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Citizenship by investment programs enable the applicant to rapidly obtain citizenship with no required residence period, or only a short nominal period measured in days or weeks. These are often known as "golden passports" or "cash-for-passport" programs, offering visa-free travel and possible tax advantages.
Dominica Citizenship by Investment Logo. The Commonwealth of Dominica has been operating a citizenship by investment programme since 1993, [1] making it the second Caribbean island-nation to launch one such programme – having been preceded by the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis passport is issued to citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis for international travel. Prior to 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis, together with Anguilla, was an associated state of the United Kingdom. The passport is a Caricom passport as Saint Kitts and Nevis is a member of the Caribbean Community.
The advertisements are everywhere — on transatlantic flights to Europe, on websites and in trade magazines: For as little as $100,000, you can buy a second citizenship. On a tropical island!
Cyprus says it is introducing tougher anti-money laundering checks in its “golden passports” program, under which it gives citizenship to foreigners who invest large sums in the east ...
St. Kitts and Nevis allows foreigners to obtain the status of St. Kitts and Nevis citizen by means of a government sponsored investment programme called Citizenship-by-Investment. [68] [1] Established in 1984, St. Kitts and Nevis's citizenship programme is the oldest prevailing economic citizenship programme of this kind in the world.
Requirements for nationality by investment require payment of fees, which in 2013 were $135,000 per adult and $67,000 per minor child, as well as due diligence fees. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The primary applicant must be 18 years of age or older and must make a minimum investment by real estate purchase, contribution to the National Development Fund, or ...
Christian H. Kälin or Kaelin [2] (born 1971) is a Swiss businessperson, author, government advisor [3] and lawyer who is the chairman of Henley & Partners, [4] [5] an architect of citizenship-by-investment programs that allow wealthy individuals to obtain additional passports. [6] [7] [8] [9]