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Saint Lucia Passport

Saint Lucia's 20-24 Month Real Wait Behind the May CIS Summit Headlines: Z's UK Boarding-School Math for Her 14-Year-Old

The Caribbean Investment Summit just wrapped in Saint Lucia, and CIRA is now in implementation. The English headlines look bullish. The reality on the ground: Saint Lucia files filed today are coming out 20-24 months later, the second slowest in the active 8-passport pool. Z, a 38-year-old cross-border e-commerce founder targeting UK boarding school for her son in fall 2027, walked into my LA living room with a Saint Lucia contract last week. Here's why I told her to tear it up.

Ken Huang 2026-05-08 10 min read

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São Tomé Passport

São Tomé's April 10 Remote Biometric Rule Just Landed: A Web3 Founder's Zero-Flight 90-Day Math for the $95K Caribbean Bypass

On April 10, 2026, São Tomé and Príncipe's CBI program quietly let applicants finish their biometrics through a video call with a local notary. No flight to West Africa. For a Web3 early player whose travel calendar is locked down by his wallet, this is the cheapest legitimate zero-flight passport on the market. Here's why I'm telling some of my clients to file before July, and telling others to walk away.

Ken Huang 2026-05-08 11 min read

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Grenada

Grenada IMA's New Post-Citizenship Residency Rule Is in Final Review: Why C, a 50+ Cross-Border-Trade Founder, Files in May to Lock the Old Regime

Grenada's Investment Migration Agency has put a new post-citizenship residency requirement on the 2026 legislative calendar. As of May 2026 it sits in final review. The 3-year pre-E-2 residency rule remains in force. I worked through one 50+ founder's filing window — and the math points to May.

Ken Huang 2026-05-08 9 min read

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Turkey

Turkish Lira Hits 44.767 Record Low and CBRT Holds at 37%: Is the $400K Property CBI Really a Natural FX Hedge for 40+ South-China Tech Founders?

Turkey's central bank held its benchmark at 37% in April. The lira hit 44.767 against the dollar, a record low. Annual inflation rebounded to 32.37%, a six-month high. The $400K property CBI gets pitched as a natural FX hedge — but does that math hold up for a 40-year-old SaaS founder?

Ken Huang 2026-05-08 9 min read

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Dominica

Dominica's 2026 Enhanced DD Just Landed: Mandatory Virtual Interviews for 16+, Biometric Passport Upgrade — A South-China W Family's Real Filing-Date Math for Their 15-Year-Old Daughter

Dominica's CBIU has stretched enhanced due diligence to 4-7 months, mandates virtual interviews for every applicant 16 and over, and pushed all passports to biometric e-passport standard. I worked through one family's filing window with their daughter's November 2026 birthday on the line.

Ken Huang 2026-05-08 9 min read

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Passport Comparison

Saint Lucia CIS 2026 Summit Live (May 6-9): 60-90 Days Before CIRA Single-Regulator Implementation, a Shenzhen SaaS Founder Locks the Current Rules

May 6-9 CIS 2026 summit live. CIRA single regulator implements in 60-90 days. Ken's actual ledger from his LA home for a Shenzhen enterprise SaaS founder filing today to lock the current rules.