european citizenship by investment

There are four European countries offering citizenship through investment programmes, namely Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and Montenegro. Our Plan B will be able to provide you with various the critical information you’ll need for each the available programmes along with the possible pros and cons that come with them. Costing will be shown in Euro’s.

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Bulgaria

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Bulgaria has both a Residency and Citizenship by Investment Programme. Under the citizenship programme, there are following investment options:

  • BGN 1 million (€512,000) in a Governmental Bond Portfolio for an investment period of five years with no further payment required. At the end of the FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, the full amount will be returned to the investor without any accrued interest. You will be eligible for Bulgarian citizenship and the investment is fully guaranteed by the government bonds; or

  • FAST TRACK NATURALISATION - After the first year of permanent residency you can double the investment into Government Bonds or a Bulgarian company that is carrying out a Priority Investment Project (as defined in the Investment Promotion Act). You will need to make an additional BGN 1 million €512,000 investment and you will be eligible for Bulgarian citizenship after two years.

Additional fees will apply for dependents.

Clients can leverage their capital by choosing to finance the required investment amount through a European bank. There are two statutory trips for each applicant at different stages of the process.

There are two statutory trips for each applicant at different stages of the process.

 
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cyprus

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There are various investment and donation requirements to fulfil the criteria of the Cyrpiot CBI programme:

donation requirement

An applicant must make a donation of at least €200,000 which may be split or wholly made to the following:

  • €100,000 to the Cyprus Land Development Corporation; or

  • €100,000 to the Research and Innovation Foundation; or the Industry and Technology Service; or the Fund for Renewable Energy Sources and Conservation of Energy; or the National Solidarity Fund.

investement requirements

There are various investment options, which can be a mix of the below options but the ultimate total investment required must not be less than €2 million of which €500,000 ex VAT must be a residential property. Investment options include:

  • Investment at least €2 million into Real Estate, Land Development, and Infrastructure Projects;

  • Invest at least €2 million for the purchase or participation in companies or organisations established and operating in the Republic of Cyprus (must employ at least 5 EU citizens); or

  • Investment of €2 million in financial assets of Cypriot companies or Cypriot organisations that are licensed by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.

Additional fees will apply for processing and for each dependent added to the main applicant and have a residency permit for a period of six months before being granted citizenship.

 
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malta

maltese Investment criteria for Citizenship

There are a series of financial requisites that must be fulfilled in order to apply for Malta Citizenship by Investment:

donation requirement

  • €650,000 contribution to Maltese National Development and Social Fund, non-refundable and does not provide any returns. This is strictly a donation to the government.

investement requirements

  • Investment of €350,000 investment in real estate, for at least 5 years OR rental of a property for at least €16,000 per annum for the full 5 years; and

  • €150,000 investment in government-approved bonds, into shares or an investment fund that has been vetted by the Maltese government.

Additional payments of €25,000 must be made for spouses and children (under the age of 25), €50,000 for older children and parents.

Applicants must prove that they have a genuine link to the country by being an ordinary resident for 12 months before obtaining citizenship. If the applicant buys a property in Malta, there is no minimum time requirement in Malta, however, they are not permitted to rent out their property during the 5 years they are required to maintain their investment.

 
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montenegro

MONTENEGRIN Investment criteria for Citizenship

There are a series of financial pre-requisites for the Montenegrin Citizenship by Investment:

donation requirement

  • €200,000 contribution to Montenegrin Government Fund which is a non-refundable amount and does not provide any returns.

investement requirements

Depending on where the selected projects are, applicants will have the choice of the following investment levels:

  • €250,000 investment in an undeveloped region (Northern region); or

  • €450,000 investment in a developed region (Southern region).

Additional payments will be required for each dependant you would like to add to the CBI programme. Residency can be attained within 3 weeks and approval of citizenship within six months. Montenegro is likely to become a full member state of the European Union by 2025. The Montenegrin passport will receive similar visa free waivers as other EU member states and you will be able to live, work and study in any of the other 27 EU member states.