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People from safe and stable jurisdictions, like US or EU countries, often think that a second citizenship is an optional thing you can do well without. However, there are certain limitations if you have only one passport: a US passport, for instance, really gives you an opportunity to visit many countries without a visa, but you cannot live or work in them freely for as long as you want. If you are a digital nomad wishing to move around the world freely and drop your anchor here and there, a second passport is a necessity. But that is not all: read on to find out more about its practical value.
Citizenship by investment programs used to be just a practical instrument for businessmen who optimized taxes with their help. However, things have changed as global uncertainty swept across the world. People now feel that they need additional support in the face of major changes, and a Plan B to deal with any black swan that may loom on the horizon. And a second passport has become such an opportunity to prepare a reserve airfield for the relocation of your family, business, and assets. The Caribbean region offers the best programs at an affordable fee – read on to find out.
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If we look at the list of the Top 10 European cities where living standards are the highest, we will not find Belgrade there. At least not yet! But the city is making considerable progress and is among the Top 5 cities that are developing at a really tremendous speed. In this article, we are looking at the situation in Belgrade’s real estate market. If you are considering the city as a good place for relocation, you will inevitably face the dilemma of renting or buying a place to live. Let’s look at the prices of local housing and see what influences the price. Read the article to get a detailed overview.
It has become possible to acquire citizenship and a second passport of Vanuatu by investing in government bonds. The investment requires purchasing zero-interest bonds, with a minimum investment amount ranging from AU$150,000 to AU$180,000, depending on the maturity period. After two to three years, the investor can withdraw their investment while retaining their passport.
In this section, you can find articles that describe all viable opportunities to acquire second citizenship for money. Different countries will have different requirements to foreign applicants for their citizenship but each country offers something unique.
The opportunity to ‘purchase’ citizenship of St Kitts and Nevis at a discount is available until June 30, 2023. The discount is US$ 25,000 and the fee for accelerated application processing is waived too. Experts believe that new special offers are going to be made in the future by the Caribbean countries administering citizenship-by-investment programs. However, grabbing the opportunity while it exists is often the way to go.
The main advantages that a business person can gain from dual citizenship are the following ones: freedom of travel; opportunities for tax burden reduction; new investment opportunities; access to international banks; access to new markets; opportunities for business company relocation, and asset protection. The main disadvantages of dual citizenship are associated with the need to abide by the laws of two countries simultaneously.
Caribbean citizenship offers individuals the opportunity to obtain a second passport through investment in countries such as Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Dominica, or St Lucia. These programs provide numerous benefits, including visa-free travel to over 140 countries, favorable tax conditions, and the possibility of including family members in the application. With minimal residency requirements and various investment options, such as real estate purchases or non-refundable contributions, obtaining Caribbean citizenship is an appealing choice for those seeking greater freedom, security, and opportunities for themselves and their families.
A passport of Vanuatu gives visa-free access to almost a hundred countries. Several dozen countries grant visas-on-arrival to citizens of Vanuatu. A few other countries allow acquiring eVisas. Other national states have standard visa requirements for citizens of Vanuatu. The country administers a citizenship-by-investment program that allow obtaining a passport of Vanuatu in a fast manner. The required investment (donation) amount starts at $145,000.
In early August 2024, the authorities of Vanuatu said that all candidates for economic citizenship of the country had to pay personal visits to the country to register their biometric data. This decision made the foreign applicants for citizenship as well as their immigration agents indignant. Now it has been arranged for the biometric data to be taken at embassies of Vanuatu in four foreign countries.
Applicants for Vanuatu citizenship by investment now have to meet a new challenging requirement. Namely, they have to pay personal visits to the country and submit their biometric data. Two years ago, visa-free access to the Schengen zone, Great Britain, Ireland, and Switzerland was temporarily suspended for holders of Vanuatu passports. Now they face permanent cancellation of visa-free access to these jurisdictions and the introduction of the personal visit requirement is a reaction of the Vanuatu authorities to the threat.
The number of countries where dual citizenship is allowed is higher than the number of countries where it is disallowed. Obtaining a second passport can bring important advantages of various kinds. The task is not a simple one but there are several legal ways to foreign citizenship. One can become a citizen of a foreign country by descent, naturalization, birth, marriage, or investment. There are more exotic methods of acquiring second citizenship such as joining a foreign army or providing special services to a foreign country.
There are several methods of foreign citizenship acquisition. The most popular of them are citizenship by investment, by naturalization, and by descent. For example, some Caribbean countries ‘sell’ their passports to foreigners. Naturalizing in Peru takes only two years. Germany grants citizenship to descendants of German legal residence. Multiple other second citizenship opportunities are also available.
Citizenship-by-investment programs make significant contributions to the economies of five Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and Grenada. The countries, however, have been under pressure from the EU authorities who have threatened to cancel visa-free agreements with them. As a result, the price of a Caribbean passport is going to double soon.
If you marry a citizen of a foreign country, you can qualify for citizenship of that country after some time. Uruguay, Dominica, Sweden, Germany, the USA, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia grant citizenship to foreign spouses of their citizens after 3 years. Chili, Grenada, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina do so after 2 years. Spain and Belize – after 1 year. In an exceptional case, you can instantly become a citizen of Luxembourg by marrying a Luxembourger.
This article describes a special program that allows you to “buy” a foreign identification document in about 45 days. The availability of a comfortable climate, spacious beaches, sunny smiles of local residents, low tax burden and strict adherence to bank secrecy is what Vanuatu offers to foreign tourists and businessmen. Located in the Pacific Ocean, […]
You have to take four groups of factors into consideration when choosing the country of your second citizenship. First, you have to assess the administrative procedures of acquiring a second passport. Second, you have to find out what new rights and opportunities second citizenship can bring you. Third, you have to assess the general characteristics of the prospective country: its geographical position, its economy, and political situation. Finally, you have to see what addition obligations second citizenship is going to bring.
The world has become highly unstable and it poses serious threats. At the same time, there are places on the planet where life is peaceful and quiet. Some countries in these places offer legal residence or citizenship opportunities for foreigners. A foreign passport or a residence permit will serve as the basis of a ‘plan B’ that everyone should have in troubled times.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne visited China at the send of January. He discussed the opportunities to promote bilateral cooperation with his colleague Li Qiang. Among several agreements that were signed, the visa-free agreement stands out. Since holders of Antiguan passports now have visa-free access to China, the demand for economic citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda is expected to grow.
The launch of the PGIO program was announced in St Kitts and Nevis a year ago but the opportunity has not been available until recently de facto. The Government of the country has had no agency that would certainly do public good if it obtained the money. Now MSR Media Company has been authorized to receive funding through the citizenship-by-investment program and its PGIO component in particular. Foreign applicants for St Kitts and Nevis citizenship have more investment options to choose from even though the required investment amount has been doubled.
Last year brought some considerable changes to the citizenship-by-investment market. What should the investment immigration industry expect in 2024? The article makes some predictions about how things are going to develop. Two main tendencies are expected to continue: first, the number of citizenship-by-investment programs is going to grow and second, the ‘price’ of foreign citizenship is going to rise.
High net worth individuals can gain many advantages when obtaining second citizenship. The main of them include extended business opportunities, improved ease of travel, legal avoidance of sanctions and other restrictions, and new tax planning opportunities. Some other advantages are also listed in the article.
