The Luxury Network International Magazine Issue 08
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CALCULATING THE ROI ON YOUR<br />
SECOND CITIZENSHIP INVESTMENT<br />
econd citienship has merits, but<br />
maybe you’re not sure how it stacks<br />
up against other investments.<br />
itienship - by - investment programmes<br />
don’t mean a leap of faith <br />
you can weigh their worth just as you<br />
would any other investment.<br />
Let’s look at the six key areas where you<br />
can find real on second citienship.<br />
1. Global mobility: lobal mobility is one<br />
of the advantages of second citienship<br />
you’ll hear most. ut what about the<br />
business perspective hat does global<br />
mobility really mean in terms of <br />
e live in a global world the agility to<br />
move uickly is fundamental to unlocking<br />
new markets and capitalising on op-<br />
portunities, and plays an important role<br />
in skills development. or smart businesspeople,<br />
international mobility isn’t<br />
optional.<br />
nfortunately, if your current passport<br />
has restrictions then this has obvious<br />
implications in terms of that mobility.<br />
ay you’ve got business in hina. Not<br />
unlikely, given hina’s pre-eminence<br />
as a business destination. s it stands<br />
only countries allow visa-free travel<br />
to hina, meaning the majority of business<br />
travellers are stuck waiting for visa<br />
clearance before travelling. y way of<br />
contrast, renadian citiens can travel<br />
to hina visa-free. f you invest in renadian<br />
second citienship, you could<br />
conclude your meeting before your<br />
competitors are even cleared to y.<br />
That’s just one example of potentially<br />
hundreds, but the point stands: the <br />
of global mobility is less time waiting,<br />
more time seiing time-critical business<br />
opportunities.<br />
2. Trade and investment: lobal mobility<br />
is important to international business,<br />
but global activity has to be considered<br />
too. f you’re willing to wait weeks or<br />
more, most countries will eventually<br />
grant a short-stay visa so you can attend<br />
meetings but what if you want to take<br />
a more active role nvestment in second<br />
citienship can entitle you to trade,<br />
create business and invest freely.<br />
or instance, citiens of urope are able<br />
to trade throughout the lucrative uropean<br />
ingle arket. ccounting for <br />
million consumers and million s,<br />
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