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The Vanuatu Government has introduced Investment Government Bonds Option (IGBO) issued in Australian dollars (AUD) as the third investment option for the citizenship by investment scheme to make Vanuatu CBI more competitive among other countries. The Amendments to the Citizenship act (Investment government bond regulation – Order 44 of 2023) were gazetted on March 27,…

The Citizenship by Investment Program of St.Kitts and Nevis admits only highly qualified applicants and applicants to apply for CBI program. The Regulations governing who can apply, are clearly specified in the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship Act 1984.  Each application is carefully scrutinized by the CIU Unit on case by basis and being subjected…

.The Withholding tax, defined as tax on income imposed at source such as on dividends, interests and royalties, prevents situations of double non-taxation. The EU withholding tax is only levied on individuals (within EU) and not on companies, trusts, foundations, investment funds etc. Hungary and Malta are pure tax havens in EU when it comes…

The Caribbean countries currently offer official discounts to investors and their families applying for citizenship by investment schemes. These limited time offers announced by governments provide a huge savings for single or family applications. As of 2023, there 9 CBI schemes running in Europe and Caribbean. No price cuts or offers are available for CBI…

The Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by investment program offers quickest path to families of six or more members. There is actually no limit on how many people can apply, infact siblings, children, parents and grandparents can apply under one family application. Antigua and Barbuda through the University of West Indies Donation Fund (UWI) offers the…

The Commonwealth of Dominica allows all citizens who live in and out of the country to vote in national elections. There is no clear evidence CBI citizens could possibly take part in electoral processes either through voting or running for office or establishing their own political party. Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The…

The Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBIP) was established in 1993 and allows individuals to gain Dominican citizenship in exchange for an economic contribution to the island. The Economic Diversification Fund (EDF) is a Dominican Government program setup in 1993 supporting socio-economic initiatives with the aim of driving national development. This was established through the…

Malta is one of the difficult countries to acquire citizenship through ordinary naturalisation. Although eligible candidates can apply for Maltese citizenship after five years of living, the waiting times are long and significant. The fast track route is available through investment with the Malta residency to citizenship scheme (MR2C) which was launched for exceptional services…

The following are official answers provided by CIU Government of Antigua with the citizen by investment program for prospective applicants. Can a name be changed on a passport after it has been issued? A change can only be effected after first five years upon renewal. What fees are required to add newborn to application before…

A historic US-Caribbean Round table on Citizenship by Investment was held in St Kitts and Nevis on 25 February 2023 with US team led by Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Treasury Ms Anna Morris, Governor of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and Prime Ministers of five CBI countries. The five caribbean governments collectively committed to…