Category: Latest Updates

CitizenX Acquires Plan B Passport

Ahmad Abbas April 22, 2025

CitizenX has acquired Plan B Passports to mark the second high-profile investment migration M&A transaction in the past two years.

Passport Potpourri: Kuwait Revocations, Cyprus Citizenship Backlog, “Lost Canadians,” and More

Ahmad Abbas February 16, 2025

The latest updates in Passport Potpourri cover sweeping citizenship purges, stalled reforms, new residency hurdles, and more.

Passport Potpourri: New Digital Nomad Visas, Italy Updates CBD Rules, St Kitts Relaxes China Apostille Requirement

Ahmad Abbas December 8, 2024

This digest includes new digital nomad visas in Central Asia, Italy revising its CBD guidelines, St Kitts waiving China apostille rules

Passport Potpourri: A Global Citizenship Digest

Ahmad Abbas September 29, 2024

Opposition leaders seek to reclaim ‘the people’s money’ in Caribbean CIP lawsuit. Campaign for Italy citizenship reform gains momentum.

Saint Lucia CIU names new CEO following abrupt dismissal of former chief

Christian Henrik Nesheim August 9, 2017

The Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit has appointed Nestor Alfred, a former banking executive and regulator of the financial

Trump’s immigration bill would put the kibosh on EB-5: Mandates active management, $1.8M gives only 12 points

Christian Henrik Nesheim August 4, 2017

On August 1st, together with Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, President Trump introduced a new immigration bill, dubbed

Bahamians once again flirting with citizenship by investment idea

Christian Henrik Nesheim August 1, 2017

Two long years have passed since we last hear murmurs of CIP proposals in the Bahamas when property moguls and government advisors floated the idea.

Canada’s Startup Visa becomes permanent despite limited interest

Christian Henrik Nesheim July 31, 2017

Launched as a pilot program in 2013, the Canadian Startup Visa program will become a regular feature following the expiration

Critics of Dominica CIP “seeking to destroy the country” says PM Skerrit, Barbados PM concerned about passport-sales

Christian Henrik Nesheim July 28, 2017

During Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s budget presentation in Dominica’s Parliament this week, several members of the United Worker’s Party, the island’s

The good, the bad and the homicidal: 23 investment migration destinations by security levels

Christian Henrik Nesheim July 26, 2017

The most popular citizenship and residence by investment destinations have vastly different levels of criminality and violence. Saint Kitts and

Czech president signs new investor visa amendment into law

Christian Henrik Nesheim July 24, 2017

Earlier this year, Investment Migration Insider reported that an amendment to the Czech Republic’s immigration law, which included plans for

A&B CIP-citizen hangs himself while in Thai custody for running web’s largest illicit marketplace, was about to apply for Grenada CIP

Christian Henrik Nesheim July 21, 2017

The alleged owner of AlphaBay, the dark web’s largest illegal marketplace, Alexandre Cazes, took his own life while in detention