Nauru Grants Citizenship to Stateless Applicant Under Climate Program
Ahmad Abbas
June 20, 2026
The program’s second publicized stateless case revives a recognition pitch the office first ran in September 2025.
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Dominica Makes In-Person Visits Mandatory for New CBI Citizens
Nagy Szabolcs
June 15, 2026
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says successful applicants must now travel to Dominica to receive and renew their passports, ending the program’s no-visit model and moving it in step with neighboring states under US and EU pressure.
Türkiye Gazettes Its 20-Year Foreign-Income Tax Exemption for New Residents
Ahmad Abbas
June 10, 2026
Now gazetted, Law No. 7582 gives new tax residents a 20-year break on foreign income, a complement to Türkiye’s US$400,000 passport.
Ghana’s Investment Bill Introduces Citizenship by Investment in a Single Clause
Ahmad Abbas
June 9, 2026
Section 39 hands program design to the Interior Ministry: No threshold, route, or timeline yet, and the bill awaits assent.
Saint Vincent PM Vows to Insulate Planned CBI Program From Political Control
Ahmad Abbas
May 31, 2026
Godwin Friday casts the program as a financing mechanism, not a growth engine, with national debt at 113% of GDP.
Turkey’s Parliament Passes 20-Year Foreign-Income Tax Holiday Into Law
Ahmad Abbas
May 24, 2026
Erdogan’s proposal clears its only substantive legislative hurdle; Turkey is about to boast one of the world’s most interesting tax exemptions.
ClientReferrals Receives Global Excellence Award at CIS26, Expands Partnership with St Kitts
Partner Content
May 18, 2026
ClientReferrals takes home CIS26’s Global Excellence Award, announces Basseterre High School Public Benefit Option in SKN.
Argentina’s CBI Ambitions Outpace Its Institutions
Paula Carello
May 14, 2026
Paula Carello worked inside Argentina’s migration authority. She says the country isn’t close to ready for citizenship by investment.
The Timeline From Application to Passport in Each Caribbean Program
Nagy Szabolcs
May 14, 2026
The brochures advertise three to six months. The IMI Processing Times Tool tells a different story. Here is what each Caribbean CBI program delivers from filing to passport in 2026.
3 Ways to Buy Citizenship in Africa
Nagy Szabolcs
May 13, 2026
Three African countries now sell citizenship outright, with the price floor below $100,000 for the first time in three decades. Botswana is months away from making it four.
The CBI Agent Red Flag Checklist
Ahmad Abbas
May 12, 2026
Some CBI programs license their agents, others run open markets. The same warning signs separate the careful from the careless either way.
Argentina Appoints CBI Agency Director, Two Weeks After Killing Tender
Ahmad Abbas
April 30, 2026
Eleven months after creating the agency, Argentina puts someone at the desk. The program itself remains undefined.
Court Overturns Cyprus CBI Passport Revocation on Statelessness Grounds
Ahmad Abbas
April 30, 2026
Judge found authorities ignored investor’s submissions, misread the criminal timeline, and never examined statelessness.
Gulf Capital Is Moving. Turkey Is Ready
Partner Content
April 20, 2026
CIP Turkey on why the Gulf’s property correction is accelerating demand for Turkish citizenship, and why the window to act at $400,000 will not stay open.
Dominica Strips Second Shamkhani Brother of CBI Citizenship Over Concealed Iranian Ties
Ahmad Abbas
April 18, 2026
Caribbean aliases, Dubai villas, a sanctioned oil network, and a slain father’s concealed political ties.
Argentina Cancels CBI Master Agent Tender After Two Firms File Challenges
Ahmad Abbas
April 16, 2026
The evaluation recommended a winner in March. Six weeks later the tender was dead after two losing bidders had filed challenges.
Friday: SVG Missed Out on “At Least US$1B” From CBI Under Previous Government
Ahmad Abbas
April 13, 2026
An unnamed Caribbean counterpart estimated EC$200 million in revenue per year; Friday positions CBI within broader economic recovery.
Saint Lucia CIP Applications Surge 424% to 5642, Revenue Nearly Quadruples
Ahmad Abbas
April 12, 2026
Audited FY24 financials show EC$90 million surplus on EC$240 million revenue; category-level application data withheld for a third year.
São Tomé Introduces Remote Passport Issuance, Clarifies Three-Nationality Rule
Ahmad Abbas
April 11, 2026
Remote passport issuance is a win, but the nation has also frozen adult dependent passports for the time being.
The Fastest Passport You Can Get on Every Continent
Nagy Szabolcs
March 26, 2026
Six continents, six fastest routes to a new passport. CBI programs dominate where they exist. Where they do not, naturalization timelines decide the race.