Are Caribbean Citizenships Respected?
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Caribbean citizenship by investment programs are an excellent way to get a second passport fast and without much risk. Yet we are often asked if a Dominica or St. Lucia citizenship is well-respected around the world. The simple answer is "yes", with a few small exceptions.
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Respected? I would've thought anyone with $15million would have a higher level of self-confidence and not worry too much what an immigration officer thinks. How bizarre.
I think they are more concerned how others will perceive them across the gamut of life situations that will arise in which they disclose their nationality. I wonder if most former Americans that renounced and became a carribean citizen mention that they are from the USA.
@@Wise101 Give me $15 million and I'd give up my Tier 1 and get a St.Kitts and Nevis passport no problem. Like Andrew said... no one cares.
It's 2020 now, you need to be a billionaire to have that high level of confidence
@@aineangeles2648 Why are you worried about what others think?
@@tinglestingles inflation rate, property prices (plus maintenance costs)... 15 million is not as big as it was.
But of course it depends where you want to live.
It's all a matter of perspective
Great video once again and always learn useful info here!
Andrew thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. You are the Maestro of wealth diversification. Good stuff cheers!!!!
I appreciate that!
Excellent as always thanks for the content
Glad you enjoyed it!😊
Good video. I think the “ American exceptionalism “ mentality , gets in the way of many westerners understanding of how people see nationality and ethnicity around the world. Thanks for explaining this to those that do not understand.
can you elaborate?
@@nefelibata4190 yes. There are Americans of all races and economic backgrounds who see their American citizenship as the only citizenship worth having and can’t imagine even wanting the citizenship of another country. As a result , they are completely unwilling to even explore how having multiple passports could benefit them. They would never open their mind to the possibilities because they think being an American makes them exceptional so renouncing that “ special citizenship “ would be like a death sentence to them. People around the world tend to travel outside of their country more and value other cultures and citizenships. As a result , they look at other citizenships as an asset and an opportunity.
Thanks for this beautiful very informative presentation, greatly appreciated.
Glad it was helpful! 😉
I've always been drawn to Nevis just as a place to live, love the look of that island.
Robert Spencer plus John Cleese is a citizen now and lives there full time
@@tinglestingles That's interesting, didn't know that. I can imagine it now, him doing the silly walk up and down the Nevis coastline, well, if he weren't in a wheelchair now..
@@JA-vz1nl th-cam.com/video/F1foufgg0X0/w-d-xo.html He's certainly not in a wheelchair! Enjoy!
Only problem is you need a boat if u live there
I lived in st kitts and nevis for six years good place to live easy comfortable life the population of st kitts is 55000 and nevis is around 6000 and nevis is expensive but if u want peace of mind and have money is heavens to live in
Thanks for the motivation..
Great video. Good information
History of most countries is "Wars and rumors of wars". Loved this video.
Very important question.
Thanks for the tips.
You are very right, having a western complexion makes people trust you more and I'm not talking about discriminatory way but as a black man I live that..👌
Yes i know .. its all about reputation..
*White
I fixed it for you
I agree with you ,I have seen brown people also suffer same issues like blacks.say Yiu are a westerner but brown then you will not be treated in a same way as a westerner white .most people judge u by you color rather than your passport .
I agree that visa free access to the US is not worth hundreds of thousands extra. Getting a tourist visa should not be a problem for someone wealthy and with a clean record.
but they can perceive you as a Caribbean lad with no life in your homeland that is a red flag for these agents
@@emanuelriquelmemontoya3819 ... Just tell them your allergic to Demorats
What about wealthy without a clean record .. and preexisting health conditions?
Thank you! 💯💡👍
Thank you so much for all your content. I just would like to know more in depth, how does a second citizenship help with taxes? Would you please make a video about that? Thank you
Also being white is like Visa. It works everywhere lol
lol
True
Depends what type of white, but in general you get about 80% there.
@@sirgalahad2 yeah if you’re a white arab than you’re gonna get treated like every other non-white
What a racist statement. Could be a passport directly to getting robbed as well depending on where in the world you are.
Looool. 😂I love hearing you pronounce the names of these islands. BTW, Tortolian ( Tortola) here
People who were born in US will always say US is not worth it but for tier C countries maybe even some But it is a dream that will never be achieved
Tier B+ citizen here, wouldn't take us citizenship as a donation. I'd take New Zealand or British tho
Great video. Funny, I could see a woman's arm reflected in the TH-cam play button.
I wished he took a look at Guyana🇬🇾 and Suriname🇸🇷 which are two countries wich are part of South America but also a part of the CariCom. It's a GOLD MINE😁. I currently live in French Guyana🇬🇫 which is a french territory but also a part of South America... I currently am extending my stay here, but also have a Surinamese 🇸🇷Passport, But i am also thinking about a Guyanese passport because my Mom is Guyanese🇬🇾🇬🇾. Because of taxes from the french territory. A guyanese passport does not require a Visa for 105 Countries. and is also one of the only cpuntries that issues a 10year Visa to the US. looks like americans can give up thier citizenships but also have a 10 year access to the US. AND AVOID TAXES AS WELL... I wanna see a seprate video on these 3 countries🇬🇾🇸🇷🇬🇫
Thanks
as a non US citizen, you can get a B1/B2 business visa. Valid for 10 years and allows to stay 6 months a year in the US. Cheap and easy. Takes 2 weeks...Simple !
That only applies to a select few countries. For most others its validity is for 2 years.
The turism visa allows the same thing. 6 months per year on a 10 years period.
@@mayron46 there you go.. not difficult at all to get a visa to visit the US for 6 months a year. Definitely no need to have a tier A passport to do so.
@@rift5980 Not difficult but sometimes one's goals and standards change over the course of one's life. When you're young-ish, you might not mind waiting in line down at the embassy to ask permission to travel somewhere. Sometimes one prefers not to have to ask.... just to buy a ticket and go.
What business did you start
Hi
Could you please make a video on which country is the best for live and work where you could have opportunities in almost every field of work for eg. Sports graduates.
I love your to the point videos and subscribed so I will not miss a moment, fast and easy- but without investment (maybe a home). You mentioned the pros and cons for Puerto Rico, in fact I was about to move there. As you said it is not the best place to live, with the idea of retirement i can earn a simple living trading options.. my thoughts were to just live in PR and live off that income- but I would rather live in Norway, Sweden, BVI or practically anywhere else, lol... you have a similar idea in your writing, where else can i go, without too much expense or hassle besides PR, where would you point me or suggest- thank you for any input you may provide ?
Panama, Uruguay, Philippines...
As a jamaican im surprised how many foreign nationals want our residency and our passport. I think we travel viaa free to about close to 80 countries..
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you have a colonial mindset man. Stop looking at visa free travel to "white" countries, and look at Jamaica from an economic and social standpoint. Jamaica is great if you have money and are preferrably white. If you are university educated or skilled, then you never have to step foot in Jamaica, and can apply for residency anywhere in the CARICOM. You can also hide your momey in any CARICOM tax haven. You also have easy access to the southeastern strip of Africa, Ghana, The Gambia, Mexico, Panama, almost all of South America, and South East Asia. This is where rich people are interested in travelling, whether for pleasure or business. By the way, money doesn't fall into your lap once you live in a mostly white country. Many times, it's even more difficult than living in Jamaica. Be business minded, not colonial minded. I would never go back to JA, but Barbados, Guyana, Grenada, St Kitts, and St. Lucia all sound like safer, cheaper and more accessible options, especially if I'm already making $$$
thats terrible and he isnt referring to our passport no one would pay for a jamaican passport. u need a visa to go anywhere in the UN ,mediocre passport
Listen, for those of us retired federal employees with a Civil Service Retirement System pensión are not allowed to denounce U.S. Citizenship. If we do get rid of that U.S. Citizenship we loose our government pension. So, I would never give up that good pension that I have earned.
you can hold more than one passport. I have two and working on my third eventually. The bottom line, if the country’s law allows it, you are free to become dual.
I have a number of friends and two family members that would LOVE to relinquish their US citizenship, but cannot/will not understandably give up their federal pensions.
So thankful mine is a company pension. Great feeling to have the shackes off our families necks.
Idea for retirees wanting inexpensive permanent residence in Panama is to then get Panamanian citizenship after 5 years residency. That Permanent Residency under the Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaty between the republic of panama and the republic of Italy then allows getting inexpensive permanent residence status in Italy, and the benefits under Schengen travel rights.
It would make for an interesting subject for Martin to cover.
It is 5 years to qualify for citizenship, then another 3 or 5 in burocracy
I'm originally from the Cayman islands
American dad
Canadian mum
British overseas citizen
Yeh tell me about it !!!
To be honest... I've never been asked anything going into any country ever. I do have major issues getting back into my own country! My e-Gate passport just does not work in the UK and then have to answer 20 questions every time! Funny thing... I'm very familiar with the UK e-Gate IT project and know exactly how 'good' the infrastructure and software is!!!
What is your passport?
@@mohamedsalah5549 UK
Yeah, when I re-entered the US after having been in one of the Latin American countries, the immigration agent asked my why I had gone to that country.
@@dlukton as a us citizen re entering the country, you are not required to answer all of the questions CBP asks. You only have to answer questions pertaining to your identity or citizenship, but they cannot deny you entry to the country. They might, however, search you more thoroughly
I have noticed that some foreign residence programs are only open to citizens from a handful of select "developed" countries.
Hi Andrew! Can you make a video about the new tax incentives for foreigners moving to Italy? Specifically in regions like Sardinia and Sicily where you can get a 90% Tax exemption? Thank you! All your videos are very helpful!
only valid for italian citizens that are coming back I think
I don't care about the respect all I need is visa free access
The two go hand in hand.
Hey Andrew can you make a video about obtaining CHILEAN citizenship + passport (visa-free or visa on arrival access to 174 countries->Great passport and they aren't in the EU nor CUNA countries but have access to them)..are they actually naturalizing people after the 5 year residency period? And do they still have the policy that you just need to spend 1 day per 12 month period there for the last 4 years of permanent residency?
Kinda late, but I just wanted to know whether you eventually looked deeper into this whole Chilean thing and if so, have you found any answers to the questions you asked because while reading your comment I am asking and wondering the same thing.
Hi Andrew thanks for the informative video can you make a video about the countries offer second citizenship by investment remotely like the county of Vanuatu 🇻🇺
Did you get vanuatu passport?
Andrew, what do you think of the Antigua CBI program?
An Asian guy with a St Lucian passport might be viewed differently especially when his ethnicity is Chinese as Chinese are discriminated by Panama and quite a few countries
around the world despite their growing power!!
I was going to say Kryptonite, but that is a little "Old School".
can you explain about OECS free passage indefinite stay …….in other word free movement within 11 OECS countries?
I worked in Haiti & lived there for one year, and a friend of mine from there was the medical director in St. LUCIAN hospital. She adopted a baby from Haiti. She's at Mayo Clinic now..
What is the difference between the citizenship of Vanuatu and the citizenship of Caribbean countries? In my opinion there's no difference, the EU imposed a ban on Vanuatu just five months after I got it. Maybe after I get my St. Kitts passport, the EU will impose the same visa ban on St. Kitts also after five years for example, who knows?? because all the pretexts of the European Commission against vanuatu are abyss and the hidden reason behind the visa ban is that the European Commissioner targets all countries with a program Citizenship by Investment with Visa Waiver Agreement at the same time. The European Commission targeting process extends even to the countries of the Union that grant citizenship to investors.
Ha good stuff. BTW, all the "a"s in Afghanistan & Kyrgyzstan are like that in the word _father,_ not like in the word _apple._
The big countries love every single person, yes.. blah blah blah and blah. I totally agree. Thanks again for a great video. 👍
EU Commission is proposing a partial suspension of the visa waiver agreement with the Republic of VANUATU.. WHAT WILL HAPPEN.?!
What do you see the future of expatriating during the "virus"?
What country in Europe are you talking about with all the questions? Hungary?
sad, but the reality is in many occasions the immigration officials see your ethnicity first, before your passport.
Hi there, how do you recognize a Turkish passport?
Paradise passports 😀
If I obtain citizenship from a Caribbean country and renounce my US citizenship, can I still visit or live in the US at least part time? Or will I need an additional citizenship or passport in order to re-enter the U.S.?
It really depends.
Wat is the lowest investment for citizenship
If I work in the financial services industry in the USA, will a Caribbean citizenship be a red flag to an employer or regulator?
Ok so how many passports does this guy have?!
How’s the tax friendless of these counties for someone living outside
"Are Caribbean passports respected?"
Maybe. Go research which countries are having what issue with that Caribbean nation.
Ex: Canada was having issues with St. Kitts
Canada apparently has issues with many things
Cause the tax vampire is not getting money
If you can an Olympic gold medalist will it be easier to get citizenship in tier A and B
True, or something similar.
Andrew which citizenships by investment can I pass down to my future kids by descent?
All cbi..
Ambuja Rajan I’ve heard him mention that he has to pay for the citizenship by investment again for Saint Lucia if he wants to pass down the citizenship to his future children.
We discuss this here: th-cam.com/video/547elsH8W08/w-d-xo.html
Does that mean St. Lucia , Dominica and St Kitts passports holders would have hard time to obtain a visa from these 4 countries ? Heard they'd get long visa if passed
I’m St Lucian. Never had a problem getting a Visa
@@khez_ thank u, if u don't mind me askin.. by birth or cbi ?
@@osamakhalid1810 St Lucian here by cbi. No body gives a shit. I opened both business and personal bank accounts in Singapore, Hong Kong and Germany and no one bat an eye. even in immigration no one bothered me. went to dubai, obtained my visa fairly easy and the immigration office didn't ask a lot of questions. Now i go there thru smart gates like any other resident.
@@adam3504 thank u, I appreciate feedback
Australia has returned to its roots as a prison colony
Hahahahaha
H i Andrew
is it a problem answering passport control " I want to open a bank account in your country " ?
Thxs
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I can tell you my experience in the USA using my Brazilian passport. I have US Visa on my BR passport. I’ve travelled to the USA twice with my wife as a tourist, always getting more than 3 months to stay. Once I went there for business purposes (a conference) and the I’ve got 10 days to stay, but my visa category allows me to do so. If I had used my Portuguese passport, I’m not so sure, because as long as I could understand, Europeans are allowed to come to the US as a tourist visa free, therefore open a bank account as main purpose could generate some miscommunication issues.
This doesn’t take race into account. We can’t act like that isn’t a big factor, regardless of passport colours
Agree
He can't possibly bring that up because he's in his own little privileged bubble. He will pretend white privilege does not exist!
Don’t all passports contain a line that lists your origin? I figure yours says United States...so you are probably not seen that same way as a guy that would have Afghanistan in the origin box. In addition your appearance is consistent with the origin line (you have stated that appearance does impact how someone is seen at borders).
Many countries' passports state only the birth city, not birth country. Japanese passports state the domicile city, not birth city. Other countries, like the USA, state the country or state, but not city of birth. Each country does it differently.
I know an Iraqi who became a naturalised Japanese, but on his passport, there was no mention of anything Iraqi, just his Japanese legal domicile city.
❤ 🇰🇳 Saint kitts and nevis 🇰🇳 ❤
I live in Ecuador. Should I get my citizenship here?
One thing I can tell you is that currently Ecuador’s citizenship is renounceable only if a person obtains it by naturalization, you’re in luck by that instance if you personally are getting it by naturalization.
@Brent J. Cooper better go to panama or Chile in latin america also uruguay is a great option and the women are better looking.
Don't become Iranian if you want to open a bank account. Good advice!
Don't become Iranian ever lol
just come to the gulf and see how low qualified people from western countries (especially UK) are sitting on managerial positions and getting big salaries just because of their passports
It's less of a passport more related to cost of University in which those guys studied
@@patilabhinav7941 in UK and europe education is almost free
In Thailand it’s more related to their white skin colour.
@@JosephTrump not really. Only Germany and Norway offer free University. The rest you have to pay for.
@@ITAviation1 Not true, in my country it's not only free but I also get paid a salary as a student.
Can you do a video on crypto currency and taxes?
We have quite a number of videos about crypto, taxes, and crypto taxes if you search our channel.
Im scared to give up my US Citizenship because my job is in the US. I would need a work visa.
Then don’t give it up. Secure a different income stream (ideally multiple income streams) then go on with the rest of your plan
Do your company's services work in reverse. Could you help Brazilians get an American passport?
We have helped the occasional person become a US citizen.
Nomad Capitalist thanks. I will contact you more via your website.
You make very long videos. Kindly make it crisp and to the point
Yours and everyone else's attention span is too short.
which caribbean passport you have?
St. Lucia 🇱🇨
Update on UK citizen living in EU? Just got my UK citizenship
puuuh weird time to become uk citizen
@@rivenoak I am from there so it isn't;)
@@susiegerrells5194 EU still plans to exercice ETIAS and you would need to finalize a residence permit.
@@rivenoak I'm not currently planning to move there anymore for the time being. As an american we have to apply for etias too
@@susiegerrells5194 ah ok. :) you see: UK blue passport means nothing to EU anymore with ETIAS in 2022, they are in the same queue as USA or exotic Kiribati and lot of other countries.
as the vid is about specific countries: St. Kitts and Nevis will be placed in ETIAS queue too. out of my head the other well known caribbean citizenships will operate under same conditions. still better than the countries whose citizens will have to aim at Schengen Visa still.
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No one has a beef? You obviously haven't seen the cricket and football matches. 🤣
I am a saint Lucian and I don't want that citizenship haha
I have an Australian passport and have travelled all around (USA, Canada, Europe, Asia) and the only country that has asked for a return ticket was Chile. Funny, because I was just there for a Layover, I checked out the city and it’s a shithole. I saw a lot of poverty that you would never see in Australia.
Wow. Choice of words reminds me of someone we all know. Hmmm
yes, Australia is nice and clean
wait, Dominican passport is a passport of Dominica not Dominican Rep.?
yes, two different countries, took me a while to realize
@Brent J. Cooper dominican republic is a great country but Our passport is worthless thing ever.
Dominica has a citizenship by investment program. Dominican Republic does not.
@@jundeleon8704 I love Dom Rep. My former roomies and some friends are from there. Best people :)
Saint Kittsian??? No! It’s Kittitian!!!
How many passports/citizenships do you have andrew? I think everybody wants to know this answer
Why should he tell you this on the internet for everyone to see? It's like asking someone how much money they have in the bank, it's rude. Stop asking
I'm sure he'll always keep at least some a secret
@@JA-vz1nl asking what nationality a person is isn't rude. It's not equivalent to asking how much money a person has
@@zhongxina6621 asking how many and what kinds he has might be, also given what work he's in. I just mean it's personal info. Also he's got clout on this channel, so say he does respond to you and lists off all he has, then lots of people might not do their homework on what they should get, but many may just run off trying to get whichever ones he said are "the best". Reminds me of youtube influencers telling people to chase altcoin X, Y and Z in the crypto scene..
@@JA-vz1nl it's not "personal info" . I'm not asking for his passport information and passport number. I'm just asking about which country it is .
And I know that it's up to his discretion to list them all, he doesn't have to tell us everything
How about Africans using a Caribbean passport? Are they respected?
Are Caribbean not Africans in diaspora?they look like you too.
How many passports can a person have?
Potentially as many as possible.
Iraqi passport is worst passport in the world. It is first in the end :)
It is KITTITIAN!!!
NOT ST.KITTSIAN.
So, long story short, the answer is NO.
11:36 First step: Be White 🤣
over 6 minutes and you havent said anything relevant.