In light of recent changes made to the regulations of the Citizenship by Investment (CIP) , opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Ernest Hilaire is calling for the programme to be immediately discontinued. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the former CIP chairman argued that the new changes places Saint Lucia as a cheap island […]
At a time when H-1B visa rules are being tightened + , there is growing interest in the EB-5 visa program. The number of EB-5 visas issued to Indians touched a record 174 between October 2016 and 2017, up from 149 in the corresponding year-ago period. Under the EB-5 visa programme, also dubbed as ‘cash for visa’, individuals can apply for lawful […]
The tiny twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of the Team Unity government, continues to punch above its weight in a number of areas – from economic performance to improvements in information and communication technology (ICT) – particularly when measured against the accomplishments of much larger nations regionally and internationally. “In every […]
About 1,100 UK citizens work for the EU in Brussels and Luxembourg. Mr Juncker called Belgium a kind host and asked its prime minister, Charles Michel, to “show the same generosity when it comes to granting Belgian citizenship” to British EU staff. When the UK leaves the EU next March Britons will lose their EU […]
In recent months, there has been a significant reference to establishing harmonization amongst the five Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP’s). There can be no denying that the theory is sound but the practicalities of such a harmonization are much more difficult. Each participating country is a sovereign state and therefore has the […]
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As of tomorrow, 1 May 2018, EU citizens living or travelling outside the European Union will be able to better benefit from consular protection in case of need, when their EU Member State of origin is not represented in the non-EU country they are staying in. The updated rules allow EU citizens in distress in […]
The situation The Jobcentre Plus Universal Jobmatch website (UJM), used by employers to advertise for Tier 2 General applications where a Resident Labour Market Test is required will be replaced by a new website, called Find a Job, on May 14, 2018. A closer look Transition to new system. Existing UJM accounts will be available until […]
Most citizens are proud of the country they are from but a new survey measuring quality of life and opportunity has revealed which nationalities are the best – and worst – in the world. (Of course, what it doesn’t mean is that the people themselves from top-ranking countries are superior.) The Quality of Nationality Index (QNI) from global […]
The outcome of Brexit negotiations could have a significant impact on the quality of the British nationality, new research suggests. Brexit will create new and significant problems for British citizens trying to travel, work or settle abroad, and a “hard Brexit” will overwhelmingly impairing the quality of the British nationality, according to an authoritative new […]