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Malta Government has relaunched the citizenship by investment program, under new regulations published in  L.N. 437 of 2020 under the Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations, 2020 which was published in the Government Gazette Of Malta No. 20,524– 20.11.2020 Legislation The legal basis for the new citizenship program for naturalisation for exceptional investments is…

Antigua CIU announced a major revision expanding the scope of definition of dependents applying under the citizenship by investment program (CIP).  These amendments were introduced into the Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Act 2013 Antigua Cabinet also approved the following important changes in Nov 2020 to make the CBI more competitive with other programs…

We have compiled full list of countries that have no E-2 treaty agreement with United States. As a result nationals of these countries cannot apply for E-2 non-immigrant visas to enter United States. Below are full list of countries that do not have E-2 investor visa treaties. Afghanistan Greece Mozambique Algeria Guatemala Myanmar Andorra Guinea…

We have compiled the most important questions related to acquisition of turkish citizenship by property investment. Please see below Where can i find official text for turkey property citizenship by investment program? All the information is available here How is the value of the real estate(s) necessary for citizenship calculated at the land registry office?…

This week there was some shocking news. The former Google boss Eric Schmidt along with his family applied for a Cypriot passport through citizenship by investment program in the island. Eric Schmidt is a well known billionaire and is also highest profile americans to genuinely pursue investment citizenship options offshore. If he is  granted cyprus…

The Right to vote is one of the important privilege for economic citizens. It is also very important part of any democracy.  It is widely recognized as a fundamental human right, this right is not fully enforced for millions of individuals around the world. The History of Voting and elections goes back as far as…

The St Lucia Citizenship by Investment program has become the fastest CIP in the Caribbean with the average processing times cut to just 58 days (previously 80 days) as of 2020. This exciting news was announced by the the Chief of St Lucia Citizenship Unit. We are proud to state that our average processing time…

Globalisation and uncertainties have created a new financial industry known as “Citizenship By Investment”, shortly “CBI”. Another term frequently used is “CIP” which stands for “Citizenship-by-Investment Programs” If you haven’t heard about “CBI” perhaps it is about time. The demand for second passports for investments in tax free countries have grown exponentially over the years,…

Montenegro opened a brand new citizenship by investment program (CIP) in 2018 and applications are currently accepted for real estate investments above €250,000 First of all, know that two words Monte plus Negro means “Black mountain” Montenegro is a very beautiful country, and you should not think even for a moment to buy a holiday…

The Malta Government has just announced IIP scheme launched in 2013, is closing and a new residence program will open with new conditions. The program remains suspended and no new applications will be received. The MIIPA, the agency which operates the IIP has, since last August, stopped receiving new applications. The Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency…