St. Kitts & Nevis citizens are now required to get a visa in order to travel to Canada. The decision was announced by Canadian authorities following some security incidents that involved beneficiaries of the St Kitts & Nevis’ citizenship by investment program. According to sources, the Canadian authorities say they have evidence of people linked…
The Portuguese government has announced that it will continue to issue residence permits to foreign investors under its ‘Golden Visa’ scheme, despite allegations of corruption, influence peddling and money laundering being levelled at the officials running the program. Portugal’s Vice Premier Paulo Portas said that ending this program “is a mistake that other countries which…
Following Canada’s introduction of a visa requirement for citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Patrice Nisbett, said in a statement that they will take strong and decisive measures to address the concerns surrounding the security of their passports. Speaking on Freedom Radio last Monday, Nisbett said that the Federation…
With an increasing number of people holding dual citizenship around the world, one may question the benefits they bring to the countries involved. A dual citizenship implies the possession of more than one citizenship simultaneously, wherein each citizenship ties the holder to a set of rights and duties applicable to nationals of each country, regardless…
After ending its investment immigration program in February 2014, Canada is all set to introduce a new program that allows wealthy individuals to obtain residency visas by investing a minimum sum of 1 million Canadian dollars into a venture capital fund that will be setup by the Government. Before being abolished, the Canadian investment immigration…