Obtain Second Citizenship: Comprehensive Review of Citizenship by Investment Programs
07-04-2017, 06:54 PM
The London-based Financial Times launched the first annual comprehensive review, and ranking, of the world's available citizenship by investment programs. These programs are not cheap (they start at about $45,000 for a Comoros citizenship), but they provide a second citizenship as a hedge against the stupidity of your own government (by allowing you to live in another country) and as an alternative means of international travel if your main passport is ever lost or confiscated. They also provide you with a means of renouncing your current citizenship, if living in your own country becomes untenable.
This web site grants access to a comprehensive 39-page PDF report of all of the world's existing citizenship by investment programs. Alternatively, you can also search the web site for a list of the countries, each nation's rank in seven suitability categories, and the methodology used to generate the report.
Here are a few pertinent charts found in the report:
Here is the link to review the web site or to request the report:
http://cbiindex.com/
This web site grants access to a comprehensive 39-page PDF report of all of the world's existing citizenship by investment programs. Alternatively, you can also search the web site for a list of the countries, each nation's rank in seven suitability categories, and the methodology used to generate the report.
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Citizenship by investment (CBI) is a process whereby a country grants an applicant citizenship in exchange for an investment in that country’s economy. Valid investments vary from country to country, although most countries give applicants the choice between contributing to a government-run national development fund or a real estate purchase.
CBI is different from residence by investment. When an applicant chooses a residence by investment programme, that applicant gains the right to ‘reside’ in that country. The applicant generally has to do so for a specified amount of time, for example, for six months out of each year, or risk losing his or her residence. Residence does not necessarily lead to citizenship, and the application for citizenship is a separate process. ‘Residents’ generally have to wait between three and six years before they can apply for citizenship.
By contrast, CBI is a direct route to citizenship that exempts applicants from living in a country for a long period of time. A successful CBI applicant receives citizenship for life, which cannot be lost by virtue of where the applicant chooses to live.
Here are a few pertinent charts found in the report:
Here is the link to review the web site or to request the report:
http://cbiindex.com/