Vanuatu has a super fast CBI program in the Pacific. The Vanuatu Development Support Program have received several accolades for being fastest in the world for speed of processing. The Vanuatu CBI is a hidden gem when it comes to citizenship for investments. Vanuatu Govt processes applications three times faster than the Caribbean CIPs. It only takes 30 days for a client to…
St Kitts and Nevis remains the eight smallest country in the world. It is also smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere with a small population of 55,000. Yet this small country remains the birthplace for citizenship by investment. When the sugar industry collapsed in 2005 and hurricanes battering every year, they country had no other option but…
Covid has accelerated the demand for CBI online platforms. CBI online platforms have soared in popularity in recent years. Best citizenships is the first online platform launched in 2011 for citizenship by investment and golden visa programs. CBI programs only started to gain popularity around 2010, at that time only St Kitts and Dominica were around. These programs were not popular…
Citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes offer a new life and hope to stateless persons and their families to enjoy equal rights and opportunities with freedom of movement. A Stateless person is someone who does not have the nationality of any country. The 1954 UN Convention It establishes the legal definition of a stateless person as someone who is “not recognized as a…
Apostille and Legalisation are two important document certifications you should know about. Without either of these, any document you present abroad, will simply be invalid and turned down. Whether you get apostille or legalisation depends on the country the documents originate and the originating country is a party and non-party to Hague convention. Take a look below Apostille An Apostille…
Many clients often dont know about the limited quotas available with Citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes. CBI schemes present a limited window of opportunity and you have to make the best use of it, as these schemes come and go due to changing governments, politics and criticism on risks associated with investor citizenship schemes. The Caribbean schemes in general, do…
The Importance of citizenship planning cannot be ignored in today’s modern cosmopolitan world. Citizenship is such an important status, a bond between a citizen and the state, that offers safety, unlimited freedom and endless possibilities. To start with citizenship planning you need plenty of time. There are so many factors involved to think about, you will need to prepare and…
The Citizenship by Investment (CBI) industry is already a $15 billion annual industry with 10 countries actively running CBI programs today. Global uncertainties fuel a great demand for investment passports acquired through CBI schemes. Failing economy, recession and changing political situations such as new governments have a dramatic effect on CBI schemes to come and go. While some countries have made…
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has implemented new measures geared towards improving the brand of the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme and protecting the clients who invest in the real estate projects in the country. St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship (CBI Escrow Accounts) Bill passed in November, 2017. This piece of legislation provides the guidelines relating to…
The Coronavirus within months of its discovery has been causing unprecedented crisis across many countries, affecting many businesses and services, causing a slowdown and CBI/Golden visa industry is not an exception. Several countries have already imposed travel restrictions closing all borders citing health crisis. Any business or services which has human to human interaction will likely to face a slowdown…