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Price Competition for Citizenship by Investment?

With a number of countries now vying for citizenship by investment candidates, the market may start tilting more in favor of applicants.  A previously threatened increase in Dominica’s citizenship by investment costs failed to materialize.  Recently, Cyprus reduced some of the costs for its citizenship by investment candidates (see post here), and now it appears St. Lucia has done the same.  The cost of its citizenship by investment for economic contribution has been reduced from $200,000 to $100,000.  The amount required for a qualifying real estate contribution has not been changed. It is my hope that eventually we can see more price competition so that citizenship by investment becomes a viable option for more individuals looking to expand their global options, who would be...
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Like the Election Results? Don’t like the Election Results? Read on!

One of the outcomes of the recent U.S. election was both the threat of some disaffected Americans that they would leave the country.  And of course, some of the Americans whose candidate was victorious gleefully invited those fellow citizens to leave.  Ironically, most of those grumbling will do nothing, and some of those telling them to leave would have been making the same threats had their candidate lost.   The truth is that for those who are eligible for a second citizenship, obtaining one is a great insurance policy against what may come.  On the fringes of each group, there are people whose ideas, if they gain traction, could impinge on your freedom.  There are those who believe your right to speak should be limited, others who want to take your right to bear arms, and many...
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Cyprus Cuts Citizenship By Investment Requirements In Half

Cypriot Cabinet Loosen Eligibility Requirements For Citizenship By Investment Program   The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has announced dramatic changes to the eligibility requirements for their popular Citizenship By Investment Program.   The wildly successful program previously allowed non-citizens to attain citizenship by forming a group of 5 or more investors and investing $5,000,000 or more. The new eligibility rules not only cut the required investment amount in half, they also make some other significant changes.   Investment requirement changed from €5 million to €2.5 million No minimum investor requirement Main applicants can now secure citizenship for dependent parents Additional investor safeguards introduced   Although the requirements have been...
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Dominica Citizenship by Investment Price Remains the Same

In the last few months, there had been rumors that the Dominica citizenship by investment program was going to raise its cost far above its current price of $100,000.  For now, however, the price will stay the same.
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