Economic citizenship is citizenship in exchange for investment in a country's economy. A non-resident invests and gets the opportunity to obtain a passport of another state, while it is not necessary to renounce the first citizenship. Of course, second citizenship is an alternate airfield, which, however, may never be needed. Most Russians who have received second passports in exchange for investment are not going to leave - they have a successful business in Russia too. But neither good business nor the amount of capital in and of itself makes it easier to obtain visas and travel from country to country: you may one day not pay for parking in Spain and permanently lose the right to enter the Schengen zone ... But this problem is removed by obtaining a residence permit or citizenship in a number of states. The possibility of business immigration increases the attractiveness of real estate markets - and during a recession, easing immigration policies becomes an effective anti-crisis measure. This was the opinion, in particular, of the governments of the United States and Cyprus, expanding the possibilities of real estate investors. So, in Cyprus from this year, foreign citizens who have purchased real estate more than 300,000 euros can receive a guaranteed category E emigration permit, which is equivalent to a permanent residence permit in Cyprus. “This decision applies to citizens of all countries outside the European Union. It is expected that, in addition to Russians, this opportunity will be actively used by buyers of real estate from Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, ”said Andreas Huloudis, head of the Russian office of the Cyprus company Pafilia. A number of countries offer business immigration schemes in one form or another, and, in addition to the Cypriot one, several programs seem to be the most attractive for real estate investors. USA The USA, which traditionally has a tough visa regime, is now opening its doors to foreigners wishing to invest in real estate. They open, apparently, not for long: everything can return to normal as soon as the American economy recovers from the crisis. The business immigration program, the first step of which is to obtain an EB-5 visa, has existed in the States for almost 20 years. According to the old rules, in order to become the owner of a green card, a non-resident had to invest at least $ 500,000 in a business in one of the specified regions and create 10 jobs. Now the list of regions has been expanded, and most importantly, these funds can be invested in commercial real estate. First, a person receives an investor visa, and after about two years, subject to all the conditions of the program, and a green card. “In this case, the investor becomes not the owner of the real estate, but a co-shareholder in the LLC. There may be another 20-30 such shareholders, depending on the size of the project, - explains Stanislav Singel, President of the Gorden Rock Real Estate Agency. "The projects themselves are created by regional centers, each of which is a bridge between business and the state government." It is clear that the profitability of real estate is low, but the main goal of investors under the EB-5 program is not profit, but legalization in the United States. “Even when the expected yield reaches 5% per annum, this is not the main thing,” Stanislav Singel emphasizes. “There are better instruments to get good dividends on investments in the American economy.” In most cases, the procedure is carried out remotely, but from the moment you receive EB-5, you need to be in the United States for more than 180 days a year. According to the expert, you can fly away and return, the main thing is to get the required number of days in the end. In principle, you can stop at the green card - it will be enough to live and work in the United States or visit it regularly - especially since the path to an American passport, as before, is long and thorny. Saint Kitts and Nevis One of the easiest ways to become a "citizen of the world" is to invest in real estate in a tiny island nation in the Caribbean. This is not to say that St. Kitts and Nevis are widely known to Russians - meanwhile, this former British colony offers a unique program for obtaining economic citizenship. The buyer of real estate worth $ 350,000 and above automatically becomes the holder of a Commonwealth of Nations (an association of states that were formerly part of the British Empire) passport, which means that he does not need to obtain a visa to enter the UK, Canada, the Schengen states, Switzerland, South Africa and South Korea. According to Petr Kovalenko, head of the regional department of the overseas property sales department of the IntermarkSavills agency, most often real estate in St. Kitts is purchased by those who already have houses and apartments abroad - mainly in the United Kingdom. “An English visa is a capricious thing. A person who has bought a mansion worth 10 million pounds must still apply for a visa in accordance with the general procedure, and one day he may not receive it, which means he will never see his beautiful house again, ”says Petr Kovalenko. Among his clients, there are many who would like to settle in England, enjoy medical and social benefits as a resident of the former colony. For example, children can study at British universities at prices set for English people, not foreigners. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a good option both for those who are exclusively interested in citizenship (it can be obtained without even leaving Russia, and the property can be sold in five years), and for those who are waiting for a return on their investment or are going to live or relax in the Caribbean. Objects on the islands are only 261 sq. km, little is being built, the quality of housing in resort complexes is high. “In the near future, the minimum investment threshold will rise to $ 400,000, which means that real estate prices will also rise,” comments Petr Kovalenko. - Today the apartment is 72 sq. m with one bedroom in the village of country houses Ocean's Edge costs $ 359,000, and there are already people willing to rent them for $ 1,800 per month. " Dominican Republic It is relatively easy to obtain a passport of another Central American country - the Dominican Republic. Having bought real estate for at least $ 200,000, a foreigner can count on a reduction in the naturalization period - in any case, a reduction by local standards. “Dominicans are very fond of bureaucratic red tape, therefore, in order to collect the necessary documents it did not take very long, it makes sense to contact local lawyers,” advises Aleksey Vedenin from the Apex Real Estate agency. “Then in about four months it will be possible to obtain a residence permit and in another year - citizenship.” According to him, if you act on your own, the process can be dragged out. The good news is that no matter how long the naturalization process is, it is not necessary to live in the country all this time, but documents must be submitted and received in person. The usual procedure is as follows: a person on the spot buys real estate and immediately submits paperwork for a residence permit, during the second visit he makes out a permanent residence, arriving a third time, applies for citizenship, and then receives a passport. According to the law, the owner of real estate valued at $ 200,000 or more has the right to apply for citizenship within six months after the transaction, but you should not be guided by this figure, since you first need to obtain a residence permit and permanent residence. “In my experience, the ideal time for issuing a passport is a little over a year,” says Aleksey Vedenin. The passport of a citizen of the Dominican Republic, among other things, allows visa-free entry to Japan, South Korea, as well as Argentina and other states of South America. For $ 200,000 here you can buy a spacious two-bedroom apartment in a good complex on the first line from the sea. Villas with an area of 100–150 sq. M are offered for the same price. m in a closed guarded village 10 min. from the beach. From the point of view of short-term investments, local real estate is still unattractive, since the previous price increases have not been observed for a whole year.
The price of the passport
01.11.2010
Author: Marina Lebedeva
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It sounds paradoxical, but sometimes the property becomes the key to freedom of movement in the world. The General scheme is this: investing in a foreign project, the investor receives a second passport, and with it the possibility of visa-free entry and the "new home", and in other countries.
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Liao Gad
Schizophrenia ...
3 of Jan 2021, 12:26:11
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Russia.. at all. Everywhere, with President Putin, the policeman offers the documents of the Russian Federation with a harness and without. It remains to ask: who benefits from it, "the secret"clearance? We have, but somewhere far and deep.
Ukraine .. PHEW!! Tomnet from this country, thieves and scum!
America Invented the Dominican Republic. Come here and make a passport, but only the taxes we are,but from the citizenship of Ukraine you will never give up ... because the Embassy will ever find!
I can do so. To legally obtain citizenship of Russia, no "secret" services,paying the money. To order a new birth Certificate, legally and cut their "parents", leaving only their name. Naturally I will expect to purchase a property in Moscow. I can only use the capital. Predstavljamo face and something reflecting the "Russian" citizens? Then to Moscow there will go foreign guests in "palaces" type sosulki stage and film, "America, America!". And then necessaria Ukraine today: room full of fools "higher education." This is when no one opens and all leaving empty-handed. Was "zvezdochki". and steel.. At this time, as foreign guests will be pokerati empty "palaces" I'll get you from a loss renunciation of citizenship of Ukraine. Here a driver's license and the desire of the Ukrainian "family" strap on up my ass its nationality "by blood" the girls of red square, the floor is not important, importantly, at whose expense. The law says, the loss-disclaimer is issued in the case of voluntary acquisition of citizenship of another country. But Ukraine W country CRIMINAL SCHIZOPHRENIA and just so the PIECE will not give up. And the citizens of Russia just a REFLECTION of "higher" education of the PALACE also not give up. And I'm between two fires, occasionally fighting as a very "prolific"-a barren Russian citizen trying to get into my apartment and into my documents. I have no children. Don't want to. My horror was enough for me. In the end I will be released from the citizenship of Ukraine and then do a passport, which will serve to vent. Came "zvezdochki" of the Palace, and I went abroad... And every time. Of course during this time will be the scenario of the collapse of the EU with the introduction of "roots" nationality and "noble" VIP-persons from the public house. There is a "Bank" for all the noble cemetery companies. What's in here? Such easy tasks..
So... My task is to find the optimum form of acquisition of citizenship of another country.
Oh ... the military strategy of life!