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Montenegro is a non-obvious, but promising choice for an investor who wants to purchase real estate in the Mediterranean. Note that a foreigner can buy real estate in Montenegro without any significant restrictions on ownership and management of property. And utility costs and taxes are significantly lower than in many European countries. Moreover, almost all premium real estate on the Montenegrin market is located overlooking the water and in close proximity to the sea.
The last week of June was spent awaiting announcements from the founding countries of the famous Caribbean Citizenship by Investment programs. This is due to the Memorandum on increasing the cost of participation and tightening conditions for candidates from July 1, 2024. As expected, not all countries will be able to change processing within the stated time frame. In particular, Antigua is postponing the “start” by 30 days – to July 26, 2024. That is, you can still have time to submit an application under the old conditions through a licensed agent — Apex Capital Partners. But Grenada has already approved new rules that will come into force on July 1, 2024, that is, there will be no transition period under this program.
On June 14, 2024, the Parliament of Moldova (a state in Europe that is not part of the EU) voted in the second reading for amendments providing for stricter rules for obtaining citizenship. Now, not all individuals who apply for citizenship of Moldova will receive it. Namely, they will refuse applicants who, during the period of consideration of the application, are serving or are about to serve a criminal sentence, who are in custody by a court verdict, who have an outstanding criminal record, or who are involved in criminal cases.
On June 3, 2024, Portuguese Government announced its new Action Plan for Migration. Including Measure 32, which promises to “create an instrument to channel private capital into social investment in immigrant integration projects.” The new Portuguese government would also apply the Social Impact Bonds model to the area of migration to increase opportunities for integration into the labor market and working conditions. Nevertheless, the Government insists on not referring to the new social investment option as a “Portugal Golden Visa.”
Now, when there are two and a half months left before the price of investments under the “Greece Golden Visa” goes up, the program is at the peak of its popularity. In addition to last minute dates, there are other factors in favor of this decision. So, unlike Spain and Portugal, Greece issues a “Golden Visa” for 5 years at once. The minimum value of real estate under the program under current conditions is €250,000. However, the requirements for the amount depend on the location of the property.
Egypt has one of the newest citizenship investment programs on the market. It was launched during the pandemic, and even went through a number of reforms to improve the conditions. At the moment, "Egyptian Citizenship by investment" is not as well-known as, for example, the CIP programs of the Caribbean countries. That is why the processing speed in Egypt can be much faster, since there is not a large flow of applications at the moment. So, who is this CBI program for?
The New Zealand Active Investor Plus visa is now available for investors to apply for residency in New Zealand (requires minimum investment of NZD 5 million). The main feature of the program is the ability to combine several types of investment opportunities at once. In this way, the applicant can reduce its investment risks. It is noteworthy that the New Zealand program has evolved over the course of its work. Local legislators took into account all previous experience working with investors to make their proposal more competitive in the investment residency market.
In its current form, the US EB-5 (green card for investors) program was restarted after a technical pause in 2022. When the United States Congress finally voted on a bill in March 2022 in favor of this mechanism to attract foreign capital. According to the amendments, the minimum investment amount is $800,000 (USD) for projects in a qualified area with high unemployment or rural areas, or for infrastructure projects. It is precisely in projects with the “Rural” characteristict that we will talk about in more detail.
Many clients of Apex Capital Partners have visited Montenegro over the past years not only to complete the naturalization procedure – APEX is still receiving approvals on applications – but also to view such landmark projects as Porto Montenegro, Lustica Bay, Portonovi, as well as proposals for private real estate on the coast Bay of Kotor. We present two interesting projects in the south and north of Montenegro, which are not known to the general public, but are definitely worth paying attention to.
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CARIBBEAN CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT

Caribbean citizenship by investment is allowed in Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Kitts & Nevis. Acquiring a second passport in Caribbean countries has many benefits.

European citizenship by investment

EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT

European Citizenship by Investment is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. We will answer the questions where can I get second passport EU and what countries would be interesting for EU citizenship through investment?

CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE PROJECTS

The experience of Apex Capital Partners with the real estate market allows us to find reliable developers around the world whose projects allow you to obtain citizenship for real estate.

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