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How we research, write and check what you read here
Investment migration is a field where inaccurate information is expensive. Programme rules change by decree, thresholds move, and a great deal of what is published online is out of date, incomplete, or written to sell rather than to inform. This page sets out how we work, so that you can judge our material rather than take it on trust.
Primary sources first
Where a rule comes from a law, a decree or an official circular, we cite it by number and date. On our Egypt page, for example, we set out the chain from Law No. 26 of 1975 through Law No. 173 of 2018 and Law No. 190 of 2019 to Prime Minister’s Decree No. 876 of 2023, because the shorthand used on most competitor pages is incomplete. Where a government publishes a figure directly, that is the figure we use.
Named secondary sources where they add something
We use established sector reporting, including the trade press, where it carries detail that official publications do not, such as a route-by-route breakdown of what a decree actually changed. We name the source and its date rather than presenting the work as our own.
A date on everything
Our pages carry the date on which their figures were last checked. If a page says figures were verified in August 2026, that is what it means. A page with no date should be treated with caution, on this site or any other.
How we handle costs
Costs are where most published material in this sector becomes unreliable, usually by quoting a single attractive number that nobody actually pays. We separate the two kinds of cost and treat them differently.
Government costs, stated exactly
Contributions, investment thresholds, state fees and official charges are set by governments and published. We state them precisely, alongside the instrument that set them and the date it took effect.
Professional fees, stated in ranges
Legal, advisory and due diligence costs vary with family size, the route taken and how complex the source of funds evidence is. Publishing one figure would be misleading, so we give honest ranges and quote individually. If you would like a costed breakdown for your own circumstances, please get in touch.
The costs others leave out
We try to state the things that change a decision rather than the things that make a programme look attractive. Where a route carries currency risk, a holding period, or money that does not come back, we say so plainly, including where that makes the programme less appealing.
Authorship, corrections and the limits of what you read here
We would rather be corrected than be wrong. The commitments below are the ones we hold ourselves to.
Who writes and reviews this
Our material is produced by our advisory team and checked by a named member of it. Where a page has been reviewed, the reviewer’s name and the review date appear on that page. Where they do not appear, the page has not yet been through that step.
Corrections
If you find something here that is wrong or out of date, please tell us and we will look at it. Where we are wrong we will amend the page and update its verification date rather than quietly change the text.
Information, not advice
What we publish here is general information about programmes and the rules that govern them. It is not legal, tax or investment advice and it does not take account of your circumstances. Programme rules change, sometimes at short notice and sometimes without warning. Please take advice on your own position before acting.