Year: 2021

The Greek government has made important changes to the golden visa program for the purpose of permanent residence permit, due to Covid and its effects. The new changes was officially announced by enterprise greece Amendments were introduced Golden Visa Law on Dec 23rd, 2020 allows investors to apply for residence permits through proxy without setting…

Yes, Americans can have dual nationality with multiple countries. There are no restrictions on how many citizenships you can hold. Dual nationality means that a person is a national of two countries at the same time. The US government in 1990 took a friendlier approach in line with other Latin american and European countries in…

Vanuatu has a powerful and respectable passport among the pacific island nations in terms of mobility and visa free travel benefits. The Passport Act was passed in July 1980 for the issue of Vanuatu passports and later revised in 1988.  In the 1990’s Vanuatu was among the offshore financial centers in the pacific sold passports…

Families and investors applying for citizenship by investment and golden visa schemes always on the lookout for cheapest option. Many shop around inquiring with various agents. Sometimes you get what you pay for. The cheapest option is not always the best option when it comes to immigration matters. Do NOT make your full investment (donation…

Since 1970 people’s desire to migrate to states with favourable conditions has produced a market for passports. It took another two decades for the passport market to explode with popularity. Tonga was among the first among pacific countries to sell its passports to thousands of purchasers, starting in the early 1980s. Later in the 1990’s…

The Malta government has announced new list of restricted or banned country nationals who can and cannot apply for two programs Malta Direct Citizenship by Investment Malta Permanent Residency Program The Malta Direct citizenship program requires 750,000 euro to be granted direct citizenship in 12 months after passing background checks. The Permanent residency program will…

Bahamas offers immediate permanent residence certificate without any trips to the country to UHNW foreigners investing in real estate or buying a home in the island. It is one of a kind residency program, suited for HNW and UHNW clients. Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the caribbean popular for holiday makers and…

Portugal may be the most popular golden visa program in the world. The application steps and process is quite delicate and requires lot of patience and handling. The entire process can take anywhere from 4-8 months. The first step to start the application process is to obtain tax number for opening bank account in Portugal.…

Inheritance tax rates is very important to consider when you make a property investment in a foreign country. It should not be ignored and must be a part in any future citizenship and residence planning. This is because when you pass away, the property must passed down to family beneficiaries without taxes. First you should…

Portugal and Greece are the most popular golden visa schemes in Europe. These two schemes have helped raise billions of euros in foreign investments, most of these invested in real estate sector. Note that Portugal property route terminated in 2023. It is very important to understand the important difference between the two programs. This is…