Australia’s rival political leaders attacked each other on Thursday over a parliamentary citizenship crisis that is threatening to ensnare a growing number of lawmakers. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants opposition leader Bill Shorten to support his plan to make all lawmakers provide proof that they have not breached a constitutional ban on dual citizens sitting […]
Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians were wrongly elected because they held dual citizenship, a court has ruled. The High Court of Australia decision means three of the politicians, including Mr Joyce, are disqualified from office. The others quit in July. Australia’s constitution prohibits dual citizens from being elected. Mr Joyce’s exit […]
Antigua and Barbuda MP Asot Michael has been arrested in London. He has also been sacked from his role as tourism, investment and energy minister. WIC News understands that Michael is no longer being detained by police but local Antigua media reports that he has been warned that he may be questioned further by authorities. The Antigua Observer is […]
An empty-eyed humanoid named Sophia has become the first robot to be granted citizenship in the world. Saudi Arabia bestowed citizenship on Sophia ahead of the Future Investment Initiative, held in the kingdom’s capital city of Riyadh on Wednesday. “I am very honored and proud of this unique distinction,” Sophia told the audience, speaking on a panel. “This is historical to […]
Stung by criticism it has sold too many residency permits in return for lucrative investments, Cyprus is considering cutting back on the program that was begun after a banking and economic crisis hit in 2013. An unnamed Interior Ministry official confirmed the slowdown is under review, the Chinese news agency Xinhua said, after the European […]
Caribbean states devastated by recent hurricanes are selling citizenship to Middle Eastern investors to raise funds to help their recovery. But some officials warn that the islands’ rival schemes have fuelled a “race to the bottom” in which prized passports are being handed out cheaply. Islands badly hit by last month’s storms included Dominica, where 90 percent […]
Got some bitcoin burning a hole in your digital wallet? And paradise on the mind? You may be able to use it to buy a second passport. Fork over 49.3 bitcoins, the equivalent of about $280,000 to a brokering agent, and your family of up to four might be able to receive passports to Vanuatu via so-called investment […]
For those who have yet started to prepare or review their response, what are the key questions they should be asking? What is the consultation about? When the free movement rights of Europeans end with the UK’s departure from the EU, this will be replaced with an entirely new immigration system. Home Office ministers and officials are thinking about […]
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced on Thursday, 12th October 2017, its intention to reduce the investment threshold for the National Development Fund (NDF) option, by 50%; from US$200,000 to US$100,000 for a family of up to four persons, and from US$250,000 to US$125,000 for a family of five and over. This policy […]
The Dutch coalition government are allowing their citizens residing in the UK to take up dual citizenship. The People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, the Christian Democrats, D66 party and the Christian Union managed to strike an agreement, releasing a blueprint with plans for tax cuts, Brexit negotiations, state-sanctioned cannabis plantations and plans for the Dutch fishing plans for […]
