The Place of Birth (POB) is probably one of the most important information contained in modern day passports. Without this information, international countries refuse to accept passports or even refuse entry at borders . Further many countries do not even issue passports to their citizens for international travel with this field blank. Why? because absence of this information is considered…
Are Citizenship by investment programs (CIP) more popular than Golden visas ? We looked into the number of applications approved for year 2018 and the results are quite surprising. The CBI industry is growing at a must faster pace than we initially thought. The CBI industry grown from $2 billion to $5 billion in just 5 years adding $3 billion,…
Citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes have restrictions on certain nationalities, but every country is different set of conditions. In most cases, if you are from a country subjected to US/EU embargo or sanctions, you cannot apply for CBI schemes. If due diligence checks cannot be made on the applicant in a country, then it is not possible to apply for…
The E-2 investor visa is the easiest route to open a business in the United States with a minimal investment. It is a non-immigrant investor visa with the fastest processing times. This visa is considered one of the best alternatives to EB-5 which has two or three years of waiting times. The backlog for China is far worse. The E-2 visa…
The Kingdom of Bahrain has opened a new golden visa scheme to foreign investors who invested in real estate and businesses in Bahrain. The Golden visa scheme is officially known as Self sponsored visa / residence permit aimed at attracting Significant Foreign investment in the Kingdom. Why Invest in Bahrain? Leading financial center in the Gulf Region offering access to $1.5…
These are the most confused countries and cities on earth. These places may fool you off when you book tickets for travel. Do your research and watch out for typos when you book your travel trip! Widely Confused Budapest (Hungary capital) should not be confused with Bucharest (Romania capital) Dominica (Commonwealth) should not be confused with Dominican Republic. Both are…
Montserrat, one of the fourteen british overseas territories in the Caribbean explored the idea of Economic citizenship scheme in 2015 to bring economic developments in to the country with only 4500 people living in the island. The country struggling to revive economy with GDP of only $63 million, one of the lowest in the world. In 1995, the dormant Soufrière Hills…
Bulgaria is a super interesting country to become a citizen by investment. Considering Bulgaria is a EU member state and likely to join schengen area in the future, things get more interesting in Bulgaria. So what you should know about Bulgaria citizenship by investment (BCBI)? Bulgaria has low corporate taxes, easy business formations, low cost of living and cheap property…
Citizenship by investment programs (CIP) do not provide shelter to criminals and fugitives. Many of those who abuse CBI schemes, are not aware the extradition treaties exist with CBI countries and fugitives can be stripped of their citizenship and can be deported back. CBI regulations have been tightened these days making it difficult fugitives using Citizenship by investment programs as…
Due diligence is an investigation or audit of a person or company to confirm all facts, that might include the review of background information, financial records, before being approved under the citizenship scheme. Due diligence can also apply to individuals, companies, products, services, online activities (social media) and other financial transactions. Due diligence is at the heart of investor citizenship and…
