Australians Exiled in India: Marooned or Banished?
Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.
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Due Process
Why Those Hoping to Design CIPs in the South Pacific Are in For a Ride
In the South Pacific’s small island states, the notion of citizenship doesn’t have the same meaning as in the cultures whence it came.
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Health-Passports Part 2: CBI in a World Where Nationality Alone Doesn’t Determine Mobility
Michael Krakat asks: What is a passport’s nominal visa-freedom worth if health-restrictions prevent you from boarding a plane in the first place?
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Neither Holiday Nor Investment: The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas Part 2
The list of countries offering digital nomad visas as part of COVID-recovery plans is growing quickly, writes Michael B. Krakat.
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The Five Indispensable “Unities” of Sustainable Investment Migration Programs
Legal scholar Michael Krakat outlines the five legal consistencies that must exist for an investment migration program to remain sustainable.
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“Holiday by Investment” and The Rise of Digital Nomad Visas
Long-term but temporary stay visas for people who can work from anywhere are in vogue. Michael Krakat evaluates their merits.
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Health Passports Are Coming – What Does That Mean for Investment Migration?
“Health passports may be a proto-version of global citizenship from the ground-up, attached to bodies not borders,” writes Michael Krakat.
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A 2,000-Year-Old Argument: Should We See Citizenship As a Membership or a Social-Contract?
Michael Krakat: The Greeks and Romans had competing views of citizenship: link-based and transaction-based. Little has changed in 2,000 years.
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What if Visas and Citizenships Were Sold at Auction?
In 2013, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker suggested the best way for a country to attract skilled immigrants was to sell citizenship at auction.
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Travel Bubbles: Are We Rebuilding International Travel From the Ground Up?
“Travel bubbles” are forming between COVID-safe countries. Michael Krakat asks; are we rebuilding international travel from the ground up?
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The Many Parallels of CBI and Maritime Flags of Convenience
Tax-saving, transactional schemes lacking genuine links. Michael Krakat explores the oddly familiar-sounding business of ship registries.
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Should Countries That Sell Citizenship Disclose Their National Debt to The Buyer?
The national debt burden is borne by the public. If you are a citizen, you are part of “the public”.
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What If, When Borders Reopen, CBI Citizens Actually Move to Their COVID-Free Island Havens?
How prepared are small CIP countries for a potential deluge of CBI-citizens who want to move to their COVID-free islands when borders reopen?
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The Case For Citizenship by Investment Is Never Stronger Than During Times of Crisis
Michael B. Krakat argues that, during crises, apprehensions about RCBI tend to diminish, temporarily clearing the path for expansion.
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If We Wait to Re-Open Borders Until Travel is “Safe”, Borders Will Never Re-Open
We’ve temporarily exchanged freedom for safety from mass-contagion. What if the risk of mass-contagion is not temporary, asks Michael Krakat.
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Australian COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Art. 13 of Human Rights Declaration Suspended?
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”
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