Six continents, six fastest routes to a new passport. CBI programs dominate where they exist. Where they do not, naturalization timelines decide the race.
Existing CBI passports issued before April 14 expire for travel purposes on July 31, 2027 unless holders complete biometric enrollment.
A bitcoin billionaire’s US$100-a-month offer to every Nevisian has split the federation’s politicians. The CBI angle is bigger.
The withdrawal closes a chapter that hung over the world’s oldest CBI program for more than a decade; PM Drew credits three years of reform.
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Industry experts praise changes as Saint Kitts removes education requirements that “weren’t working” for modern families.
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Major advocates for a “light-touch” approach, while Arton labels St Kitts residency requirements a “vacation obligation.”
New potential rules could force CBI applicants to stay to play, or risk losing out for failing to prove “genuine links.”
“A residency clause will be part of the new [CBI] law,” Drew emphasized. “Let me say that clearly, residency clause and the biometrics.”
“We will not be bullied”: Caribbean leaders push back as US targets CBI nations with possible travel bans.
Seven nations with active citizenship by investment programs face potential visa bans under a new US State Department directive.
The regional regulatory framework culminates efforts that began in 2023, driven by increasing international scrutiny of CBI programs.
In an op-ed for IMI, Saint Kitts CIU Chairman Calvin St Juste discusses the program’s transformation, refunding Russian applicants, and more.
Saint Kitts & Nevis CIU blacklists two major firms for marketing citizenship “below statutory minimums.”
St Kitts joins Hong Kong in recognizing digital assets as wealth proof but requires additional verification protocols and due diligence fees.
No formal communication echoes across the Caribbean as leaders demand answers after finding their nations on a reported US travel ban list
Eight CBI jurisdictions feature on reported US travel ban lists. Their nationals may face the possibility of partial US visa suspension
While dismissing RCBI’s investment impact, IMF’s own regression analysis shows positive correlation with higher approval rates
“Exhausted by the bureaucratic stalling, several affected individuals have begun to organize collective efforts to demand the return of their money.”