Golden visas and citizenship by investment grab the headlines, but the cheapest routes to an EU passport cost nothing but paperwork and patience. Here are five ways to become an EU citizen without writing a check, and who actually qualifies for each.
Elena Ruda on premium Caribbean pricing, a new sub-US$100k tier, and why Americans are now among CBI’s largest buyer groups.
The Roseau statement never mentions the June 2028 deadline or any refusal; its firmest language concerns the terms of “any transition.”
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Golden visas and citizenship by investment grab the headlines, but the cheapest routes to an EU passport cost nothing but paperwork and patience. Here are five ways to become an EU citizen without writing a check, and who actually qualifies for each.
The letter offers a 24-month transition; Browne says all five Caribbean CBI states got one and vows the program will continue.
Non-Omanis can now buy and own property across the country. Vito Magagnino says the move “signals maturity rather than desperation.”
The government explicitly barred franchises at launch. Seven months and “a single approval” later, it is changing course.
An even split: Portugal slipped below its record as Italy overtook Vanuatu for fastest program. IMI’s Q1 Survey is out now.
“The 1815 Convention, in practice, runs one way.” A 211-year-old treaty still gets British investors into America, but not Americans into Britain. Mona Shah on why the durable part of the US-UK relationship is law, not sentiment.
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