Pandemic Reveals Disparities in Processing System Robustness Among RCBI Programs
The Dominica CIU, accustomed to processing during hurricanes, finds that maintaining operations amid a pandemic is, relatively speaking, a breeze.
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Bill Tabled in Bulgaria Would Extend Citizenship Program With New Rules
Bulgarian lawmakers have tabled a bill in Parliament that would see the residence-to-citizenship program continue after all, albeit with amendments.
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Grenada CIP Fully Digitizes Applications, Antigua Offers Discounts for Post-Hoc Dependents
Grenada goes 100% digital in response to coronavirus crisis, while Antigua’s CIP slashes the price of adding dependents to already-approved applications.
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Solomon Islands Confirm Plans For Citizenship by Investment Program
As Governor-general David Vunagi delivered a speech to Parliament this week, he revealed that the government is evaluating plans for a CIP.
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Citizenship Investor Fund Gives Malta Cushion Against Covid-19, But Govt. Reluctant To Use It
“We cannot expect businesses to keep all their profits when things were going well and now expect taxpayers to completely make good for them.”
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Range Developments: Circulation of False Claims Are “Morally Reprehensible”
Following the circulation of news articles in Grenada, Range Developments say they are once more the target of false claims made in public.
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ECAA-Visas, The Turkish CIP’s Secret Weapon, May Be Living on Borrowed Time
The Home Office saw 52% YoY growth in Turkish Businessperson Visas in 2019. Brexit’s releasing the UK from its Ankara Agreement obligations has something to do with it.
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Antigua CIP’s Changes: Higher Commissions, Higher Fees, Fewer Restrictions
In a letter circulated Monday, the Antigua & Barbuda CIU informs stakeholders of a slew of significant amendments to program policy.
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Vanuatu CIP-Revenue Surged in 2019, Nearly Half of Government Revenue in Dec.
Having more than tripled in two years, revenues from CBI are already the country’s main income source and may soon make up more than 50% of the total.
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Citizenship Investors Now Raise $250m a Month for Turkey, According to Ministry of Interior
Application data for Turkey’s citizenship by investment program, as reported by the government, defy belief; nearly 25,000 new citizens in 17 months.
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GEMS CEO Gregor Nassief on Why Citizenship Investors Should Invest in Secret Bay
“Citizenship by Investment is evolving and is now seen as a new asset class for global citizens,” says Gregor Nassief, Proprietor and CEO of Secret Bay.
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Dominica CIP Tightens Due Diligence, Bars Some Nationals From Applying
Irani, Sudanese, and North Korean nationals who haven’t spent the last ten years outside their home countries are now ineligible to apply for Dominica’s CIP.
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Harris: In Response to the Question of Honorary Citizenship in Vanuatu
“I am not an official ‘spokesperson’ for the Vanuatu Citizenship Program, and I am not a lawyer,” writes James Harris in a letter to the editor.
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Moldovan Parliament Extends CIP Moratorium Until Sep 2020 in Final Reading
Opposition MPs had also insisted on removing a legal provision that would ensure the concealment of CIP-applicants’ identities.
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Turkey Closer Than Ever to Visa-Free Deal With Europe Following Unilateral Liberalization
As Turkey’s Ministry of Interior grants visa-free travel to another six European countries, the expected visa-waiver agreement with the EU moves closer.
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Moneyval Reports on Cyprus CIP’s AML/CFT Vulnerabilities
A comprehensive report from the EU’s anti-money laundering watchdog gives cause for both optimism and concern. The IMC largely echoes the sentiment.
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Lesperance: Vanuatu’s So-Called CBI Program is a Ticking Time Bomb
“Honorary citizenship is like being honorarily pregnant; it does not produce the desired result,” writes David Lesperance in his critique of Vanuatu’s CBI.
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Vanuatu Introduces Tax ID Numbers – What Does it Mean for Citizenship Investors?
Vanuatu, itself a CRS signatory member, has in the past struggled to fully meet its obligations due to the absence of a TIN system, writes James Harris.
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As CIP Moratorium Expires, Moldova Still Undecided on Program’s Future
The government, however, says it will propose a further extension of the moratorium, one that could last until 2021 if approved by parliament.
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Which RCBI-Jurisdictions Score Highest on The Global Health Security Index?
The COVID-19 outbreak has put health front and center among investor migrant concerns. How does your RCBI-country stack up in the health security index?
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