Saint Lucia Launches Covid-19 Relief Bond
The government of St. Lucia has introduced a new option into its citizenship by investment portfolio. The Covid-19 Relief Bond was launched on 12th May and will run until 31st December 2020....
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Portugal Begins to Reopen
Portugal is beginning to restore some normality as they gradually reopen businesses and ease their lock-down regulations. The Portuguese Government announced last week that they have a phased plan to...
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COVID-19 Increases Demand for Golden Visas
First of all La Vida would like to thank all those who took part in our recent survey on the effect of COVID-19 on potential plans you may have for a residency or citizenship by investment programme....
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Cyprus to Scrap Citizenship Application Cap
The Cyprus Citizenship by Investment programme is limited to approve just 700 applications per year, but this cap could soon be scrapped. The Cypriot Government have drafted new regulations which they...
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Spain Relaxes Minimum Stay for Citizenship
The Spanish Golden Visa programme has long been a popular choice amongst Ibero-American and Filipino applicants due to the shortened route to Citizenship that it offers. For the majority of...
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Citizenship of the Commonwealth
Would you like to become a Citizen of a Commonwealth country? The Commonwealth consists of 54 independent countries and is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states. A...
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Citizenship Programmes Shift Toward Digital Processing
Investor visa programmes are a huge income generator for most countries offering them. In many cases their economy heavily relies on CBI capital, particularly small nations such as the various...
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No Travel Required
As concerns regarding temporary travel suspensions and the Coronavirus outbreak grow, we would like to remind those considering a second residency or citizenship application that there are several...
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Government Fees to Increase for Antigua
Earlier this week Antigua’s Citizenship by Investment Unit announced that they will be increasing the NDF processing fee from $25,000 to $30,000 as of the 1st April 2020. The National...
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Prosperous Porto – Best European City to Invest in 2020
In the last decade property prices in Portugal have increased more than 16%, showing some of the highest growth rates in Europe behind the likes of Germany, Austria and Ireland. There is no doubt that...
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UK Residency through Business Visa
The UK’s direct immigration options are expensive and can be complex. The Tier 1 investor visa programme requires a substantial investment of £2,000,000 + costs. Like many countries, there is an...
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Trump Extends Travel Ban
The USA’s ever expanding travel ban list has just recently been updated to exclude another six countries from applying for certain types of immigration visas. The controversial list was...
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