Foreign citizenship by investment in 2020: all available options
The main asset that every person has is freedom. Citizenship of a foreign country and a second passport is an instrument of enhancing freedom in the 21st century.
Request consultationToday, five countries in the Caribbean basin offer citizenship-by-investment opportunities. These include Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Dominica. Two European states also run similar programs: Cyprus and Malta. Besides, candidates for EU membership such as Turkey and Montenegro allow foreign nationals to apply for their citizenship. Finally, the island state of Vanuatu in the Pacific also provides for an opportunity to become its citizen for money. The national citizenship-by-investment programs in all these countries allow acquiring their citizenship in exchange for a returnable investment or a non-returnable donation.
The Caribbean states that offer citizenship by investment opportunities have beneficial business climates and tax regimes.
Acquiring their passports will guarantee a safe and stable future.
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Investment type |
Citizenship acquisition timeframe |
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![]() and Barbuda |
From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | Visa-free access to over 140 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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From US$ 200,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate |
From 3 to 6 months | ||||
From US$ 400,000 | Investment into an existing business |
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From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | Visa-free access to over 130 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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From US$ 200,000 | Three-year returnable investment into real estate |
From 3 to 6 months | ||||
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From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | Visa-free access to over 120 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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From US$ 300,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate |
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From US$ 500,000 | Five-year returnable investment into securities |
From 3 to 4 months | ||||
From US$ 1,000,000 | Five-year returnable investment into an existing business |
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From US$ 150,000 | Non-returnable donation | Visa-free arrangements with China, Schengen zone states and Great Britain; Grenadian passport holders are entitled to apply for an E-2 visa to the USA that allows living and working in the country all the year round. |
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From US$ 200,000 | Four-year returnable investment into real estate |
From 3 to 6 months | ||||
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From US$ 150,000 | Non-returnable donation | From 3 to 6 months | Visa-free arrangements with Schengen zone states, Great Britain, almost all Latin American countries, and post-Soviet states. |
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From US$ 200,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate |
For an additional fee, the passport can be acquired within 6 weeks |
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![]() and Barbuda |
Investment amount |
Investment type |
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From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | |||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe From 3 to 6 months |
From US$ 200,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate | ||
From US$ 400,000 | Investment into an existing business | |||
Visa-free arrangements Visa-free access to over 140 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
![]() of Dominica |
Investment amount |
Investment type |
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From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | |||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe From US$ 200,000 |
From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | ||
From US$ 200,000 | Three-year returnable investment into real estate | |||
Visa-free arrangements Visa-free access to over 130 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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Investment amount |
Investment type |
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From US$ 100,000 | Non-returnable donation | |||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe From 3 to 4 months |
From US$ 300,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate | ||
From US$ 500,000 | Five-year returnable investment into securities | |||
From US$ 1,000,000 | Five-year returnable investment into an existing business | |||
Visa-free arrangements Visa-free access to over 120 countries including Schengen zone states, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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Investment amount |
Investment type |
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From US$ 150,000 | Non-returnable donation | |||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe From 3 to 6 months |
From US$ 200,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate | ||
Visa-free arrangements Visa-free arrangements with China, Schengen zone states and Great Britain; Grenadian passport holders are entitled to apply for an E-2 visa to the USA that allows living and working in the country all the year round. |
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Investment amount |
Investment type |
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From US$ 150,000 | Non-returnable donation | |||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe From 3 to 6 months |
From US$ 200,000 | Five-year returnable investment into real estate | ||
Visa-free arrangements Visa-free arrangements with Schengen zone states, Great Britain, almost all Latin American countries, and post-Soviet states. |
*In the frameworks of a limited-time offer, you can acquire Saint Lucian citizenship by investment into Government bonds at a 50% discount until December 31, 2020.
**In the frameworks of a limited-time offer, a family of four can acquire citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis by making a donation at a 23% discount until December 31, 2020.
The combination of an affordable price and favorable business conditions makes
Vanuatu an attractive country where you can acquire a second passport.
A foreign national can become a citizen of Vanuatu in exchange for a non-returnable donation of US$ 150,000.
The term of the passport validity has been increased from five to ten years.
from two to three months
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Family application |
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Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 12 months | From 6 to 12 months | ||
Visa-free arrangements | Unlimited access to the EU Schengen zone countries. The opportunity to live and work in any of the EU states. | The entire family of the main investor obtain second passports that give visa-free access to 170 national states | ||
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Family application |
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Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 12 months |
Visa-free arrangements | Unlimited access to the EU Schengen zone countries. The opportunity to live and work in any of the EU states. |
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Family application |
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Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 6 to 12 months |
Visa-free arrangements | The entire family of the main investor obtain second passports that give visa-free access to 170 national states |
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Investment amount |
A non-returnable donation of 100,000 EUR to the development fund.
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Family application |
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The inclusion of family members into the application for citizenship does not affect the required investment amount. | ||
Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 6 months | From 3 to 12 months | ||
Visa-free arrangements | Montenegro is planning to join the European Union in 2025, thus the passport of the country will eventually turn into an EU passport. | All applicant’s family members are issued Turkish passports without an additional pay. The Turkish passport allows acquiring a non-immigration E-2 investor’s visa to the USA. | ||
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Investment amount |
A non-returnable donation of 100,000 EUR to the development fund.
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Family application |
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Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 6 months |
Visa-free arrangements | Montenegro is planning to join the European Union in 2025, thus the passport of the country will eventually turn into an EU passport. |
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Investment amount |
A three-year returnable investment of at least US$ 250,000 into real estate in the country.
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Family application |
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Citizenship acquisition timeframe | From 3 to 12 months |
Visa-free arrangements | All applicant’s family members are issued Turkish passports without an additional pay. The Turkish passport allows acquiring a non-immigration E-2 investor’s visa to the USA. |
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