Australia’s third largest party the Australian Greens lost a second senator on Tuesday, forced to resign after realizing she had dual citizenship and was ineligible for office, only days after another Greens senator resigned for the same reason. The Greens hold a key bloc of senate seats and have stymied legislation by Prime Minister Malcolm […]
The Investment Migration Council (IMC) hosted a workshop in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro on the planned Special Investor Program of Montenegro on Thursday, 20 July 2017 The informative workshop explored opportunities for the proposed Special Investor Program in order to provide the Government of Montenegro and other key stakeholders in […]
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) said it is adding value to the range of programmes on offer by making available a residency programme to people wanting to live and work in St. Kitts and Nevis. The CEO, Les Khan, made the announcement at the Global Mobility & Tax Strategies Conference in Singapore on the […]
Additional Information released re Implementation of the Travel Ban On June 27, we issued a client alert regarding the latest Supreme Court decision, Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project, and advised that parts of the Travel Ban were scheduled to go into effect imminently, with further guidance from the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security […]
On June 16, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with St. Kitts and Nevis. Economic performance moderated in 2016. Growth moderated, reflecting the deceleration in tourism-linked sectors and contraction in manufacturing output, while still exceeding the average growth in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) region. Lower […]
St. John’s, Antigua; Tuesday, June 27, 2017: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Charmaine Quinland-Donovan is assuring all industry participants, new citizens and the general public that citizenships granted and the resulting travel documents issued, have been processed in accordance with the law and international best practices. “The benefits of […]
For those who wish to live and work in the UK there are two attractive visa options: The Tier 1 (Investor) and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas, each with their own unique advantages and disadvantages, according to Sable International’s John Dunn. “The most notable difference between the Tier 1 (Investor) visa and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa is […]
As of June 27, 2017, citizens of Antigua and Barbuda will need a visa to visit Canada. From that date, any existing electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) issued to a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda will become null and void, and affected individuals who had previously been issued an eTA will no longer be able to […]
HTS News4orce said it has been “reliably informed” that Cindy McLean, chief executive officer of the (CIU) is now on leave “with immediate effect”. No further details on this move are available. She has been the agency’s CEO since October 2015. Last month she gave a conflicting account on CIU policy following the release of […]
According to a recent IMF report, revenues from the Citizenship By Investment programs in member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union have been on the decline. The ECCU is comprised of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which does not have a CBI […]
