On July 6, Montenegro published. data of foreigners who received a country's passport in 2020-2021. Among them were over 50 Russians who were able to acquire Montenegrin citizenship, including through investments.
During this time, people born in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Angola, Syria and other countries became the owners of Montenegrin passports.
Under the current conditions, foreigners can obtain a Montenegrin passport by investing from € 250,000 to € 450,000, depending on the region, in the construction of a hotel or other infrastructure facility that is important for the country. Additional contributions - from € 100 thousand. This, as well as the expected accession of Montenegro to the EU in 2025–2026 makes this program, probably, the best price-quality criterion in comparison with similar opportunities in Malta and Bulgaria (from € 1 million ) and Caribbean passports (from $ 150 thousand). And the low rates of personal income tax and corporate tax (9-11%) and the absence of legislation on controlled foreign companies also open up ample opportunities for using this jurisdiction in fiscal planning. This program is planned to be phased out by the end of the year due to EU claims.
Recall that on June 9, the European Commission stepped up lawsuits against Malta and Cyprus in connection with their schemes for the sale of citizenship. The scandal around the "golden passports" began after the Al-Jazeera TV channel showed a report on the granting of Cypriot citizenship to citizens against whom criminal prosecution is under way. Malta arrested a previous government official in September for illegal passport issuance schemes.
