From Malta to Austria, these are the 11 countries where you buy citizenship, also known as a 'golden passport'

Hannah ToweyAug 7, 2022, 23:12 IST

Luxury yachts and sailboats at Kalkara marina in Malta, whose "golden passport" program is being challenged by the EU.Holger Leue/Getty Images

Believe it or not, it's entirely legal to purchase a passport in a select group of countries.
The cost ranges from $100K in several Caribbean nations to an estimated $9.5 million in Austria.

1. Austria: estimated $9.5 million investment required

Vienna, Austria.Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images

Saint John's, Antigua and BarbudaMaria Ehrlich / EyeEm via Getty Images

Roseau, the capital of Dominica, an independent island republic in the Caribbean Sea.Westend61/Getty Images

Magazine Beach, near Maca Bana Villas, Point Salines in Grenada.Holger Leue/Getty Images

Waterfront Basseterre main settlement on St Kitts Caribbean islandAndrew Woodley/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Aerial photo of the village Canaries on the Caribbean island St. Lucia.Westend61

Aqaba, Jordan.Klas-Herman Lundgren / Getty Images

La Valeta City in Malta.Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Aman Sveti Stefan resort in Montenegro, a Balkan country located in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea.Iryna Savina/Shutterstock

Sunset over the hills in town of Veles, North Macedonia, a country located north of Greece in the south-central Balkans.Kirill Rudenko/Getty Images

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