Vietnamese citizens.
Vietnamese-specific investment migration. SBV forex regime, family-mobility, popular Caribbean and Asian programmes.
Common motivations
Visa-free travel — Vietnamese passport reach is mid-low at 84
Family-mobility for descendant education in EU/UK/US
Wealth-mobility around SBV forex restrictions
Plan-B citizenship for political and economic diversification
Vietnamese investment migration is rising as Vietnam's UHNW population grows. The dominant patterns: (1) Caribbean CBI for visa-free upgrade and family mobility — Dominica at entry-level, St. Kitts at premium tier; (2) Portugal Golden Visa for EU citizenship pathway and family education access; (3) Singapore GIP for Vietnamese UHNW with substantive Asia operations. UAE Golden Visa is emerging for Vietnamese with Gulf business interests. SBV forex restrictions are the operational bottleneck on most files — multi-year structuring through foreign-sourced income or pre-existing offshore assets is standard. The practice handles roughly 25 Vietnamese files per year, predominantly Caribbean and Portugal.
Best fits for Vietnamese citizens
Dominica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Portugal
Singapore
UAE
Vietnam taxes residents on worldwide income; non-residents on Vietnam-sourced only. State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) forex regime caps personal outward remittance significantly; most CBI funding goes through structured channels — foreign-sourced income, business-banking arrangements with foreign-currency exposure, or pre-existing offshore assets. Tax-residency change requires meeting non-presence tests; common destinations are Singapore (territorial), UAE (0%), and Portugal NHR-2.0.
Vietnam permits dual citizenship under specific circumstances — generally Vietnamese acquiring foreign citizenship are deemed to have lost Vietnamese citizenship unless granted special exemption. Most Vietnamese clients pursuing CBI plan for Vietnamese citizenship loss as part of the migration strategy. Children of Vietnamese parents inherit Vietnamese citizenship by descent at birth. Caribbean CBI passports for Vietnamese-born holders face standard banking KYC at Western correspondents — no enhanced flagging beyond programme-specific considerations.
Common questions for Vietnamese clients
Generally yes — Vietnam does not freely permit dual citizenship. Special exemptions exist but most CBI applications proceed on the assumption of Vietnamese citizenship surrender.
Through foreign-sourced income, business-banking arrangements with foreign-currency exposure, or pre-existing offshore assets. Direct VND-to-USD outflow through official channels for personal investment is heavily restricted; multi-year structuring is the standard pattern.
Caribbean CBI (Dominica for entry-level, St. Kitts for premium) for visa-free upgrade. Portugal Golden Visa for EU citizenship pathway. Singapore GIP for Vietnamese UHNW with substantive Asia operations.
Standard banking KYC at Western correspondents — no enhanced flagging beyond programme-specific considerations. Caribbean CBI passport for a Vietnamese-born holder is treated similarly to Caribbean CBI for any other Asian nationality.
More on investment migration for Vietnamese citizens
Vietnamese investment migration is rising as Vietnam's UHNW population grows. The dominant patterns: (1) Caribbean CBI for visa-free upgrade and family mobility — Dominica at entry-level, St. Kitts at premium tier; (2) Portugal Golden Visa for EU citizenship pathway and family education access; (3) Singapore GIP for Vietnamese UHNW with substantive Asia operations. UAE Golden Visa is emerging for Vietnamese with Gulf business interests. SBV forex restrictions are the operational bottleneck on most files — multi-year structuring through foreign-sourced income or pre-existing offshore assets is standard. The practice handles roughly 25 Vietnamese files per year, predominantly Caribbean and Portugal.