In recent years, Americans spend more time in Europe, expand their businesses outside the US, acquire holiday homes or yachts in the Mediterranean, and open their children to European colleges and universities, the European job market or European sports clubs. To achieve this, Americans seek to revive their American ancestral roots or explore opportunities for European citizenship by investment routes. Malta ticks all the right boxes as an entry point to Europe and discretely comes out on top.
Malta's Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) offers an appealing path to permanent residency in an EU country. While the process can be complex, this FAQ aims to clarify the most common questions. This guide covers key topics such as eligibility, application procedures, investment requirements, and the benefits of the programme.
An individual who holds dual or multiple nationality can benefit from the rights and privileges deriving from different citizenships. Not all jurisdictions allow dual or multiple nationality and those that do, would usually set their own conditions.
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Foreign investors and their families are first required to apply for a residence permit before being able to submit a citizenship eligibility application.
By virtue of Legal Notice 437 of 2020, Malta launched the Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations with the scope of laying down the requirements and regulating the granting of citizenship by naturalisation for exceptional services to the Republic of Malta on the basis of humanity, or on the basis of exceptional interest to the Republic of Malta in accordance with Article 10(9) of the Maltese Citizenship Act.
Maltese citizenship for exceptional services may be granted by the Minister to individuals who have rendered exceptional services to the Republic of Malta or to humanity, or whose naturalisation is of exceptional interest to the Republic of Malta. Maltese Citizenship may also be granted to individuals who render exceptional services to Malta through investment.
St. Kitts and Nevis announced through a press release, amendments made to their citizenship by investment program in accordance with the discussions held with international partners and various stakeholders.
In an official memorandum issued by the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) the Commonwealth of Dominica announced mandatory interviews for all applicants aged 16 and over applying for its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI).
Dominica Citizenship by Investment is being granted to investors seeking to obtain a quick route citizenship within 3 months.