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Yes it was true: https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/20/buying-eu-citizenship-what-are-golden-passports-and-visas-and-how-do-they-work https://www.euronews.com/202
by sloaken 6y ago
Yes it was true: https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/20/buying-eu-citizenship-what-are-golden-passports-and-visas-and-how-do-they-work https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/20/buying-eu-citizenship-wh...
In particular Malta and Cyprus, evidently had low barriers. But according to the article, 19 EU countries provide some kind of residency scheme.
Another site provides some interesting details:
https://imperiallegal.com/european-passport/ https://imperiallegal.com/european-passport/
- viraptor 6y ago€2M spare cash is not a low barrier. It's not the "easiest method" either. They're fun articles, but realistically very few people can afford this - and if they can, they know.
- sloaken 6y agoYes but OP did not say "low barrier". Had they said that, then you would be correct.
- viraptor 6y agoYou said it's low barrier. That's the point I'm disagreeing with.
- madeofpalk 6y agoArguably having €2M also is not easy. Ignoring the criteria is not very productive for OPs question. It's easy to get a UK passport if you've already been living here for 6 years on an eligible visa.