The Grenada CBI Unit has issued new guidelines for signing application forms and attestation of documents with citizenship by investment applications. The new guidelines will apply to all applications submitted on or after October 16, 2023.. Credentials – The contact details and details of the certifying or witnessing person’s credentials must be submitted with the certification. Certified True Copy –…
The Egypt’s citizenship by investment (CIP) is highly underrated and least known investment schemes in the World. It is the only golden passport program in Africa. The fast tracked citizenship granted within 3 months to foreigners in exchange for financial investment made in the country (eg. Real estate). If not for investment, under normal circumstances, foreigners have to wait for…
The Last golden visa train has left Portugal for real estate investors who missed investing 280,000 euros. On Sep 30, The President of Portugal has signed the Mais Habitação bill after being reapproved by the parliament. The new legislation terminates all real estate investments under the renewed Golden visa program. This time the president signed the promulgation within a short…
The Dutch Golden Visa program is closing soon. According to the Government announcement IND, The residence permit for foreign investors will no longer be available from 1 January 2024. Those who wish to invest in Netherlands must submit applications before this date to receive residence permit for investment. The Dutch government officially launched the “Wealthy foreign investor scheme” in Oct…
The Portuguese national assembly has voted and approved the 81/XV GV legislation (second one) without making any major reforms on Sep 21, 2023 and will be sent to President of the Republic for the approval. The President will have a week to approve the legislation. The President can again veto or accept the bill. Earlier the President has returned the…
The Citizenship by Investment Unit of Antigua & Barbuda has published annual report for 2022 for the CIP programme. Antigua CIP was officially launched on Oct 10, 2013 and since then a total of 3,779 applications submitted from Inception to Dec 31, 2022 during a timeframe of nine years, according to the data Antigua & Barbuda has one of the…
The New regulations for the Portuguese Golden Visa, under the program “Mais Habitação”, shall be voted again on the 21st of September 2023! After that the voted promulgation will be sent to President for approval which will take another 2 weeks. It is possible the president of the republic could veto the bill (like last time) and send it back.…
Indonesia has launched a new golden visa scheme to attract foreign investment into the country. The program has created much hype among international investors and notable figures. Golden Visas in Indonesia are visas granted to foreigners as a basis for a stay permit for 5 to 10 years to support the national economy. The minimum investment required is US$350,000 for…
When a man marries multiple wives,it is called polygyny, which is unlawful in many countries. It is not possible to apply for golden visas or citizenship by investment in Europe or Caribbean with multiple wives (they must chose one partner). Note Polygyny is banned in all EU member states. Polygny is currently legal in 58 muslim predominant countries. Depending on…
The Golden Visa Program in Ireland, known as Immigrant Investor Program (IIP), was opened in 2012 to bring added benefits to the economy of Ireland. The Government announced on Feb 15, 2023 the closing of the golden visa scheme in Ireland. Below are important questions answered by Immigration office. 1.What is Irish Immigrant Investor Golden Visa Program? The Irish Immigrant…
