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Best and Worst CBI Passports 2019

Best and Worst CBI Passports 2019

These are the Best and worst citizenship by investment (CBI) passports for 2019, in terms of visa free travel, according to the latest passport rankings released by Henley and Partners. Malta and Cyprus are the Best CBI passports for 2019. Turkey is the worst CBI passport for 2019, followed by Moldova and Montenegro in second and third positions. Best CBI…

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Investment Immigration is $17 billion yearly market

Investment Immigration is $17 billion yearly market

The Investment immigration industry which consists of Citizenship by Investment (CBI) and Golden Visas (GV) is now worth $17 billion annually, according to our rough calculations. This industry is expanding at at an unprecedented rate, due to global volatility and geo political activities (eg. Brexit, Hong Kong protests etc.) and the increasing demand for second residency and citizenships. China, Russia,…

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Why Buy a Golden visa in Greece?

Why Buy a Golden visa in Greece?

The Greek Golden visa program has become super popular among foreign investors. The Scheme requires EUR 250,000 investment in Real estate or in a strategic investment, in exchange Greece will issue permanent resident card valid for 5 years to investors and all family members. Why Greece? Greece has lowest property prices in Europe Greek economy on a positive growth Permanent…

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Why Antigua is the cheapest CBI passport for families?

Why Antigua is the cheapest CBI passport for families?

Families looking to obtain second passport can benefit from Antigua Citizenship by Investment (ACBI) scheme. Among all other CBI schemes, Antigua has currently the cheapest passport prices for families under donation option. This is because Antigua costs USD 125,000 for family upto four. This includes $25,000 processing fee and $100,000 donation. Many passport buyers do not calculate properly the prices of…

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Why use Best Citizenships platform instead of Agents?

Why use Best Citizenships platform instead of Agents?

Best Citizenships (BC) is now Airbnb platform for the Citizenship by Investment and Golden visa industry. Our platform directly connects clients and Government authorized law firms directly instead of intermediary agents for citizenship and residency matters. We also connect clients directly with real estate developers directly, avoiding brokers or middlemen, so that this way it  cheaper for clients and dont…

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Easiest and Hardest countries to Become a Citizen

Easiest and Hardest countries to Become a Citizen

Citizenship describes  legal bond between a person and a state, that comes with important rights and privileges. Citizenship gives  a new national identity and belonging. The most important rights that comes with citizenship are equality, freedom, and right to vote.  The terms ‘citizenship’ and ‘nationality’ are often used interchangeably to denote the legal bond between an individual and a state. While…

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