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 […]
Many U.S. citizens whose families immigrated from Europe are eligible, and the pandemic has caused an uptick in applications. Growing up in Chicago, Juliana Calistri was surrounded by all things Italian: music, food and language. Ms. Calistri’s grandparents were raised in Bagni di Lucca, Italy, and though her father was born in Chicago, he spoke […]
Vanuatu’s Development Support Program aims to become the first CIP to allow stateless people to apply for citizenship by investment. Vanuatu Lifestyle (the trade name of VAN-LS Ltd), a company that’s also registered as an accredited agent for the Vanuatu Development Support Program (DSP), has obtained a three-year exclusive license to handle applications from people […]
The government of Dominica has announced that it will be launching the Entrepreneur Visa, designed to recognize the government’s interest in providing a unique status to applicants who make a significant financial investment in the country. The visa platform is also designed to ‘add valuable foreign direct investment into the private sector. Moreover, it clearly […]
COVID-19 has shifted the factors people consider when deciding where they live, and many are increasingly looking to establish residence or citizenship for their families in an alternative jurisdiction. This blog looks at their options. The world has faced a series of unexpected challenges in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a wide-ranging health […]