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St Vincent Moves to Launch Mid-2026 Citizenship Programme Through Ring-Fenced Fund

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St Vincent and the Grenadines is advancing plans to launch a citizenship-by-investment programme by mid-2026, featuring mandatory residency and a legislatively ring-fenced investment fund designed to keep proceeds out of recurrent spending. The government frames it as a capital-mobilisation tool for development and climate resilience.

The diaspora read is opportunity with caution: a new, late-entry route arriving exactly as the US and EU pressure the region to tighten. Early applicants should expect strict residency and due-diligence requirements from the outset.