All the Countries Where You Can Buy Citizenship

Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs allow individuals to acquire citizenship in a country by making a significant financial investment. The primary aim of CBI programs is to attract foreign capital and boost economic growth.

Many countries have programs that offer long-term or permanent residency to investors, but currently there are only 11-12 countries that offer immediate citizenship by investment.

The first main cluster is in the Caribbean. (Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Antigua & Barbuda, an Dominica.)

Then there are countries seeking to attract significant investors
(Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Cambodia)

And the last group is high-end European programs, of which there is currently only Malta and Macedonia. (Cyprus and Bulgaria recently terminated their programs.)

Applicants usually undergo rigorous vetting, including background checks, to ensure they meet the criteria. Once approved, investors and their families can enjoy the benefits of citizenship, such as visa-free travel to many countries, better quality of life, and access to educational and healthcare systems.

[noobsplaysensei]

If i had that amount i wont need to leave

[bod-]

This literally feels like a Pay-to-win stuff you'll see in mobile games

[oka-yoke]

Fun Fact: Turkey is in the top 10 countries whose citizens escape to another places even without a civil war inside

[merdt]

Bro as a Turk myself, 400K for Turkish citizenship is a SCAM AND A HALF

[legendguy]

Imagine saving up 1, 5 million dollars, just to spend it on a Jordanian citizenship

Edit:
For the Jordanians, I just want you guys to know I'm Arab, I didn't insult Jordan.
For the non Jordanians, how about do you research before saying it's not stable because they are Arab or Muslim.

[SuperVitz]

The former president of Armenia came under fire a few years ago because it was found he had citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis. He claimed he wasnt aware and they'd given it to him without his knowledge. He had invested in a business there which meant he was automatically entitled to citizenship. Naturally, Armenia's constitution doesn't allow for the president to be dual national, or to have held citizenship elsewhere for up to 6 years before their term. The whole thing was bizarre.

[azcardguy]

You can buy citizenship in any country… the amounts just get much larger for some of them and they call it a fancy program name to make it seem like they aren’t selling citizenship.

[treyswanson]

These are also countries without an extradition treaty with the USA. Pretty smart on their part.

[christophereyton]

Malta. Highly recommend. Lived there for 6 years.

[twokidsintrenchcoat]

Turkey doesn’t technically sell a citizenship, but if you buy real estate over 400k $ you will be considered for one even if you havent lived there for over 5 yrs or been married to a citizen for 3 yrs. So its less an opportunity and more a loophole for rich people

[od]

my uncle bought Egyptian citizenship after he retired & he's living there and he's very happy I think egypt is the best bec family friends didn't like ppl in turkey & other countries but egypt best ppl my uncle is feeling so happy in Egypt we FaceTime him he's always happy Idk what's in Egypt but he told us the ppl & country is great

[jaysonjmkmundia]

Can't even afford a plane ticket though 💀

[Rose-yxjq]

Bermuda requires you to visit at least one day a year. It is a very nice vacation spot.

[Halloumillalalloumiallaa]

What I've witnessed from all the rich people is that you can buy citizenship anywhere if you just know the right people and know the right hands to bribe.

[shanmo]

My late father was from a village in Northern Greece. Background was Greek, Macedonian. They moved to Ontario, Canada when he was 9.
I have many memories, from when I was very young, of visiting my Baba and Deda at their house in Toronto.

[frixxer]

Disclaimer: If you have $250K and are thinking of going to Egypt, PLEASE don’t, I’m begging you. Use that $250K for something much better.

[lusamine]

There is another- in Cyprus, if you spend 2million on housing, you qualify for a passport. This passport gets you into the eu and Asia and africa, so it is quite common for shipping companies or businessmen to buy a cypriot passport.
(It's closed now I think)

[jeremiahhodge]

I'm from St.Kitts and I can confirm it's true and we call it CBI program(Citizenship By Investment.)

[xomvoid_akaluchiru_]

I'm always so happy that I recognize every country in the world because I studied for months just to get 100% accuracy, it's like "oh I know that one!"

[asdprogram]

the malta one is op, cause you can live and work anywhere in the eu even without a passport.