Embark Beyond has launched a new service, the Dual Citizenship Program, helping clients gain citizenship and a second passport for 15 EU countries based on ancestral heritage.
Embark, partnered with local firms around the world, will facilitate gaining a second passport, even down to genealogy research. Rates start at $2,000 per application.
"We help facilitate dual citizenship by descent which can even [lightly] link to a European country dating back 600 years ago," Embark founder and managing partner Jack Ezon wrote in an email introducing the service.
Clients have been frustrated by the lack of their ability to travel during the pandemic, Ezon said, and they've asked for more options to broaden their travel options. Pre-launch, the New York-based agency already had a waitlist of almost 100 people wanting to use the service.
The 15 countries Embark is targeting are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine.
Additionally, Ezon said, there are several countries in Europe where Jewish clients can get a relaxed path to citizenship if an ancestor left due to religious persecution.
Embark names partner of agent development
Ezon additionally announced the onboarding of Anne Scully as partner of agent development.
Scully, most recently president of McCabe World Travel in McLean, Va., is a 40-year industry veteran.
In her new post, she will head Embark Academy, Embark's training and development program. Ezon said her appointment also brings value to Embark Collective, Embark's independent contractor program.