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'''Christian H. Kälin''' (born 1971) is a Swiss lawyer, author and the chairman of [[Henley & Partners]], a firm that specializes in helping clients acquire alternative residence and citizenship.<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite web|date=11 March 2015|title=This Swiss Lawyer Is Helping Governments Get Rich Off Selling Passports|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-11/passport-king-christian-kalin-helps-nations-sell-citizenship|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-15|website=bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref name="spectator.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/revealed-cambridge-analytica-and-the-passport-king/|title=Revealed: Cambridge Analytica and the Passport King - The Spectator|date=31 March 2018|website=spectator.co.uk|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> |
'''Christian H. Kälin''' (born 1971) is a Swiss lawyer, author and the chairman of [[Henley & Partners]], a firm that specializes in helping clients acquire alternative residence and citizenship.<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite web|date=11 March 2015|title=This Swiss Lawyer Is Helping Governments Get Rich Off Selling Passports|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-11/passport-king-christian-kalin-helps-nations-sell-citizenship|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-15|website=bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref name="spectator.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/revealed-cambridge-analytica-and-the-passport-king/|title=Revealed: Cambridge Analytica and the Passport King - The Spectator|date=31 March 2018|website=spectator.co.uk|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> |
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Kälin has written a number of works on the subject of [[citizenship by investment]]. He is the author of the Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook and the co-author of the [[The Quality of Nationality Index|Quality of Nationality Index]]. He also wrote the monograph ''Ius Doni in International Law and EU Law'' |
Kälin has written a number of works on the subject of [[citizenship by investment]]. He is the author of the Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook and the co-author of the [[The Quality of Nationality Index|Quality of Nationality Index]]. He also wrote the monograph ''Ius Doni in International Law and EU Law'' on citizenship by investment. |
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[[Atossa Araxia Abrahamian]] credits him with making citizenship by investment "a legitimate, largely above-board industry."<ref name="newrepublic.com" /> |
[[Atossa Araxia Abrahamian]] credits him with making citizenship by investment "a legitimate, largely above-board industry."<ref name="newrepublic.com" /> |
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Christian Kälin | |
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Born | Christian H. Kälin 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality (legal) | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Zurich |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, author, editor, entrepreneur, humanitarian |
Title | Chairman, Henley & Partners |
Website | chriskalin |
Christian H. Kälin (born 1971) is a Swiss lawyer, author and the chairman of Henley & Partners, a firm that specializes in helping clients acquire alternative residence and citizenship.[1][2]
Kälin has written a number of works on the subject of citizenship by investment. He is the author of the Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook and the co-author of the Quality of Nationality Index. He also wrote the monograph Ius Doni in International Law and EU Law on citizenship by investment.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian credits him with making citizenship by investment "a legitimate, largely above-board industry."[3]
Early life and education
Kälin was born in 1971 in Zurich. In his teenage years, he began collecting immigration and citizenship laws from different countries, writing to embassies to request copies of their legislations and keeping the documents in a big binder. He told writer and journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian of this time in his life: "What always fascinated me was the inclusionary and exclusionary aspect of citizenship [...] I wanted to understand how different countries handled this."[4] Kälin studied in Paris, Auckland and Zurich and earned master's and PhD degrees in law from the University of Zurich.[3] His doctoral thesis was published under the title Ius Doni: The Acquisition of Citizenship by Investment. In the thesis, he wrote in support of citizenship by investment, arguing that it "creates social and economic development opportunities for States."[5] He also coined the term ius doni, referring to people who gain citizenship through investment.[6]
Career
Kälin is the chairman of Henley & Partners.[7]
He pioneered the concept of "citizenship-by-investment", whereby people can acquire citizenship in return for investing in a country of which they are not a national.[8]
In 2006,[9] Kälin published the first edition of the Switzerland Business & Investment Handbook, a comprehensive guide to doing business in Switzerland that is said to be found in every Swiss embassy around the world.[10] In the same year, he started the Henley Passport Index, which ranks countries according to the travel freedom their citizens enjoy due to their passport.[11]
Kälin and Henley & Partners have worked with the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Grenada, Malta, Montenegro, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Thailand.[12] Kälin said that "citizenship is inherently unjust".[12]
In 2007, Kälin worked with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis to reform their Citizenship-by-Investment program and to initiate the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation impacting the economic transition away from the shuttered sugar industry.[8]
Kälin was the lead consultant in the creation and implementation of the Citizenship-by-Investment program of Antigua and Barbuda in 2013. In 2014, Kälin was appointed chairman of Henley & Partners following many years in different senior roles at the firm.[8]
In 2015, the head of an IMF mission to St. Kitts and Nevis said that the citizenship by investment program improved by Kälin led to the country outperforming other Caribbean nations in its recovery from the global financial crisis.[1]
In collaboration with Dimitry Kochenov, Kälin authors The Quality of Nationality Index (QNI), an annual[13] report published since 2015. The index ranks the quality of nationalities based on factors such as GDP, Human Development Index and freedom to travel and settle abroad.[14]
According to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Kälin owns at least five passports personally.[4]: 72 When asked by The Economist in 2017, Kälin declined to reveal how many passports he owns.[15]
Board memberships
Kälin is a member of the Governing Board of the Investment Migration Council in Geneva.[16] He is also the founder and chairman of the Switzerland-based Andan Foundation, which focuses on supporting displaced people.[10][17]
Publications
- Switzerland Business and Investment Handbook (John Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, US, 2006)[18][9]
- Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook[18]
- Kälin – Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index[18]
- International Real Estate Handbook (Christian H. Kälin, Andrew J. Taylor)[19]
- Anti-Money Laundering (Christian H. Kälin, Wouter H. Muller, John G. Goldsworth)[20]
- Global Residence and Citizenship Programs 2017–2018: The Definitive Comparison of the Leading Investment Migration Programs (Christian H. Kälin) for Henley & Partners[21]
- Ius Doni: The Acquisition of Citizenship by Investment by Christian H. Kälin[22]
- 'Investment Migration: The New Competitive Edge' (Christian H. Kälin) in The International Family Offices Journal (December 2017)[23]
- 'New Citizenship Options Will Open Up' (Christian H. Kälin) in the 2017 Knight Frank Wealth Report[24]
- 'Only as Strong as Their Weakest Link' (Christian H. Kälin) in the 2018 Knight Frank Wealth Report[25]
- 'Swiss Companies in International Tax Planning' (Christian H. Kälin) in Trust and Trustees, volume 11, issue 10 (October 2005)
- A Guide to Investment Migration for Governments and Global Citizens (Christian H. Kälin) for Henley & Partners, in partnership with The Economist Group (April 2018)[26]
- 'Malta's Due Diligence Will Become the Global Standard' (Christian H. Kälin) for Investment Migration Insider (May 2018)[27]
- 'Consolidation Will Drive the Industry Forward' (Christian H. Kälin) for the 2018/2019 Investment Migration Yearbook[28]
- Ius Doni in International Law and EU Law by Christian H. Kälin[29]
References
- ^ a b "This Swiss Lawyer Is Helping Governments Get Rich Off Selling Passports". bloomberg.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Revealed: Cambridge Analytica and the Passport King - The Spectator". spectator.co.uk. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b Abrahamian, Atossa Araxia (29 October 2015). "Passport Bubble". The New Republic. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ a b Atossa Araxia Abraham (2015). The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen. ISBN 978-0990976363.
- ^ Ius Doni - the acquisition of citizenship by investment. OCLC 958587778.
- ^ Barrett, Jonathan M. (2019). "Duty Free Citizenship: The Case of Peter Thiel". SSRN 3494881.
- ^ "My email to Christian Kalin of Henley & Partners right now - Daphne Caruana Galizia's Notebook - Running Commentary". daphnecaruanagalizia.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Passport King". 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ a b Hoyt L. Barber (31 July 2011). Freedom Without Borders: How to Invest, Expatriate, and Retire Overseas for Personal and Financial Success. ABC-CLIO. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-313-39391-4.
- ^ a b Ruschmann, Dirk; Schütz, Dirk (2021-01-22). "Dieser Anwalt vermittelt Pässe für 150'000 Dollar". Bilanz. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Wilson, Antonia (2019-01-14). "UK passport drops to sixth in global power index". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ a b "[WATCH] 'Citizenship is inherently unjust' says passport king Christian Kalin". maltatoday.com.mt. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ LaMagna, Maria. "This is the most 'valuable' country in the world to be a citizen (and it's not the U.S.)". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Babad, Michael (2016-06-06). "Canadian nationality ranked better than most but behind many". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Valencia, Matthew (2017-10-02). "Citizens of anywhere". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Governing Board". Investment Migration Council. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "About The Founder". Andan Foundation. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Christian H. Kälin - Henley & Partners". www.henleyglobal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Kalin, Christian H.; Taylor, Andrew J. (1 December 2015). Kälin, Christian H. (ed.). "International Real Estate Handbook". Ideos Publications Ltd – via Amazon.
- ^ Muller, Wouter H.; Kalin, Christian H.; Goldsworth, John G., eds. (5 June 2007). Anti-Money Laundering: International Law and Practice. Wiley. ISBN 978-0470033197.
- ^ Partners, Henley &, ed. (31 October 2017). Global Residence and Citizenship Programs 2017-2018: The Definitive Comparison of the Leading Investment Migration Programs. Ideos Verlag AG. ISBN 978-0993586682.
- ^ Kälin, Christian H. (19 June 2018). Ius Doni : the acquisition of citizenship by investment. Ideos Publications Limited. ISBN 9780993586637 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The International Family Offices Journal". www.globelawandbusiness.com.
- ^ "The Wealth Report". www.knightfrank.com.
- ^ "The Wealth Report 2018 - Download". www.knightfrank.com.
- ^ "Henley & Partners". Henley & Partners.
- ^ ""Malta's Due Diligence Will Become the Global Standard" - Interview with Chris Kälin, Part 2 - Investment Migration Insider". 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Investment Migration (IM) Yearbook 2019/2020".
- ^ Kälin, Christian H. (27 March 2019). Ius Doni in International Law and EU Law. Brill/Nijhoff. ISBN 9789004357525 – via Brill.