Citizenship by Investment And The Right to Be Unremarkable
In travel, being invisible is the goal. Using personal anecdotes, Kenneth Green explains the CBI industry’s role in making that possible.
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“HNWIs Are Very, Very Nervous About Risk of Social Unrest”: Asaria on Investment Migration After COVID
Mohammed Asaria says UHNWIs, after the pandemic, are far more willing to physically move their business, capital, and families.
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Acquiring Excellence: Price Dilution Among CIPs Will Not Boost Capital Flows
Price cuts will not work for CIPs, writes Mohammed Asaria. Maintaining brand value and prosecuting miscreants will.
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Why is The Most Expensive RBI Program in The Caribbean Gaining Attention?
What has been perhaps the best-kept secret among global RBI programmes is starting to emerge as a viable solution for high-net-worth individuals.
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Grenada CIP Developer Caught on Camera Promoting Illegal Discounts: CIU Investigating
The CIU is investigating and has promised to take “appropriate action” against discounting and buybacks that it says are illegal.
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The Multiple Trials Awaiting the Caribbean After 2020 And What They Mean for CBI
Dual shocks to both the tourism and CBI sectors is far from the only challenge staring the Caribbean in the face in 2020, writes Kenneth Green.
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Which Caribbean CIP Will Be First to Recognize Same-Sex Spouses?
“The first Caribbean CIP to move on this is going to gain a significant competitive advantage,” writes Andre Bothma.
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“Vast Expansion of EB-5 and Western World Residency Programs” Simon Black on Investment Migration After COVID-19
Simon Black of Sovereign Man thinks we’ll see “a vast expansion of the EB-5 program in the United States” and other Western countries.
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Citizenship Through Impact – Refocusing CBI to Maximize Development
“Too few private initiatives have had a meaningful impact on the Caribbean economies,” writes Mohammed Asaria. “Time for a different approach.”
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Dominica CIU Circulates Details, Prices for New Dependent Categories
Dominica’s CIU has circulated the changes to the CIP’s investment and fee amounts, as well as the definition of dependents.
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Saint Kitts CIP Cuts Contribution for Families to US$150,000, Same as Single-Applicant Price
Four out of five Caribbean CIPs have now enacted significant changes to their requirements in direct response to the pandemic.
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The “Bachelor Tax” Some CIPs Charge on Single Applicants
Governments offering CIPs need to start treating their CBI citizens as real citizens, and not life-long piggy-banks, writes Justin Donovan.
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Dominica Becomes Latest CIP to Announce More Flexible Dependent Definitions
Loath to set off a price war, Caribbean CIPs are competing on inclusiveness. Yesterday, it was Dominica’s turn to revamp terms for families.
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The 8 Iron-Clad Rules for Investors Who Don’t Want to Lose Money on Caribbean CBI Hotel Projects
Investors in Caribbean CBI hotels must follow these eight rules or risk owning in a stake in an empty box that will never be completed.
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Saint Lucia Expands Definition of Qualifying Dependants
More flexible age requirements for dependants, young and old, as well as the addition of newborns post-hoc are among the key changes.
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Cayman Islands Raised Close to Half a Billion From Investor Migrants in Last 10 Years
A rarely discussed program in investment migration circles, the Cayman Islands investor visa has been extremely lucrative to the tiny archipelagic nation.
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Antiguan Ambassador Warns of “Threats on the Horizon” as EU/OECD Consider Action Against CIP-Countries
“We are looking closely at actions that are taken and actions being contemplated by the EU and also by the OECD,” said Ambassador Colin Murdoch.
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10 on the Weekend – Nestor Alfred: CIP Harmonization Still a Priority
Saint Lucia’s CIU-boss Nestor Alfred looks forward to a time when he can finally see the glass half-full – of Merlot.
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COVID-19 is the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Caribbean CIP-Harmonization Dream
Promises not to undercut each other are all well and good but, when things get rough, they are the first commitments to go out the window.
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Antigua & Barbuda CIP Gives Price Cut to Large Families Under University Fund Option
Families of six or more members applying under the University of the West Indies Fund option will henceforth see their overall cost reduced by US$35,000.
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