Residence/Citizenship by investment update
As part of its efforts to maintain the integrity of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the OECD has been working closely with Panama over the last weeks to ensure that any risks created by its Residence by Investment (RBI) programmes are effectively addressed. As a result of that work, the OECD announces in a press release published on its website, that they are pleased to provide further clarity in relation ...
Jurisdictions take action to address the potential misuse of RBI/CBI schemes for CRS-circumvention purposes
On Tuesday, 16 October 2018, the OECD issued guidance for financial institutions on how to conduct enhanced due diligence procedures under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in order to ensure that certain residence and citizenship by investment (RBI/CBI) schemes do not get misused by account holders for the purpose of circumventing the CRS. The schemes included in the guidance are those that pose a high risk for being misused because ...
OECD clamps down on CRS avoidance through residence and citizenship by investment schemes
Residence and citizenship by investment (CBI/RBI) schemes, often referred to as golden passports or visas, can create the potential for misuse as tools to hide assets held abroad from reporting under the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the OECD expresses in the press coverage dated 16 October 2018 following the publication of the results of its analysis of over 100 CBI/RBI schemes offered by CRS-committed jurisdictions. From the press coverage: In particular, Identity ...
Public comments received on misuse of residence by investment schemes to circumvent the Common Reporting Standard
On 19 February 2018, interested parties were invited to provide comments on a consultation document on misuse of residence by investment schemes to circumvent the Common Reporting Standard. The consultation document assessed how these schemes are used in an attempt to circumvent the CRS; identified the types of schemes that present a high risk of abuse; reminded stakeholders of the importance of correctly applying relevant CRS due diligence procedures in ...
OECD releases consultation document on misuse of residence by investment schemes to circumvent the Common Reporting Standard
The OECD is releasing a consultation document on misuse of residence by investment schemes, to circumvent the Common Reporting Standard, according to an announcement dated 19 February 2018 on the website of the OECD. In said announcement, the OECD informs as follows. More and more jurisdictions are offering "residence by investment" (RBI) or "citizenship by investment" (CBI) schemes, which allow foreign individuals to obtain citizenship or temporary or permanent residence ...