Gonsalves claims Washington warned SVG against CBI and a China pivot. PM Friday calls his program a “sovereign capital” strategy.
St Vincent’s CIP will mandate residency. PM Friday: Not “revenue-at-all-costs” but “sovereign capital mobilization strategy.”
Kemal Nicholson: When external actors can blacklist your country overnight, citizenship programs face a choice they can’t ignore.
Charlie Maggi explores investment migration’s new baseline: CBI programs packaged with European access as clients demand layered mobility.
Three markets sell citizenship through property investments. Each plays by completely different rules. Knowing which matters before you buy.
Five systematic issues account for most citizenship by investment rejections across global programs, from due diligence failures to technical documentation errors.
Grenada’s CIP is on track for its third best year ever, continues to cut the backlog, and has set a new historical record in Q3 of 2025.
Nisha Mc Intyre: Constantinople’s fall sparked the Renaissance. Could US immigration restrictions trigger Caribbean rebirth?
How much do agents earn selling citizenship? We got the numbers. The gap between highest and lowest paying programs is substantial.
The US has suspended immigrant visas for 10 CBI countries, citing a “high risk for becoming a public charge.”
In this analysis, Daisy Polanco Jiménez examines Dominican residency beyond headlines, hype, and shortcuts.
St Kitts to phase out donation-only citizenship in 2026. Nicholas Stevens calls it “the new normal,” while Daisy Joseph-Andall says lower application volume may be “precisely the point.”
Washington’s scrutiny of Caribbean CIPs may already be affecting travel access, with or without formal restrictions.
The newly-elected PM says the program launch remains viable despite recent US visa suspensions for Antigua and Dominica, and the EU’s most serious CBI warning yet.
Washington agrees to honor existing visas, while Antigua considers a 90-day CBI residency requirement.
Antigua PM calls US travel ban an error, says program presents no risk whatsoever to security. Dominica seeks urgent clarity.
Five confirmed cases of CBI passport holders have been denied entry into the country because their “investment passports” are “not valid” in the eyes of Norway.
The last OECS nation without a CBI program outlines its multi-institutional framework as Deputy PM emphasizes accountability, regional best practices, and job creation over pure revenue generation.
Secret Bay’s latest report highlights the launch of Waterfront Villas and outlines upcoming construction through 2027.
Philippe May says “SVG will set a new standard,” predicting its new CIP will outperform those of its more established Caribbean counterparts.