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ECCIRA's proposed 30-day extension is postponed past mid-2026, so May 2026 applicants are locked into the existing five-cumulative-days standard. Eight of the most common buyer questions — entry-day counting, family aggregation, renewal-time catch-up, voluntary renunciation.
Grenada $235K vs Saint Kitts $250K. The $15K gap doesn't buy China 30-day visa free (mainland-born holders cannot use it without renouncing). Ken breaks down what it actually buys, with a real family decision.
Saint Kitts CBI mandatory biometrics April 2026 reform is now operational. Every applicant and dependent age 16 and above must submit fingerprints, photos, and a passport scan in person. Due diligence runs roughly four months. China-mainland collection centres are open. Here is the real timeline from our active files.
In May 2026 Dominica's CBIU consolidated its restricted-nationality screening into a five-tier framework. Investment thresholds and processing speed unchanged; documentation language tightened. Mainland Chinese applicants sit in Tier 2. Tier 3 carries a $7,500 non-refundable background-check fee.
Four months after the first Chinese batch of Sao Tome approvals in January 2026, three real use cases from a dozen clients: Dubai banking, CPLP Portuguese pathway, and cross-border trade backup identity.
The Saint Lucia CBI demand spike pushed filings up 424% in one fiscal year. Behind the headline sit a 20-24 month timeline, the price reset that drove demand, and a shift toward the real estate route.
Saint Kitts biometric enrollment overseas opened in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UAE from May 2026. Whether mainland clients can use it, the 2027 deadline for existing citizens, and whether it slows applications, answered in eight questions.
The Antigua citizenship application process runs through three investment routes, a mandatory interview, and a cumulative landing requirement that 2026 proposals may raise to 30 days. Eight common questions, answered one at a time.
An export-trade client asked, in my LA home, whether a property priced at 400,000 dollars was simply a buy. I told him to look at one document first: the Turkey property valuation report, the step most likely to be skipped and most fatal to skip.
Grenada is reviewing a residency requirement for citizenship applicants. Paired with the ECCIRA regional regulator, the cost of this passport is being redefined in time and presence, not just money.
A Dominica vs Saint Lucia processing time comparison: similar on paper, triple the gap in practice. One real data table and a full breakdown to decide whether you can wait.
Vanuatu contribution routes come in two forms, one starting at 130,000 dollars, the other with more moving parts. But the timeline, the shrunken visa-free list, and who it actually fits matter more than the route choice.
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