Category: Citizenship

The primary grounds of acquisition of citizenship under ordinary naturalisation is a certain period of residence in the country The minimum period of residence required for ordinary naturalisation in EU countries ranges from 3 to 10 years. Important to note that only certain types of residence (permanent, continuous, etc.) may count for naturalisation purposes. Some…

St Kitts and Nevis’s Government has made huge changes to the CBI program in Jul 17, 2023. Under the revised program, the chance to get a second citizenship in as little as 45 days with Accelerated application processing (AAP), has been removed . Instead all applications will be subjected to normal application processing which takes…

Latvia allows limited dual citizenship only with the selected list of 37 countries. Among these countries are EU/EFTA states, US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada etc. Citizens of Latvia who have acquired citizenship of another country are required to notify, following Article 15 of the Register of Natural Persons, about acquiring citizenship of another country. Children…

According to definitions of the European Commission, the terms ‘citizenship’ and ‘nationality’ are often used interchangeably to denote the legal bond between an individual and a state. While ‘nationality” is the preferred legal term, ‘citizenship’ is used more broadly to describe the rights, duties, and practices linked to this formal status. In certain contexts, the…

EU citizenship was established in 1991 by the Treaty on European Union in order to promote European values and identity. The Treaty confers on EU citizens a set of rights, such as the right of free movement, the right of diplomatic protection, the right to vote in and stand for elections to the European Parliament.8…

Vanuatu property prices still remains the lowest in the world. Property prices have been steadily increasing over the years, especially due to increase in tourism, especially tourist arrivals combined with influx of chinese, australians and other expats. It is important to remember that lands in Vanuatu are not freehold. Properties can be leased for up…

The History of Vanuatu citizenship by investment can be traced back to 1990’s when passport for sale schemes from pacific islands became very popular. Pacific island tax havens were among the first countries to enter the passport selling business in the 1980s and 1990s.  Vanuatu ran a passport for sale scheme between 1996-1997 selling 300…

The Caribbean nation of St.Lucia offers the easiest and fastest citizenship by investment option for Americans. It is also the cheapest and most affordable country to buy a second citizenship remotely.  Applications are processed by government with the turnaround time of 45-60 days at no additional costs, if all the documents in order.  St Lucia…

Now that Croatia has joined Schengen area and Euro in 2023, the country has become one of the desirable countries for economic investment. It is important to note foreigners who naturalize for croatian citizenship, dual citizenship is not allowed. Croatian citizenship may be acquired through naturalization on the following legal grounds: on grounds of residence…

Malta offers a path to foreigners and stateless persons naturalize for citizenship who are already residents. This is a non-investment path based purely on residency, for those who lived in Malta for atleast five years. The advantage of citizenship in Malta is, there are no citizenship test (civic knowledge), language test (knowledge of Maltese not…