No syndication. No rehashes. No PR fluff. First-hand CBI industry observations, policy analysis, and client case debriefs — 11 years of field experience.
Grenada's April-June 2026 CBI reform makes the first passport 5-year only, requires 30 cumulative days on-island, biometrics, and a civics module before any 10-year renewal. Ken Huang, California-licensed, breaks down what most WeChat agents do not put in their pitch.
Vanuatu lost Schengen visa-free in December 2024 and UK visa-free in July 2023. I look at what this passport actually solves in 2026, why most Web3 founders should not pick it, and the narrow scenario where it still earns its keep.
Antigua's residency rule is still 5 days over 5 years as of May 2026, but the May 6 Caribbean CBI summit put a 30-day move on the table. I look at how a Beijing four-person family planning UK boarding school should sequence the filing inside the old-rule window.
São Tomé received 98 CBI applications between September 2025 and January 2026, but only 27 made it through review. I delivered the first Chinese-applicant São Tomé approval. I break down what the queue means for cross-border e-commerce founders planning a 2026 filing.
April 2026 CBRT held the benchmark at 37% with CPI at 30.9%. The Turkey $400K property window has a real shape right now. After 11 years of Turkey CBI files I unpack timing, escrow compliance, and licensed valuation in plain English.
In May 2026 the US State Department dropped Dominica B1/B2 from 10-year multiple-entry to 3-month single-entry. After 11 years and 300+ Caribbean CBI approvals, I unpack what this actually means for current holders and prospective buyers, with travel as the lens.
Saint Kitts CIU has put the 2026 genuine-link reform draft live. The pure-donation route has roughly 12-18 months left. After 11 years and 300+ approvals, here is how I am sequencing applications, biometrics, and family combinations through the transition.
Saint Lucia advertises 4 to 5 month processing. As of May 2026, real approval times are 20 to 24 months. A 30-day residency requirement activates mid-2026. Here is why I route most first-passport buyers to Saint Kitts instead.
The Antigua government plans to lift the citizenship landing requirement from 5 days every 5 years to 30 days, with cabinet review in the second half of 2026. For a four-person family, here is the timing math I run on filing in May to lock in the old rule.
São Tomé's CBI program announced two May 2026 rule changes: applicants with three or more citizenships paused, and remote biometric verification opened. With the $90K promotional rate expiring end of June, here is who got locked out and who picked up a window.
Dominica's new international airport is on track to open in 2027, bringing direct flights from Europe and North America for the first time. I have run this work for 11 years. The real value of this passport for 50-plus founders is not in 2026. It is in the 5-10 years that follow the airport's opening.
Grenada has telegraphed a wave of changes between April and June 2026 — costs up, residency under review, due diligence deeper. But 90% of agents are still pitching one angle: E-2. I have run this work for 11 years, and for cross-border SaaS founders, three quieter parts of the Grenada thesis matter more than E-2 ever did.
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