Kochenov: “Member States could have given EU power to determine who acquires EU citizenship. They chose not to.”
How to strategically parlay citizenship in one gateway country into access to multiple others with Supranational Settlement Blocs (SSBs).
Citizenship by descent policies are more valuable than ever, but the process is more complex than most think, writes Patrick McFawn.
Globally, hundreds of millions of people have a great grandparent from an EU country. Too few of them are picking up citizenships for free.
Hungary is serious about naturalizing members of its diaspora, and not deterred by application volume. 3 million worldwide could be eligible.
The Italian Court of Rome states that consulates that don’t give appointments violate the right to claim Italian citizenship by descent.
Malta’s IIP raised more than EUR 1 billion in contributions alone before being discontinued show figures released by the Regulator this week.
From Buenos Aires to Boston, tens of millions are eligible for Italian citizenship by descent. David Lesperance explains how to qualify.
Charles Taylor Harris predicts the effects of the new golden visa rules: Interior areas and commercial property can expect a boost, the fund option will show resilience, and rich-world interest in the program will continue to rise.
Some 10 million Americans, and twice that figure globally, are potentially eligible for EU citizenship by descent thanks to Polish ancestry.
Though the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
The sharp rise in demand from Americans notwithstanding, 2021 was the program’s lowest-grossing year since 2015.
Patricia Casaburi clears up confusion around the criteria for “low-density” and “interior” areas under the Portugal Golden Visa’s new rules.
If you have ancestors who were Latvian citizens and you can prove it, you likely qualify for Latvian – and thereby EU – citizenship.
“Agents around the world are promoting the D7 on a massive scale,” says Patricia Valadas Coriel. That explains dropping volume for the golden visa.
Eligibility standards for Malta’s new investor naturalization policy are among the most stringent in the market. Kenneth Camilleri explains.
The right to live in both the Caribbean and the EU, with a path to EU citizenship in five years, now starting at US$280,000 in Curaçao.
If you can prove that you have a Bulgarian parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent, you are eligible for citizenship in Bulgaria – and, by extension, the right to live in any of the 27 member states – thanks to a recent change to Bulgaria’s citizenship law.
EU blues? Buyer’s remorse? Sorted. Be British. Be European too. “It is simple,” says Robin Chapman at Passports Global Ltd.
Peter S. Vincent throws the real European security threat into stark relief: The 99.9% of annual new EU citizens that don’t come through CIPs are hardly checked at all.