12 Feb 2013
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Caribbean islands selling passports for investments
DestinationsHadi Mezawi has never set foot on the Caribbean island of Dominica, has never seen its rainforests or black-sand beaches. But he’s one of its newest citizens. Without leaving his home in the United Arab Emirates, the Palestinian man recently received a brand new Dominican passport after sending a roughly $100,000 contribution to the tropical [...]
30 Oct 2012
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Want to be a European? Hungary puts EU citizenship up for sale
DestinationsU.S., Oct. 30 — Hungarian lawmakers came up with a very creative way to deal with the country’s financial crisis – now any foreigner can obtain permanent residency and ultimately Hungarian citizenship by simply purchasing Hungarian government bonds wo…