Malta and Cyprus provide an investment route to individuals
wishing to move personal and buisness affairs into Europe.
The investment programmes of the two Island States have received
over 400 and 700 applications respectively.
Both citizenship programmes are aimed at high net worth
individuals, as well as families and entrapreneurs. Cyprus has an
entry level of €1.5m, while the Malta citizenship programme
requires a mixed contribution-investment ranging from €880k to
€1.1m depending on the applicant's choice between property
rental and ownership in Malta. Comparing the two investment
programmes, it's easy to jump to conclusions and to side with
one or the other. However, having advised a number of clients who
have gone either way, I quite disagree that there is a straight
winner or that this is a race at all. From my experience, each
client has his own preferences, personal circumstances and comfort
zones and therefore each citizenship programme has its
