Iranian applicants Can Now Apply for St. Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Program

In a memorandum published on August 14th 2022, St. Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment unit informed shareholders that it has resumed processing applications from Iranian citizens after a four-year suspension. This memorandum states: “Due to instability sin previous years, our due diligence partners were not able to have their people on the ground [in Iran] to […]

Vanuatu Weakens to Compete with Dominica’s CBI

Earlier this year, the European Union announced that they would partially suspend its visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu. Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) passport holders were allowed to visit the Schengen area without a visa. Although, stakeholders had hoped to avert this disaster through bilateral dialogue, on May 4, the suspension was finally imposed. In its first six-month […]