The St Kitts and Nevis CBI programme enters its 35th year in 2019 and it remains one of the best citizenship by investment (CBI) in the world. Birthplace The Twin island of Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is widely known as the birthplace of citizenship by investment which started in 1984. St Kitts with just a population of 55,000…
Rich Caribbean countries have been a magnet attracting HNWI and millionaires. Bermuda, Cayman and British virgin islands are the top richest islands in the caribbean in terms of GDP per capita income. These are the richest caribbean countries in terms of GDP per capita (PPP) 1. Bermuda Bermuda the highest population and richest among the British overseas…
UK offers tier1 investor visas for HNW individuals for work or study against a minimum investment of GBP 2 million. The entry clearance is granted for maximum of 3 years and 4 months, which can be further extended for another two years with right to settlement and later citizenship. apply to settle after 2 years if you invest £10…
Biometric passports (epassports) are third generation passport technology that contains a chip storing digital data of fingerprints, personal data, iris, blood type etc. All EU member states use latest biometric passports which are issued to their citizens. These are the costs for issuing biometric passports in EU countries Austria First introduced since 16 June 2006 Adult passport…
Naturalization is an act of acquiring citizenship by migrants in a foreign country after legally living certain number of years, paying taxes, speaking language and fully integrating to culture. The rules of naturalization vary from country to country but typically include a promise to obeying and upholding that country’s laws. Naturalization laws in some countries require renouncing previous citizenship.…
Dual citizens are citizens of more than one state. It also refers to citizenship status. The concept of dual citizenship is widely accepted by many countries in America, Europe while in Asia and Africa it is less tolerant. The citizenship laws vary by country are quite complicated in terms of birth, marriage, naturalization and for children. Some countries prohibit dual citizenship holders…
Many of you might be aware Portugal offers golden visa for 350,000€ in real estate, which remains the most popular real estate route, only few heard about Government bond option of portuguese golden visa. Portugal does offer golden visa for buying government debt under the capital transfer option requires equal to or above €1m euros. It is possible…
Ireland has the world’s best immigrant investor scheme in the world, with excellent access to healthcare, education, powerful passport attracting large number of UHNW investors from Asia and other parts of the world. The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) dubbed as irish golden visa, was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the…
Only a very few countries offer a passport for buying government debt in the form of treasury bills, bonds, securities and certificates. Turkey and St Lucia offer citizenship in exchange for investment treasury bonds for USD 500,000 Governments issue public debt in the form of bonds issued to citizens, international investors and companies. A T-Bill is a short…
In Ireland, a minor needs a re-entry visa to leave Ireland for a short period (usually up to 90 days) and then return again with their parents (eg. holidays, home visit). Minors with IRP or GNIB residence cards do not require re-entry visas. As a part of new changes in line with EU rules, Ireland has abolished re-entry…
