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Christian Henrik Nesheim

IMI's podcasts include the Mobility Standard, where we interview investment migration industry figures, as well as news summaries and articles from imidaily.com.

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Tuesday · 11 min
4 Places to Bank Where the Gov’t Won’t Freeze Assets
In 2022, Canadian banks froze 206 bank accounts on the grounds they participated in an illegal protest, and no judge signed off on the procedure. Asset freezes like this are spreading across Western banking, yet only a handful of jurisdictions add a judicial process for proper due process. One of them comes with a fresh warning, and the biggest exposure of all reaches beyond your bank entirely. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
September 22 · 17 min
17 Countries with Exit Taxes in 2026 (Up to 42%)
17 countries now tax your unrealized gains up to 42% the moment your tax residency ends, and Belgium joined the list in 2026. This IMI guide covers what each country charges, the thresholds and deferral rules, the golden visa programs that put you inside an exit tax, and the sequencing moves that shrink the bill before you go. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
September 16 · 10 min
4 Ways a Second Passport Can Work Against You
A second passport usually adds travel freedom. But at some borders it does the opposite. Which rule you meet depends on which nationality you hold and which document you carry. IMI covers the restrictions that a passport swap cannot fix. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
September 10 · 10 min
Spain Killed Its Golden Visa: What Investors Do Now
Spain issued 14,576 golden visas and received millions in foreign direct investment. Then, they shut the program down for good in 2025. Krista Victorio of Orience explains the two residency paths that survived and where capital previously destined for Spain is now going. This is a sponsored post by IMI Official Partner Orience. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 31 · 14 min
The Only 10 Ways to Get a New Citizenship in 2026
Every second citizenship on Earth arrives through one of 10 legal paths, and 4 of them are narrowing. In this video, IMI covers all 10, which six were decided at your birth, and why the only path that costs money is the only one expanding. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 28 · 16 min
22 Nations Where Prolonged Absence Ends Citizenship
Living abroad long enough can end your citizenship in 22 countries, and 9 of them cancel it automatically without notice. IMI covers how each rule works, the deadlines to put in your calendar, and the impact on several popular CBI programs. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 20 · 13 min
20 Nationality-Based Fast-Tracks to 2nd Citizenship
The right first passport can cut naturalization timelines from ten years to two, or even one, in 20 nations across Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. IMI maps every preferred-nationality fast track in force in 2026, plus the fine print that shuts out some citizenship by investment passports. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 7 · 13 min
11 Things No One Tells You About Having 2+ Passports
Each new citizenship in your portfolio comes with legal fine print that activates on its own: Expiry at 22, automatic cancellation, lifetime tax, or revocation years after approval. IMI covers the 11 rules of citizenship most people discover after the deadline to act has already passed. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 5 · 8 min
Iran War Fallout—The Gulf’s Plans to Attract Capital
Gulf venture funding fell 22% in the first half of 2026, yet the region's founders and business owners refuse to leave. Why? In this video, you'll learn about the billions in state capital anchoring them in place and the second-passport surge, up to 4x in one country, that reveals how the Gulf's wealthy are repositioning. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
August 3 · 14 min
The 4 Deadlines Every Multi-Passport Parent Misses
The citizenships to which your child was born with rights has constraints. The 10 countries mentioned in this video require something of the parents and/or children in order to maintain their rights and continue holding the passport or get one in the first place. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 31 · 15 min
6 Ways a Government Can Stop You from Leaving
These six legal tools allow the state to stop you, your money, or both from crossing its borders. IMI covers all six, plus the one variable they all depend on and the one thing a second passport cannot fix. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 30 · 12 min
Inside Russian Plot to Cancel 10,593 Citizens Abroad
Russia's parliament has approved 14 restrictions on convicted citizens abroad, covering frozen funds, annulled e-signatures, and passports that cannot be renewed. IMI covers what this means for Russians overseas and why this design could travel well beyond one country. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 29 · 14 min
7 Golden Visa Property Markets, Ranked Worst to Best
IMI's Global Property Scoreboard scores 146 cities on their investment merits alone, and 7 golden visa favorites land in an order that inverts the marketing. Why? Greece Golden Visa-eligible Athens and Lisbon (which no longer has a Portugal Golden Visa-eligible real estate investment option) post the worst property fundamentals of the group. Read the full analysis of Kenya's forthcoming program here and Ethiopia's golden visa here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 27 · 10 min
2 New African Golden Visas: Bold Bets or Blunders?
Ethiopia will demand $10 million for its new 10-year golden visa while Kenya revives a residency by investment plan with no price tag at all. IMI covers both programs, how they stack up against similar programs worldwide, and the catch that could sink both. Read the full analysis of Kenya's forthcoming program here and Ethiopia's golden visa here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 24 · 8 min
Passport Rankings Lie: This Beats Visa-Free Travel
Most passport rankings measure visa-free travel, but they say nothing about a far more valuable metric: Where your passport gives you the legal right to settle, work, and stay. In this video, we break down the difference between visa-free access and residency rights and the settlement blocs that let one passport unlock as many as 30 countries. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 23 · 11 min
7 Ways Your Only Passport Can Fail You in 2026
Your passport can be revoked, frozen at the border, or downgraded overnight, and holding only one stacks risk in a single place. Learn the seven ways a single citizenship can fail you in 2026. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 21 · 9 min
Detained or Trapped Abroad? These 27 Passports Help
Passport rankings measure visa-free travel, not who comes for you when you're detained, hospitalized, or trapped in a collapsing country. Learn which citizenships pull the most weight in a crisis, why one draws on 27 consular missions at once, and an oft-forgotten condition that leaves even the strongest passport powerless in times of need. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 20 · 13 min
0% Tax in 6 Countries: How to Get Gulf Golden Visas
Every Gulf state operates a golden visa program, and the entry price ranges from $200,000 in one country to $16.3 million in another. Learn about all six GCC investor residency programs on cost, permanence, and presence requirements. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 17 · 12 min
6 Citizenship Levers for Your Kids Before They’re 18
Building a global citizen family? The levers that decide your child's citizenship mostly close forever at 18. In this video, you'll learn all six ways your baby can become a passport collector, plus the obligations most marketing never mentions. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.
July 16 · 14 min
How to Renounce Your Citizenship (5 Breakup Paths)
Few governments let you simply hand back your passport if you want to renounce your citizenship. In fact, one country will tax every asset you own on the way out. In this video, you'll learn the five ways nations handle renunciation. Read the full analysis here. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor community as an IMI Sovereign. Use code SOV10 for 10% off your first month.

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