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July 14, 2018
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A foreign passport is the latest status symbol, and rich people are spending up to $200,000 to buy it

By Hillary Hoffower, Business Insider Rich people are buying second (or third) passports via Citizenship Investment Programs (CIPs) , which allow them to invest in a country in exchange for citizenship. Depending on the country, a CIP can cost anywhere from $100,000 to more than $2 million. Hav...

April 16, 2018
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With better regulation, the wealthy foreign investor program can be successful

By Nuri Katz, opinion contributor The EB-5 immigrant investor program allows wealthy foreign investors to contribute to economic development of the United States in exchange for paths to citizenship. The program certainly has its flaws, but much of this criticism is aimed at the wrong issues ...

December 7, 2017
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Cash for passports: Canadians play key role in lucrative business

By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Canadians are playing a key role in the lucrative and rapidly growing worldwide business of cash for passports, an industry that Canada, the United States and the European Union have warned could threaten national security, a CBC News investigation reveals. Indust...

November 16, 2017
Business , Caribbean , Citizenship , Dominica , News
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Commentary: In defence of Caribbean citizenship by investment programs

By Nuri Katz, Caribbean News Now Early this month Henley and Partners published their annual rating of citizenship by investment programs. Henley then proceeded to execute a huge public relations offensive to promote their index, flawed as it may be, which generated worldwide coverage of the ...

October 26, 2017
Business , Caribbean , Real Estate , Travel
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Forget fast cars and yachts, passports are the new status symbol for the ultra rich

By Sophie Christie, Telegraph Ultra high-net worth individuals are turning their attention away from sports cars, yachts and designer clobber, and are instead focusing on acquiring the latest status symbol among the super wealthy: passports. Today it is entirely possible to buy and sell citizens...

October 17, 2017
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Passports for purchase: Open citizenship doors around the world

By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — Turns out money doesn’t just buy a glamorous vacation in the Caribbean or a killer suite in Quebec — it can buy residency too. While British citizens are rushing to claim Irish passports post-Brexit vote, the world’s most elite travelers don̵...

September 11, 2017
Business , Caribbean , Citizenship , News , Travel
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Papers, please

by ISABEL SCHWAB, LLNYC Imagine, for a moment, you are a Chinese billionaire who wants to dine at Le Cinq in Paris next week. An American billionaire would simply book the table (or have his secretary do it), pack his nicest Hermès tie and take a chauffeured car to his private Boeing 747. His Chin...

August 7, 2017
Business , Citizenship , News , US elections 2016
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These Bay Area folks actually moved to Canada — and they don’t plan to return soon

By Michelle Robertson and and Alix Martichoux, SFGATE Editor’s note: SFGATE is exploring how people’s lives change after leaving the Bay Area, for better or for worse, in a new series. Today we’re focusing on those who have relocated to the Canada. We’ll explore other rel...

July 29, 2017
Business , Caribbean , Citizenship , Dominica , News
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Antigua-Barbuda’s CBI issues don’t reflect wider Caribbean, say industry leaders

By WIC News Reporter The vetting processes behind citizenship by investment schemes in the Caribbean have been lauded by industry experts as some of finest in the world. And the older programmes – in particular those of St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica – have been praised for confronting hurdles...

July 3, 2017
Business , Caribbean , Citizenship , Real Estate
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17 countries where money can buy you a second passport or ‘elite residency’

By Alison Millington, Business Insider The super-rich are no longer just spending their money on private jets, yachts, and hotels — they’re also splashing out on second passports. The Second Citizenship Survey 2017 from CS Global Partners found that 89% of people would like to own a secon...

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