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WIA · WORLD IMMIGRATION ALLIANCE · WLA CO-PRACTICE GROUP · 90+ JURISDICTIONS

WIA.
WORLD IMMIGRATION
ALLIANCE.
GLOBAL MOBILITY.
EVERY BORDER.

WIA — World Immigration Alliance — is WLA's dedicated global immigration and mobility co-practice group. Work permits, investor visas, golden visa, residency, citizenship, and workforce mobility co-practiced across 90+ jurisdictions simultaneously — led by WIA Immigration Practice Group Lead Guadalupe De Almeida from Lagoa, Portugal.

90+
Jurisdictions
IFICI
UAE · Malta · Greece · Singapore
1
Practice Group Lead named
48H
Specialist matched
GA
WIA IMMIGRATION PRACTICE GROUP LEAD
GUADALUPE DE ALMEIDA
Managing Partner · AM-Almeida Monteiro · Lagoa, Portugal

Guadalupe De Almeida leads the WIA Immigration Practice Group — co-ordinating global mobility, golden visa programmes, IFICI (Portuguese tax incentive), UAE Golden Visa, and executive immigration co-practice across Europe, the Gulf, and the Americas. All WIA immigration mandates are activated through WIA Central Command within 48 hours.

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WIA GLOBAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES

GLOBAL MOBILITY.
EVERY PROGRAMME.
ONE CO-PRACTICE TEAM.

WIA co-practices all immigration matters simultaneously across every jurisdiction — the golden visa specialist and the work permit specialist and the citizenship specialist are all briefed together, not sequentially.

01

GOLDEN VISA & INVESTOR RESIDENCE

IFICI Portugal, UAE Golden Visa, Malta Permanent Residence, Greek Golden Visa, Singapore EP — investor residence co-practiced with tax residency advice and estate planning in every destination jurisdiction simultaneously.

IFICI · UAE Golden Visa · Malta MPRP · Greek GV · Singapore EP · Greece
02

EXECUTIVE MOBILITY & WORK PERMITS

Senior executive work permits, intra-company transfer visas, and secondment compliance co-practiced across every posting jurisdiction simultaneously — one brief, every permit, every jurisdiction.

ICT visa · UK Skilled Worker · EU Blue Card · UAE work permit · MOM Singapore
03

WORKFORCE IMMIGRATION PROGRAMMES

Corporate immigration programmes for multinational employers — bulk permit management, policy design, and compliance monitoring co-practiced across every jurisdiction where employees are posted.

Bulk permits · Immigration policy · Right-to-work · EOR · Quota management
04

CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALISATION

Citizenship by naturalisation, discretionary citizenship, and citizenship by investment co-practiced with tax and estate planning in every destination simultaneously — Malta, Cyprus, and other qualifying jurisdictions.

Malta citizenship · Portuguese naturalisation · Caribbean CBI · Vanuatu
05

CROSS-BORDER CORPORATE MOBILITY

Group-wide corporate mobility programmes — policy, process, and compliance co-practiced across every jurisdiction where the group has employees simultaneously, under one WIA Institutional framework.

Group mobility policy · Assignment management · Social security · Tax equalisation
06

CORRIDOR WORKFORCE MOBILITY

Immigration compliance for corridor participants — Gulf corridor employees seconded to CEE, Indian IT professionals posted to Europe, APAC executives relocating to the Americas — co-practiced both sides.

Gulf→CEE mobility · India→EU secondment · APAC→Americas · Corridor compliance
KEY GOLDEN VISA & RESIDENCY PROGRAMMES · WIA

GOLDEN VISA.
IFICI. UAE.
SINGAPORE. MALTA.

WIA holds specialist immigration advisors in all primary golden visa and investor residence jurisdictions simultaneously. One brief to WIA activates the right specialist in every destination you are considering.

IFICI · PORTUGAL
Tax incentive · EU residency · WIA Lead in Lagoa

Portuguese IFICI (Incentivo Fiscal à Investigação Científica e Inovação) for qualifying non-habitual residents. WIA Portugal lead Guadalupe De Almeida co-practices IFICI with EU residency and estate planning simultaneously.

UAE GOLDEN VISA
10-year residency · 100% business ownership · No sponsor

UAE Golden Visa providing 10-year renewable residency for investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals. WIA co-practices UAE residency with UAE 9% corporate tax implications and DTAA planning simultaneously.

MALTA MPRP
EU permanent residency · Schengen access · Fast track

Malta Permanent Residence Programme providing EU permanent residency with Schengen access. WIA Malta co-practices MPRP with Malta imputation tax planning and estate planning simultaneously.

GREEK GOLDEN VISA
EU residency · Real estate route · Schengen

Greek Golden Visa via qualifying real estate investment. EU residency and Schengen access. WIA Greece co-practices GGV with Greek property law and EU tax residency planning simultaneously.

SINGAPORE EP · TECH.PASS
COMPASS assessment · Tech.Pass · EntrePass

Singapore Employment Pass, Tech.Pass, and EntrePass for senior executives and technology entrepreneurs. WIA co-practices Singapore EP with MOM COMPASS assessment and Singapore personal tax simultaneously.

CARIBBEAN CBI
St Kitts · Grenada · Dominica · Antigua

Caribbean citizenship by investment programmes — visa-free travel, passport strength, and tax planning. WIA co-practices CBI with personal tax residency and estate planning simultaneously across qualifying Caribbean jurisdictions.

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