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Antigua cuts family prices introduces post citizenship additions

Antigua cuts family prices introduces post citizenship additions

Antigua CIU announced a major revision expanding the scope of definition of dependents applying under the citizenship by investment program (CIP).  These amendments were introduced into the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Act 2013 Antigua Cabinet also approved the following important changes in Nov 2020 to make the CBI more competitive with other programs in the Caribbean. Price Reductions…

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St Lucia CIP Amendments 2020

St Lucia CIP Amendments 2020

The Government of Saint Lucia recently made several key amendments to its legislation to make its citizenship-by-investment program even more attractive to investors and families, promising highest standards of good governance. Through these amendments, Saint Lucia delivers a secure, transparent, fast, efficient, and professional service to prospective HNWI clients. Here are some of the key changes to the citizenship regulations…

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CIP St Lucia launches e-payment platform for Virtual Citizenship applications

CIP St Lucia launches e-payment platform for Virtual Citizenship applications

Saint Lucia CIU has launched fully digital e-payment platform, latest innovation developed by its internal IT team, first in the Caribbean. The platform offers ‘frictionless’ Virtual Citizenship Application Process making it a secure, transparent, fast and efficient process for citizenship investors, making it fastest CIP in the Caribbean. The new digital payments platform offers greater efficiency and reducing the processing…

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Non E-2 Treaty countries

Non E-2 Treaty countries

We have compiled full list of countries that have no E-2 treaty agreement with United States. As a result nationals of these countries cannot apply for E-2 non-immigrant visas to enter United States. Below are full list of countries that do not have E-2 investor visa treaties. Afghanistan Greece Mozambique Algeria Guatemala Myanmar Andorra Guinea Namibia Angola Guinea-Bissau Nauru Antigua…

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Why High Profile Americans Are Investing in a Passport?

Why High Profile Americans Are Investing in a Passport?

This week there was some shocking news. The former Google boss Eric Schmidt along with his family applied for a Cypriot passport through citizenship by investment program in the island. Eric Schmidt is a well known billionaire and is also highest profile americans to genuinely pursue investment citizenship options offshore. If he is  granted cyprus citizenship, it will allow him…

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Montenegro EU accession likely by 2025

Montenegro EU accession likely by 2025

Montenegro is a leading candidate to meet the 2025 accession date, suggested by European Commission.  Further, Montenegro is in a leading position on its path towards EU accession, compared to the other five aspirants from the Western Balkans.  Serbia, is the only other country from the region with ongoing accession negotiations since 2015. Montenegro EU relations  The current status of…

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Vanuatu CIP citizens do not have right to vote

Vanuatu CIP citizens do not have right to vote

Foreigners who acquire citizenship through the investment programs (DSP and VCP), so called ‘economic citizens’ are restricted of certain privileges such as right to vote in elections, holding government posts and entering politics. Those who apply for Vanuatu citizenship by investment program must be aware of these limited restrictions. Considering many CIP or economic citizens do not visit the country…

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