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The Saint Lucia CIP is the youngest citizenship programme within the region, with the first citizenship programme in the caribbean having been established over 35 years ago. The fiscal year 2021/2022 marks the sixth year of operations for the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme. The Government of Saint Lucia has recently published CIP Annual report for the year 2021/2022…
The National Economic Fund was enacted on July 2, 2019, under Saint Lucia Act No.18 of 2019 for purpose of a citizenship by donation investment. Before the establishment of the National Economic Fund, the Citizenship by Investment Unit remitted cash disbursements to the Government of Saint Lucia through the Consolidated Fund. An independent Board has been established to manage those…
Saint Lucia remains competitive and attractive among other CIPs in the region due to efficiency in the processing of applications of potential investors. The average processing time for the year 2021/202 remained 75 days having remained well below the longstanding 90 day marketed threshold. The CIP Board has however approved additional human resource and given the Unit the mandate to…
The following documents must be kept ready for investors and their family members when applying for Vanuatu DSP citizenship program based on investment. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Vanuatu does background checks of all citizenship investors and their family members against sanctions, criminal record, Interpol database and source of funds. Only applicants who pass these checks will be granted…
The National Development Fund (NDF) of Antigua & Barbuda is a nonprofit fund set up for funding of government projects, public-private partnerships, and other charitable investments approved by the government. The NDF fund is established under section 42(2) of the Finance Administration Act 2006 for the purpose of funding government sponsored projects, including public-private partnerships and approved charitable investments. The…
In Turkish law, “citizenship” (vatandaşlık) is defined as a legal and political bond between a natural person and the state, while nationality (uyrukluk) has a broader meaning which includes legal persons (e.g.,corporations) and vessels such as aircraft and ships as well. Therefore, “nationality” would be a more accurate term for legal persons, vessels, and aircrafts, rather than “citizenship, despite both…
Immigrant visa and non-immigrant US visa applications for nationals of Vanuatu are processed by the U.S. Embassy located in newly opened embassy in Harbour City, Port Moresby, Papa New Guinea. Vanuatu economic citizens are also eligible to apply for all types of US visas. For short-term visits to the United States (for tourism, business, education, etc), you can go directly…
The Grenada Citizenship by Investment Committee hereby notifies all stakeholders or applicants, according to official notice dated Mar 15, 2023, that they should not offer or accept any option for investment presented that is below the statutory minimum of US $220,000 in case of projects approved under this price option, or US$ 350,000 for projects not approved under the US$220,000…
The Government of Saint Kitts & Nevis has made important changes to CBI regulations in 2023, replacing the 2022 version. We have compiled the questions and answers below regarding the citizenship by investment of Saint Kitts and Nevis – Regulation No.4 of 2023, pursuant to Section 15 of Citizenship Act, Cap. 1.05. 1.What is Accelerated CBI application? An “Accelerated CBI…