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CIU Clarifies Alleged Disparities in Six-Monthly Reports

Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Government of Antigua and Barbuda · Government · 4 Jul 2017 · Antigua and Barbuda

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CIU news statement of 4 July 2017 answering a newspaper story on discrepancies in the 2015 six-monthly reports. A table for five 'countries of origin' (Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey/Istanbul) with applications received (inception 2013 to December 2015) and passports issued, plus text giving approvals and persons granted citizenship for some of them. All extracted (breakdown country=, since 'country of origin' is not defined). The rest is narrative (who benefits from the programme) without numbers.

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News report questions Antigua's citizenship application figures1 Jul 2017ScandalAntigua and Barbuda · Citizenship by investment programme

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What it covers CIU response to an Observer Media Group story about inconsistent passport and application counts in the 2015 reports

Notes Explains that one application can cover several persons and passports are counted per person.

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