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The Citizenship by Investment Unit of Dominica has updated the list of banned nationalities list, applying for its CBI program.  For applications for citizenship in Dominica, you must be at least 18 years of age, of good character, without a criminal record, and able and willing to make the required financial contribution and pass all…

Portugal has announced important changes to residence permit for Community of Portuguese Language speaking Citizens (CPLP) to legally stay in the territory of Portugal, approved by national assembly and government. The important change made is the law now allows CPLP uniform residence permit to holders, now can enjoy visa free movement in EU countries, ending…

The Institute of Registries and Notary (IRN) announced a New Nationality Platform going live on Oct 1, a coordinated effort to modernize the processing of citizenship applications, expedites processing capacity of nationality requests by 50%. The platform will use AI to scan and digitally extract identification data and automatically classifies based on request received. The…

The Chinese government has granted visa free entry to Portuguese nationals for a limited time from Oct 15, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sept 30 in an effort to boost tourism, trade and business and foreign investment with European countries . Portugal passport holders are eligible to stay in China…

Iranian applicants are allowed to apply for Dominica citizenship by investment program, subjected to additional enhanced due diligence, interviews and additional fees. They can apply for EDF Donation or Real estate both set at $200,000 minimum from July 1, 2024. Iranian applicants are classified as: Enhanced due diligence (EDD) will be conducted by internationally renowned…

Citizens of St.Kitts and Nevis can avail visa-free access to the United Kingdom (UK) through the upcoming rollout of the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. Starting November 27, 2024, nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis will be able to apply for the UK ETA using an app or online portal. This new ETA system…

The UK Government has taken ambitious step to expand electronic travel authorization (ETA) on all travellers starting 2025, to UK using a visa free passport. This will be a “game changer” to the visa free travel, a coveted freedom enjoyed by travellers, of just boarding a plane with just a passport, up in flames. From…

The Investment Migration Agency Grenada (“CBI Unit”) will implement a Delinquency Policy for CBI applications effective October 1st, 2024 to maintain the highest standards of financial management and to ensure the smooth operation of our investment migration services. This policy is designed to address issues related to the timely payment of investment sums, annual license…

A CBI underselling scam involves illegal discounting, exploiting the real estate investment route for citizenship by investment especially in the Eastern Caribbean. The scam is promoted by corrupt developers and agents. The methodology of the scam works like this – the developer approved under CIP offers a buyback share in the real estate project, provides…

Portugal has made changes on the eligibility and criteria for inclusion of family members under the golden visa program (ARI). Applicants for Portuguese golden visa program must note that only certain categories of family dependants are allowed to be included in the golden visa family application ( family unification residence permit). Carefully note age limit…