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History of Vanuatu Economic Citizenship
The History of Vanuatu citizenship by investment goes back to 1990’s when passport for sale schemes from pacific islands became very popular. Pacific island tax havens were among the first countries to enter the passport selling business in the 1980s and 1990s. Vanuatu ran a passport for sale scheme between 1996-1997. The passports were known…
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What makes Vanuatu DSP program so special ?
Vanuatu competes heavily with Caribbean citizenship by investment programs making it cheaper for individual investors and families. The Vanuatu DSP program is 4x times faster than Caribbean CIP’s with citizenship approvals issued in just 20 days.
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Have you Considered Second Citizenship in your Plan B?
The World is a big place. Don’t be trapped by one passport. With one single citizenship, you are imprisoned by your own country preventing you accessing opportunities abroad. A Plan B is a must for everyone. It is a double must for HNWI families. The Covid lockdowns showed us importance of home and family. Investing…
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Dual citizenship Allowed for Naturalized Filipinos
The Dual Citizenship Law of Philippines allows natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country to retain or re-acquire their Filipino citizenship. Upon reacquiring Philippine citizenship, the citizens shall enjoy full civil and political rights as Filipinos, subject to certain conditions. The regulations were contained in Republic Act 9225 (RA 9225) and in…
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What is the difference with Vanuatu Contribution VS Development Support Program
Vanuatu operates two different citizenship by investment programs. Often this can be very confusing to clients. Both the programs have similar investment requirements. Here we will try to explain important differences between the two programs in best possible ways. While DSP/VCP schemes are 90% similar, the main difference lies in voting rights and number of…
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What makes St Lucia so different from other CBI programs?
The Citizenship by Investment in St Lucia is so unique and one of a kind completely different from other Caribbean CBI programs . It is simply a superb globally respected CIP program, So many things have changed with St Lucia since the CBI was launched in 2015 making it cheaper, easier and faster for Global…
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How Due diligence works for Dominica’s CBI program?
Dominica runs the second oldest Citizenship by Investment Programme in the Caribbean region since 1993. Efficient due diligence and background checks is the cornerstone of Dominica’s citizenship by investment program. This rigorous process of evaluating an applicant’s legitimacy to acquire citizenship from a country is the cornerstone of Dominica’s CBI Programme. Admitting only highly qualified…
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The Risks with Dual Citizenship and CBI programs
Too many people either totally ignore or underestimate the dual citizenship rules, when applying for citizenship by investment programs. This topic is least talked about and can lead to lot of problems. For example many people do not even know, because of dual nationality laws, taking up new citizenship in another country, will cause automatically…
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Blacklisted countries for St Kitts citizenship by investment
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis from time to time bans certain country nationals from applying for Citizenship by investment program. These country nationals are considered high risk nationals were put on the restrictive blacklist Iran Afghanistan North Korea Cuba Russia Belarus Ukraine Note: These nationals are not permitted to apply for St Kitts…
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Antigua and Barbuda CIP – Your Questions Answered
Antigua and Barbuda launched citizenship by investment scheme in the Caribbean under the Citizenship by investment act of 2013 There are four types of investment which will qualify you for citizenship in the paradise islands of Antigua & Barbuda. As an applicant, you can choose between a contribution to the National Development Fund (NDF), to…