Global Investor Immigration Council

What Global Investor Immigration Council does

The Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) is a London-headquartered, non-partisan, not-for-profit self-regulatory organization for the investor immigration industry. Founded in 2014 and led by Chairman Mykolas Rambus (also CEO of Wealth-X) with Executive Director Paul Flude, the GIIC positions itself as the global representative body for the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) and residency-by-investment (RBI) sectors, engaging with governments and international bodies such as the OECD on transparency, due diligence, and anti-abuse policy. Its core products are three membership tiers — Corporate (£1,000/yr, with logo rights and up to three staff representatives), Individual (£300/yr), and free Academic — plus best-practice standards, a Code of Conduct (which Academic members are exempt from), and policy submissions such as guidelines to Antigua and Barbuda (2017) and OECD consultation input (2018).

GIIC operates with 1–10 employees from Martin House in the City of London and has no proprietary technology platform — it is structured as a membership association rather than a software or services vendor. Revenue is generated entirely through annual membership subscriptions, with founding-member firms such as Arton Capital, Apex Capital Partners, Wealth-X, CS Global Partners, CAPIC, Confederation Partners, and the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation providing the industry anchor around which the organization is built. Distribution is via direct website enrollment, industry events (notably the Global Citizen Forum), and earned media coverage in outlets including CNN Money, the Financial Times, and International Adviser. The GIIC covers 19 countries across Europe, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, and Oceania, tracking both CBI programs (Antigua & Barbuda, Cyprus, Dominica, Grenada, Malta, St Kitts & Nevis) and a broad set of RBI programs.

Name

Global Investor Immigration Council

Legal name

Global Investor Immigration Council

Website

https://giic.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) is a London-based non-profit, self-regulatory industry association that represents the global citizenship-by-investment and residency-by-investment sectors. Founded in 2014, it serves immigration consultants, advisory firms, and academic institutions through a tiered annual membership program and policy engagement with governments and the OECD.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association / Industry Membership Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Visa, Immigration Liaison & Travel Document Policy (Foreign Affairs) (BPAIAIAL)

Keywords

• Investor immigration advisory
• Citizenship by investment
• Residency by investment
• Industry self-regulation
• Global citizenship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership: Corporate Membership allows companies to become Registrant Members of the GIIC and include the GIIC Registrant Member logo on websites and marketing materials. Three members of staff are permitted to act as company representatives and can describe themselves as GIIC Registrant Members. Additional staff may also join at a fee of £300 per individual. This option is most suited to companies that primarily advise or provide financial and legal services related to investor immigration.
2. Individual Membership: Individual Membership allows an individual to become a GIIC Registrant Member and describe themselves as such in their biography, profile or resume. This option is most suited to self-employed practitioners or advisors, or individuals providing investor immigration services within diverse firms.
3. Academic Membership: Academic Membership is available to individuals, institutions or academic bodies focusing on research and analysis related to investor immigration and global citizenship. Academic Members are exempt from agreeing to the GIIC's Code of Conduct but are highly recommended to read and understand it.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC) operates as a non-partisan, not-for-profit membership association and self-regulatory body for the investor immigration industry. It sells annual membership subscriptions to immigration consultants, lawyers, financial advisors, and academic researchers, and provides industry advocacy, best-practice development, and policy input to governments and bodies such as the OECD.

Product overview

The Global Investor Immigration Council is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that serves as a self-regulatory body and industry representative for the investor immigration sector. Rather than a commercial product company, GIIC provides membership services, industry advocacy, and standards development. The primary offering is the GIIC Membership Program, which provides corporate, individual, and academic membership tiers that grant registrants the ability to describe themselves as GIIC Registrant Members and use associated branding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GIIC Membership Program Annual membership program offered by the Global Investor Immigration Council with three tiers: Corporate Membership (£1,000/year) allowing companies to become Registrant Members with logo usage rights and up to three staff representatives; Individual Membership (£300/year) for self-employed practitioners to describe themselves as GIIC Registrant Members; and free Academic Membership for individuals and institutions conducting research on investor immigration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Submitted guidelines to Antigua and Barbuda government for diplomatic representation policy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wealth-XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWealth-X, led by CEO Mykolas Rambus, accepted the founding chair position for the Global Residence and Citizenship Council (GRCC) in October 2014. The non-partisan, not-for-profit body addresses opportunities and challenges of the movement of global citizens. Wealth-X is the world's leading ultra high net worth intelligence and prospecting firm.
• Arton CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArton Capital, led by CEO Armand Arton, was one of the founding members and the brainchild behind the GRCC. Arton Capital is a global financial advisory firm specializing in investor programs for residence and citizenship, and curates the Global Citizen Forum.
• Apex Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuri Katz of Apex Capital Partners is a founding member of the GIIC. Apex Capital Partners is involved in the investment migration industry.
• Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation (CGDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGDC is a founding member of the GRCC, contributing to the establishment of the industry association addressing global citizenship and migration trends.
• Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPIC is a founding member of the GRCC, representing professional immigration consultants in Canada.
• CS Global PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCS Global Partners is a founding member of the GRCC, contributing to industry self-regulation and best practices development.
• Confederation PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfederation Partners is a founding member of the GRCC, participating in the establishment of industry standards for investor immigration.
• Sam BayatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSam Bayat is a GIIC founding member who attended the 3rd Annual Investment Immigration Summit Hong Kong 2015 along with members of the Apex Capital team.
• Nuri KatzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuri Katz is a GIIC founding member and representative of Apex Capital Partners who attended the 3rd Annual Investment Immigration Summit Hong Kong 2015.
• London South Bank UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GIIC collaborated with Professor Craig Barker, Dean of the School of International Law and Social Sciences at London South Bank University, on proposals for improved due diligence, stricter appointment procedures, and tighter controls for Antigua and Barbuda's citizenship by investment program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Henley & Partners: Henley & Partners is the largest global advisory firm specializing in residence and citizenship by investment, actively shaping government CBI/RBI policy. It is the dominant commercial incumbent in GIIC's industry and a frequent counterpart to GIIC in policy consultations.

Others

• CS Global Partners: CS Global Partners is a government advisory and marketing firm for citizenship-by-investment programs and a GIIC founding member. It is a thematic partner that helps sovereign clients design and promote CBI programs — adjacent rather than competitive to GIIC's association role.
• Migration Policy Institute (MPI): MPI is an independent, nonpartisan think tank that analyzes international migration policy and engages governments on reform. It is an adjacent policy-influencing organization operating in the same regulatory conversation GIIC seeks to shape.
• Arton Capital: Arton Capital is a global financial advisory firm focused on investor immigration programs and the founder of the Global Citizen Forum. It is both a GIIC founding member and a key industry participant, making it a thematically adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a competing association.
• Apex Capital Partners: Apex Capital Partners is an investment migration advisory firm led by founding GIIC member Nuri Katz. It is a commercial industry participant and GIIC founding partner rather than a competing association.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA): AILA is the national bar association for U.S. immigration lawyers, with a similar membership, advocacy, and self-regulatory role — though focused on broader U.S. immigration rather than investor migration specifically. It illustrates the standard organizational model GIIC emulates at a smaller, more specialized scale.
• Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC): CAPIC is a professional association representing licensed Canadian immigration consultants and is itself a GIIC founding member. It is a structurally comparable professional membership organization serving a national immigration practitioner constituency.

Direct peers

• Investment Migration Council (IMC): IMC is a Geneva-based, non-profit self-regulatory body for the investment migration industry that sets professional and ethical standards for its members. It is the most directly comparable organization to GIIC, both being membership associations serving citizenship-by-investment and residency-by-investment practitioners.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/GIICouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-investor-immigration-council

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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