USCIS has announced new significant changes to EB-5 processing of application petitions. The approvals for I-526 petitions will be faster from March 31, 2020 as petitions will be processed based on new visa availability approach instead of First in approach What has changed? BEFORE: EB-5 petitions were processed based on First in First out (FIFO) basis. NOW: EB-5 applications processed…
Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment scheme came into effect August 2013, when the Grenadian Parliament passed Act No. 15 of 2013. Since the launch of the scheme, Grenada has granted passports to over 3000 families under the CBI program according to the Ministry of Finance statistics According to the statistics, since the start of the CBI until Dec 2019, Grenada has granted citizenship to 3,384…
Passports are just travel documents. But what is the correlation between passport power and wealth of a country? The richest countries in the world also have very well respected and powerful travel documents. To find this we did a comparison, connecting wealth of a country and passport power and we found some interesting results. Earlier, we did a study on…
Passports are important travel documents. The costs for passports vary from country to country depending on the validity of passports issued, booklet pages and age. To avoid confusion, we first separate most expensive passports into two categories Expensive passports in terms of issue fee (citizens) Expensive passports to buy (non-citizens) Expensive Passport Fees These are the prices for issue of…
Greece offers the best investment climate in Europe and undeniably one of the top countries to live, do business, work and retire. Greece is rich in history, a major trade hub Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. Greece is a EU member state, Eurozone member and Schengen state. Here are the some of the solid reasons why you should buy…
Many travelers often get confused understanding the difference between eVisa and Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). It is quite common to get confused and You are not alone! We call eVisa and eTA are soft visa restrictions. This means you will not be able to board a plane to visit a country with just your passport without either of these to…
Golden visa schemes offer immediate residency against property investment. Investors can naturalize for citizenship and passport usually after more than 5 years in golden visa countries. The citizenship conditions vary from country to country. Passports of countries offering Golden visa / CBI schemes performed very well in Best Passport Rankings 2020. Best Golden Visa Passports These are the best golden…
Today we are publishing our first edition of of Best Passport Rankings Index 2020, developed in association with World Citizenship Council (WCC) and Best Citizenships (BC) As we head towards the future, Globalisation is playing an important role shaping the free movement. With increased pressure on immigration systems, developed countries look to reduce free movement by hardening visa restrictions on…
The Dual citizenship acceptance has progressed faster in the Americas and Oceania and slower in Africa and Asia. The acceptance in Europe follows the global trend. By 2019, however, 75% of countries maintain a more tolerant approach towards dual citizenship and allow citizens to voluntarily acquire the citizenship of another country, without automatic repercussions for the citizenship of origin. Most…
Bahamas offers permanent residence certificate to UHNW foreigners investing in real estate or buying a home in the island. Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the caribbean popular for holiday makers and prime demand in real estate market. Bahamas is sovereign country, with strong regulatory oversight and sensitivity to the requirements of a global market, The Bahamas is…
