Immigration upsurge of investment immigrants

Some wealthy people in China are planning to emigrate overseas, so that their children can receive better education and pursue asset security. Many people who invest in immigrant enterprises said that due to poor domestic investment channels, high taxes and fees, and serious social hatred of the rich, investing in emigration is a better choice.

According to the 20 10 Hurun Wealth Report released in early April, there are currently 55,000 billionaires in China. There is no credible data to show how many of these rich people emigrated overseas, but according to the data of Beijing Entry-Exit Intermediaries Association for Private Purposes, in 2009, China once again set off an upsurge of investing and emigrating overseas. In 2009, the number of China applicants for EB-5 visa for American investment and immigration doubled, from 500 in 2008 to 65,438+0,000.

According to the introduction of relevant immigration companies, Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the top five immigrant countries preferred by the rich in China.

Destination, because the immigration policies of these five countries are relatively loose, and there is already a mature Chinese community in the local area, it is easy to integrate into the life of the Chinese community after immigration. In Britain, London is the first choice for wealthy immigrants from China. In Australia, Sydney and Melbourne are the first choices for the wealthy in China.

In addition to these obvious countries, some little-known small countries are also actively selling their immigration qualifications to the domestic rich. Huang Maoru, the richest man in Shenzhen and the chairman of Shenzhen Maoye International, and his wife, who are under investigation in the case of Huang Guangyu, are from Belize, a small Central American country.

Although the requirements of traditional investment immigrants are much lower than those of skilled immigrants, they are still quite complicated, especially the naturalization takes 5- 10 years. At present, four countries can obtain passports and citizenship directly, namely, Austria's US$ 20 million, Cyprus's at least 3 million euros, Saint Kitts and Nevis's US$ 250,000 and Dominica's US$ 200,000. The Federated States of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth country. Passports are visa-free in more than 30 countries around the world, and the price is relatively low. It is the best choice for rapid investment immigrants.

Main influence

The migration of the rich group is actually the loss of domestic high-end talents and the transfer of wealth overseas.

The "mistakes and omissions" in the balance of payments published by SAFE every year are usually regarded as the data of capital inflow or outflow through informal channels. Experts used this as a reference to calculate the data of China's capital flight. However, the influx into China has increased, and this data can no longer reflect the actual situation of capital flight in China. Therefore, it is impossible to measure the amount of capital flight caused by these wealthy immigrants.

But what we know is that more and more social elites are holding green cards, but they still run enterprises or work in China. "They want to use their foreign identity to protect themselves. In foreign countries, you can hardly make money. Even because of the risk of the project, they may not get their investment money back after the investment period. The return on investment is about 15%, which is already profiteering, but it is still low in China. "

"At present, rich people emigrate overseas, so we should reflect. If you want to keep money, keep people first; If you want to keep people, pay attention first. You have to keep your heart before you can keep your wealth. We should further improve the market economy, make access to resources fairer, and continue to retain the entrepreneurial spirit. In fact, many people are contradictory. They know that China is the most developed country in the world at present, but they feel unsafe, so they want to develop upstream of the industrial chain, so they want to invest in the financial industry and energy industry, but these industries are not completely open. Therefore, the most important thing is to continue reforms to make unfairness fairer and insecurity safer. " A scholar said.