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1. Austria
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: European citizenship
Timeframe: 2-3 years
Minimum Investment: $3.6 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 187
2. Malta
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: European citizenship
Timeframe: 14 months
Minimum Investment: $1.4 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 184
3. Cyprus
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: European citizenship
Timeframe: 6 months
Minimum Investment: $2.6 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 174
4. Bulgaria
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: European citizenship
Timeframe: 2 years
Minimum Investment: $600,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 171
5. Saint Kitts & Nevis
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Caribbean citizenship
Timeframe: 45-60 days
Minimum Investment: $150,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 156
6. Antigua and Barbuda
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Caribbean citizenship
Timeframe: 3-6 months
Minimum Investment: $100,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 151
7. Saint Lucia
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Caribbean citizenship
Timeframe: 3-4 months
Minimum Investment: $100,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 146
8. Grenada
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Caribbean citizenship
Timeframe: 3-4 months
Minimum Investment: $150,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 143
9. Dominica
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Caribbean citizenship
Timeframe: 2-3 months
Minimum Investment: $100,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 140
10. Vanuatu
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Oceania / South Pacific citizenship
Timeframe: 1 month
Minimum Investment: $130,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 130
11. Montenegro
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: European citizenship
Timeframe: 3 months
Minimum Investment: $416,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 124
12. Turkey
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Other citizenship
Timeframe: 2 months
Minimum Investment: $251,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 111
13. Cambodia
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Other citizenship
Timeframe: 3-6 months
Minimum Investment: $244,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 54
14. Jordan
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Scheme: Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Type: Other citizenship
Timeframe: 2-3 months
Minimum Investment: $1 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 51
15. Latvia
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 3 months
Minimum Investment: $300,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
16. Italy
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: citizenship after 10 years of residency
Minimum Investment: $300,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
17. Austria (Residency)
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: citizenship after 6-10 years of residency
Minimum Investment: $50,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
18. Switzerland
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: Swiss Residency
Timeframe: 2-6 months
Minimum Investment: $220,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
19. Greece
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 2 months
Minimum Investment: $300,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
20. Portugal
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 3 months
Minimum Investment: $330,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
21. Malta (Residency)
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 4 months
Minimum Investment: $400,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
22. Spain
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 2 months
Minimum Investment: $600,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
23. Monaco
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 2-6 months
Minimum Investment: $1.2 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 26
24. Jersey
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 2 months
Minimum Investment: $1.5 million
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 4
25. Ireland
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Scheme: Residency by investment
Residency Type: EU residency
Timeframe: 2 months
Minimum Investment: $600,000
Number of Countries Visa Free Access: 1
