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CBI Legislation and Acts

We have compiled full list of laws, acts, regulations and amendments for citizenship by investment programs in one place. You can download the legal text in pdf format below from official websites

Malta

Exceptional citizenship for direct investments

LN 440 of 2020 – National Development and Social Fund (Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment) Order, 2020
LN 439 of 2020 – Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Order, 2020
LN 438 of 2020 – Identity Malta Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Order, 2020
LN 437 of 2020 – Granting of citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations, 2020
LN 436 of 2020 – Community Malta Agency (Establishment) Order, 2020
LN 435 of 2020 – Agents (Licences) Regulations, 2020
LN 434 of 2020 – Declaration of Intent Regulations, 2020 for Property Agents
LN 458 of 2020 – Publication of Names of Maltese Citizenship Act 2020

Cyprus

St Kitts and Nevis

Dominica

The Commonwealth of Dominica Citizenship by Investment Regulations, 2014 (S.R.&O. 37 of 2014) and its later amendments may be accessed via the links below:

Antigua & Barbuda

Grenada

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Citizenship Act [Cap_112]
Citizenship ACT NO. 34 OF 2018 (Amendment)
Citizenship ACT NO. 39 OF 2013 (Amendments)
Citizenship Amendment Act Order No. 18 of 2014 (Amendments)
Citizenship Amendment Act Order No. 40 of 2014 (Amendments)
Citizenship regulations Order 91-95 of 2018
Citizenship Regulations (Order 32-33) of 2019
Citizenship Regulations (Development Support Program) Order No. 39 of 2020
Citizenship Regulations (Contribution Program) Order No. 38 of 2020
Dual Citizenship Amendment Act 2014
The Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu

Turkey

TÜRK VATANDAŞLIĞI KANUNU (Turkey Citizenship Act)
Acquisition of Citizenship for Foreign Investors

Montenegro

North Macedonia

  • CITIZENSHIP LAW (consolidated text)
  • Law on Innovation Activity (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia) on Economic interest
  • Law amending the LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (Official Gazette of RM, no. 55 of 2016)
  • Law amending the LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia, No. 158 of 2011)
  • Law amending the LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (Official Gazette no. 98 of 2008)
  • Law amending the LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (Official Gazette No. 8 of 2004)
  • LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
  • REGULATION for determining the criteria for special scientific, economic, cultural, sports or other national interest for acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia
  • REGULATION amending the Decree on determining the criteria for special scientific, economic, cultural, sports or other national interest for acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia (2012)
  • RULEBOOK on the manner of keeping records for the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and on the forms that are applied or issued
  • RULEBOOK on Amending the Rulebook on the Manner of Keeping Records for the Citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and on the Forms Applied or Issued (2005)
  • RULEBOOK on amending the Rulebook on the manner of keeping records of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and the forms that are applied or issued (2014)

Moldova

Bulgaria

Saint Lucia

Comoros

Citizenship Act of the Union of Comoros [2011]

Cambodia

Khmer Nationality Law on Economic Citizenship

Samoa

Citizenship Investment Act No.48 of 2015
Citizenship Investment Regulations 2017

Portugal

The Aliens Act – Law n. 23/2007 of 4 July (as subsequently amended) 

Regulatory Decree n. 84/2007 of 5 November (as subsequently amended) 

Decree n. 305-A/2012, of 4 October

Portuguese citizenship, by naturalization, provided all other requirements set out by the Nationality Act are fulfilled  (Act number 37/81 of 3 October, with the current wording);

Portugal permanent residence (pursuant to the Aliens Act – Act number 23/2007 of 4 July

Greece

The Immigration and Social Integration Code (Law 4251/2014, Government Gazette  1, no 80) contains provisions that facilitate the stay of third-country investors, whose investments are characterized as strategic investments, via the provision of extended stay time limits for the representatives of investment bodies and their partners.

Law 4251/2014 “Immigration and Social Integration Code and other provisions”

Greek golden visa legislation download here (greek only)

Spain

Law 14/2013 regulates the authorizations for investors and entrepreneurs for investment activity

Malta

The Programme falls under the Immigration Act. By virtue of Legal Notice 288 of 2015, as amended by Legal Notice 189 of 2017, a third country national who is issued with a certificate in terms of these Regulations, is entitled to the right to reside, settle or stay indefinitely in Malta together with one’s registered dependants.

LN 288 of 2015

Subsidiary Legislation 217.18
LN 107 of 2017
LN 189 of 2017
LN 201 of 2017
LN 97 of 2018
Subsidiary Legislation 497.21
Public Administration Act (Cap 497)
LN 156 of 2020
LN 157 of 2020
LN 28 of 2021
LN 122 of 2021

 
 
 

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