Author: Best Citizenships

Montenegro citizenship by investment program closes after the expiry of the program in Dec 31, 2022.  The program ran for three years. No further applications are accepted from Jan 1, 2023 onwards. The decision was taken by the current government to scrap the investor citizenship program to pursue EU acquis ambitions to meet the recommendation…

Effect Jan 1, 2023, The CIP Saint Lucia has launched the National Action Bonds under the Citizenship by Investment program, replacing the Covid relief bonds which ended on Dec 31, 2022. These special bonds will be issued by government at discounted rate for USD 300,000 (instead of $500,000). Saint Lucia is the only caribbean nation…

The US E-2 investor visas associated with golden visa have become recently a hot topic, asked by a number of property investors from India, China etc, as these country nationals are directly ineligible to apply for E-2 visas to United States. If you want to take a golden visa route it is important to note…

The Government of Saint Lucia has implemented important changes to the CIP Regulations of the Citizenship by investment Program for 2023. The amendments to the existing CIP regulations will take effect from 1 January 2023. St Lucia will maintain highest and robust standards of due diligence. National Action Government Bond St.Lucia is perhaps the only…

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis under the new Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has made major reforms enhancing the citizenship by investment program. The Government has Appointed New CEO Mr. Michael Martin for the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) and the following changes to the CIP program were announced by the New CEO.…

The St.Kitts Government has officially announced limited time offer cutting CBI prices for Sustainable Growth Fund by US$ 25,000 under citizenship by investment programme, which will run only six months commencing Jan 1, 2023. The Sustainable Growth Fund remains the quickest and easiest route to second citizenship in St Kitts and Nevis and from 1…

The following are the frequently asked questions about the Citizenship by investment Program of St.Kitts and Nevis. The official answers are provided by the CIU Unit of Government of St.Kitts and Nevis to international investors. The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) is the government authority responsible for promoting and managing applications for economic citizenship in…

St.Kitts and Nevis has been ranked as the World’s best citizenship by investment program for 2023 following by Grenada in second place and St.Lucia securing the third place. This is the fourth edition of the Best CBI rankings published for 2023 based on the Points Based Score (PBS) model developed by Best Citizenships. This year…

We compare the two most popular citizenship by investment programs in Europe between Montenegro and Malta. Both countries are in Europe, only one is EU member state. CBI Malta Montenegro Official Name Exceptional Services Direct Investment (ESDI) Launched in 2020 replacing Individual Investor Program (IIP) Special Citizenship Investment Program Launched in 2018 Closed in 2023…

All documents submitted for Malta citizenship program along with application forms, must be properly certified or authenticated abroad. Document authentication must be carried out according to the following criteria: 1. No apostille or further legalisation is required for documents certified by: ▪ a Malta–registered lawyer/notary public/commissioner for oaths;▪ a Maltese Consular; or▪ a Maltese Diplomatic…