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Naturalization time for citizenship in 177 countries
Naturalization is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of a foreign state. Naturalization can exist in several forms Discretionary Ordinary Exceptional Investment (only possible in CY, MT, AG, KN, MD, ME, LC, GD, DM, TK, VU) Afghanistan Person with a certain period of residence in…
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Portugal is the best retirement country in Europe
Portugal ranked as the best retirement country in Europe. Portugal took first spot in Europe and 7th place in overall rankings for retirement. Portugal took top scores among european countries for healthcare, finance, lifestyle and governance. Retaining 7th position in this year’s index, Portugal has a warm climate, friendly people and a relaxed pace…
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Most expensive passports in terms of passport fee
These are the most expensive passports in the world in terms of passport fee Syria and Cuba have the most expensive passports in the world taking top 2 places for the year 2019 costing a whopping $400. Turkish passport also expensive taking the third place Most Expensive Syria – $400 (new) $200 (renewals)…
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These countries offer Birthright citizenship
Jus soli or birthright citizenship is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship. A restricted version of jus soli in which citizenship by birthplace is automatic only for the children of certain immigrants. The second generation refers to the U.S.-born children of foreign-born parents. Below is the…
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Honorary Citizenship and Passports
Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a country on a foreign or native individual whom considered to be especially admirable, exceptional, worthy of the distinction. Several countries such as Germany, United States, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Greece, Cambodia, Germany, Vanuatu, St Kitts and Nevis have awarded honorary citizenship to outstanding individuals. Since 60 years, United…
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New updates to Cyprus investment citizenship scheme
On 26 February 2019, the official government gazette of the Republic of Cyprus published the decision of the Council of Ministers, dated 13 February 2019, in which amendments to the Cyprus Investment Programme were approved — specifically with regard to acquiring Cypriot citizenship. The main changes, listed below, are coming into force on 15…
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UK opens startup and innovator visa routes
UK has opened startup and innovative visa routes for applications for non-EU nationals outside EEA effective from March 29, 2019. The existing Entrepreneur (tier1) visa category has been removed and replaced with the startup and innovative visa categories. As a part of new changes, the £200,000 entrepreneur requirement reduced to £50,000 for innovative visa category…
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Corporate citizenship by investment to become a new billion dollar industry
The Corporate Citizenship by investment (CCBI) is a new concept for business investors, only became popular after late 2010. The whole idea is applying investment model to acquire a citizenship through corporate investment. The investment must create jobs, sustainable development and economic growth in the country. Corporate citizenship is not citizenship by investment…
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Turkey has third powerful passport in the Middle East
Turkey has third powerful passport in the middle east regional rankings, in the latest update of passport rankings released by Henley and Partners. In the 2019 passport rankings, Turkey has the 50th best passport in the world with visa free access to 110 countries UAE had the best passport in middle east taking…
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Montenegro citizenship by investment to open by end of 2019
The Montenegro Government has officially announced that the Special citizenship by investment (SCIP) will be open for applications by end of 2019 (Q4) and will be fully functional in 2020. The Montenegro Citizenship by Investment Program started on 1 January 2019 and it will be limited to 2,000 investors over a 3-year period. …
