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Vanuatu property prices still remains the lowest in the world. Property prices have been steadily increasing over the years, especially due to increase in tourism, especially tourist arrivals combined with influx of chinese, australians and other expats. It is important to remember that lands in Vanuatu are not freehold. Properties can be leased for up…

The History of Vanuatu citizenship by investment can be traced back to 1990’s when passport for sale schemes from pacific islands became very popular. Pacific island tax havens were among the first countries to enter the passport selling business in the 1980s and 1990s.  Vanuatu ran a passport for sale scheme between 1996-1997 selling 300…

The Caribbean nation of St.Lucia offers the easiest and fastest citizenship by investment option for Americans. It is also the cheapest and most affordable country to buy a second citizenship remotely.  Applications are processed by government with the turnaround time of 45-60 days at no additional costs, if all the documents in order.  St Lucia…

Now that Croatia has joined Schengen area and Euro in 2023, the country has become one of the desirable countries for economic investment. It is important to note foreigners who naturalize for croatian citizenship, dual citizenship is not allowed. Croatian citizenship may be acquired through naturalization on the following legal grounds: on grounds of residence…

Malta offers a path to foreigners and stateless persons naturalize for citizenship who are already residents. This is a non-investment path based purely on residency, for those who lived in Malta for atleast five years. The advantage of citizenship in Malta is, there are no citizenship test (civic knowledge), language test (knowledge of Maltese not…

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Japan is one of the difficult countries in the world for foreigners because of strict immigration policies and a low acceptance rate for foreign citizens seeking permanent residency or citizenship. Foreigners can acquire japanese citizenship by marriage or naturalization. It is important to understand that Japan recognizes only one citizenship. The Japanese Nationality Act (Law…

The Police certificate of no criminal record is a statement from a national law enforcement authority on the status of a person’s criminal record; The Police certificate requirements vary from one citizenship by investment (CBI) program to another. It is one of the most important documents to be submitted in original along with the CBI…

Spain allows conditional dual citizenship only with 25 treaty countries which have bilateral agreement permitting dual citizenship. The rules apply differently for spanish nationals born in Spain and foreigners who naturalize for citizenship. Exception is granted for Sephardic jews who apply for spanish nationality who can keep their existing nationality. Children with double citizenship, who…

Malta is the only country that accepts same sex married couples for Citizenship by investment (CBI). No other CBI program accept this sort of marriage. Caribbean countries do not accept same sex applications for CBI. Turkey also prohibit same sex marriage. Gay marriage and LGBT in Malta has been legal since 1 September 2017, following…