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A Plan B passport is a second citizenship you acquire while you don’t need it, so that it is there if you ever do. It is insurance. Most people who hold one never use it for anything more dramatic than a quicker queue at an airport. The point is not the passport. The point is […]
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Vanuatu vs St Kitts and Nevis: Cost, Speed and Visa Access
St Kitts and Nevis runs the oldest citizenship by investment programme in the world, established in 1984, and its passport is the benchmark the industry measures itself against. Vanuatu runs the fastest and, among established programmes, the cheapest. If you are choosing between them, you are choosing between mobility and efficiency. Here is the honest […]
ESG and Citizenship by Investment: Can Your Passport Do Good?
Citizenship by investment has a reputation problem, and some of it is earned. Programmes have been sold as tax dodges, run with weak due diligence, and used by people who should never have passed screening. That history is why the EU and UK withdrew visa-free access from several programmes, Vanuatu’s included. But the underlying transaction, […]
Vanuatu vs Nauru (Naoero): Which Pacific Citizenship Is Right for You?
For more than a decade Vanuatu was the only citizenship by investment programme in the Pacific. That changed in January 2025 when Nauru, which formally adopted its traditional name, the Republic of Naoero, in August 2026, launched its own contribution programme. Nauru is currently running a discounted $90,000 offer and has attracted a lot of […]
How to Choose a Citizenship by Investment Agent (Avoid Scams)
There are roughly 60 registered agents for Vanuatu’s citizenship programme and several hundred more worldwide selling Caribbean, European and other programmes. Most are competent. Some are excellent. A small number will take your money, lodge nothing, or lodge something that gets your citizenship revoked two years later. The difference is rarely obvious from a website. […]
Citizenship by Investment Countries Compared: 2026 Costs
There are eleven active citizenship by investment programmes in 2026, ranging from $90,000 to over $1 million and from as little as 45 days to two years. Comparing them properly means comparing complete costs, real timelines and like-for-like visa counts, none of which most agent websites do. This is our attempt at a fair table. […]
What Is Citizenship by Investment and How Does It Work?
Citizenship by investment is a legal process by which a country grants full citizenship to a person who makes a qualifying financial contribution to it. It is not residency, not a visa and not a work permit. It is the same citizenship a person born in the country holds: a passport, the right to live […]