Those who have high hopes about immigrating to switzerland and thinking about becoming a swiss citizen, this may come as a surprise. Many from third world countries, mistakenly assume Switzerland is a an EU country. This is fatally wrong. Here are some important facts 1. Swiss people are not EU citizens 2. Switzerland is not an EU country 3. Swiss…
The World is facing an unprecedented global crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Tourism and travel and all businesses have come to a halt, forcing billions of people into lockdown. The passport power and visa restrictions have essentially collapsed and health restrictions apply everywhere. In 2020, we published best passport rankings study showing nordic countries had the best passports in the…
Knowing about Schengen area is probably the most important for travelers, immigrants and those who seek citizenship in the EU member states. This is could avoid so many problems in the future! Sometimes EU and Schengen area may be confusing to many outsiders and third country nationals. For example Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are not even schengen countries at…
Do you even know citizenship by investment already runs in two EU candidate countries? EU candidate countries have a great prospect of becoming a member state of the European Union in the future, as a part of enlargement efforts pursued by the Union. Imagine Montenegro or Albania becoming EU member state There are 5 EU candidate countries, of these two…
The Small Caribbean Country of Grenada remains the King of all citizenship by investment programs in 2020. The State of Grenada consists of three islands- Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique which form the southern end of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Gold standard Grenada’s citizen by investment scheme (GCBI) was launched in 2015 under the Citizenship by Investment Act…
It may seem unbelievable, thats exactly is happening today! The Coronavirus pandemic, completely changes the way, we think, we believe and do things. Few months ago, it seems impossible to believe, citizenship and passports can be purchased online. Many only thought of it as a scam. It is becoming a real! Technology is rapidly changing everything. Imagine what do we…
The Government of Vanuatu has made some important changes to the Citizenship by investment program. Among the most important changes applicant screening method will be tightened and due diligence fees increased by $3000 to cover third party costs. The new changes will apply effective from March 27, 2020 Here are the full list of changes 1.Due diligence An internationally reputable…
Dual citizenship lay the foundations for new citizenship by investment programs. CBI programs just would be impossible without dual citizenship and would be meaningless Investing in a dual citizenship passport has become a new trend of the modern world. It has become a safe haven investment. If you are rich why not invest in a citizenship passed to future family generations?…
Saint Kitts and Nevis may be the granddaddy of all the Citizenship by investment schemes. The scheme is often touted to be the oldest in the world, legal basis came into existence 1984. What happened in 1984? How was citizenship by investment back then? Let us start with independence of St Kitts and Nevis as a former british colony. Independence…
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has brought an unprecedented crisis to the citizenship and residence by investment industry. As a part of preventive measures, golden visa schemes in Europe have been mostly suspended, On March 11, 2020, WHO announced COVID-19 as a Global pandemic, since then various countries have imposed border lockdowns and grounding all flights. Tourism and travel has been hit…
