The Easiest Ways To Get A Second Passport

For You And Your Family

Obtaining a second passport and citizenship is one of the best decisions you can make. There are four main
ways to obtain one:

1. Ancestry
If you are lucky enough to have parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents from the right
country, you may already be eligible for a second citizenship by descent.

2. Time & Naturalization

After you live in a country long enough, you can become eligible for a second passport through
naturalization. This option usually takes several years, but the advantage is that anyone can do this. And
in some countries you even have to spend very little time there.

3. Flexibility
These are unconventional ways to get a second citizenship and passport, such as giving birth in a
foreign country, marrying a foreign citizen or even changing your religion…

4. Investment
Investing in a foreign country in exchange for citizenship or residency that leads to citizenship.

The comparison sheet will give you an overview of the best available options out there for each category.
To learn more about obtaining a second passport and citizenship, please check out these two in-depth articles...

FURTHER READING

The 4 Ways To Obtain A Second Passport & Citizenship

FURTHER READING

The 8 Easiest Citizenships & Passports To Get (Including The EU)

Second Passport Option Comparison

This table gives you an overview of some of the best ways you can obtain a second passport, how long it
takes and how much it costs approximately.

Use it to compare the different options and get a better idea of which one is most suitable for you.

INVESTMENT ANCESTRY FLEXIBILITY NATURALIZATION

3-15 3-18 1-3 3-12

TIMEFRAME Months Months Years Years

COST $100,000+ $100 - $2,500 $500-$5,000 $500-$10,000

REQUIREMENTS Money Right ancestors W

 illingness to do Longest time
unconventional N
 eed to move to
things another country
P
 otentially need to
move to another S
 ome countries
country require investment

BENEFITS F astest way to Easiest way S

 implified M
 ost countries
get citizenship naturalization allow this
right away Cheapest way procedures

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OPTIONS -S  t. Lucia for singles Armenia Have a baby or adopt a Argentina
($100,000+) Germany child in Brazil Belgium
-A  ntigua & Barbuda Greece Have a baby in Chile Colombia
for families Hungary Have a baby in Argentina Costa Rica
($140,000+) Ireland Chile
Israel Convert to Judaism Dominican Republic
- Malta for EU
Italy (Israel) Georgia
($990,000+)
- Plus, many others Latvia Marry a foreign citizen Mexico
Lithuania (most countries) Nicaragua
Luxemburg Panama
Poland Peru
United Kingdom Portugal
Spain & Portugal (for Singapore
Sephardic Jews) Spain
UK
Uruguay
And many others

Easiest Options To Get Citizenship & A Second Passport

This table gives you an overview of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to obtain a second passport today. They are the ones we
believe present the best value in exchange for time, money and flexibility.

The cost column shows money you won’t see again (such as government fees, legal fees, donations, etc). Any additional requirements -
like investments or income requirements are described in the Requirements column.

Passport Passport Time until Residency Further

Country Type Cost Requirements
Quality Rank passport1 requirement2 Resources

EUROPE
PORTUGAL $1,000 - Requires proof of €14,600
5-7 4-8 Months3
Retirement/Online A 16 Naturalization
$5,000
or more in savings or Further info
worker visa Years Per Year liquid investments

$1,000 - Requires of €25,816 or

SPAIN 2-4 or 10 -12 4 6 Months Further info
A 8 Naturalization
$5,000
more in savings or liquid
Visa no lucrativa Years Per Year investments
Requires an additional
BELGIUM investment of around
Aprox. 5-7 6+ Months5
Residency through A 21 Naturalization €40,000 in your own Further info
business incorporation €10,000 Years Per Year company (amounts may
vary)
Requires an additional
PORTUGAL €20,000 - 5-7 7 Days 6
investment in property
A 16 Naturalization
Years Per year
Further info
Golden Visa €30,000 worth €350,000 -
€500,000
Requires an additional
MALTA
15 investment in financial Further info
Citizenship By A 24 Investment €738,000 None7
Investment months instruments worth
€150,000

LATIN AMERICA
BRAZIL $1,000 - 1-2 8 Months Requires you to have a
Have a baby
B+ 55 Flexibility
$5,000 Years Per Year baby in Brazil
Further info

ARGENTINA $1,000 - 1-2 6 Months Requires you to have a

Have a baby
B+ 51 Flexibility
$5,000 Years Per Year baby in Argentina
Further info

ARGENTINA $1,000 - 2-4 6 Months Requires passive income

Rentista Visa
B+ 51 Naturalization
$5,000 Years Per Year of $1,000 per month
Further info

Requires guaranteed
PERU $1,000 - 2-4 6 Months passive income
Rentista Visa
B 65 Naturalization
$5,000 Years Per Year (i.e. state pension) of
Further info
$1,000 per month

PANAMA 1 Day8 Requires a deposit of

$1,000 - 5-7
Friendly B 64 Naturalization Every two $5,000-10,000 into a local Further info
$8,000 Years
Nations Visa years bank account

1 Day or
CHILE $1,000 - 5-7 Requires passive income
A 18 Naturalization 6 Months9 Further info
Rentista Visa $5,000 Years of $1,500 per month
Per Year
OTHER
ISRAEL $1,000 - 6 months 90 Days Requires you to convert
Convert to Judaism
B+ 57 Flexibility
$5,000 to 1 year In Total to Judaism
Further info

ANTIGUA 5
Citizenship By B 76 Investment $151,200 months None 7 Further info
Investment (for families)

ST. LUCIA 5
Citizenship By B- 82 Investment $119,600 months None 7 Further info
Investment (for singles)

Footnotes
1. The time until passport is defined as the required residency time, plus the time required for the naturalization to process. Some countries require you to continue residing during the naturalization period while other allow you to leave.
2. Residency required is the amount of time you have to spend in the country every year to qualify for naturalization.
3. During the first year you’ll have to spend a minimum of four months in the country. After the first year, your residence permit renews in two-year intervals. During each two year period you have to spend at least 16 months in the country. And you
can’t leave for more than 6 consecutive months during the entire time.
4. In Spain the residency period is 10 years, but it goes down to 2 years if you are citizen of a former Spanish colony.
5. In Belgium the minimum time spent in the country is not defined per se, but a “reasonable enough time to prove strong ties to Belgium.”
6. Portugal’s laws allow naturalization under the Golden Visa program’s residency requirements of 7 days per year. But the program is too new to tell if it works in practice. We will know for sure in 2020.
7. Antigua, St. Lucia and Malta do not require that you spend any amount of time living in the country, but you will need to visit the country in-person to pick up your passport.
8. Although the official requirement to maintain permanent residency is to spend just 1 day every two years in the country, you should consider spending more time there to demonstrate strong ties to Panama during the naturalization process.
9. In Chile you have to spend 6 months during the first year and then just 1 day per year afterwards to maintain residency. But you should spend significantly more time there to demonstrate strong ties to Chile during the naturalization process.

LAST UPDATED IN NOVEMBER, 2019