“We Didn’t Have Much of a Choice”: St. Lucia CIU Boss on Suspension of Russian CIP Applicants
“We, fundamentally, have no issue accepting Russians,” says Saint Lucia CIU head Mc Claude Emmanuel in an exclusive interview with IMI.
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To Keep Its CIPs and Economies Alive, The Caribbean Must be Pragmatic
“The idea that some magical switch can be pressed to make our economies more palatable [to the West] is a myth,” writes Kenneth Green.
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Strong-Arming Caribbean CIPs to Exclude Russians is Absurd, Unjust, and Unworthy
Caribbean CIPs are forced to fall in line with the demands of the bigger countries or face sanctions themselves, writes Nuri Katz.
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To Become a Thriving Global Citizen, RCBI Alone is Not Enough
No one became a global success just because they held two passports.
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Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Program Re-Opens to Iranians
The program’s due diligence partners has assured the CIU that they are once more able to conduct adequate due diligence in Iran.
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Dominica CIP’s New Real Estate Fees and Dependents Definitions to Take Effect Next Week
No more sibling dependents, age restrictions on older dependents, and education requirements for adult children (unless unmarried daughters).
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Central African Rep. Top Court Rules Citizenship for Sango Coin “Unconstitutional”
The government will respect the ruling and is already “looking at another way to offer land and citizenship to investors,” said a spokesman.
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Vanuatu CBI Revenue Falls 48.7% Short of Budget in First Half of 2022
Q2 was the lowest-grossing quarter in four years for citizenship by investment in Vanuatu. And it’s likely to get considerably worse.
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Citizenship by Investment in the Central African Republic for $60,000 Worth of “Sango Coin”: Is the Project Viable?
The country believes placing its asset on a blockchain will transform the economy. The first asset to be sold with Sango Coin is citizenship.
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In Cryptic Circular, Antigua & Barbuda CIU Re-Suspends Applications from Russians
Russians and Belarusians are excluded again. The suspension, moreover, will have retroactive effect, going back three weeks.
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Albania to Open Public Tender for International Promotion of Citizenship by Investment Program
The agency preparing the CIP says “the winning company will be chosen based on the expertise and experience it offers in this field.”
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Türkiye CIP: How Price Hike Impacted Demand and Why The Program May Not Survive the Election
Demand for Turkish CBI still robust, but program’s future isn’t guaranteed. “We may not have a program by this time next year,” says Polding.
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Why Application Volume for Grenada’s Citizenship Program Has Grown 6 Years in a Row
Six consecutive years of growth and thousands of satisfied citizenship by investment clients bear testament to the program’s unique qualities.
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Podcast: Jeremy Savory on Running a CBI Business in Hyper-Competitive Dubai
Savory & Partners founder Jeremy Savory on running a CBI business in Dubai, becoming a Portugal resident, and the potential of Turkey.
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Q3 CBI Agents Update: Two More Agents Blacklisted in Caribbean, 15 New Licensees Globally
The global number of CBI agents is growing at a decent clip again. Both Dominica and Saint Kitts & Nevis add to their CBI agent blacklists.
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Antigua CIU Engaging EU to “Avert Overall Shutdown of the Sector”, Laments Lack of Regional Cooperation
Antigua & Barbuda’s information minister says his government has offered to let the EU audit the citizenship by investment program.
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Grenada’s New PM: EU, US “Find Ways to Try to Counteract” CBI Programs to Prevent Caribbean Development
The new PM also chides his predecessor for having spent CBI funds on ordinary government expenditure and hints at a shakeup at the CIU.
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The Value of Dual Citizenship – And an Exceptional Opportunity in Montenegro
With Montenegro’s CIP slated to close at the end of the year and 92 % of CBI-qualifying units in Boka Place sold, now is the time to take action.
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Antigua & Barbuda Becomes 2nd Caribbean CBI Country to Re-Open for Russian, Belarusian Applicants
Ukrainians – in a grimly ironic twist – remain excluded from the program because of the very belligerence to which they have fallen prey.
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“Citizenship is Something Fundamentally Unfair”: Investment Migration People in The News This Week
IM people in the news this week include David Lesperance, Christian Kälin, Murat Coskun, and Inês Azevedo.
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