News, analysis and updates from the Global Pass advisory team.
Compare the best second passports for Lebanese citizens in 2026: costs from USD 90,000, processing times, travel access and family rules across nine programs.
Dominica vs Grenada citizenship by investment in 2026: costs from USD 200,000 and USD 235,000, processing times, travel, family rules and the US E-2 visa.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines targets Q1 2027 for its Citizenship by Investment program, with stronger due diligence and government oversight planned.
Argentina announced a planned citizenship by investment program for Q4 2026. Applications and final implementing procedures are not yet operational.
Vanuatu's Court of Appeal ruled that people who gained citizenship through the DSP investment program cannot vote, hold public office or run for election.
Grenada postponed its 30-day residence rule for CBI applicants days before its August 31, 2026 start. Timing now depends on ECCIRA becoming operational.
Saint Lucia's CBI applications fell 47.6% to 2,957 in the year to March 2025, while the number of decisions more than doubled. The figures explained.
Argentina is preparing its first Citizenship by Investment Program. Why the country's profile could make it a landmark launch for the industry.
Antigua and Barbuda proposed a future 30-day presence requirement. The existing official rule remains five days during the first five years.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines says its planned citizenship by investment program will run free of political influence, with due diligence at its core.
São Tomé and Príncipe now issues CBI passports remotely, while applicants who hold three or more nationalities are not eligible to apply.
St. Kitts and Nevis requires CBI passport holders to complete biometric enrollment. Passports not enrolled stop being valid for travel after July 31, 2027.
The US Treasury rescinded FinCEN's 2014 advisory on the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment program, a milestone for the Caribbean industry.
Applications to Grenada's Citizenship by Investment Program rose 122% in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, as the program cut its backlog.
São Tomé and Príncipe's CBI program, launched in September 2025, shows steady demand and quick processing, issuing its first passport in January 2026.
Saint Vincent announced a mid-2026 target for a citizenship by investment framework, but no operational program or final application terms are confirmed.
Argentina opened a tender, closing January 20, 2026, to appoint a consultancy to design and run its first Citizenship by Investment program.
Review Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' proposed citizenship program. No operational application process or final investment terms are confirmed yet.
Caribbean CBI is changing: the ECCIRA regulator, physical presence rules, stricter due diligence and new thresholds. What it means for investors.
Turkey launched procedures to revoke the citizenship of 451 foreign investors linked to fake property sales. What the case means for CBI applicants.
After an April 2025 EU Court of Justice ruling, Malta ended its citizenship by investment scheme. What changed and what it means for investors.
Botswana has announced plans for a new citizenship program aimed at high-value investors. What is known so far and why it matters for investors.
São Tomé and Príncipe has introduced a citizenship by investment program starting at a USD 90,000 donation. Key requirements, costs and benefits.
Argentina created a legal route to citizenship by investment with Decree 524/2025. What is known so far, including a reported USD 500,000 minimum.
The IMF credited St Kitts and Nevis' CBI funds with helping its economy through the pandemic and encouraged the country to keep CBI inflows strong.
Archive (2021): Vanuatu's parliament amended the Citizenship Act to add a Real Estate Option to its citizenship by investment program.
Archive (2021): Cyprus amended its Permanent Residence Permit program for the first time since 2016, adding new investment options for non-EU investors.
Grenada's Citizenship by Investment Program had a record year in 2020, its fourth consecutive year of growth.
Archive (2021): Montenegro announced it would end its special citizenship by investment program on December 31, 2021, citing low performance.
Historical report on St Kitts and Nevis' expired 2021 USD 150,000 family offer. It is not a current citizenship investment option.
Vanuatu's CBI revenue reached US$132.6 million in 2020, up 25.8% on 2019 and over 42% of government income, a record for the fifth year running.
Archive (2021): Bulgaria amended its Citizenship Act so investors could only invest in Bulgarian businesses and exchange-traded funds.
UK Tier 1 investor visa approvals fell about 40% in 2020, according to Office for National Statistics figures, with a rebound expected in 2021.
Why a second citizenship or residency matters for high-net-worth families: global mobility, economic stability and new business opportunities.
Archive (2021): Portugal amended its golden visa rules under Decree-Law 14/2021, with the changes taking effect on January 1, 2022.
In 2021, the UAE announced it would grant Emirati citizenship to selected investors, specialized talents and professionals, and their families.
The 2020 Henley Passport Index ranked Japan first, with visa-free access to 191 countries. See which passports were the most powerful that year.
A look back at the key citizenship and residency by investment news of 2020, as programs adapted to the pandemic and travel restrictions.
Archive (2020): St Kitts and Nevis widened its CBI dependents to include siblings of the main applicant or spouse, and set the cost of adding one.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was approved for Cypriot citizenship through the country's citizenship by investment program, gazetted in October 2020.
In 2020, Malta's citizenship secretary Alex Muscat called the European Commission's demand to end its CBI scheme more political than legal.
In the first half of 2020, Grenada's CBI program raised EC$108.4 million from 161 main applicants, 34% more than a year earlier and a record.
Vanuatu's Citizenship Commission released, for the first time, detailed statistics on all four of its citizenship by investment programs since 2014.
In October 2020, Cyprus announced it would terminate its citizenship by investment program on November 1, following an Al Jazeera investigation.
Why wealthy Saudi and Gulf families sought second citizenship after the November 2017 Ritz-Carlton detentions, according to advisers interviewed in 2020.
An opinion piece from 2020 on whether countries selling citizenship by investment should disclose their national debt to applicants.
Vanuatu's citizenship chairman Ronald Warsal said all citizens are equal, answering 2020 reports on its programs and an exclusive stateless investor deal.
Archive (2020): Dominica announced plans for an Entrepreneur Visa offering naturalization after two years for investments from US$50,000.
Archive (2020): Vanuatu's Development Support Program planned to accept stateless applicants through one agent holding an exclusive three-year license.
Vanuatu's CBI revenue hit a record Vt7.01 billion in the first half of 2020 as the program approved more than 100 applications a month.
Mohammed Asaria on how COVID-19 shrank the investor pool and what wealthy families wanted from investment migration in 2020.
Archive: In July 2020, St Kitts and Nevis temporarily cut the CBI donation for families of up to four to US$150,000. The offer has expired.
Archive (2020): Dominica's CIU set out new investment amounts and fees after widening its definition of dependents.
A 2020 analysis of how citizenship by investment could support development in Eastern Caribbean economies hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, St Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia moved CBI processing fully online, while Cyprus sought faster handling of applications.
A family of Egyptian origin became the first approved investors under Montenegro's citizenship by investment program, investing in Kolašin (2020).
Only 55 main applicants were approved under Portugal's golden visa in March 2020, the lowest monthly figure since July 2018.
Archive (2020): Malta planned to re-launch its Individual Investor Programme with amendments once the first version reached its 1,800-application cap.
Archive (2020): Antigua & Barbuda's CIU raised agent commissions and National Development Fund fees and eased restrictions on certain nationalities.
Why access to the US E-2 visa drives demand for citizenship programs such as Grenada and Turkey, and why it became a must-have for investors (2019).
Why advisers should urge clients not to wait for a crisis before applying for citizenship by investment, and the trigger events that can derail plans.
