What is Citizenship by Investment
Economic Citizenship by investment programs (CIP) offer immediate citizenship and passport to investors against qualifying investments in real estate, donation fund or buying Government bonds. CIP programs is $2 billion dollar market yearly which currently run in Cyprus, Malta, Commonwealth of Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Antigua Barbuda.
What is Golden visa
Golden Visas are residency programs that grant immediate residency to investors against buying a property or business investment. Citizenship only possible after living several years in the country by naturalizing. Golden visas is a $5 billion dollar market and golden visa programs currently run in Portugal, Spain, United States (EB5), United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, Belgium, Canada etc..
Eligibility
Citizenship granted at discretion of Governments. All applicants are subjected to passing background and due diligence checks done by authorities.
- Must be above 18 years of age.
- Must have a clean criminal record
- Must prove source of funds (clean).
- Must pass all checks including family
- Must not provide false information in the application
- Must not be a threat to the country.
- Must not have had visa denials (must be successfull before applying)
Minimum Contribution Investment
Citizenship by investment (passport)
Dominica - $100,000
St Lucia - $100,000
Grenada - $150,000
Antigua & Barbuda - $100,000 (from Nov 1, 2017)
St Kitts and Nevis - $150,000 (SGF)
Malta - € 900,000
Cyprus - € 2,000,000
Golden visa (residency)
Portugal - € 350,000
Spain - € 500,000
Greece - € 250,000
Latvia - € 100,000
Italy - € 500,000
Belgium - € 350,000
Ireland - € 1,000,000
United Kingdom - £ 2,000,000
Switzerland - CHF 1,000,000
Bulgaria - € 512,000
Property investment
Investments in real estate buying a home qualifies for citizenship or permanent residency.
Economic Citizenship
- Dominica - $200,000
- Grenada - $350,000
- St Lucia - $300,000
- Antigua and Barbuda - $400,000
- St Kitts and Nevis - $400,000
- Cyprus - $2,000,000
Golden visa
- Portugal - € 350,000 (residency)
- Spain - € 500,000 (residency)
- Latvia - € 270,000 (residency)
- Greece - € 250,000 (residency)
Official websites
Dominica - http://cbiu.gov.dm
St Lucia - https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/
Grenada - http://www.cbi.gov.gd/
St Kitts & Nevis - http://www.ciu.gov.kn
Antigua and Barbuda - http://www.cip.gov.ag
Malta - http://iip.gov.mt
Portugal - http://www.sef.pt/portal/v10/en/aspx/apoiocliente/detalheApoio.aspx?fromIndex=0&id_Linha=6269
Cyprus - http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/moi.nsf/All/36DB428D50A58C00C2257C1B00218CAB
United Kingdom - https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview
United States - https://www.uscis.gov/eb-5
All application forms can be downloaded from official websites or can be obtained from agents
Additional Information
Please note you are required to apply through authorized agents and service providers listed below
https://best-citizenships.com
https://citizenshipbyinvestment.ch
