Uglobal Immigration Magazine Volume 1, Issue 1 | Page 63

UGLOBAL.COM 25, currently enrolled at prestigious private schools or universities in the United Kingdom, the United States or Switzerland. Imagine that these family members each live in a different country. They perhaps meet throughout the year to sunbathe at the best beaches of the Côte d’Azur, ski in Courchevel or celebrate New Year’s Eve with a full view of the Elizabeth Tower. An investment in a foreign passport can very well open various doors for seamless travel opportunities. Apart from facilitated travel to all corners of the globe, they would also benefit from being able to live, work and study in any E.U. country without any restrictions whatsoever, even if they have no intention of permanently leaving their home country. THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS In order to obtain a Maltese citizenship, the main applicant must do the following: contribute 650,000 euros to the National Development and Social Fund; invest in property worth 350,000 euros or sign a five- year lease worth at least 80,000 euros; and purchase government bonds for 150,000 euros. The minimum investment for the MIIP, therefore, amounts to 880,000 euros in total. The program provides leeway for spouses and children, as well as parents and grandparents in 最低投资要求 为了获得马耳他公民身份, 主申请人需满足以下条 件: 向国家发展及社会基金捐赠65万欧元; 投资价 值至少35万欧元的房地产或以至少8万欧元的五年 期租金签订马耳他房地产租约, 持有期需达至少五 年; 购买价值15万欧元的政府债券。因此, MIIP的 最低投资总额为88万欧元。 主申请人的配偶、子女、特殊情况下父母和祖父母 均可享受这个项目带来的优惠。马耳他公民身份可 以以家庭为单位取得, 附属申请人需额外投资2.5万 欧元 (配偶和幼小子女) 或5万欧元 (父母和18至26 岁的未婚子女) 以同主申请人一起获得签证。因此, 上面提到的“典型家庭”, 若选择房地产租赁投资, 则投资总额为95.5万欧元, 若选择房地产购买, 则 投资总额为122.5万欧元。 主要优势:畅行世界 马耳他是欧盟区、申根区和炙手可热的英联邦成员 国之一, 其居民能够自由出入欧洲、美洲和亚太地 区的大部分国家。除了非洲、中东地区和南亚的一 些地方有所限制外, 全世界173个国家的边境向马 耳他护照持有人开放。若与投资人所持有的如俄罗 斯、土耳其和中国等国的第一护照结合使用, 那么 投资人能够免签出行的目的地将更多。 可负担的精英教育 富有家庭喜欢将子女送入世界一流名校, 这几乎已 经成为不言自明的事实, 而全世界的一流学府大多 集中在英国、美国和瑞士。因此, 手持马耳他护照 62