C I T I Z E N S H I P B Y I N V E S T M E N T CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMS B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S CONTENTS 0 1 W H A T I S C B I ? 0 2 B A C K G R O U N D 0 3 C I T I Z E N S H I P B Y I N V E S T M E N T P R O G R A M S 0 4 Q & A 0 5 A B O U T U S I N T R O D U C T I O N WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT? Citizenship By Investment ("CBI") BENEFITS programs offer fast track passports against investments such as donation Second Passport in 3 months to the state, real estate, businesses and Visa free travel freedom creating jobs Citizenship passed down to family . generations All applicants and their family Opportunity to invest in real estate members undergo due diligence and No residence or living requirements background checks before being No language test, no business approved of citizenship and passports. experience required Education for children abroad As of 2020, more than 10 countries that Great future investment officially operate Citizenship by Investment Programs ("CIP"). C B I M A R K E T CBI revenues were used for economic development, disaster recovery, reducing public debt and other social and welfare projects. $5bn ANNUALLY C B I P A G E 0 3 I N T R O D U C T I O N BACKGROUND Saint Kitts and Nevis first launched citizenship by investment scheme in 1984 being the oldest in the world. Later in the 1990's passport schemes in pacific countries became very popular It was only after 2010, citizenship for investment programs gained mainstream attention. From just two, the number of programs ballooned into 10 within just a decade. Three EU member states Malta, Cyprus and Bulgaria introduced investor citizenship schemes within the European Union requiring millions of euros atleast. Launch CBI industry is adding on an average $3 billion every year as of 2020 1984 - St Kitts and Nevis 1993 - Dominica Annual Investment 2013 - Bulgaria - Cyprus Cyprus - $1.5 billion - Antigua and Barbuda Turkey - $0.5 billion - Grenada Malta - $0.3 billion 2014 - Malta Vanuatu - $0.2 billion 2015 - Saint Lucia Caribbean = $1 billion - Vanuatu 2017 - Turkey The CBI industry is expanding at at an 2018 - Moldova unprecedented rate, due to global volatility - Montenegro and geo-political activities (eg. Brexit, Hong Kong protests, Covid-19 Pandemic etc.) driving demand for the investment citizenship Officially there are 12 countries that market. operate legally trusted citizenship by investment schemes. Due to huge demand and popularity, Governments have simplified application More countries likely to open citizenship procedure making it easy and straightforward by investment schemes in the future. making it only 3 months for citizenship. B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 4 G R E N A D A GRENADA Donation: USD 150,000 CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT Real Estate: USD 200,000 Passport time: 3 months Grenada is the No.1 citizenship by investment program in the world for its Physical Residence: Not required pricing and benefits that come with the passport. Quotas: none Grenada is a superb travel passport E-2 Visa: Yes perhaps only passport among CBI programs that has visa waivers with Visa Free countries: 143 China, Russia, EU schengen and Schengen Area all in one passport. Schengen: Yes United Kingdom: Yes The Grenada Passport + E-2 investor visa China - Yes package has become lately popular to Russia - Yes enter United States under non-immigrant Canada - No status with a low investment and less USA - No than a month waiting times. Israel - Yes Besides citizenship in Grenada gives Passport: CARICOM / Commonwealth excellent tax planning benefits for HNWI B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 5 R E P U B L I C O F T U R K E Y TURKEY Real Estate: USD 250,000 CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT Passport time: 3 months Physical Residence: Not required The Turkish Citizenship by Investment ("TCBI") regulations published in official Quotas: none gazette in 2018. VAT: exempt for property When Turkey cut the minimum investment to $250,000 from $1m), the EU Candidate status: YES program has scored big since then. In just two years collected excess of $1.5 billion E-2 Visa: Yes FDI through the citizenship scheme. Visa Free countries: 110 TCBI is very popular among middle east arab investors due to Turkey being Schengen: No economic powerhouse and proximity to United Kingdom: No the MENA region with excellent flight Japan - Yes connections., despite turkish passport Russia - No being a weak passport. South Africa - Yes Canada - No Turkey offers VAT and other tax cuts to USA - No citizenship investors. B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 6 V A N U A T U VANUATU Govt Donation: USD 130,000 (DSP/VCP) DSP AND VCP SCHEMES Real Estate: Not available Vanuatu excels itself as the fastest passport Passport time: 1.5 months program in the world with superfast processing times less than 2 months. It has Physical Residence: Not required also the easiest citizenship scheme requiring less complicated simple paper Quotas: None work. Passport: Commonwealth Vanuatu is a pacific country offering commonwealth citizenship status to E-2 Visa: No investors. There is no real estate investment option, just donation to the state option. Taxes: None There is no required to visit or live in Visa Free countries: 129 Vanuatu before or after receiving your passport. EU Schengen: Yes United Kingdom: Yes Vanuatu is a pure tax haven with no Russia - Yes income, corporate, wealth or inheritance Canada - No taxes. United States - No B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 7 C O M M O N W E A L T H O F D O M I N I C A DOMINICA Donation: USD 100,000 Real Estate: USD 200,000 (3 yrs) DOMINICA CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (DCBIP) Passport time: 3 months Dominica has the oldest and trusted Physical Residence: Not required citizenship by investment program since 1993 Quotas: None Dominica CIP is the most popular passport Passport: Caricom / Commonwealth program in the Caribbean region. It remains the cheapest citizenship program for one or E-2 Visa: No single persons. Taxes: None Besides citizenship, Dominica is a very beautiful picturesque island to visit for Visa Free countries: 139 tropical forests, waterfalls and mountains. EU Schengen: Yes The Commonwealth of Dominica passport United Kingdom: Yes issued under DCBIP is valid for 10 years is Russia - Yes universally accepted by all state parties to Canada - No the UN and Commonwealth countries. United States - No B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 8 M A L T A MALTA Investment: EUR 900,000 INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR PROGRAM Passport time: 13 months Malta attracts UHNW families who bring Physical Residence: 12 months wealth, business acumen, talent, those with excellent references are admitted Quotas: 1800 into citizenship by investment program. Passport: European Union / IIP has the strictest vetting standards in Commonwealth the world, only applicants with clean background are approved into the E-2 Visa: No program. The EU citizenship is for life passed down to generations of family. Taxes: Standard Malta remains one of the best countries in Visa Free countries: 183 the world to live, work, study and retire. English is the official language and has EU Schengen: Yes world class healthcare and education United Kingdom: Yes system in the world. Russia - No Canada - Yes The Maltese passport remains highly United States - Yes respected and powerful EU passport in the Australia - Yes world. Japan - Yes B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S P A G E 0 9 C Y P R U S CYPRUS Real Estate: EUR 2.15 million CYPRUS INVESTMENT PROGRAM Passport time: 6 months Cyprus is one of the safest countries in the Physical Residence: 6 months world offering world class living, excellent healthcare and education system, low Quotas: 700 per year corporate taxes and most desirable country to invest and become a citizen. Passport: European Union / Commonwealth Cyprus offers the fastest path to European citizenship investing in real estate market, a E-2 Visa: No limited and exclusive opportunity for wealthy HNW investors acquire EU citizen status, Taxes: Standard Cyprus actively pursues Schengen area Visa Free countries: 183 membership and also Visa waiver program (VWP) with the United States. EU Schengen: Yes United Kingdom: Yes Cyprus is visited by over 4 million tourists Russia - No annually drawn by mediterranean sea and Canada - Yes 300 days of sunshine per year. Cyprus as a United States - No former colony has long ties with UK and Australia - Yes English widely spoken everywhere. P A G E 1 0 B E S T C I T I Z E N S H I P S A N T I G U A A N D B A R B U D A ANTIGUA AND Donation: USD 100,000 BARBUDA Real Estate: USD 200,000 CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT Passport time: 3 months Antigua was first discovered by Christopher Physical Residence: 5 days in 5 years Columbus in 1493 and later became a British settlement and naval base.