Portugal and Greece operate the two most popular golden visa programs in Europe. Acquiring EU citizenship investing in golden visa program is an important requirement for many investors who spend a huge sum of money hoping citizenship would be beneficial for family and children into the future. What do you know about the conditions for citizenship in these countries? We…
CBI/RBI schemes offer citizenship or residency to foreign investors against a designated investment such as contribution to Government fund, or through purchase of government stocks/bonds or a real estate investment with minimum threshold. There are also cheapest programs available such as Malta, Germany etc. starting from EUR 100,000 CBI/RBI schemes have increased dramatically in the past decade currently estimated at…
The Vatican may be the smallest and unique country in the world that confers temporary citizenship working for office. It is called ‘jus officii’ Before we move to citizenship part, first we must understand difference between Vatican city and Holy see. Both are not the same. The Holy See is the government while the Vatican city is a smallest landlocked…
Citizenship by investment programs has captured great interest and popularity among business investors and corporations from across the Globe. The important question here is… Can you citizenship by investments by investing in businesses and enterprise projects? The answer is YES, there are only 4 countries in the world that has proper CBI legislation for granting citizenship within months for investments…
Panama offers a low cost permanent immigration option for nationals of 50 countries that maintain close friendly relations with Panama. In order to encourage immigration from countries considered most favorable, Panama has created a immigration incentive which allows citizens of 50 countries to obtain PR status in Panama. What makes Panama attractive? Panama is a very important trade hub and…
The Cabinet of St Kitts and Nevis Government has announced extension of limited time discount offer for families applying for citizenship by investment program. The St Kitts Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme continues to attract interest from discerning investors from all corners of the world. The country remains one of the coronavirus free countries in the world remains attractive for…
Wealth is quickly growing in african continent producing a significant number of millionaires and billionaires. The emergence of vast numbers of newly wealthy Africans over the past decade has had a profound effect on global economic landscape “Wealth,” is defined as the value of financial assets plus real assets (principally housing) owned by households, minus their debts. Africa is the…
Egypt offers an attractive golden visa program, granting long term residence for foreigners investing in property market to revitalize the real estate sector and attract foreign direct investment. As per the Golden visa rules, the property ownership must be approved by an authorized body, such the Urban Communities Authority, the Tourism Development Authority or the governorate in which the property…
Denaturalization (the revocation of citizenship), occurs when a state depriving citizenship involuntarily. This process is the reverse of naturalization. The most common grounds for denaturalization Military service with dishonorable discharge occurring within 5 years. Affiliated with, the Communist party, other totalitarian party, or terrorist organization within five years of naturalization Fraud, concealment or false information. Spending long periods of residence…
The common usage of ePassports have exploded over the years with rise in travel and tourism. ePassports are an important security feature to protect against fraud, misuse and abuse of passports. It has several names, commonly known as an e-passport, ePassport, or a digital passport. Passport security have come a long way since the first photographic identification appeared in 1856…