Event Four:
WorldWay Group and Paphos City Council jointly held the first "EU Citizen Month" event in Beijing and Shanghai
Selection Reason:
On October 18 and 19, 2014, WorldWay Group, in collaboration with the Paphos City Council of Cyprus, successfully held the "Paphos Night" event in Beijing and Shanghai. This was the first immigration-themed event named after a European city held on Chinese soil. During this event, WorldWay Group and the Paphos City Council jointly announced the launch of the "EU Citizen Month" campaign. Mr. Lazaros Omirou, a Paphos city councilor and chairman of the External Relations Committee, represented the Paphos government and awarded WorldWay the "Valuable Strategic Partner of Paphos" medal, further highlighting WorldWay's leading position in Cyprus's investment immigration field, attracting joint attention from the immigration community in China and Europe.
The Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program is praised as an EU fast passport project, allowing investors to obtain a Cypriot passport, which is also an EU passport, within a few months by purchasing real estate worth 2.5 million euros. An EU passport is one of the most desirable passports globally, enabling holders to reside freely in 28 EU countries and enjoy the same rights as citizens of EU countries such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
As a leading agency in European investment immigration, WorldWay Group took the initiative to promote the Cyprus Citizenship Program nationwide. To assist domestic investors in obtaining Cyprus EU status more quickly and smoothly, WorldWay Group played a proactive role and served as an important bridge to promote economic and cultural exchanges between China and Cyprus. This effort received high praise and recognition from Mr. Demetris Christofias, the then President of the EU, and Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the current President of Cyprus. The President of Cyprus stated that the Cyprus government would fully support WorldWay's promotion of the EU fast passport project in China and the establishment of a customer service center for Chinese investors in Cyprus, creating necessary favorable conditions for this.
Event Five:
WorldWay's customer service in Portugal fully upgraded, setting a new benchmark in the industry with 30 free settling-in services
Selection Reason:
Since the implementation of the Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program in October 2012, WorldWay has responded rapidly. The group management visited Portugal for a comprehensive project inspection and was the first to establish a subsidiary in Portugal. In June 2014, WorldWay's Portugal Customer Service Center moved to a spacious 400-square-meter office in the bustling Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon, marking a complete upgrade of WorldWay's customer service for European immigration, which reflects a strategic choice made wholeheartedly from the perspective of customer service.
WorldWay's achievements have received high recognition from the Portuguese government. Mr. Jorge Portugal, an economic advisor to the President of Portugal and an old friend of WorldWay, specially visited the WorldWay Portugal subsidiary to congratulate the relocation and upgrade of the Customer Service Center. He also met again with Dr. Winner Xing, the president of WorldWay Group, expressing full support and facilitation for WorldWay Group's customer service work in Portugal, and both sides engaged in constructive discussions on further promoting the Portugal Golden Residence Program in China. This visit marks the second time WorldWay has been received by high-ranking officials of the Portuguese government since its meeting with President Cavaco Silva in 2013, demonstrating WorldWay Group's market leadership in the property immigration field in Portugal.
In recent years, the quality of European property developers and real estate agencies has varied, with illegal intermediaries often misleading investors through information asymmetry and price fraud, especially neglecting the follow-up demands of investors in property immigration after the investment, ultimately causing irreversible losses and numerous troubles for investors.
The process of property immigration is relatively simple, but the key lies in how investors can receive comprehensive follow-up services after investment immigration. As a leading agency in European investment immigration, the Portugal subsidiary of WorldWay Group is registered in Portugal and has the legal qualifications to specifically serve Chinese investors by providing timely and efficient one-stop services such as inspections, property purchases, banking matters, legal consultations, immigration procedures, and property management, ensuring that investors can enjoy high-quality and high-welfare immigration life in EU countries without worries after obtaining their European immigration status. WorldWay is setting a new standard for investment immigration services in Europe.
Event Six:
The President of Cyprus meets with the President of WorldWay Group
Selection Reason:
On April 24, 2014, Dr. Winner Xing, president of WorldWay Group, was received by Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the current President of Cyprus, at the Presidential Palace of Cyprus, where they discussed the promotion of the "Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program" in China. This was the second meeting between the president of WorldWay Group and the President of Cyprus since the meeting with then President and President of the EU, Mr. Demetris Christofias, on August 11, 2012. This signifies the highest honor that a Chinese immigration agency can receive from a European government. The President highly affirmed WorldWay Group's efforts to promote the Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program in China, contributing positively to helping Chinese investors invest in Cyprus, and praised the important bridging role WorldWay Group plays in promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and Cyprus. He stated that the Cyprus government would fully support WorldWay's work and create necessary favorable conditions for it.
On March 18, 2014, Cyprus officially lowered the threshold for the investment citizenship, called the "Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Program." This is the first regulation in EU history allowing approval for a family’s EU passport by investing in real estate worth 2.5 million euros, making it the only EU country to implement an all-property investment citizenship policy. Holders of EU passports can reside freely in the 28 EU countries for living, working, studying, etc., enjoying the same rights as local citizens. The implementation of this policy has attracted global investors from non-EU countries.
