Meet Our Citizenship and Residency Advisers
The Open World team helps individuals and families choose, prepare and apply for citizenship by investment and residency by investment programmes worldwide.
Our team works from Dubai, Lisbon and Shanghai, with colleagues in London, Chicago, Moscow, Toronto and Vancouver, and speaks 13 languages between them, including Arabic, Farsi, Russian, Turkish, Mandarin, Portuguese and French.
Founder and Leadership
Charlie MAGGI
Founder & CEO
Charlie is based in Dubai. He leads The Open World and its team of advisers across Dubai, Lisbon and Shanghai.
- Dubai, UAE · Lisbon, Portugal · Shanghai, China
- Languages: French, English, Mandarin
- LinkedIn: Charlie MAGGI
Management Team
Sara Chaouch
Processing & Legal Coordination Manager
Leads application processing and client documentation. Supports clients and partners in French and Arabic.
Roopa Narayanan
Marketing & Compliance Manager
Coordinates marketing, partner onboarding and compliance documentation for The Open World and France IDEA.
Sonal Goritiyal
Country Manager – India
Develops the India market and coordinates relationships with local partners and prospective clients.
Our Advisers
Each client works with an adviser who speaks their language and knows the programmes they are considering.
Ahmed Bashir
Junior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
Amâncio António Sibinde
Junior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages: English, Portuguese
Amelie Normandeau
Compliance Manager
Dubai, UAE · Vancouver, Canada
Languages: English, French
Danny Burke
Senior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal · London, UK
Languages: English
Diana Viduedo
Junior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages: Portuguese, English
Firengiz Imamverdiyeva
Senior Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Languages: Russian, Turkish, English
Maisoon Mona
Senior Consultant
Chicago, USA
Languages: English, Arabic, Chaldean
Natalya Kirsanova
Senior Consultant
Moscow, Russia · Dubai, UAE
Languages: English, Russian
Ruya Zhang
Senior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal · Shanghai, China
Languages: Mandarin, English, French
Suzan Almahmoud
Junior Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Languages: Arabic, English, Mandarin
Tara Saberpour
Senior Consultant
Dubai, UAE · Toronto, Canada
Languages: English, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish
Toni Alkon
Senior Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages: Hebrew, English
Speak to an Adviser in Your Language
Tell us your goals and we will match you with the adviser best placed to guide you through your citizenship or residency options.
