The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis revealed that around 15,000 passport holders were affected by the decision of the Canadian government to revoke visa-free travel privileges to SKN passport holders in November 2014. The decision was taken primarily due to security concerns arising out of issue of passports to foreigners who would otherwise…
Introduced to attract foreign investment and facilitate job creation in the US economy, the program has become very popular among affluent investors since the recent global recession. Recently, the US Congress has extended the investment immigration program till September 30, 2016. There are many myths and misconception surrounding the US EB-5 program. The EB-5 Visa…
Australia’s revamped Significant Investor Visa program that sought to discourage investment immigrants from investing in Australia’s real estate sector has completely fallen out of favor among affluent immigrants. As opposed to 50 applications per month under the old rules, the revised SIV has received just 47 applications between July and December 2015. The biggest deterrent…
Warning against the perils of an adversarial approach towards economic citizenship, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis urged the members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to choose a cooperative and integrated approach to the program which is growing in popularity. St. Kitts was the first country to offer citizenship in lieu…
While the USA has always been a preferred destination for immigrants, rich as well as poor, there is growing demand for economic citizenship or investment immigration programs among affluent individuals including American citizens seeking opportunities outside the USA. Investment immigration is becoming popular internationally because it enables wealthy individuals move to a stable political and…