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I know some people (freelancers mostly) who seem to be collecting passports as some kind of expensive complicated beurocratic sport. Would also be good to see
by tgtweak 7y ago
I know some people (freelancers mostly) who seem to be collecting passports as some kind of expensive complicated beurocratic sport.
Would also be good to see a relative rating on how difficult/lengthy/costly the process is to get each of these passports. I'm sure there's a known combination of passports that gets you optimal country coverage with minimal effort/cost.
- rolltiide 7y ago1) Malta - 1.3 million euros. Half of it is in investments so reedeemable. 1 year. No physical residency required. European Union, Schengen Area 2) Portugal - 350k euros OR 500k euros. All in property so reedemable. 6 year. No physical residency required, but property counts as residence and gives EU visa for all 6 years until citizenship and passport is possible. European Union, Schengen Area. Can also employ 10 Portugal citizens for work. Likely as low as 90k euros per year. Obtains EU visa and by year 6 you an get passport. 3) Cyprus - similar to Malta and is EU but not Schengen Area. Might take a little longer too. 4) Austria - informal kickback process, but follows due process. 10 million euro+ 5 - 10) Caribbean countries that are not EU so I don't care. Low 6 figures. Known to revoke purchased passports when indicted of a crime somewhere else in the world. Long after having a clean background check and being approved and not being accused of any crime.
- pgcj_poster 7y agoIf I'm not mistaken, Maltese citizenship would allow one to live in Britain even if Brexit happens. So I would call its passport the most valuable.