Second passport: “gray” and “white” schemes for receiving → Immigrant Invest

  1. What will you never do without a residence permit or a passport?
  2. Situations are different
  3. How to get a "gray" passport?
  4. Legal ways to get citizenship
  5. Where is it easier and cheaper to issue a second passport?
  6. Alternative - residence permit in Europe
  7. What gives the acquisition of a legal passport?

Obtaining a residence permit or a passport of a foreign citizen in Europe can be done by absolutely legal means - by participating in state investment programs and enlisting the support of national governments.

Unfortunately, many Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Kazakhs are still sure that they do not need to pay more - it is enough to buy a semi-legal or completely “black” passport. In our today's post we find out how much such services cost and what threatens you to participate in such scams.

What will you never do without a residence permit or a passport?

What will you never do without a residence permit or a passport

To begin with, without a residence permit / citizenship you will not be able to live in Europe or any civilized country of the world for a long time. Your stay will be limited to the duration of the visa, passport or visa-free stay (usually 90 or less than 180 days). Also, you will not be able to carry the whole family with you. For each of its members will require a separate visa, passport.

Situations are different

Situations are different

It is not a secret that fair games are not always played in business in the CIS countries, and many wealthy people may find themselves in a difficult situation, unexpectedly for themselves and literally within a few days or weeks. Unfortunately, no one is immune from such problems. It is logical that in such a situation it is best and safest to leave the country.

But what coast do you have if you have no official status in any country? In fact, you will not be able to live anywhere for a long time and will be forced to lead a semi-legal or completely illegal existence.

To prevent this from happening, a “spare airfield” should be taken care of in advance. And here it is important to entrust your safety to specialists, in which you will be sure. After all, there are so many companies on the market that promise to help get citizenship in one of the EU countries. However, not all of them use legal methods for this.

How to get a "gray" passport?

Getting a document illegally in almost any country is quite simple. This business has been flourishing for a long time. Television BBC at one time even held large-scale study : their journalist, Shahida Tulaganova, an Uzbek by birth, bought fake passports in different European countries and crossed borders along them. She managed to buy 20 passports and several times cross fake passports on the borders of Britain and other EU countries.

In general, the gray and black document market flourishes in Eastern Europe. Whole companies are working there that are looking for locals who are ready to "sell their identity." Such passports are expensive, as in such cases it is difficult to uncover fraud.

The problem is that new documents are biometric. But this fact, as it turned out, can be partially circumvented. A person selling his identity to you goes through all the stages of a passport, except for the last one, where fingerprints and retina photos are needed. You come to this stage instead.

The schemes are simpler, cheaper, and also fairly common - when they promise to make an absolutely legal passport using the laws of the country in which you will receive citizenship. For example, in Romania you can restore citizenship under a simplified procedure (without knowing the language, without continuous residence in the country for five years), if you have documents confirming your birth or the birth of relatives up to the third generation (mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather) on the territory of Romania from 1918 to 1940.

Similar programs in various degrees of activity are also present in other countries: in Finland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Spain, and Slovakia. They change, close and open new every year. Nevertheless, fraudsters use them for their own purposes.

The dubious business is built on the fact that the grandmother’s birth certificate is “found” for you in the archives, or more precisely, they are simply forged, and on the basis of this “document” you get a second passport.

That's just, sooner or later, this situation still comes out and the consequences can be very unpredictable: at best you will be departed from the country, with a further ban on visiting all EU countries and huge fines. Plus, criminal liability for forging documents has not been canceled. Whatever the matter, the costs will be colossal.

And, finally, the worst option - a completely fake document with which you will understand what the expression “Russian roulette” means - you will definitely notice a fake. The only question is how fast.

Legal ways to get citizenship

You should not “reinvent the wheel” in search of extravagant ways to extract a passport or save on paperwork. There are absolutely legal ways to obtain any status in Europe - a residence permit / permanent residence / citizenship. Yes, you will have to invest in this status more than 50-70 thousand euros, but in return you receive completely “white” documents. And you can do this for your entire family, including adult children and parents.

Remember, we talked about possible problems in business? In order not to bring the situation to this, take care in advance of creating a reliable "alternate aerodrome" in Europe or at all on the other side of the Earth - in the Caribbean countries. It’s enough to take part in the absolutely official investment programs .

Where is it easier and cheaper to issue a second passport?

Where is it easier and cheaper to issue a second passport

An excellent opportunity is provided by the Caribbean countries - it is possible to get full-fledged citizenship there in 3-4 months, having invested an average of 300-400 thousand dollars in the national economy. Depending on the method of investment (a number of methods implies a return on investment) you can even return the money spent after 4-5 years.

In Europe, there are currently only 2 programs for citizenship.

  • Malta citizenship is the most popular and affordable program. The participation of your entire family in it will cost an average of 1.1-1.3 million euros. Passports you will receive within 14-16 months
  • Cyprus citizenship costs 2-2.5 million euros, but all the documents will be in your hands within 90 days after the application

Alternative - residence permit in Europe

If you do not want to spend large sums, and you need European citizenship only in the future - in 6-10 years, apply for a residence permit for investments in one of the following countries.

  • Residence permit in Austria. For getting enough to prove financial viability
  • Permit of Portugal. Investments start at 350 thousand euros
  • Residence permit in Spain. Invest from 500 thousand euros
  • Permit of Greece Prove financial viability or purchase real estate in the amount of 250 thousand euros
  • Residence permit in Switzerland. Pay a lump sum tax of 100 thousand francs per year
  • Permit of Malta. The cost of obtaining the status of 30 thousand euros
  • Residence permit UK. The most expensive option - an investment of 2 million pounds sterling

In Malta, you can immediately receive (2-3 months) the status of permanent residence, which significantly extends your rights. To do this, you need to invest 250 thousand euros.

What gives the acquisition of a legal passport?

What gives the acquisition of a legal passport

First of all, confidence in the future. You have absolutely official documents with which you can live abroad for as long as you wish. You can take the whole family with you. And most importantly - you are always waiting for "spare airfield" in a reliable country.

What will you never do without a residence permit or a passport?
What will you never do without a residence permit or a passport?
But what coast do you have if you have no official status in any country?
How to get a "gray" passport?
Remember, we talked about possible problems in business?
Where is it easier and cheaper to issue a second passport?
What gives the acquisition of a legal passport?
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