Foreigners who acquire citizenship through the investment programs (DSP and VCP), so called ‘economic citizens’ are restricted of certain privileges such as right to vote in elections, holding government posts and entering politics. Those who apply for Vanuatu citizenship by investment program must be aware of these limited restrictions. Considering many CIP or economic citizens do not visit the country…
CIP Saint Lucia has made its mark as a highly respected global citizenship by investment program. The CIP has received international accolades for its governance, transparency and efficient vetting process. The Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) has made no secret of its commitment to governance and transparency. The exciting news is the application processing times are cut to…
Grenada has seen a surge in applications for citizenship by investment programs. According to the latest CBI statistics, based on data reported by government, an excess of of 1800 applications were received for NTF and Real estate option since 2014 to Q2 2020. The data shows interest is high for Grenada CBI program despite Covid pandemic. Infact Grenada received more…
We have compiled full list of government approved real estate developments for the purpose of citizenship by investment program. You have to remember that investing only in these projects will make you eligible for citizenship by real estate investment. It is also possible to invest in redeemable shares and freehold titles. You must also hold for certain years before selling.…
Dominica has raised $1.2bn in just three years from its citizenship by investment program from 2017 to 2020 according to the latest announcement by the Prime Minister Skerrit. This is a staggering sum of money for a small caribbean island from citizenship for investment scheme. According to data, there was an eight percent increase in revenue from the fiscal year…
The St Lucia Citizenship by Investment program has become the fastest CIP in the Caribbean with the average processing times cut to just 58 days (previously 80 days) as of 2020. This exciting news was announced by the the Chief of St Lucia Citizenship Unit. We are proud to state that our average processing time from receipt of an application…
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 Q2 2021, Grenada has granted citizenship to…
Post citizenship additions (PCA) have become extremely popular due to Covid. This way you dont commit to spending too much money upfront paying for family members. You can add dependants at later stages subject to availability of funds. When you apply as single main applicant, it gets much cheaper for you. With the main applicant just one person applying, the…
St Kitts and Nevis Government on Nov 6, has announced easing of restrictions to add siblings (brothers and sisters) of main applicant for the citizenship by investment program. These amendments were published in Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations SRO No 42 of 2020 Main applicant, can now add siblings to CBI application by meeting the following conditions Less than 30…
St. Kitts & Nevis is now officially welcoming visitors to its shores. All international visitors must follow the Covid guidelines to visit SKN. Travelers from all CARICOM Member States are now officially part of the “International Traveler” category. Furthermore, St. Kitts & Nevis has officially announced requirements for travelers arriving by sea vessel and has instituted a new requirement: a…
