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The Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee hereby notifies all stakeholders or applicants, according to official notice dated Mar 15, 2023,  that they should not offer or accept any option for investment presented that is below the statutory minimum of US $220,000 in case of projects approved under this price option, or US$ 350,000 for projects…

The Government of Saint Kitts & Nevis has made important changes to CBI regulations in 2023, replacing the 2022 version. We have compiled the questions and answers below regarding the citizenship by investment of Saint Kitts and Nevis – Regulation No.4 of 2023, pursuant to Section 15 of Citizenship Act, Cap. 1.05. 1.What is Accelerated…

The Cabinet of St.Kitts Government has amended the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Regulations, 2023 which has been published in the gazette and came into effect on Feb 9, 2023. The following rules must be followed when submitting applications to the Citizenship unit. Application Submission CBI applications shall be made on the forms…

The Sustainable Growth Fund (SGF) launched on 29 March 2018 under the St.Kitts and citizenship by investment program to replace the Hurricane relief fund (HRF).  Foreign investors qualify for St Kitts citizenship under the SGF fund by paying one time contribution starting from US$150,000. The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has published Citizenship by investment…

After ten years of running a successful golden visa program for investments, Portugal has announced closure of golden visa program for real estate investments effective from Oct 7, 2023 after the decree signed president. The Golden visa program will remain open for all other investment routes, for example investment funds, capital transfer, artistic and cultural…

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…