Author page: Prabhu Balakrishnan

A Gambit with Citizenships

A Gambit with Citizenships

I have been a professional chess player for many years and for sure i have used gambits effectively in many situations. How does the game of gambits fit into citizenship?. Gambits often played in the game of chess and also applies in real life with ‘citizenship’. A gambit is sacrificing one piece to attain superior position in a game.  This…

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Portugal launches automatic renewal of residence permits

Portugal launches automatic renewal of residence permits

Portugal has announced a new facility for automatic renewal of residence permits online for foreigners and third country nationals already living in Portugal. This automatic renewal service provided by SEF borders authority is not available for the following residence permit holders Study or volunteers Residence permit holders for investment activity (golden visa) Family members of EU citizens Permanent resident permit…

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Why Invest in Dual Citizenship?

Why Invest in Dual Citizenship?

Dual citizenship opens doors to plethora of opportunities which is needed in the 21st century. Dual citizenship is being a citizen of more than one country, often multiple nationalities. Dual citizens also carry multiple passports often a second passport. Dual citizenship offers enormous benefits such as quality of life, mobility, security, and education options for their children We live in…

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Understanding CBI fee structure

Understanding CBI fee structure

It is very important you understand the how the total fee is calculated with Citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes, after all you are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and fee structure should be clear and transparent. First you must know, over 90% of the fee you pay goes to government. There are only two types of fee involved Total…

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