Year: 2020

  • Moldova citizenship by investment closed

    Moldova citizenship by investment closed

    The Moldova Government has suspended accepting applications for citizenship by investment program as of July 19th. Since then the Government has extended the moratorium on the CBI scheme until Feb 20, 2020. Please see What happened to Moldova CBI? This week the Government announced the third extension on moratorium will continue until Sep 2020 until…

  • Turkey visa requirements for CBI citizens

    Turkey visa requirements for CBI citizens

    These are the visa requirements for Turkey for the passport holders from Citizenship by investment (CBI) program. Please note only St Kitts and Montenegro are the two CBI countries that have visa free travel to Turkey. All other countries require a eVisa to enter Turkey. Antigua and Barbuda – Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple…

  • Embassies/Consulates for CBI citizens

    Embassies/Consulates for CBI citizens

    CBI citizens who acquired passports through citizenship by investment (Cbi) programs can seek consular protection and assistance from missions available abroad during emergency when you need help! We have compiled list of embassies and consulates of CBI countries available abroad. It is very important to understand the difference between embassy and consulate. Embassies deal with…

  • Why some dual citizens get limited consular protection abroad?

    Why some dual citizens get limited consular protection abroad?

    Discover the limitations of dual citizenship. A state may not afford diplomatic protection to one of its nationals against a state whose nationality such person also possesses.

  • Top Schengen Countries for Visa Refusals

    Top Schengen Countries for Visa Refusals

    Millions are schengen visa applications are rejected every year. The European Authorities publish statistics of schengen visa every year which provides a good insights into of visa refusals by schengen area countries. Quick Summary For 2022, A total of 5.9 million schengen visas (out of 7.5 million visa applications submitted at consulates worldwide), were issued,…

  • How many citizenships and nationalities are there?

    How many citizenships and nationalities are there?

    Citizenship and nationality are widely used, both are closely related, synonymous and widely used next to each other. There exists a slight difference between the two but you should not confuse with each other. It is true, understanding the subtle differences between citizenship and nationality can be quite difficult to understand, but we will try explain…

  • What should you know about Svalbard?

    What should you know about Svalbard?

    Svalbard located on far north, welcomes anyone in the world with open arms, what makes it unique is there is no visas required and has open borders. Svalbard is a part of Norway, prior to 1925 known as Spitsbergen. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 established full Norwegian sovereignty over the archipelago.  Svalbard has no indigenous…

  • Future Schengen Area Countries

    Future Schengen Area Countries

    The Schengen area comprises 26 countries and extends over 4 million square kilometres with a population of almost 420 million people. There are 22 EU Member States that participate in the Schengen area. The Schengen is a common travel area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished all border controls to facilitate free movement…

  • Uruguay TAX Residence for Economic Investors

    Uruguay TAX Residence for Economic Investors

    Uruguay is one of the richest countries, largest economy and attractive tax haven in South America. The country attracts wealthy individuals through the economic tax residence program. Uruguay is one of the most socially advanced countries in Latin America, ranks first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, press freedom, size…

  • These 5 EU countries restrict Dual citizenship

    These 5 EU countries restrict Dual citizenship

    While dual citizenship or nationality is generally accepted by most countries in the European Union (EU), a handful of EU countries restrict dual citizenship. Out of the EU-28 member states, as of today, only 5 EU states place restrictions on dual citizenship. These are 1. Austria Austrian Nationality Act does not allow dual citizenship except…