Launching new businesses is a popular activity here in the UAE. In Dubai alone, the Department of Economic Development (DED) issued a staggering 21,146 new business licences in 2016. Among these new businesses – and the 125,000+ licence renewals issued every year – the most popular...
All that glitters might just be gold. Because as of 2013, Spain introduced their ‘golden visa’ law. Put simply, it means non-EU nationals can obtain European residency in only 2-3 months using a fast track process. What do you get in return? Easy movement within the Schengen...
When setting up in the UAE, entrepreneurs have a number of options. You could choose to set up in one of the many free zones – and take advantage of 0% corporate and personal tax, 100% company ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and profits, no currency...
What’s the best thing about owning your own business? Is it the prestige of being an entrepreneur? The excitement of trying something completely new? Maybe it’s seeing the word ‘CEO’ on your business card? For many, being your own boss is the thing that really matters. According...
Residency and Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes (RIP & CIP) are being offered by an increasing number of countries today. These include the USA, Canada, the UK, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Cyprus and others. These programmes have been attracting bad publicity over the past few years. Criticism centers mainly...
There have been many positive developments and news items concerning Cyprus recently, so I have summarised them below: 1. The redesigned Citizenship-by-Investment Program The Cabinet in Cyprus decided on the 13th of September on a redesign of the Citizenship-by-Investment Programme. The new CIP abolishes the collective investments of €2.5m...
There are many reasons to choose investing in a new passport, or second citizenship, but one you might not have considered – but should, if you’ve got children – is the opportunity to secure a better education. The right education helps your children build their skills,...
"John - tell me about Cyprus, is the program as good as I hear?" Why are so many clients asking me about Cyprus? Possibly because it has a fantastic citizenship by investment program, taking less than 90 days to grant Cypriot citizenship, has some incredible real...
