Turkey and Cyprus have revoked in the thousands, four programs in the dozens, and five with the thinnest safeguards not at all.
Vanuatu shuts investor citizens out of the ballot for life. St. Kitts closes parliament to them forever. Turkey draws no line at all.
Thailand hasn’t stripped a dual national of citizenship since 1965. Kuwait tolerated it for decades, then revoked 50,000 citizenships in a year.
Turkey, Egypt, and Cambodia pass citizenship down without limit, while three of the five Caribbean programs pass nothing down automatically.
From Athens’ €50,000 Airbnb fines to Dubai’s anything-goes freeholds, what golden visa investors may do with a qualifying property now varies wildly.
In nine of them, the loss happens automatically, with no order issued and no notice served.
As the Common Reporting Standard swallows the last holdouts, a short list of jurisdictions still sits outside automatic exchange of financial information.
Three African countries now sell citizenship outright, with the price floor below $100,000 for the first time in three decades. Botswana is months away from making it four.
Eight African countries offer residency to foreign investors through real estate, business capital, or passive wealth. This guide compares thresholds, citizenship timelines, and the caveats that headline pricing hides.
Three markets sell citizenship through property investments. Each plays by completely different rules. Knowing which matters before you buy.
Egypt processed citizenship applications from 15 countries in 2025, approving 36 while implementing stricter verification requirements.
Starting at as little as US$35,000, gaining residency or citizenship in Africa is within easy reach for foreigners.
Egypt shakes up its CIP rules by allowing shared investments, but adds other critical qualification criteria.
Hany Mostafa Moawad says strong local demand—driven by a demographic dividend—means foreign buyers need not worry about inflated markups.
He also revealed that, so far, about three-quarters of applicants have been Syrians.
Everything you could possibly want from an investment migration event across four magical and exotic days in Egypt.
Egypt’s property developers are gearing up to promote CBI as the country targets Turkey’s corner of the market, writes Hany Mostafa Moawad.
Egypt’s new residence by investment program offers renewable residence permits of 1-5 year validity for investments of $50-200,000.
Minimums will drop in the real estate investment and bank deposit options. After a slow start, the program approved 200 applicants last year.
Hany Mostafa Moawad has undertaken an extensive Q&A session with Egypt’s newly established citizenship by investment unit.
