Author: Prabhu Balakrishnan

Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment program offers citizenship in Grenada and its sister territories of Carriacou, and Petite Martinique through Citizenship by Investment Act, 2013 which enable persons to acquire permanent residence and citizenship of Grenada by registration following investment in Grenada. Investment in property USD 350,000 or more qualifies investor and family under Grenada’s CBI…

Dominica Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) has announced the following changes in fees and age requirements  for the CBI program. There is no changes in the EDF investment ($100,000) amount or real estate investment ($200,000). To be eligible for citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica under its Citizenship by Investment Programme, the Government requires either:…

Antigua and Barbuda, effective from Nov 1, 2017 will reduce the NDF investment amount by 50%. From $200,000 to $100,000 for a Family of Four From $250,000 to $125,000 for a Family of Five or over According to Official Announcement by the Antigua and Barbuda CIU, The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced on Thursday, 12th October,…

  The Citizenship-by-Investment Program of St. Kitts and Nevis was established in 1984, making it the oldest and  longest established program of its kind in the world. The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis utilizes this program to attract investors of good character to make a substantial contribution to the development of the Federation. These…

Vanuatu becomes the first country to accept bitcoins for citizenship by investment program. Vanuatu offers citizenship under Vanuatu Development Support Program (DSP) to wealthy individuals and families who contribute a minimum of USD 200,000 to the country (approx 42 bitcoins). The Vanuatu Information Centre (VIC) announced that its Development Support Program (DSP) will allow foreigners to…

TheCitizenship by Investment Unit has launched the Hurricane Relief Fund(HRF) Investment Contribution to assist the Government with repairs to public  infrastructure and private property damaged during the 2017 Hurricane season. HRF will enable foreign investors to apply for St Kitts and Nevis citizenship within few months, as cheaper alternative to SIDF donation. The HRF option…

Moldova opened new citizenship by investment program according to Annex no.1 to the Government Decision no. from 2017 – REGULATIONS on the acquisition of citizenship through investment The new citizenship by investment program was officially announced in July 2018. Foreigner investors and their families qualify for Moldova citizenship and passport by investing in any one of the following investment plans. The official…

Malta and Cyprus are the only official EU citizenship by investment programs running in Europe.   There are few subtle differences between the two citizenship schemes in Europe. Malta is cheaper than Cyprus CIP Malta has visa waiver with United States while Cyprus does not. The time to acquire passport in Malta is 12-25 months while…

Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis sign visa waiver with Russian Federation. Soon citizens of both countries and  will be able to travel to Russia without visa. St. Kitts Nevis took a significant and historic step forward on Thursday, September 21, when Foreign Minister, the Honourable Mark Brantley, signed a visa waiver agreement with the Russian Federation’s…

Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis have signed visa waiver agreement with  the Russian Federation. Read more: http://citizenshipbyinvestment.ch/index.php/2017/09/25/st-kitts-and-grenada-sign-visa-free-waiver-with-russia/