How to Vet a CBI Agent in 2026
Moustafa Daly
September 2, 2026
How to check an agent’s license, what a real one looks like, and when to walk away because the economics seem too good to be true.
Tag: caribbean
ECCIRA and the future of Caribbean Citizenship by Investment programmes
Tony Ebraheem
September 1, 2026
A regional regulator now sits above five national programmes. Brussels has already set a date for closing them anyway.
Grenada Defers Residence Requirement Days Before Its August 31 Commencement
Ahmad Abbas
August 24, 2026
IMA Grenada ties the 30-day rule to ECCIRA becoming operational and to a start date all five member states must first agree on.
The Generational Trap: Which CBI Passports Can Actually Be Inherited
Moustafa Daly
August 23, 2026
Turkey, Egypt, and Cambodia pass citizenship down without limit, while three of the five Caribbean programs pass nothing down automatically.
Will the EU Take Away Visa-Free Access From the Caribbean?
Patrick Peters
August 20, 2026
Patrick Peters says it is not whether the programs survive, but instead what could survive: Smaller, more selective, and more expensive versions of the ones sold today.
Sponsoring an Unmarried Partner: How Golden Visa Programs Define “Couple” in 2026
Moustafa Daly
August 18, 2026
Common-law partners, same-sex spouses, and fiancés get very different answers depending on the jurisdiction, ranging from a notary visit to an outright second file.
Saint Lucia’s CIP Intake Nearly Halved in 2024/25 as Decisions More Than Doubled
Ahmad Abbas
August 13, 2026
A record denial rate is one of several findings, alongside a considerable fall in bond applications.
Grenada Bill to Introduce Residency Requirement That “May Be Applied Retroactively”
Ahmad Abbas
August 11, 2026
ECCIRA would gain a veto over agent licenses, and any license granted without its no-objection notice would be null and void.
Prime Developments Just Raised the Bar for Caribbean CBI at IGS 2026
Partner Content
August 10, 2026
At IGS 2026, Prime Developments hosted investors at its Prime Creative Arts Centre, now rising in the hills above Basseterre.
Exclusive: Antigua’s CIU Chief on 30-Day Residency, the EU’s 2028 Deadline
Partner Content
August 5, 2026
Everyone got the 30-day rule wrong. Antigua’s CIU chief corrected the record at ORVIA’s Guangdong conference.
Who Actually Loses If the Caribbean Loses Schengen
Neringa Bulakiene
August 5, 2026
Remove Europe from a Caribbean passport and you remove what justified the price, argues Migronis co-founder Neringa Bulakiene.
Jamaica’s Investor Residency Bills Move Toward Parliament
Ahmad Abbas
August 4, 2026
Four years past the government’s own target date, the bills still carry no investment threshold and no list of qualifying assets.
EU Wants Caribbean CBI Gone Regardless of Reforms, Saint Lucia Says
Ahmad Abbas
July 29, 2026
Ernest Hilaire says Brussels shifted from fixing programs to ending them; Dominica’s opposition puts CBI at 56.7% of recurrent revenue.
Nevis Premier Says Caribbean CBI Doomed, EU “Hell-Bent” on Ending Programs
Ahmad Abbas
July 27, 2026
Mark Brantley says reform was never going to work and Malta was the warning. Part of his plan for after 2028 is a stalled project.
Antigua’s New CIP Bill Mandates Independent Audits, Raises Residency to 30 Days
Moustafa Daly
July 17, 2026
Browne frames the bill as regional housekeeping rather than a reply to Brussels. Experts agree on the timing but split on the cost.
US and CARICOM Sign Biometric Data Pact Covering Caribbean CBI Programs
Ahmad Abbas
July 15, 2026
A first multilateral biometric arrangement for DHS. It sharpens CBI vetting but leaves Proclamation 10998’s visa restrictions untouched.
Caribbean CBI States Submit Joint Response to EU “Phase-Out” Demand
Ahmad Abbas
July 11, 2026
The Roseau statement never mentions the June 2028 deadline or any refusal; its firmest language concerns the terms of “any transition.”
St Kitts & Nevis: Reshaping Global CBI Through Smart Reform
Partner Content
July 8, 2026
Three years of structural change have produced a concrete result: the US Treasury has formally validated the transformation of St Kitts’ CBI program. Here is what changed and why it matters.
End CBI by June 2028 or Risk Schengen Access: EU Writes to Caribbean States, Antigua Says
Ahmad Abbas
July 7, 2026
The letter offers a 24-month transition; Browne says all five Caribbean CBI states got one and vows the program will continue.
Browne Warns Antigua Could Lose EU Visa-Free Access by Year’s End, Vows CIP Will Continue
Ahmad Abbas
July 2, 2026
If Schengen access goes, Rafael Cintron sees the Caribbean cutting prices and selling harder, Vanuatu-style, not folding.