Category: Citizenship

Privacy is the most basic and important human right. It is also perhaps also a very important reason to apply for citizenship by investment programs. Citizenship investors must value their privacy very seriously in picking on the right CBI program. If you are looking for looking for privacy, discretion and confidentiality, then you should apply…

The St Kitts government has announced important proposals expanding the reach of Citizenship by investment in 2021. This was announced in Budget speech 2021 1. Private homes can be sold The Government took the decision to expand the reach of the CBI Programme by providing the opportunity for private homes to be sold under the…

Vanuatu offers one of the exciting possibilities to become a citizen by investment. It is one time opportunity for international investors. The Vanuatu citizenship by investment program has put certain country nationals in restricted blacklist, and therefore cannot apply for the passport. The Vanuatu DSP program is not open for nationals from these 5 countries,…

Citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes have restrictions on certain nationalities, but every country is different set of conditions. In most cases, if you are from a country subjected to US/EU embargo or sanctions, you cannot apply for CBI schemes. If  due diligence checks cannot be made on the applicant in a country, then it is not…

Many people often confuse between Portugal D-7 visa and golden Visa. We explain the difference between these two visa categories in detail. The most important difference  is the D-7 visa requires you to permanently move and live in Portugal for atleast 6-8 months every year. With golden visa you are not required to live in…

Have you ever considered comparing due diligence fees for CBI programs?. Every Citizenship by investment program is different and due diligence (DD) fees may have an impact on the total costs you receive in your quote. Agents will ask you to pay this DD fee to start the background checks when filing application. This cost…

The History of Vanuatu citizenship by investment goes 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. The passports were known…

The World is a big place. Don’t be trapped by one passport. With one single citizenship, you are imprisoned by your own country preventing you accessing opportunities abroad. A Plan B is a must for everyone. It is a double must for HNWI families. The Covid lockdowns showed us importance of home and family. Investing…

The Dual Citizenship Law of Philippines allows natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country to retain or re-acquire their Filipino citizenship. Upon reacquiring Philippine citizenship, the citizens shall enjoy full civil and political rights as Filipinos, subject to certain conditions. The regulations were contained in Republic Act 9225 (RA 9225) and in…