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There's a question I've had about the citizenship for "investment" programs. It's frequently framed as an investment, not a sale [1]. That seems to imply that
by cdjk 12y ago
There's a question I've had about the citizenship for "investment" programs. It's frequently framed as an investment, not a sale [1]. That seems to imply that there is a chance of getting your money back. So could one "invest" the required amount and then sell the investment a few years later, keeping the citizenship? Or are the investments things that are not particularly liquid, so you're stuck with it?
[1] Although it looks like St. Kitts has a donation option as well.
- UnoriginalGuy 12y agoSeveral country's programs have the visa get renewed every X period (e.g. yearly) and for the renew to go through the investment still has to be in place. So typically you have to invest that amount up until you get either change of status or citizenship. So 2-5 years depending on country and their rules. I will say that many of these programs don't seem to have kept pace with inflation so the US EB-5 (1 mil) for example would be 1.8 mil in 2014 if it had kept pace.
- desdiv 12y agoYes, you can sell your investment at market value as soon as you receive your citizenship. In that sense, there is almost no cost, not even lost opportunity cost, in getting the citizenship, provided that the real estate market of your destination isn't half bad.