Category: Citizenship

How do you compare the passport costs versus the visa waiver benefits offered by citizenship by investment programs? Here is how! First we plotted a graph of 14 CBI passports comparing visa free countries on x-axis and the price of passport on Y axis in a two dimensional scatter graph. As you can visualize the…

These are the visa requirements for Turkey for the passport holders from Citizenship by investment (CBI) program. Please note only St Kitts and Montenegro are the two CBI countries that have visa free travel to Turkey. All other countries require a eVisa to enter Turkey. Antigua and Barbuda – Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple…

CBI citizens who acquired passports through citizenship by investment (Cbi) programs can seek consular protection and assistance from missions available abroad during emergency when you need help! We have compiled list of embassies and consulates of CBI countries available abroad. It is very important to understand the difference between embassy and consulate. Embassies deal with…

Discover the limitations of dual citizenship. A state may not afford diplomatic protection to one of its nationals against a state whose nationality such person also possesses.

Millions are schengen visa applications are rejected every year. The European Authorities publish statistics of schengen visa every year which provides a good insights into of visa refusals by schengen area countries. Quick Summary For 2022, A total of 5.9 million schengen visas (out of 7.5 million visa applications submitted at consulates worldwide), were issued,…

Citizenship and nationality are widely used, both are closely related, synonymous and widely used next to each other. There exists a slight difference between the two but you should not confuse with each other. It is true, understanding the subtle differences between citizenship and nationality can be quite difficult to understand, but we will try explain…

Svalbard located on far north, welcomes anyone in the world with open arms, what makes it unique is there is no visas required and has open borders. Svalbard is a part of Norway, prior to 1925 known as Spitsbergen. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 established full Norwegian sovereignty over the archipelago.  Svalbard has no indigenous…

The Schengen area comprises 26 countries and extends over 4 million square kilometres with a population of almost 420 million people. There are 22 EU Member States that participate in the Schengen area. The Schengen is a common travel area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished all border controls to facilitate free movement…

Uruguay is one of the richest countries, largest economy and attractive tax haven in South America. The country attracts wealthy individuals through the economic tax residence program. Uruguay is one of the most socially advanced countries in Latin America, ranks first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, press freedom, size…