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Saint Kitts CBI Strategic Investment Sustainability Contribution (SISC) May 2026 brief: entry amount, approved project list, processing flow, key differences from NDF $250K. Ken's 90-second take from LA.
The 30-day physical residency rule has been pushed back indefinitely. Antigua is still enforcing the old 5-year 5-day standard through 2026. Ken unpacks the ECCIRA bottleneck, the grandfather clause window, and 47 real client landing strategies.
September 2025 Turkey revoked 451 fraudulent CBI citizenships. New fraud has re-emerged in 2026. Ken on the four-layer compliance floor for Turkey $400K property: product, pricing, tax, immigration filing.
Turkey $400K real estate and Grenada $235K NTF are both US E-2 treaty countries. Ken in LA answers the eight comparison questions Chinese HNW families keep asking: cost, time, dependents, E-2 success rate, long-term safety.
The São Tomé 67-day first approval was real but not the norm. Ken walks through W's actual 6-month 11-day timeline, every DD round, supplementary filing, and ministerial signature step, plus the sticking point Chinese cases hit most often.
$230K NDF or $300K real estate? Ken on Antigua family of four NDF vs real estate 2026: all-in cost, 5-year exit reality, landing days, timeline. The seven questions agents skip.
Grenada NTF vs real estate for a family of four: complete 5-year ledger covering HOA, exit discounts, E-2 pathway, and what the developer list actually looks like in 2026. Ken puts 30+ real cases on the table.
Grenada passport plus US E-2 treaty visa plus F-2 dependent status for the child plus US college planning. Ken in LA walks through three hours with Mr. H: the Grenada E-2 real timeline, child status transition, and the 50-month family game.
Vanuatu remains off the ETIAS 2026 eligible list. The Dec 2024 EU visa-waiver suspension is 17 months in. Ken on the political math, the 2027 streamlined channel, and what holders should actually do.
Saint Kitts Priority One is not a new fast-track lane. It is the mandatory post-approval service package layered on the 2026 genuine link reform. CIU opened HK / Singapore / UAE biometric enrollment May 1. Ken breaks down what it actually does.
São Tomé $95K NDF or Vanuatu $130K DSP? Two under-$130K passports compared by an 11-year practitioner. Schengen is gone from Vanuatu. Use-case matters more than sticker price.
Saint Lucia CBI still offers two paths in May 2026: NEF donation at $240K or COFB government bond at $250K. Ken in LA lays out the five-year ledger for a family of four, the opportunity cost most agents skip, and the CIRA-era buyback risk.
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