St Vincent's Refusal to Sell Passports Looks Shrewder as the US Targets CBI States

St Vincent and the Grenadines remains the lone Eastern Caribbean state that has refused to launch a citizenship-by-investment program, a stance its leadership has long defended on sovereignty and security grounds. That choice is aging well: as Washington tightens visa terms and floats travel bonds on neighboring CBI passports, St Vincent’s national passport has avoided the same direct scrutiny. The trade-off is real — the country forgoes a lucrative revenue stream its neighbors lean on for airports and energy projects. For the diaspora, it is a reminder that passport strength and program revenue can pull in opposite directions, and St Vincent has bet on the former.

Source: OECS; Immigrant Invest; regional reporting.