A Golden passport has became an ever-more-desirable commodity midst pandemic as countries closed their borders to slow the spread of COVID-19. Several countries have adopted “golden passport” and “golden visa” programs over the years—the onset of the pandemic generated renewed interest making passports and residence permits are more golden than ever with borders only open for citizens and residents. These…
St Lucia is one of the few countries in the world to offer government bonds as an option to acquire citizenship at a discounted price against investments. It is a win win for CBI investors. In May 2020, the Government of St Lucia (GOSL) introduced a special Covid relief bonds issued at minimum bid $250,000 as new option for citizenship…
The Small Caribbean Country of Grenada remains the King of all citizenship by investment programs. Its unique citizenship program stands out in the Caribbean offering a good balance of price and passport benefits to investors. Before we talk about citizenship, let’s get to know a thing or two about Grenada History About 38 million years ago, in the Eocene era,…
Vanuatu Government has approved an order to issue new passport stamps for passports issued under CBI programs. According to the new rules, the Immigration office to issue the new stamp on new passports obtained by people under the citizenship by investment programs. The step is taken is to improve credibility of government issued passports and to protect the integrity of…
The Average processing time for Portugal golden visa program is 10 months, according to our latest experience with applicants for 2021. The Covid pandemic has caused more delays in processing applications and many applicants find it difficult to arrange KYC and other important documents with proper attestation due to lockdown measures in their home countries. With Portugal implementing new golden…
Portugal offers Golden visa for investing in investment and venture capital funds. Some 5% of the residence permits issued are for capital transfers investments in Portugal. Under the Golden visa program, Portugal requires a Capital transfer of the amount of 500,000 Euros, or higher, for the acquisition of units of investment funds or venture capital fund of funds dedicated to the…
Dual citizenship laws are complex and varies from country to country. Dual citizenship means persons can have or travel with two passports. Today, most advanced economies allow dual citizenship Though a number of nations, freely allow dual nationality, it should be noted that several limitations apply for dual citizens. Each country sets its own criteria for citizenship and the rights of citizenship,…
English speaking countries are the top choice for many investors who apply for Golden visas and Citizenship by investment programs. Citizenship path can be easy if you already familiar with english in these english speaking nations. This way you dont have to go through additional burden of learning additional native language. Please also refer to the naturalization time for citizenship…
CBI Agents and Promoters are licensed by citizenship by investment units. Each of them have different roles and it is important to understand the difference between local agents and authorized service providers. It is important to note that International marketing agents work with local agents to submit file of the applicant to CBI unit. The rule is marketing agents cannot…
The Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment program (“CIP”) remains one of the most popular CIPs in the Caribbean. Let us quickly explore what makes this country’s program unique standing out from the rest of the passport programs in the Caribbean. Caribbean Beaches and Sun Antigua’s 365 beaches of clean turquoise waters, white beaches, lush tropical forests of Antigua and…
