Citizenship by Investment

Portugal first invented the concept of “golden visas” in 2012, infact the portuguese word “vistos gold”, means Gold visas.  Today the portuguese invention of golden visas echoes across various continents, creating a multi billion dollar industry running in multiple countries (eg. Spain, Ireland, Greece, UAE, Sri Lanka etc.) Back in 2010, Golden visa schemes were…

Greece has issued significant number of permanent residence permits under the Greek golden visa program for investment. According to the new report published by migration authorities in Greece as of Jul 2022, below is a quick summary Quick summary A total of 1,152 initial permits for investors as of Jul 2022 Pending applications (773) slightly…

Quite often, many find it confusing to understand the difference between Golden visa and Golden passport programs. To start with Golden visas are residence by investment schemes giving you permanent residence rights with no citizenship whereas Golden passport programs are citizenship by investment schemes giving you a immediate citizenship and passport. One other important difference…

Greece is one of few countries in the world require mandatory military service. All Greek nationals who are males between the ages of 19 and 45 are required by Greek law to perform military service for 12 months. Greeks who are also dual nationals who have acquired foreign citizenship or passport are not exempted from…

Many Australians hold dual or multiple citizenships abroad. Dual nationality can impact how you seek help you overseas. If you are a dual national traveling to the country of your other nationality, you need to know how your citizenship can impact you. Under international law, countries are not obliged to recognize dual nationality. In some…

In a free world, Global citizenship is a radical cosmopolitan idea of globally minded individuals and communities transcends from humanity as a whole, breaking all social, geographic or political barriers. They are the citizens of the world. One good example is having multiple citizenships (and passports) from different countries automatically makes you a global citizen…

Greece has established a flexible and fast-track procedure for non – EU/EEA foreign investors who wish to obtain an entry visa and a residence permit for their investment activities in Greece. The Directorate for Migration Policy of the Ministry of Migration Policy is responsible for the examination of the golden visa application and the decision…

We get a lot of inquiries from clients asking for fully refundable investments with golden visas and citizenship by investment programs. We understand the interests of clients who value their hard earned money and dont want to waste money with donation options where the money is gone. First we start with real estate, which is…

The St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Program mandatorily requires a police certificates (no criminal record) are required for all applicants above the age of sixteen (16) years.  According to the Statutory Rules and Orders of No. 52 of 2011, Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Regulations a police certificate is defined as follows:…

King Henry V of England is credited with having invented what some consider the first passport in the modern sense, as a means of helping his subjects prove who they were in foreign lands. The earliest reference to these documents is found in the Safe Conducts Act 1414. The British passport first made its appearance…