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Turn your American dream into a plan. It’s easier than you think.
The easy path to USA residency
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Want to become a US citizen? Want a US Green Card? Want to live & work in the USA?
You could become a permanent resident, leading to citizenship in just five years. You and you family can obtain US passports and live the American dream.
Join us for an online presentation on one of the most popular investment migration programmes in the world.
Thursday 15th February. 1pm UAE time.
Link to register: Registration – US citizenship presentation
If you read this after the live presentation, get in touch with me for a copy of the recording.
Citizen by investment is a US Government approved investment migration scheme.
While you need to invest a significant sum up front, you could receive all of it back within five years.
With one of our investment schemes, you could even receive all money back in just three and a half years.
The EB5 schemes are not easy to navigate but that is where we come in. Our in-house experts will guide you through the process, liaise with the appropriate government departments, and be with you every step of the way until you receive your new USA passport.
We work with the US Immigration Fund (USIF) which assisted over 5,000 investors in arranging an EB5 visa. You need to work with an approved company to obtain these valuable visas.
New Year, new financial you? 10 tips for getting on track in 2024
Whether or not you make formal resolutions at the start of a year, I am willing to bet that you have certain hopes when it comes to your financial situation.
You may dream of retiring at age 55. Perhaps you want to buy a holiday home or an investment property? Do you want to take a year off to travel the world? Maybe you know you need to put a few things in place to get properly organised?
You need to take action to turn these hopes into reality.
Invariably we could all do a little better and a little focus rarely goes amiss. With that in mind here’s a list of 10 steps you can take to get yourself financially fitter in 2024.
2023 is the year to get serious about your financial goals
It has often been said that “a goal without a plan is just a wish”, meaning that action is required if you want to achieve your goals in life.
We all spend our lives hoping for the best but you need to do something if you are serious about your life goals, specifically your financial life goals. Do you want to retire at age 55? Do you want to buy a holiday home? Do you want spend some years travelling the world? Great ideas but how will you achieve them?
With proper planning you can take action to turn these wishes into reality so read on…
Higher education costs – the facts & how you can plan
The days of most expats having their children’s school fees paid for them are gone and even if you have an education allowance as part of your salary package it will stop on finishing secondary school. If they then want to go on to tertiary education, whether that is university, college, or vocational study someone has to pay and the burden is likely to fall on to parents.
Have you thought about how much may be required, or how to fund the additional study that you children may want, or indeed may need, in order to do what they want in life and be successful?
Statistics show that over their working life someone with a bachelor’s degree in the USA will earn, on average, almost twice as much as workers with a high school diploma. Source: US Census Bureau
Travel & holidays – 20 money-related hints & tips
We’re approaching the hottest time of the year in the UAE, a time when many people think about going on holiday to avoid the heat for a while. The long school summer holiday starts shortly so many families and teachers will travel during this time. With this in mind, I’d like to give you a few hints and tips for saving and safeguarding money when travelling.
2019 – how is it going for you? A survey
We’re nearly half way through the year, (and isn’t it going fast?) so I’d like to take a look at how UAE residents are finding it so far from a personal financial perspective. I would therefore be grateful if you could take just a few minutes to complete this survey.
Survey. 2019: how is it going for you?
The information gathered will be used in a future article on this website and for a show on Capital Radio UAE ( http://www.cruae.ae) on 30th June, as one of my weekly Everything UAE segments which are broadcast every Sunday, just after 6pm.
Your input is very much appreciated. Thank you.
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