
The Misnomer of Citizenship by Investment: Why a Name Change is Long Overdue
Richard Hallam warns against marketing citizenship programs primarily as financial investments with unrealistic returns.

Richard Hallam warns against marketing citizenship programs primarily as financial investments with unrealistic returns.

Could 2025 be the year St Vincent finally joins the CBI club? Opposition promises program if elected, challenging PM’s enduring objection.

Richard Hallam: Overzealous developers infinitely exasperate CBI “add-ons” until they become the focus rather than the citizenship itself.

“They’ll want to keep a delta between [donations and real estate],” says Richard Hallam, hinting that the price for real estate could rise.

Philippe May, CEO of investment migration firm EC Holdings, said the most common request from China was “a second passport, quick”.