The Hongcouver | Trouble in paradise: Chinese ‘astronaut’ dads caught in St Kitts passport tangle

It’s been a tough time for Chinese passport shoppers lately.

 

First came the revelation that Canada’s new millionaire migration scheme would likely only accept a few dozen applicants per year, a tiny number that stands in stark contrast to the thousands of rich mainlanders dumped from the previous scheme’s queue in June. 

 

Applicants to the new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital scheme will face fierce competition for those rare spots. The chosen few will then be subjected to a forensic audit of their finances, criminality and “political exposure”, a prospect to send a chill down the spines of many Chinese millionaires.

 

But it’s not only would-be Canadian citizens and residents who are facing increased scrutiny from Ottawa. The citizens of the tiny Caribbean bolthole of St Kitts and Nevis are also in the crosshairs.