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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.
Dominica CBI mandatory interview for all applicants 16 and older has been in force for 22 months. Ken in LA walks through the four-tier due diligence, the real 7-9 month timeline, and the three failure modes Chinese applicants keep tripping over.
Dominica's two CBI routes share the same $200K headline. The total cost, holding period, exit liquidity, and processing mechanics behind that headline are completely different. Two real client ledgers tell the story.
Saint Lucia in May 2026 holds the strictest approval and the lowest refusal rate of the Caribbean five. Ken at home in LA on the ECCIRA dual-gate, client segmentation, and the invisible approval gravity asset.
The standard P2 track delivers in 3 to 6 months. Priority One promises 60 days for a flat $25K family premium. Three real client profiles, two cost calculators, and one clear answer on when the $25K is genuine insurance and when it is wasted money.
The $95K São Tomé passport is the starting line, not the finish. The day a recent client handed me the booklet at my LA home, we sat down and mapped the second step: opening US-dollar accounts and upgrading her cross-border payment KYC. Here is what actually happened at three major banks.
Turkey $400K real estate plus US E-2 company route stays the cheapest legal long-term US status for Asian clients in May 2026. Ken at home in LA walks the four steps and family derivatives.
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