Invest in a Real estate! Get a second passport in 3 months. Thats the main sales pitch used by realtors in europe and caribbean, to attract foreign clients. The catch is no country will give you citizenship or residency for free, and real estate isnt cheap, no less than € 200,000 to €1 million euros. Keep in mind in most countries eg. Switzerland, just buying a real estate will not qualify you for residency or citizenship.
Today, i will show you, exactly which countries will give you immediate citizenship/residency against buying a real estate. The real estate could be a flat, villa, holiday home or luxury hotel.
Portugal
- €500,000 real estate purchase
- Granted immediate schengen residence permit.
- Citizenship after 6 years wait.
- No residence requirements (you can live outside the country to do business).
Spain
- €500,000 real estate purchase
- Granted immediate schengen residency visa.
- Citizenship after 10 years wait (depends on your country).
- No minimum stay requirements.
Greece
- €250,000 real estate purchase
- Granted immediate schengen residency visa.
- Citizenship after 7 years wait.
- No minimum stay requirements.
Malta
- €275,000 real estate purchase.
- Immediate schengen residency visa.
- European citizenship after 5-6 years residency
- Stay requirements apply.
Cyprus
- €2,500,000 real estate purchase
- EU Citizenship & passport granted in 3 months
- No residency requirements.
Latvia
- €250,000 real estate purchase
- Issued immediate residence permit
- Citizenship after 10 years wait.
- No residency requirements.
Ireland
- €2,000,o00 real estate purchase
- Issued immediate residence permit for 5 years
- Citizenship after 5 years of legally living
- No minimum residence requirements.
Now we move on to Caribbean countries. One good reason to buy real estate in the Caribbean is appreciating property prices and the passport from Caribbean countries will give you visa-free travel to EU schengen states, UK and over 100 countries. Buyers of real estate automatically qualify for immediate passport. Keep in mind that there are several additional fee involved, in additional to the real estate investment.
St Kitts and Nevis
- US$400,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate Citizenship & Passport within 6 months.
- No residency requirements.
Antigua and Barbuda
- US$400,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate Citizenship & Passport within 3 months.
- No residency requirements.
Dominica
- US$200,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate Citizenship & Passport within 6 months.
- No residency requirements.
Grenada
- US$300,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate Citizenship & Passport within 3 months.
- No residency requirements.
Saint Lucia
- US$300,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate Citizenship & Passport within 3 months.
- No residency requirements.
Bahamas
- US$500,000 real estate purchase
- Immediate permanent residence.
- No residency requirements.
- Citizenship after 10 years.
For more information to buy a real estate in specific countries and to apply for citizenship programs, please contact us for more information
