The Citizenship by Investment programs have scored big in recent years. According to our analysis, more than 150,000 golden passports have been granted by my nations for investments alone with the Caribbean countries leading from the front. The Five Caribbean countries issued 88,000 golden passports to investors.
Country | Passports | Source |
St.Kitts & Nevis | 36,742 | Figures based on European Commission Report |
Dominica | 34,500 | Figures based on European Commission Report |
Antigua | 7,200 | Data based on Antigua CIP Report |
Grenada | 6,701 | Based on Ministry of Finance Grenada Report |
St.Lucia |
4,864
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Based on Figures from European Commission and data from St.Lucia CIP Annual report. Actual figures may vary. |
Vanuatu | 10,500 | Figures based on EU report on Vanuatu citizenship March 2021, |
Comoros | 52,000 |
Based on Government officially announced from 2009 to 2016, a total of 52,000 passports were sold as part of the economic citizenship program |
Montenegro | 409 | Figures based on Montenegro government report |
Turkey | 20,000 |
According to the figures registered with the General Directorate of Registration and Turkish Citizenship Affairs, the number of foreign investors who obtained Turkish citizenship until mid-2022 reached nearly 20 thousand foreign investors. |
Cyprus | 6,779 | Based on EU report on naturalisations under the investor citizenship scheme from 2007 until 2020. |
Bulgaria | 100 | Based on data from Justice Ministry |
Malta | 4,967 |
Based on ORGCES report, In total, since the inception of the Programme up till the end of December 2021, 1452 Main Applicants had their application successfully concluded. The IIP Regulations stipulate a threshold of 1,800 successful Applicants (excluding Dependants) for the whole duration of the Programme. Thus, the figure of 1,452 successful Main Applicants constitutes 81% of the quota established in the IIP Regulations. Total of 3,515 dependents were included in the application. |
Moldova | 52 |
According to GlobalCIT report, based on information from January 2021, 20 applicants and 32 family members have acquired via CBI |
North Macedonia | 121 |
Between 2005 and 2022, According to EU report |
Jordan | 402 | According to Amman News |
Egypt | TBD | NA |
Cambodia | no official figures on the number of passports issued | NA |
Note: Compiled from official reports, media and other sources. Data may not be accurate for some countries.