Dominica eyes additional travels from Nigeria

Joseph Olaoluwa

Nigerian purposes for Dominica citizenship has improved the Head, Dominica Citizenship by Financial investment Unit, Emmanuel Nanthan, has stated.

Nanthan made this comment in a webinar monitored by The Punch around the weekend, noting that the rise in applications is spectacular.

He stated, “We have witnessed a lot of fascination in the Nigerian current market. We have found numerous Nigerians applying for citizenship. Additional Nigerians are looking at the gain of our programme. We are impressed with the fascination and pretty confident that we will make a potent crew collectively- Nigerian and Dominica.”

He added, “We supply a safe put to function from. We have very few COVID-19 instances and we have not had any fatalities so much. We have solitary-digit circumstances and they are in quarantine. A couple of Nigerians have already moved listed here. I should say that my brokers are thrilled about Nigeria. There are extra figures from Nigeria and we are on the lookout forward to a fruitful New 12 months as very well as applications from other Africans.”

Primary Minister of the island nation, Roosevelt Skerrit, explained the citizenship by financial investment programme experienced tested to be a source of non-tax profits for the place. He also noted that the programme served the country survive the fatal Hurricane Maria in 2017 and COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

He mentioned, “This programme has been a lifeline for us amid exterior shocks. As we know the full 2020, we grappled with COVID-19 and like every single other place in the environment, we are no exception.

“We professional a extraordinary lessen in profits and increase in expenditure, specially as regards to sustaining livelihoods, making sure that everyone who were in work in advance of the pandemic are used to feed their families and shell out their home loans and lease. Also, we essential support in the management of COVID with screening, manpower and means.”

He extra, “We also had to give for these in the vulnerable groups and make sure that they have the usually means of survival. In 2017, we had been impacted by a Hurricane Maria that ruined 226 for each cent of our Gross Domestic Product.

“The citizenship by financial investment proved to be a supply of income in hard occasions and typical times. We have made use of these proceeds to spend in manufacturing, tourism, health and fitness and infrastructure and housing amongst other individuals. We have been equipped to use the earnings to lessen our exterior debt as effectively.”

He reported Dominica passport holders could travel to more than 140 places across the environment.

The key minister also discussed that the govt was strengthening its visa-absolutely free entry to much more nations this calendar year considering that cash have been allotted to the Overseas Ministry for that reason.

Skerrit said he was eyeing 100 for every cent free of charge visa entry to nations of the planet.