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Key Reforms to Malta Golden Visa
The Maltese Golden visa program (MPRP) now becomes cheaper and affordable to applications, as a result of new changes implemented into the program. On 22 July 2025, the Residency Malta Agency published Circular No. RMA 72 – 2025, formallyannouncing substantial updates to the MPRP golden visa framework via Legal Notice 146 of 2025. These updates…
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Caribbean Nations to Launch Regional CIP Regulator This September
After months of extensive consultations, Eastern Caribbean states that offer Citizenship By Investment Programmes (CBI/CIP) are enacting legislation to establish a regional regulator by September 2025. A new law will be enacted in September 2025 by all five member countries. Safeguarding CBI CBI/CIP Programmes provide a legitimate service and have assisted in the survival of…
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Vanuatu Expands Passport System to Dubai and Hong Kong
The Vanuatu Government has set up passport enrollment system in Asia going live this week in Hong Kong. Similar systems are being setup in key international locations, in Brussels (Belgium for Europe), extending the global reach of Vanuatu’s passport and citizenship services to benefit of citizens abroad. The new enrolment system enables applicants to register…
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What Sets Nauru’s Citizenship by Investment Apart
The Republic of Nauru launched climate change citizenship by investment program on Nov 13, 2024 to raise revenues to fight climate change and rising sea levels. The donations made to treasury will be used to relocate local people living in low lying areas to higher grounds. The Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act –…
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Saint Lucia Launches 10 Year Passports
The Government of Saint Lucia has officially commenced the issuing of 10-year passports, fulfilling a key commitment announced by Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre during the 2025/2026 Budget Address. Effective August 5, 2025, the Immigration Department has transitioned from issuing 5-year passports to 10-year validity passports, while maintaining the current passport fee structure, according…
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Caribbean CBI Programs Propose Residence Period within 5 years
The Five Eastern Caribbean CBI nations have collectively proposed a 30 day residence period under a proposed agreement published by Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA) Agreement Act, 2025. The five participating countries are Residence Period The draft Agreement establishes future CBI applicants physically present within the territory of the Participating State for…
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Argentina Formalizes Citizenship for Significant Investments
The Argentinian Government has officially approved Decree 524/2025 published in the official gazette on July 30, 2025, allowing foreigners who can prove they have made significant investments in the country to apply for Argentine citizenship without residence requirement.. The Ministry of Economy will be responsible for determining which investments will be considered significant. Decree 366/25…
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Malta Abolishes Citizenship by Investment Program
The Malta Government has officially announced ending of Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services programme for financial investments aligning the Maltese citizenship act bringing in line with the CJEU judgment C-181/23 of 29 April 2025. The Malta CBI program after running for 11 years being the last remaining EU citizenship by investment scheme, has been…
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Tighter Regulations for Eastern Caribbean CBI Programmes
The Caribbean CBI/CIP nations has proposed stricter reforms to safeguard the integrity of citizenship by investment programs in the region, according to the draft legislation published by Interim Regulatory Commission (IRC) for the establishment of a regional regulator Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA). The Agreement applies to the citizenship by investment programmes…
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Introduction of Physical Presence for St.Kitts CBI Program
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced it is “carefully evaluating” the potential introduction of a physical presence requirement as part of its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, due to increased international scrutiny of investor immigration programmes towards global compliance. Any potential changes to the Programme will be introduced…
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.