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St. Lucia to Roll Out 10-Year Passports
The Saint Lucia government will be upgrading their e-passports to 10 year passports from the currently issued 5 years to make it easier for citizens to travel and settle abroad. During his second reading of the budget address on Wednesday April 23rd PrimeMinister Honorable Philip J Pierre announced the extension of passportvalidity from 5 to…
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Malta CBI Ruled Unlawful by Top EU Court
The European Court of Justice, has ordered Malta to end its citizenship by investment program, alleging citizenship for pre-determined payments is illegal and breaches the EU laws. The Top court ruled, Malta had failed to fulfil its obligations” under the bloc’s treaties that enshrine EU citizenship Malta has the last remaining citizenship by investment in…
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Solomon Islands CIP Still Under Development
The Solomon Islands government has clarified the citizenship by investment program is still under development and the Policy Unit of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet provided some updates. According to local news sources, The SI Governments has reaffirmed that “No lawful Citizenship by Investment program is currently in place”. Until officially launched through…
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Grenada Expands Passport Power with Africa
The Government of Grenada has signed mutual visa waiver agreement increasing the passport power of Grenadian passport to West africa. Under the visa waiver agreement signed effective from April 16, 2025, visa exemptions granted to two countries, according to a statement issued by Ministry of Foreign affairs… Benin – Nationals of Grenada and Benin holding…
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St.Kitts Wins Award for Efficient Application Processing
The St.Kitts and Nevis CIU won two prestigious awards for Efficiency in Processing Time Award and the Heritage Excellence Award, during the 7th annual Caribbean Investment Summit (CIS) 2025, held in Antigua and Barbuda from 22 to 26 April 2025. The awards reflect the continued strengthening of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme, following…
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Hungary Amends Law to Revoke Citizenship of Dual Citizens
On 1 April 2025, a new draft law was introduced in the Hungarian Parliament that aims at suspending the citizenship of Hungarian citizens, who are dual nationals of “other” states – outside of EU/EEA area for up to 10 years. Dual Hungarian citizens with Hungarian and EU/EEA citizenship are unaffected by this law change. Hungary’s parliament has voted…
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St.Kitts Modernizes Processing of CBI Applications
The St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) has unveiled the official launch of “Saturn“, a new smart digital platform that will streamline the way citizenship applications are processed boosting the efficiency of the system. The tech upgrade will directly benefit – Applicants, agents, due diligence providers and other authorised stakeholders with live, monitoring…
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St. Kitts Adopts Strict Reforms Against Abuse
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) have strengthened laws, taking measures against abuse of CBI program, in order to preserve the international reputation of the Federation’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme. As a result of these measures, agents have been blacklisted and several citizenships canceled by the…
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Vanuatu Decentralises Passport Printing and Issuance
The Vanutu Immigration and Passport office has introduced a new decentralized passport printing system, which allows six provinces to print the passports locally replacing the old outdated system. The new system will increase efficiency, reduce delays waiting for passports and exempts citizens to travel to capital Port Vila to collect passports. By decentralising passport services,…
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St.Lucia Proposes Changes to Revive the CIP Program
St.Lucia will soon be making amendments to CIP act, to make the program more robust and highly attractive exclusive CIP in the region, MOE and regulatory body will ensure all programs will be governed at highest standards. This was announced by Minister Hilarie during his speech addressing concerns on losing visa free access with EU.…
Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs offer individuals and families the opportunity to acquire second citizenship and passport by making a qualifying financial contribution to a country’s economy. These programs are designed to attract foreign investment and promote national development while granting investors the freedom to live, work, and travel internationally with greater ease.
