At a time when African buyers are pursuing international alternatives to enhance their backside traces and ship better worth to their shareholders, their intentions are more and more annoyed by the restricted entry of the Nigerian passport in regard to international journey.
Amongst different West-African passports, the Nigerian passport is restricted in its attain to solely 54 visa-free locations, a lot of whom are different African international locations like Ethiopia. This modest quantity falls quick subsequent to that of Ghana, Cameroon and even Côte d’Ivoire, who’ve visa-free entry to 73, 61 and 67 locations respectively.
However it will get worse– when the Nigerian passport’s visa-free listings are seen by the lens of La Vida’s Passport Value Report which mixes metrics of GDP and worldwide journey reputation to determine the true worth of every nation’s passport, it makes for even grimmer viewing because the entry worth is simply a meagre 2.1% of the world’s GDP and three.1% of the world’s worldwide journey reputation.
For Africa’s most populous nation getting ready itself for a future with out oil by main the continental cost to export know-how and expertise globally, these numbers are merely unacceptable.
World Alternatives lie in wait, but stay gated by visa-restrictions
One occasion of the myriad alternatives that exist past the continent for Nigerian enterprise executives and buttresses the necessity for international journey is remittance. In response to international Audit Agency, PWC, there are an estimated 15million Nigerians dwelling within the diaspora whose remittance is projected to hit $34.8bn in 2023 with 40% of those remittances coming from 5 European international locations alone.
This presents one of many best alternatives to arrange banking and know-how infrastructure throughout the EU to assist extra Nigerians and Africans ship a refund residence, which even at a modest 0.1% margin may add round $17m in income to their backside line.
To realize this nonetheless, executives would want to jet out and in of Europe to arrange, conduct enterprise and oversee operations. However the limitations of the Nigerian passport imply they’ll require visa approvals to journey, which can not solely delay the velocity of execution, but additionally deliver with it the potential for their requests being outrightly denied.
Enter the necessity for a second passport and visa-free journey by Citizenship By Funding Programmes.
The Case For A Highly effective Second Passport
As African international locations grapple with insecurity, inflation and forex devaluation, the necessity for second citizenships have by no means been extra obvious, particularly as a ‘Plan B’ to hedge in opposition to no matter could come. And because the continent’s prosperous center class have gotten wealthier, their wants are evolving, from international enterprise mobility, higher visa-free journey to high-quality schooling alternatives overseas for his or her youngsters.
It’s at this juncture that the chance provided by La Vida Golden Visas to amass a Grenadian citizenship by funding within the soon-to-be-completed Kimpton Kawana Bay Resort serves to transcend this present hole and supply the much-needed hedge African HNWIs and executives have to increase and safeguard their earnings, companies and households.
The Grenadian Passport is an instantaneous value-add for Africans
Upon buying Grenada’s lifetime citizenship, the mixed worth for the Nigerian passport grows to 58.7% of the world’s GDP; with the Grenadian passport granting visa-free entry to over 163 international locations and territories together with the UK, EU Schengen zone and uniquely China and Russia. Without delay, African HNWIs and main execs achieve unrestricted entry to the international locations on the forefront of worldwide improvement.
“Grenada’s Citizenship by Funding (CBI) programme provides a number of added points of interest that a lot of its competitor international locations don’t”, says Chief Government Officer of La Vida Golden Visas, Paul Williams, in a latest interview. “The applying takes solely 60-90 days, has low household charges, and no interview, schooling, language check or administration expertise is required. There isn’t a residency requirement and twin citizenship is permitted as properly. Grenada additionally doesn’t tax worldwide revenue, wealth, present, inheritance or capital gains- which make it extra engaging to enterprise elites”.
Acquiring Grenadian Citizenship: Kimpton Kawana Bay Resort CBI
Grenadian citizenship might be obtained by investing in Authorities-approved actual property at a minimal of $220,000, as is the case with title deeded studios within the island’s prime undertaking—Kimpton Kawana Bay Resort, the brand new beachfront 5-star luxurious resort at present underneath development in Grenada by True Blue Developments—an organization with a powerful 20-year report in improvement.
“The resort, which is 79% offered out, is ideally positioned on Grand Anse Seashore, voted by CNN and Condé Nast Traveller as one of many world’s greatest seashores. The resort will function an infinity-edge pool overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, state-of-the-art fitness center and spa amenities, beautiful fantastic eating restaurant, roof-top bar, seaside bar, lounge with terrace, and, water sports activities amenities,” says Tom Scott, Managing Director of Kimpton Kawana Bay.
The resort, heralded by forbes as probably the most anticipated luxurious openings on the earth is ready to open in 2022 and can come underneath the operation of the internationally recognised resort model—Kimpton Accommodations & Eating places, a part of the InterContinental Accommodations Group, one of many largest on the earth.
The character of the true property funding additionally permits for private lodging utilization for as much as 2 weeks, whereas producing a projected rental revenue of 3-5% by the clear revenue-sharing mannequin. The funding additionally gives the choice of recouping the preliminary funding after 5 years with out impact to the acquired Grenadian citizenship.
In additional offering international entry, an funding in Kimpton Kawana Bay Resort would grant residents entry to stay within the UK for as much as six months yearly, as Grenada types part of the commonwealth. One other peculiarity is the E-2 Visa possibility, which is a secondary software open to Grenadian residents who wish to stay and work within the US.
Africa’s Battle-Prepared Buyers are lastly unleashed
At a time when African buyers have their sights firmly skilled on the alternatives present past the borders of the continent looking for progress and starring roles in shaping the current and future of worldwide enterprise, know-how, medication and so forth, Kimpton Kawana Bay is finely positioned because the bridge between hopeful thought and ground-breaking actuality.
For as soon as, African buyers are lastly geared up for growth and international domination. The remainder of the world higher take discover.
