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  "_meta": {
    "name": "Biometric and ECCIRA Renewal Deadline Tracker",
    "publisher": "Mirabello Consultancy",
    "edition": "2026 Q3",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "generated": "2026-07-04",
    "update_cadence": "Reviewed at least quarterly, and whenever the news-monitor loop verifies an official change. Each entry carries its own last_checked date.",
    "disclaimer": "Recorded for information only from official sources as at the last-checked date. This is not legal advice. Verify against the linked official source before acting.",
    "status_vocabulary": {
      "in_force": "In force",
      "deadline_approaching": "Deadline approaching",
      "announced_delayed": "Announced, delayed",
      "standing": "Standing requirement"
    },
    "public_projection": {
      "planned_url": "https://mirabelloconsultancy.com/renewal-tracker.json",
      "note": "Served via edge-worker KV asset. Go-live step: add this file to the edge KV build and route /renewal-tracker.json in scripts/build-edge-worker.mjs, then deploy with --config. Not yet deployed."
    },
    "citation_note": "Free to cite with attribution to Mirabello Consultancy and a link to the source page."
  },
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "skn-biometric-enrolment-2026",
      "jurisdiction": "St Kitts and Nevis",
      "requirement": "Mandatory biometric enrolment (National Biometric Enrolment and Passport Modernisation Programme)",
      "applies_to": "All citizens who obtained citizenship through the Citizenship by Investment Programme, including dependants and children",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "2027-07-31",
      "status": "deadline_approaching",
      "summary": "Launched 14 April 2026; Citizenship Programme citizens must complete in-person biometric enrolment by 31 July 2027, after which non-enrolled passports are deactivated for international travel until enrolment is completed, with overseas enrolment centres including Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Toronto, Taipei and Rabat.",
      "official_source_url": "https://ciu.gov.kn/biometrics/",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#countries.st_kitts_and_nevis.biometric_enrolment_2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "eccira-framework-implementation",
      "jurisdiction": "Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia",
      "requirement": "ECCIRA framework: initial 5-year passports upgraded to 10-year after orientation, a 30-day physical presence requirement within the first five years, and mandatory biometrics",
      "applies_to": "Citizenship by investment citizens of the five ECCIRA member states",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "Mid-2026 (delayed from April 2026)",
      "status": "announced_delayed",
      "summary": "The Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority framework, established in December 2025, has had its implementation postponed to mid-2026; existing renewal rules remain in force until it takes effect.",
      "official_source_url": "https://ciu.gov.kn/news-st-kitts-and-nevis-passes-eccira-bill-2025/",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "source_note": "Source is the St Kitts and Nevis CIU announcement of the enabling ECCIRA Bill 2025, an official member-state source. ECCIRA's own website was not reachable at the last check, so no authority-level source is recorded.",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#eccira_context"
    },
    {
      "id": "st-lucia-10-year-passports",
      "jurisdiction": "St Lucia",
      "requirement": "10-year passport validity for adults, replacing the previous 5-year validity",
      "applies_to": "All adult passport holders aged 18 and over; passports for minors remain 5-year",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "2025-08-05",
      "status": "in_force",
      "summary": "Effective 5 August 2025, the Government of Saint Lucia issues 10-year passports to adults with no increase in fees, reducing renewal frequency for all citizens including those naturalised by investment.",
      "official_source_url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/government-of-saint-lucia-launches-new-10-year-passports",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#countries.st_lucia.passport_validity"
    },
    {
      "id": "vanuatu-eu-visa-exemption-ended",
      "jurisdiction": "Vanuatu",
      "requirement": "End of European Union visa-free access for Vanuatu passport holders",
      "applies_to": "All Vanuatu passport holders, including citizens naturalised under the Development Support Programme",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "2024-12-12",
      "status": "in_force",
      "summary": "The Council of the European Union adopted the removal of Vanuatu's visa exemption on 12 December 2024, and Regulation (EU) 2025/11 of 19 December 2024 transferred Vanuatu to the list of countries whose nationals require a visa for the Schengen area.",
      "official_source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/11/oj",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#countries.vanuatu.eu_visa_free_status"
    },
    {
      "id": "vanuatu-biometric-in-person",
      "jurisdiction": "Vanuatu",
      "requirement": "In-person biometric collection for passport issuance and renewal",
      "applies_to": "All Vanuatu passport applicants, including Development Support Programme citizens",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "Standing",
      "status": "standing",
      "summary": "Fingerprints, photograph and signature must be collected in person at a designated centre in Port Vila, Hong Kong, Dubai or New Caledonia; the application itself can otherwise be handled remotely through consulates.",
      "official_source_url": "https://immigration.gov.vu/",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "source_note": "Centre locations and process detail per the knowledge base, compiled from official Vanuatu government sources; the immigration department portal is the live official reference.",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#countries.vanuatu.biometric_requirements"
    },
    {
      "id": "antigua-five-day-residency",
      "jurisdiction": "Antigua and Barbuda",
      "requirement": "Five days of physical presence within the first five years, verified at first passport renewal",
      "applies_to": "Citizens naturalised through the Citizenship by Investment Programme",
      "effective_or_deadline_date": "Standing",
      "status": "standing",
      "summary": "An existing condition of the programme, not a new measure: CBI citizens must spend a total of five days in Antigua and Barbuda within the first five years, with compliance checked when the initial 5-year passport is renewed.",
      "official_source_url": "https://cip.gov.ag/",
      "source_tier": "official",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-04",
      "kb_ref": "data/passport-renewal-knowledge-base.json#countries.antigua_and_barbuda.five_day_residency_requirement"
    }
  ]
}