Thomas Anthony Returns as CEO of Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Unit
Anthony returns for a second term as head of Grenada’s CIU. His first order of business: Tackling an unprecedented backlog of applications.
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Saint Kitts & Nevis Appoints New CIU-Boss Following Khan’s Departure
The new CIU chief says he plans to assess the status of the CIU, introduce new investment options, and redefine the program’s target clients.
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Les Khan Confirms His Resignation as Head of Saint Kitts & Nevis CIU
Meanwhile, Dominica’s incumbent DLP won 19 out of 21 seats in this week’s general election, which was boycotted by major opposition parties.
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Top Leadership Shakeup at Grenada and Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment Programs
Grenada’s CIU seeks a new CEO, while the Chairman of Vanuatu’s Citizenship Commission has been given leave.
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“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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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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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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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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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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Grenada CIP Head Confirms: Non-Sanctioned Russians Welcome to Apply Again, on Case-by-Case Basis
Non-sanctioned Russian and Belarusian investors are officially welcome to apply to Grenada’s citizenship by investment program again.
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FY2021 Was Multi-Record Year for Saint Lucia CIP: Real Estate Biggest Earner, US Applicants Up 10x
Applications, approvals, passport issuances, and investment all more than doubled and set all-time highs. US applicant approvals rose 900%.
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Caribbean CIPs Issue Suspensions on Russians, Belarusians, And Even Ukrainians
Russian applicants are now suspended from three Caribbean CIPs, Belarusians from two, and Ukrainians from one.
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Dominica CIU Issues Stern Warning to Agents: Don’t Market Visa-Free EU Travel
The CIU has issued a comprehensive list of prohibited promotional behavior, promising to permanently blacklist offenders.
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Les Khan Confirms St. Kitts & Nevis CIP Donation Amount Will Rise for Families of Four Next Year
Les Khan says he will allow the LTO introduced in 2020 to expire at the end of the year, raising the minimum donation for families of four.
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Les Khan on Blacklisting Discounters, Weeding Out Ghost Developers, And The Application Surge of 2021
Les Khan on how he’s tackling illegal discounters and developers that don’t build, as well as about the Saint Kitts CIP’s record 2021.
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New Government Ousting Nestor Alfred from Saint Lucia CIU
An email circulated among staff at the Saint Lucia CIU indicates Nestor Alfred’s tenure is coming to a close following a political shake-up.
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Podcast: Nestor Alfred of the Saint Lucia CIU – “Our Best Year Ever”
On whether he worries for the future of the program under the new government: “At this stage, I don’t have that kind of fear, no.”
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From Laggard to Best-in-Class in Two Years: The Saint Lucia CIU’s Remarkable Comeback
In our annual survey, industry executives identified the Saint Lucia CIU as the most efficient processing unit last year. CIU-boss Nestor Alfred shares details of the turnaround operation in this interview.
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Renegotiation of Marketing Agent Agreement Took Toll on Saint Lucia CIU Finances in FY2019-20
Though costs associated with renegotiations drove a deficit internally in the CIU, Saint Lucia’s CIP has so far raised near US$50m in contributions.
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Saint Lucia CIP Approvals Drop by 32% in FY2019-20
The drop, according to Ryan Devaux, Chairman of the CBI Board, was owed to a now-resolved impasse with the program’s international promoters.
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