APEX IN THE PRESS
Apex Capital Partners in the press
Mr. Nuri Katz, founder of Apex Capital Partners Corp., is frequently quoted in international media, including CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, Forbes, The New York Times and others. In fact, Mr. Katz is an acknowledged global leader in the investor immigration and residency planning industry. Note that APEX is one of the most-licensed firm specializing in advising international individuals and governments on citizenship by investment (CIP).
Aside from representing clients in citizenship matters, Mr. Katz over more than three decades, has been retained by numerous countries ranging from Canada to Antigua and Barbuda to provide advice on creating and improving Citizenship, Immigration, and Tax residency laws.
Another spokesperson of APEX is Armand Tannous, the North and Latin American Vice President for Apex Capital Partners.
Read recent articles on citizenship by investment topics and trends below.
Bloomberg
May 2023
Europe’s ‘Golden Visa’ Programs Are Dying Out as Housing Costs Rise
People who work with the programs say any backlash will be temporary. Countries around the world have long seen the benefit of attracting skilled, wealthy immigrants willing to fund new businesses, says Nuri Katz, founder of citizenship-by-investment-services firm Apex Capital Partners. “This is unlikely to change,” he says. “While they may be reformed, they will not be terminated.”
INEWS CO UK
May 2023
Spain could change ‘golden visa’ scheme, as wealth manager says residency for expats may get more expensive
Nuri Katz, founder of Apex Capital Partners, which advises on investment consulting and wealth management for high-net worth clientele, branded the Spanish move “populist”. “European politicians like to popularize the idea that rich foreigners are coming over and putting our country at risk and making our prices go up. They don’t like it when rich people can afford nice clothes or cars and they cannot,” he told i. “In Greece they increased the price so richer people could get visas and I think Spain will do the same. This is a simple way to increase investment.”
Maison Global
April 2023
Portugal Will Weather the End of Its Golden Visa Program Just Fine
It’s also not the first time the program has been altered—about two years ago, Portuguese authorities banned real estate investment in its two biggest cities, Lisbon and Porto, as well as in the popular Algarve region, according to Nuri Katz, founder and president of Apex Capital Partners.
Uglobal
March 2023
Migration trends shifting for millionaires to and from United States
According to Nuri Katz, more and more high-net-worth-individuals are increasingly seeking global mobility options and are looking into alternative citizenship as a hedge or insurance policy. He says many HNWIs understand that the U.S. is going through political and economic turmoil and are unsure what kind of upheaval it could lead to.
“These individuals want to know they will be able to leave the country and will be assured that they will actually have a place to go where they are welcomed as citizens,” Katz said. “The wealthy are concerned that their assets can be attacked by either the government with higher taxation or by civil unrest and they want to make sure they have an alternative where they can go in case, they actually need to leave the country to protect themselves.”
WealthBriefing
March 2023
The Squeeze on Investment Visas – what should happen now?
Most countries need foreign direct investment and programs allowing investors to live in the country they invest in, will continue forever. The programs may be reformed, maybe by trying to eliminate the stigma of the words “golden visa” that makes it sound as though these visas are somehow made of real gold and only available to the uber-rich, which is simply not the case.
Reuters
March 2023
Rush for golden visas after Portugal’s decision to end much-criticized scheme
“As soon as you put a deadline on something, it gets people rushing. There’s absolutely nothing as good as a deadline in this business” Nuri Katz told Reuters. In January, 93 golden visas were issued, a 45% drop compared to December, but the number went up again in February, when 130 were handed out, mainly to Chinese, U.S. and Turkish investors, according to border agency data.
UGLOBAL
March 2023
Rush for golden visas after Portugal’s decision to end much-criticized scheme
“As soon as you put a deadline on something, it gets people rushing. There’s absolutely nothing as good as a deadline in this business” Nuri Katz told Reuters. In January, 93 golden visas were issued, a 45% drop compared to December, but the number went up again in February, when 130 were handed out, mainly to Chinese, U.S. and Turkish investors, according to border agency data.
Bloomberg
February 2023
It’s Getting Harder to Obtain a ‘Golden Visa’ in Europe
Nuri Katz, founder of citizenship-by-investment services firm Apex Capital Partners, says that even though countries may be announcing cuts to programs, it is likely they will come back in some way, shape or form. What is more, they have spread around the globe, from Australia to the Caribbean. While a backlash similar to that in Europe has mounted in Australia, other countries have no plans to change their policies. “These programs have opened and closed in many different countries for a very very long time,” he said. “My guess is in Portugal they’ll reform the program, not close it permanently.”
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Egyptian citizenship for the purchase of premium real estate, El Gouna
On September 14, 2023, the Council of Ministers of Egypt approved a draft decision introducing changes to the Law on Granting Egyptian Citizenship to foreigners. Including a clause that removes restrictions on selecting real estate for citizenship applications. Now you can choose projects from any developer, with one exception – the location should not be on Sinai Peninsula. Thus, buying any real estate in the El Gouna will allow you to apply for Egyptian citizenship by investments.
Grenada Citizenship: mandatory interview of applicants in 2023
Due to the new requirements of the passport program from August 2023, applicants for Grenada Citizenship by Investment must undergo an interview. This is a remote procedure organized by the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). So, the procedure was technically launched on September 4, 2023.
Residence permit in Europe. Hungarian residence permit type “Other purposes”
At the moment, there is no official program in Hungary, thanks to which investors can obtain a residence permit in Hungary for the purchase of real estate. However, owning real estate in Hungary may be the basis for obtaining a residence permit. Practically this option is subject to the conditions for applying a residence permit type “Other Purposes”.
