Ireland Cuts Visa-Free Access for Dominica, Vanuatu Citizens
Following the example recently set by the UK, Ireland imposes visa restrictions on nationals of CBi countries Dominica and Vanuatu.
Read MoreFollowing the example recently set by the UK, Ireland imposes visa restrictions on nationals of CBi countries Dominica and Vanuatu.
Read MoreCharles Savva advocates for a more constructive resolution of the tensions between Caribbean CBI countries and the EU: A CBI partnership.
Read MoreRaising prices wouldn’t improve CBI integrity. But it would put CBI out of reach for many, and steer FDI away from the Caribbean, argues Kemal Nicholson.
Read MoreIf Eurocrats really cared about maintaining Caribbean CIP integrity, they would focus on due diligence rather than prices, writes Nuri Katz.
Read MoreThe EU is reportedly asking the CBI programs to switch to a low-volume/high-price model and is particularly concerned about discounting.
Read MoreMSR Media, whose principal is suing the former CIU-boss for “an international scam”, will have the first approved Public Benefit Option.
Read MoreWith a path to citizenship in just six months for investors, the Dominican Republic’s investor visa is effectively a CBI program.
Read MoreThe stories that really captured the attention of IMI’s readers in 2023, from Portugal’s golden visa saga to Dominica’s loss of visa-free UK.
Read MoreDominica has now enshrined most of the “6 CBI Principles” in regulation, and prohibits name changes. Antigua offers a Q&A on CBI interviews.
Read MoreThe Minister admits to have spoken out of turn: Russians, Belarusians, Iranians, and North Koreans remain banned from the Grenada CIP.
Read MoreMinister Thomas said the CBI program is once more open to applicants of any nationality, the 4th such policy change in under two years.
Read MoreThe owner of a well-known Dominica CBI property is charged, along with a friend, with double homicide and faces a potential death sentence.
Read MoreSaint Kitts officials claim the refund-troubles arose from decisions of the former administration. That is not true, writes Maxim Zharkov.
Read More“We have incontrovertible evidence of corruption, and we are going after everyone,” says Martinez about his plans for suing in US court.
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with IMI, St. Kitts & Nevis CIU boss Michael Martin chalks up the delayed refunds to “budgetary adjustments.”
Read MoreIndividuals denied citizenship despite paying for it will finally get their money back.
Read More2023 is, by any measure, already a year of extreme records for Grenada. And that’s before the CIU has processed its backlog worth US$450m.
Read MoreTwo-thirds of recent capital projects at Grenada’s Ministry of Social Development and Housing were directly financed by the program.
Read MoreDespite gaining approvals and making donations, applicants were retroactively rejected due to their nationalities and are not being refunded.
Read MoreAs it seeks expanded powers to revoke visa-free access from CBI countries, the Commission says a number of them are “under close scrutiny.”
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