The ability to revoke citizenship ranks among the most powerful tools a state wields, a practice documented from ancient societies to contemporary nations
Stateless applicants put CIPs in the unique position of assessing whether these individuals should be issued the first passports they have ever held, writes Fabienne de Blois.
Vanuatu’s Development Support Program aims to become the first CIP to allow stateless people to apply for citizenship by investment.
Daniel Twomey’s comprehensive study on statelessness in the context of citizenship by investment is de rigeur reading for policymakers and applicants alike.
Statelessness showed up on the CIP-world’s radar as Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP explores the possibility of making such people eligible. How big is the issue?
For a number of ethnic groups, the risk of being rendered stateless is non-negligible. Thousands of those at risk can afford citizenship by investment.