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The production of this book has been made possible by the generous sponsorship of Henley & Partners.

Residence and citizenship planning are terms which were coined by Henley & Partners more than fifteen years ago when, at that time, most international lawyers and wealth planning professionals were not considering the subject to be of much relevance.

Over the years, Henley & Partners has emerged as the only global firm specialized and focused in this particular area of practice. International residence and citizenship planning has itself become a major topic among the increasing number of internationally mobile entrepreneurs as well as many wealthy individuals and families, who are prepared to look at alternative residence and citizenship solutions.

Lawyers such as Christian H. Kälin, who initiated this book, as well as many others, further developed the discipline together with an entire group of specialists who now work together at Henley & Partners. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric G. Major, who formerly built the most important Canadian immigrant investor business at HSBC, is another guiding light in the area of global residence and citizenship planning.

Today, individual clients as well as advisors and law firms worldwide rely on Henley & Partners for specialized advice and assistance in this delicate area where its expertise and experience are second to none.

The firm’s renowned Residence and Citizenship Practice Group has been advising private clients, their close advisors such as lawyers and private bankers, and governments on investor immigration and citizenship solutions. Henley & Partners is in contact with the government authorities of all of the relevant countries and constantly monitors the worldwide situation. The firm also assists in designing, implementing and operating investor immigration programs and gives relevant advice to governments.

Besides advising clients on the possibilities of acquiring resident status, permanent residence and citizenship by investment, members of the Planning Group advise them on the (re-)acquisition of citizenship based on ancestry as well as on residence planning for private clients with a view to tax optimization and/or post-immigration citizenship acquisition.

Residence planning and related tax planning for private clients involves finding solutions for individuals and families who move internationally, own property in different countries and who often have complex international situations and requirements. In this regard, they work closely together with the firm’s Trust and Tax Planning Group, and our combined services cover not only tax, immigration and citizenship law, but also international private law, real estate structuring and more.

For many years, Henley & Partners has organized the Global Residence and Citizenship Conference, which is the most important such event in the world. It is held annually in mid-November in different locations each year. To check for the program of the next conference and to benefit from early registration discounts, please visit www.henleyglobal.com/events

For more information about the firm please visit www.henleyglobal.com