How to apply
- Decide
if you simply want a 2nd travel passport or want to emigrate to establish
permanent residency in another country. These are not exclusive, but require
different approaches, including formal emigration and tax considerations.
- Make
a shortlist of your favorites countries and those within your budget.
- Contact me if you need an introduction to personally-vetted world-class 2nd citizenship companies, at: residencycitizenship@outlook.com. This is a free service to buyers of the book and includes a preliminary evaluation and introduction to 2nd citizenship companies.
- If you chose (3), you will then be contacted without any obligation or cost by a citizenship by
investment agent – for most Caribbean programmes you can only work with an
authorized agent, but in all cases, you should use a lawyer or a firm
specializing in 2nd passports.
- The
CBI agent will conduct an interview, asses your eligibility and go through the
process with you – by now you will pay a deposit for the fees due.
- The
CBI agent will work with you to obtain supporting documentation, do due
diligence checks and will submit your application to the country of your
choice.
- You
will receive a letter confirming your approval in principle within
months.
- Now
you get a chance to spend your money, either by investing in a property,
business, government project or by making a once-off donation to some
government fund.
- You
will be issued with the necessary documentation confirming your permanent
residency or, in some countries, your citizenship.
- In
most Caribbean countries, there is often no need for an interview with
government departments and or to be present in those countries before or after
citizenship is issued, but much more stringent rules apply for North America,
Europe, Mauritius and Australasia.
- In
all cases applicants must be 18+ and will have to prove that they are of good
character, have no criminal record, pass a background check, provide proof and
source of funds, and be healthy.
- In
most cases, you can get your residency within three to nine months and
passports between three months to five years, depending on the country of
choice.
- In
most countries, you don't have to formally emigrate to get a 2nd passport, but
make sure to get permission if needed, and consider the tax implications of
foreign residency and/or citizenship.
