為挖人才,澳在美推投資移民
Rich and American? Australia wants you
Flush with the success of a millionaire visa program to attract wealthy Chinese, Australia is now promising citizenship to rich Americans who are willing to bring their cash and entrepreneurial talent Down Under.
澳大利亞的百萬富翁簽證項目成功吸引了大批中國富豪,現在澳政府又向那些愿意將鈔票和創業人才帶到澳州來的美 國富豪伸出了入籍的橄欖枝.
But there's a rather large catch: participants in the invitation-only Premium Investment Visa scheme will need to invest A$15 million ($11.57 million) for the privilege of becoming an Aussie.
不過這只橄欖枝也不是那么容易獲得的：這個高端投資者簽證（PIV）項目只有受邀人士才能參與,申請人需要投資1500萬澳元（1157萬美元）才能成為澳洲公民.
Launched earlier this month but not widely publicized, the scheme's investment requirements easily top the existing two-year-old Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which asks for a A$5 million commitment and has been especially popular with Chinese migrants.
這一項目本月初啟動,但并未大肆宣傳,其投資額要求遠超已經出臺兩年的重大投資者簽證（SIV）項目.SIV項目只要求申請人承諾投資500萬澳元,尤其受中國移民青睞.
Investment advisors who have been briefed on the plan by government officials expressed doubts about the wisdom of targeting Americans, with several telling Reuters the more obvious place to start was Australia's Asian neighbors.
投資顧問在政府官員簡單介紹了這項計劃后,對將計劃的受眾定為美國人是否明智表示懷疑,其中有些人對路透社表示,澳大利亞的亞洲鄰國明顯是更好的起點.
After all, why would a successful U.S. entrepreneur want to invest a large chunk of cash in Australia - a country very similar to the United States, just further away from everything - in exchange for a passport that carries few additional benefits to their own?
