为挖人才,澳在美推投资移民
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.
澳大利亚的百万富翁签证项目成功吸引了大批中国富豪,现在澳政府又向那些愿意将钞票和创业人才带到澳州来的美 国富豪伸出了入籍的橄榄枝.
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.
不过这只橄榄枝也不是那么容易获得的：这个高端投资者签证（PIV）项目只有受邀人士才能参与,申请人需要投资1500万澳元（1157万美元）才能成为澳洲公民.
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.
这一项目本月初启动,但并未大肆宣传,其投资额要求远超已经出台两年的重大投资者签证（SIV）项目.SIV项目只要求申请人承诺投资500万澳元,尤其受中国移民青睐.
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.
投资顾问在政府官员简单介绍了这项计划后,对将计划的受众定为美国人是否明智表示怀疑,其中有些人对路透社表示,澳大利亚的亚洲邻国明显是更好的起点.
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?
