The CIU concedes a post-approval backlog. Russia and Iran supply 31% of the applicant book, a cohort the Caribbean has all but shut out.
Turkey, Egypt, and Cambodia pass citizenship down without limit, while three of the five Caribbean programs pass nothing down automatically.
Three African countries now sell citizenship outright, with the price floor below $100,000 for the first time in three decades. Botswana is months away from making it four.
Fire alarm or calm exit? Passport Legacy on why proactive planning beats reactive panic; every single time.
Remote passport issuance is a win, but the nation has also frozen adult dependent passports for the time being.
São Tomé puts its foot down on price undercutting, revoking an agent’s license fewer than five months after launching its CBI program.
São Tomé citizenship applicants span 27 countries from Russia to Venezuela. The program averaged 20 submissions monthly since launch.
Sao Tome has issued its first passport, approved over 25 files, and is gaining global appeal. NTL Trust examines the statistics behind the program.
NTL Trust’s Richard Moir gets rare, straight-from-the-source answers as Alfredo Trindade outlines São Tomé’s CBI law, timelines, and guarantees.
Henseler says it took 18 months of hard work, market insight, and “a little bit of luck” to bring São Tomé’s CIP to life.
IMI Connect Rome-bound Trindade on São Tomé’s CBI: Six weeks processing time, $90k investment, Dubai CIU HQ, and why energy infrastructure comes first.
São Tomé’s Dubai-based CIU will process applications in six weeks via a public-private model, offering agents US$20k commission.
