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St.Kitts Sets Up Sovereign Wealth Fund Backed by CBI Revenues
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) has taken a historic step to establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), backed by legislation scheduled for parliamentary debate and approval within the first quarter of 2025, towards long-term economic stability and prosperity of the nation. If this legislation is approved, St.Kitts and Nevis will be the… Read more >>
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AIMA Fees for Portugal Golden Visa
We get a lot of questions from interested clients asking about breakdown of golden visa fees in Portugal. We explain below in simple terms. The Portugal golden visa fee consists of two parts: If you have a family applying, simply multiply the AIMA fees with total family members. It is important to note that above… Read more >>
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New Zealand Eases Golden Visa Rules
The New Zealand Government has announced key changes relaxing rules to the Active Investor Plus Visa category to make it easier and more attractive for wealthy people to invest in New Zealand. Key Changes From 1 April 2025, changes to the Active Investor Plus Visa include: The changes help attract high value investment, simplify settings,… Read more >>
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AIMA Cuts Backlog to 50,000 Applications
The AIMA (Agency for Migration and Asylum) has accelerated processing of Golden visa applications significantly reducing the backlog in 2025. AIMA has revealed only 45,000 to 50,000 golden visa applications waiting to be reviewed, instead of backlog of 400,000 pending cases a year ago. The Portugal Government has implemented several measures to accelerate processing of… Read more >>
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Dependent Addition for St.Kitts Citizenship by Investment
The St.Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment program allows post addition of family dependants (spouse, children, parents) to be granted citizenship, anytime after the main applicant received citizenship (after approval of principle) by paying additional fees. Siblings and grandparents are not eligible under new rules. For example you became a SKN citizen via CBI, many… Read more >>
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Portugal Venture Capital & Private Equity Funds 2025
The Portuguese Venture capital funds are investment vehicles that seek private equity to invest in early startups and small companies, are typically high-risk investments to support growth, where capital is not guaranteed producing above 15% returns. Most VC funds are considereed closed-ended, means the capital can be redeemed after lock period (no liquidity). Venture capital… Read more >>
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Nauru CIP Eligibility and Due Diligence Process
The Nauru Citizenship by Investment Program (NCIP) offers a unique opportunity to acquire citizenship of one of the world’s smallest independent pacific nation. contributing to its sustainable development and climate resilience efforts. It is a straightforward pathway to citizenship through one direct contribution (non-refundable) to the Treasury Fund of Nauru – $105K (single applicant) or… Read more >>
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AIMA Urges Golden Visa Applicants to Update Expired Documents for Faster Processing
AIMA has implemented new rules to process golden visa applications starting Jan 15, 2025 to efficiently streamline pending applications within 90 days, as part of governments commitment to clear backlog before June 30, 2025. Applications of Investors and their family members waiting, have the chance to re-upload and update expired documents. The most important document… Read more >>
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Why Portugal is Unbeatable Golden Visa Program in Europe
Portugal has always been all time favourite and unbeatable and award winning golden visa program in Europe. Not long ago, we crowned Portugal as the No.1 golden visa program in our Best golden visa rankings. Many investors dont realize the significance of why Portugal is particularly popular stands out amongst others. Below are solid reasons… Read more >>
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SKN Records Surge in CBI Applications
The St.Kitts and Nevis (SKN) citizenship by investment programme has recorded an unprecedented 169% increase in applications during the final quarter of the year (October-December) compared to the preceding nine months, has renewed investor confidence in the Programme’s efficiency, transparency, and global appeal, according to the press release released by government. The CBI Unit underwent a comprehensive transformation reviewing… Read more >>
