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September 2025

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Date of the event
· announcement
Published
Saint Lucia
  • Caribbean
  • Citizenship
  • Investment

Five Caribbean states set up a joint regulator for citizenship by investment

On 23 September 2025 the heads of government of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia signed, in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, the agreement establishing the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA). According to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the authority will oversee the entire operation of the five programmes.

Date of the event
· promulgation
Published
  • United States
  • Investment
  • Residence permit

Executive order on the US Gold Card programme: a USD 1,000,000 gift for permanent residence

On 19 September 2025 US President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14351, which creates the Gold Card programme. A foreign national who makes a gift of USD 1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce – USD 2,000,000 if paid by a company – can obtain an immigrant visa, that is, permanent residence, through an expedited process. Applications opened on 10 December 2025.

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