It appears that all five of the Eastern Caribbean states that sell economic citizenships (CBI/CIP) to investors who want a second passport, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Grenada) are finding out that either their existing US visas have been cancelled, or that they cannot obtain a new one. We have heard from two sources in the Commonwealth of Dominica that local university students seeking US visas to attend college in America cannot now obtain the necessary visas to enter.
The US State Department position is that, due to Citizenship by Investment passport corruption, and serious National Security concerns, US visas for all the citizens of the five EC states are to be blocked for Dominica. We have also learned of allegations that citizens of Dominica have engaged in illegal surveillance within the Continental United States. The targets of such surveillance have been described as Dominican expats living in the United States. Dominica is said to be under the influence of its Chinese advisors, and China routinely spies on its expats living in America, especially those who oppose its regime, or are alleged to be fugitive white collar criminals.
The five EC CBI states, all of which are now busy showing the investing public, as well as both the United States and the Members of the European Union, both of which are highly critical of the various CBI programs, alleging rampant fraud and corruption, may be too little and too late for their belated reform actions, as the EU moves towards banning visa-free entry for EC passport holders, and the US seeks a total ban on entry. While some industry commentators believe the loss of such EU access poses an existential threat to the attractiveness of their product, Others have stated that CBI will survive residency requirements and loss of Visa-free European access. Only time will tell.
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