Industry Insights · CBI Analysis by Ken Huang

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Grenada

Can a Grenada passport qualify a Chinese founder for a U.S. E-2? It changes the treaty question, not the business scrutiny

As of May 27, 2026, U.S. State Department pages still show that China has no E-2 treaty while Grenada remains on the treaty-country list. That matters, but only at the nationality layer. A Grenada passport does not replace the need for a real U.S. business, substantial capital at risk, clear source-of-funds documentation, or a credible E-2 case.

Ken Huang 2026-05-27 8 min read

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Dominica

Dominica vs Sao Tome: $200K or $95K — Caribbean's Cheapest Versus the World's Cheapest, Which One Fits You

Dominica EDF at $200K is the cheapest Caribbean CBI in our active pool of 8. Sao Tome NDF at $95K is the cheapest passport globally in that same pool. Both target low-entry clients but what each passport actually does post-issuance is wildly different. Six dimensions, the real call, made plain.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 7 min read

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Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts for a Three-Generation Family: What the W Family and I Talked About for Four Hours That Spring

The W family came to my LA home with nine people across three generations: grandparents in their late 70s and 80s, parents, spouse, three children, and a 28-year-old unmarried son. We talked for four hours. Here is how a three-generation Saint Kitts file actually gets built and the call I made for them.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 9 min read

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Dominica

Dominica's 7-Month, 4-Layer Due Diligence: 8 Client Questions Answered in One Pass

Dominica's CBI program completed its four-tier due diligence upgrade in 2025. The processing window now runs 4-7 months instead of 3-6. Eight questions clients keep asking, all answered in one place.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 7 min read

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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs Saint Kitts: Which Caribbean Passport Costs Less to Renew After Five Years

Saint Lucia vs Saint Kitts at the five-year renewal stage, after the December 2025 ECCIRA agreement, are not the same animal. One audits hardest at intake; the other audits hardest at renewal.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 7 min read

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Vanuatu

Vanuatu Lost Schengen Visa-Free Access in December 2024: What's Left of This Emergency Passport in 2026

On December 12, 2024, the European Council formally terminated Vanuatu's Schengen visa waiver. With ETIAS rolling out fully in Q4 2026, the Vanuatu passport's visa-free map has been completely rewritten. Here is what this emergency identity actually still does, in five clean points.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 6 min read

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Sao Tome

Sao Tome's 67-Day First Batch Is Not the New Normal: 27 of 98 Approved, Real Timelines Returning to 6-8 Months

Sao Tome and Principe launched its CBI in August 2025, started accepting applications in September, issued the first passports in January 2026. The first batch approved 27 of 98 applications in 2.5 months on average. That number is not coming back.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 7 min read

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Turkey

Turkey's $400K Real Estate Passport Plus US E-2: Four New Constraints on This Track in 2026

Turkey $400K real estate plus a US E-2 treaty visa is the most-asked non-Caribbean combo from our Caribbean-side clients in 2026. But both ends got stricter in 2024-2025 — Turkey added a three-year hold check, the US tightened E-2 real-operation tests. Four working constraints as of May 2026.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 8 min read

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Saint Kitts

How a Saint Kitts Passport Actually Works in Schengen: 90/180 Rolling Window Plus ETIAS by Late 2026

Saint Kitts gives you visa-free Schengen access — but it is not 90 days per year. It is 90 days within any rolling 180-day window. Add the late-2026 ETIAS layer and the math changes for frequent business travelers.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 5 min read

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Antigua

Antigua for a Family of Four: The Real Five-Year Ledger No Agent Wants to Hand You

Antigua's NDF entry for a family of four jumped from $100K to $230K in August 2024. But the quote sheet is only the visible tier — the 5-day landing duty, the renewal audit, CRS reporting, the real five-year holding cost is what Mrs. Y kept circling back to that afternoon in my LA living room.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 10 min read

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Grenada

Y Family Plus a 29-Year-Old Son: An Afternoon in My LA Home About Grenada's Adult Unmarried Child Track

The Y family came to my LA home one afternoon: two parents in their mid-fifties, a daughter studying in Boston, and a 29-year-old son who left an investment bank role to manage family assets. Here is how the Grenada adult-child track actually works in 2026.

Ken Huang 2026-05-26 8 min read

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Turkey

The real cost of Turkey's 400K three-year lock: I redid the lira hedge math in 2026

USD 400K property plus 3-year lock is the paper Turkey CBI promise. Ken walks through a 2023 Istanbul client ledger: lira went 12M to 34M locally but back in dollars she is flat. Whether Turkey works depends entirely on how you account for the lira hedge.

Ken Huang 2026-05-25 8 min read

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