.

7/1/2020

Portugal is a country of both Schengen and the European Union. Therefore, Portuguese passports can travel freely Schengen, EU and visa-free countries for this country. Currently, Portuguese passports are ranked 4th in the world and exempted from visas for nearly 180 countries around the world.

18/2/2020

Ontario is Canada's most culturally diverse province and a destination for more than half of the country's immigrant population. With many trade opportunities, Ontario is a democratic society with a foundation built from generations of residents from abroad.

8/10/2019

The US Citizenship test is the last step for investors to become an official U.S citizen. Since 2009, this will be the first time The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made any changes to this test.

28/10/2019

Election results in Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau and the Liberal Party continue to win with 156 out of a total of 339 parliamentary seats.

23/4/2020

With the current COVID-19 epidemic, Caiado Guerreiro Immigration Ministry has introduced new rules in the form of Questions and Answers for Portuguese investors and immigrants. Resident Global cites some content related to Golden Visa investors as follows

26/4/2020

Economic activity slows down, people go out, air quality in Europe and China has improved. From a positive perspective, Covid 19 is like a period of time for the world to "rest" and recover from the severe environmental pollution that the planet is suffering from

9/3/2020

Speaking to the Times of Malta, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship, Alex Muscat, indicated the administration of which he is a part hopes to have the program’s second iteration ready by the time the first reaches its 1,800-application quota, an event he said was only months away.

19/12/2018

The Malta Individual Investor Programme (“The Programme”) is designed to facilitate (after a rigorous due diligence exercise) the grant of Maltese citizenship to foreign High Net Worth Individuals and their families who are of a reputable standing