Category: Citizenship

Grenada manages one of the most family friendly investment migration programmes in the world by allowing a multitude of family members to be included on one CIP application. The CBIU will accept incomplete applications as long as they include the documents required for the due diligence assessment of everyone on an application, who is 17…

The Vanuatu Citizenship Commission has officially opened the REO program to invest in real estate for citizenship by investment. This third option for the CBI program was launched on 26 Aug 2021  The Citizenship (Real Estate Option) Program was enacted under section 13F of the Citizenship Act [CAP. 112] and Citizenship (Real Estate Option Program)…

Golden visa programs first of all residency programs an do have certain restrictions for some candidates who are ineligible to apply. To get a residence permit or visa approved some restrictions apply. Golden visa programs run in more than 20 european states and the most popular schemes are Portugal, Greece and Spain. Ineligible candidates 1.…

The Caribbean states attract international migrants with beautiful beaches, tropical climate and natural diversity. The list includes holidayers, and notable people owning homes and vacations alongside of tax free benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant changes in mobility, migration and tourism patterns in the region. The pandemic has generated significant changes in mobility, migration…

US remains the No.1 country for immigrants.  US takes the top spot for being the most popular destination for immigrants, followed by Germany in second place and Saudi Arabia in third. This is according to UN survey for 2020 based on the international migration stocks derived from population registers. Factors such as job opportunities, quality…

Yes, you can certainly apply for US immigrant and non-immigrant visas if you have acquired a passport through citizen by investment program.  You must apply for any US visa at any nearest US consulate. Be sure to check the eligibility for visas before you apply. Refer to entry ban and covid travel bans on certain…

The Government of Commonwealth of Dominica has launched new biometric e-passports on July 19, 2021 to its citizens, thus upgrading the passport system by spending $13 million for improving national security across borders. The New passport booklet has 50 pages and is printed with modern and aesthetic design that reflects the nature of Dominica and…

We get a lot of inquiries from international investors who don’t know properly which countries are in schengen. We tell all the clients, before they invest to first check if their country of choice belong schengen area. The main problem with investing in non-schengen country is you wont get visa free movement for business, tourism…

A lot of confusion exists in property understanding EU and Schengen countries. Remember European Union (EU) is not the same as Europe. Here is some basic difference.  Europe is first of all is a continent. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent. A total of…

In general, EU and EEA including Swiss and Andorra nationals cannot apply for any golden visa programs. It makes it superfluous for nationals of these countries to apply for EU Golden visa schemes seeking residency. Only third country nationals are eligible to apply for Golden visa schemes (eg. US, Canada, India, China). Family members of…