Category: Citizenship

Few foreign investors know the knack of acquiring citizenship by making a bond investment (state issued securities). Only a handful of countries offer instant citizenship and passport for buying government debt in the form of treasury bills, bonds and certificates. For example, Turkey and St Lucia offer citizenship in exchange for investment  treasury bonds starting from…

The US government runs two important immigration programs for foreign investors. We tell clients to first properly understand the important difference between E-5 and E-2 visas before applying for immigration to United States. Each program has distinct advantages and requires careful planning. The key difference lies in only specific country nationals can apply for E-2…

A number of world countries offer golden visas in exchange for treasury securities or bonds issued by Governments. You just need to know where to look. Buying into Government debt are basically risk free passive investments, a safe bet, especially during worst times, there is financial meltdown everywhere, and shockwaves felt in every market. Moneyback…

The E-2 investor visa is the easiest route to open a business in the United States with a minimal investment. It is a non-immigrant investor visa with the fastest processing times. This visa is considered one of the best alternatives to EB-5 which has two or three years of waiting times. The backlog for China is…

We tell you a little unknown secret about E-2 visas. Only a few investors in the world know of this shortcut. First you should know the E-2 visa is a cheapest alternative to EB-5 immigrant investor program. Who would want to spend close to $900,000 for eb5 and the wait years and years for Green card?…

The Government of St Kitts and Nevis has signed new visa waiver agreements expanding the diplomatic footprint across the global in an effort to strengthen the St Kitts passport power, augmenting economic and cultural ties that would be mutual benefit of their citizens. The new visa waiver agreements will come into effect after 60 days…

The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Dr. Drew in his keynote address on the state of citizenship by investment program, announced the revenues generated by CBI program over the year. CBI Revenues The Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme directly contributed between 60-70 percent of Federal revenue in 2022. In 2024, up to September,…

Vanuatu has made a huge announcement making key changes to the the CBI program. The Government is imposing mandatory personal visit from Dec 1, 2024 for biometrics enrollment and passport collection for the citizenship by investment program, enforcing additional security on applicants to protect the integrity of Vanuatu CBI program aligning with international interests.  This will affect…

The following are most frequently asked questions about St.Lucia citizenship by investment program. The answers for all the questions below are provided by the CIP Unit of Government of St.Lucia. What is the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme? The Citizenship by Investment Act No. 14 of 2015 and the Citizenship by Investment Saint Lucia…

The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua and Barbuda has published yearly statistics of the citizenship by investment programme. Antigua and Barbuda is one of the highly transparent CIP program in the region and has won several accolades. It is important to note that Antigua extended the $100,000 pricing until Aug 1, 2024 as…