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XTang wrote:

I looked at it and passed.聽

My reasons were simple.聽 I have no desire to live in Turkey and the passport is pretty much useless for visa free travel as it doesn't get you into UK or Schengen.聽 The only Tier A countries that it actually does get you into is Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong.聽 And the argument that there will be future EU integration is weak - macedonia/montenegro have a lot more chance to get that within next 10 years than Turkey and their programs are similarly priced.聽 Lastly, the political and economic instability worried me and of course, the battering of the lira vs. the USD was also a factor.
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Unless you plan to live in Turkey, I wouldn't recommend it over the other options.聽 In $250K, you can get any of the Caribbean donation options as well as the newer CIP programs in EU.

Looks as if your interested in an another passport. There are the 2nd passport options Suriname, Guyana both having a Shengen entrance visa. A second passport runs around 10 to 15k according to the internet.

Wealthy people look for second passports and off shore opportunities just in case. Some super wealthy even go haywire and over extend their monthly costs to several 100000 per month.

XTang wrote:

I already have a second passport.聽 I was just comparing passports.聽 The cost for a good quality passport which allows entry visa free to schengen and UK is bare minimum $250K.聽 At the upper end, you can go for an EU passport like Malta or Cyprus but you are looking at $2 mn Euros.聽 These are passports WITHOUT residency requirements i.e. you don't have to live in the country for extended periods of time to get them.

Suriname / Guyana require visas for schengen and are pretty useless passports allowing entry to only 75 & 84 countries visa free.聽 And you have to live there as they are essentially residency programs.

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I have done extensive research on these things when I was getting my second passport.

Highly recommended to do extensive research, unfortunately there are some points when comparing to wiki. I have seen the passport index page and compared it to Wiki:

there you see visa free access for Guyana Passports.

Suriname Passport holder on the other hand require a tourist card:

XTang wrote:

As I said before, these are useless passports for travel and require you to live there to get them.

I wouldn't call them useless if your home country won't give you a passport or you need to travel and your country has not concluded to deliver yours. Some agencies deliver over embassies so that should be the issue.

XTang wrote:

That's good.

What I suggest, and what will help other forum members, is if you give an overview of the process, timelines and costs so that there is a reference on the subject.聽 I can then request the mods to make this thread into a sticky.聽 That way, we won't have people asking the same questions on different threads and / or we can have one thread for sharing information.

Yeap that certainly would help.
Nice to know that you have a line into upper echelons hehehe

Lately, many people have been acquiring Turkish citizenship by purchasing real estate in Turkey. Obtaining citizenship through property investment makes real estate investment even more appealing. However, according to the recent blog I read from Tepe Law Office ([link moderated]), the required investment amount has been set at 500,000 USD.

You misunderstood I guess. Contact me and I will explain in depth

@jimyy_but_inspace Getting a citizenship might sound nice and easily possible. Howevere we NEVER considered this as you might loose some things from your home country. Again it might be nice but ...We have enough cash, but no thank you..

@cdw057 Your welcome

As a retiree, there isn't anything to gain by citizenship.聽 As long as I have no interruptions in being granted my ikamet, then Turkiye and my family can have a synergistic relationship.

Please does anyone have ideal of acquiring this Turkish citizenship through (5years of working in Turkey) .. thanks