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Harvey Law Group In Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Program J Originally from Quebec, Harvey created the firm in 1992. The firm has been involved with High Net Worth individuals since then, making them the oldest Law firm specializing in business & Investment Immigration in the world. Harvey Law Group now have 19 offices around the world but mostly concentrate in Asia. As an International Authorized Marketing Agent that represents Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment program, Harvey explains: “Our Job is to find clients that want to come to Grenada. It's also our job to pre-qualify them too, so we promote Grenada whilst completing our own independent due diligence on clients.” He continues: "Same goes for families, Children need to study overseas in schools and universities abroad so a second nationality helps them a lot.” each other they also each offer a unique quality that fits a special kind of client.” “Grenada is the only country for instance that has a treaty with the USA that offers their citizens an E2 Visa and Grenada is also the only country that offers visa free travel to China, Russia, Brazil and the United Emirates, so this is a huge advantage for choosing a Grenadian second passport as opposed to other Caribbean countries who do not offer these advantages.” “The product of second citizenship is only available in 5 Caribbean countries: Antigua, St Kitts /Nevis, Dominica, St Lucia and Grenada. In Europe there are perhaps 8 countries and worldwide there are a lot of options so a high net worth individual or family has many choices” “Countries like St Kitts and St Lucia have no diplomatic relations with China so if you need access to that country you are not likely to choose a passport that does not give you, your business or your family easy access to that market. Different clients with different needs will choose different options when it comes to second citizenship.” “Whilst each jurisdiction is competing with Harvey is of the opinion that “ Our Job is to find clients that want to come to Grenada. Its also our job to pre qualify them too, so we promote Grenada whilst completing our own independent due diligence on clients. “ Presently we represent Hideaway True Blue & Kawana Bay and both projects are experiencing strong sales Jean Francois Harvey - owner and founder of Harvey Law Group. “ Countries like St Kitts and St Lucia have no diplomatic relations with China so if you need access to that country you are not likely to choose a passport that does not give you, your business or your family easy access to that market “ “ “The problem in Asia is Mobility - Taxes are not a problem as taxes all over Asia are very low, but mobility is a problem. If you have a Vietnamese passport or a Chinese or Thailand passport for instance, you can travel to very few countries without a visa. Business in southeast Asia is booming, they are becoming more and more global everyday and because of that they need to travel more". “ THE ROLE OF AN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AGENT ean Francois Harvey is the managing partner, owner and founder of Harvey Law Group. Citizen Grenada Citizen Grenada 37 37