Vanuatu becomes the latest CBI country to become a member of Interpol in Nov 2018. With this all CBI jurisdictions that offer citizenship by investment programs are members of INTERPOL.
- Antigua and Barbuda – October 1986
- Bulgaria -November 1989
- Cyprus – September 1962
- Grenada – October 1986
- Malta – September 1972
- Moldova – September 1994
- Montenegro -September 2006
- St. Kitts and Nevis – November 1987
- St. Lucia -October 1983
- Samoa -October 2009
- Turkey – June 1956
- Vanuatu – Nov 2018
Criminals who seek to abuse CBI schemes are not aware of interpol cooperation in these jurisdictions. CBI programs do not provide safe haven to criminals anymore.
Membership of INTERPOL means national law enforcement can instantly both share and receive vital policing information from around the world across a range of crime areas including human trafficking, drug smuggling, cybercrime, vehicle crime as well as terrorism.
Through I-24/7, INTERPOL’s secure global police communications network, countries can send messages and also access multiple global databases, including on wanted persons, stolen motor vehicles, stolen and lost travel documents, fingerprints, DNA and face recognition. INTERPOL respects the sovereignty of each member country. Member countries retain full ownership of the data they share with INTERPOL and they decide with which other countries their data is shared.
INTERPOL was born in 1914 at the first International Criminal Police Congress, held in Monaco. Officially created in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, the Organization became known as INTERPOL in 1956.
Interpol currently has 194 member countries .
