Today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Maria striking the Commonwealth of Dominica. Overnight, with 160-mile-per-hour winds, Maria damaged and destroyed the roofs of an estimated 90 per cent of buildings, toppled power lines and some of the thickest, strongest, oldest trees in the country’s lush forests. On the newest broadcast episode of Anou Palay, the leader recalled the […]
Long before the U.S. tightened its borders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump set about reshaping America’s immigration system with a nationalist and isolationist bent. Promises to crack down on illegal immigration and erect a wall along the Mexican border formed the centerpiece of his election campaign in 2016. His […]
Residence- and citizenship by investment (RCBI) laws allow the sale of passports with negligible or zero naturalization requirements. Any country may consider RCBI, holding recourse to its international recognition as a state to create, tap into, and leverage the asset of citizenship. In times of pandemics, physically spending prolonged periods in any given place may […]
The number of British entrepreneurs looking to “buy” citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, investment migration firms say, as prospects of a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the bloc darken. Investment immigration firm Astons said it had seen a 50% and 30% year-on-year increase in interest from […]
A crackdown raises questions about citizenship the EU would rather not answer. An EU passport is one of the most desirable documents on the planet. Its bearer can live and work in 27 different countries, all of them prosperous and peaceful. Many have excellent food, too. In the birthright lottery of citizenship, those with a burgundy […]
To establish a working group to assist the IMC with drafting a ‘Code of Standards for Responsible Advertising and Marketing’ Published: 23 September 2020 Deadline: 7 October 2020 Background: The IMC is researching the possibility of establishing a comprehensive set of standards for responsible advertising and marketing of investment migration programmes. Such standards would enhance […]
