Citizenship

85 routes

• Afghanistan

  Afghan-Origin Entry Permit

  Afghanistan entry-permit route for Afghans who hold passports other than Afghan passports.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Antigua and Barbuda and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - Business Investment

  For entrepreneurs who want citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda by investing in an approved business - either alone or jointly with other approved applicants in a larger venture.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - National Development Fund

  For people who want citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda by making a one-time, non-refundable donation to the National Development Fund, rather than buying property or a business.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - University of the West Indies Fund

  For larger families seeking citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda: a donation route designed for bigger households that also helps fund the University of the West Indies and can include a tuition scholarship for one family member.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda Work Permit

  For people who have a job offer from an employer in Antigua and Barbuda.

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• Armenia

  Special Residency Status

  Special Residency Status is Armenia's status for the diaspora, and it is the strongest residence right the country grants short of citizenship.

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• Armenia

  Temporary Resident Card (study basis)

  Studying in Armenia is one of the grounds on which the Migration and Citizenship Service issues a Temporary Resident Card, and it is the first ground the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists.

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• Bahrain

  Golden Residency

  Bahrain long-term renewable residence for property owners, retirees, talented individuals and long-term residents, issued by the NPRA.

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• Bangladesh

  No Visa Required (NVR) for Travel to Bangladesh

  'No Visa Required for Travel to Bangladesh' is not a visa but an endorsement stamped into a foreign passport.

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• Belarus

  E-visa

  Single-entry Belarus e-visa for eligible ordinary-passport holders visiting for tourism, private, business, event or internship purposes.

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• Belarus

  Permanent Residence Entry Visa

  Belarus entry-visa route for people who already have the regional Citizenship and Migration Department decision for permanent residence.

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• Belarus

  Study Entry Visa

  Belarus study entry visa supported by an approved educational-institution invitation or Citizenship and Migration Department confirmation.

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• Belize

  Qualified Retirement Program (QRP)

  For retirees aged 40 and over with steady foreign retirement income: the QRP, run by the Belize Tourism Board, gives you residency in Belize - but heads-up, it is residency, not citizenship, and it does not normally count toward permanent residence.

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• Botswana

  Permanent Residence Application

  Botswana's Permanent Residence status, granted by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship under the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, is open to non-citizens who have resided lawfully in Botswana continuously for at least 5 years, are of good character and good standing in society, have made significant con…

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• Botswana

  Residence Permit

  For non-citizens who want to live in Botswana beyond a visit: the residence permit is the general permit that lets immigrants, and certain other categories, reside in the country, applied for through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship on gov.bw.

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• Botswana

  Residence Permit - Dependants

  For dependent family members of someone living in Botswana: this category of the residence permit lets dependants, including younger adults (18-25) and older relatives (65+), reside on the basis of their sponsor, applied for through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

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• Canada

  Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

  The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is one of the three core economic programs Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) manages through the point-based Express Entry pool, designed for skilled workers with eligible Canadian work experience.

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• Canada

  Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

  The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is one of the three core economic programs Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) manages through the point-based Express Entry pool, for skilled workers qualified in a skilled trade.

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• Canada

  Express Entry — STEM Occupations Category

  Canada's Express Entry system for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations is a category-based selection stream run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inside the point-based Express Entry pool.

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• Central African Republic

  Diplomatic or Service Passport Check

  Central African Republic lite consular route for diplomatic, service-passport or protocol travel checks.

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• Comoros

  Courtesy Visa

  Comoros courtesy visa route for diplomatic or service passport holders using the official embassy requirements.

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• Congo - Kinshasa

  Airport Visa / VAP after eVisa approval

  Seven-day single-entry DRC VAP placed in the passport at the point of entry after the traveller has obtained an eVisa.

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• Cuba

  Tourist eVisa

  Cuba tourist eVisa for single-entry visits, requested or activated through the official eVisa-Cuba portal and linked to the traveller passport.

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• Djibouti

  Tourism, Business or Transit eVisa

  Online Djibouti eVisa for tourism, commerce or transit, with passport, transport, accommodation, invitation and card-payment evidence prepared before filing.

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• Dominica

  Dominica CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Dominica and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Dominica

  Dominica CBI - Economic Diversification Fund

  For people who want citizenship of Dominica by making a one-time, non-refundable contribution to a national fund, rather than buying property.

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• Dominica

  Dominica Work Permit

  For people who have a job offer in Dominica.

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• Egypt

  Citizenship by Investment (Egypt, Law 190 of 2019)

  Egypt's programme under Law 190 of 2019 granting naturalisation to foreign nationals who make a qualifying investment - real estate, a bank deposit, a business contribution or a treasury contribution - going straight to citizenship with no permanent-residence step.

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• El Salvador

  Freedom Visa (Citizenship by Investment)

  For people seeking Salvadoran citizenship through a large contribution: the Freedom Visa is a government citizenship-by-investment programme funded by a Bitcoin or USDT contribution to state development funds.

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• Equatorial Guinea

  Diplomatic, Official or Service Passport Check

  Equatorial Guinea protocol route for diplomatic, official and service passport holders.

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• Eritrea

  Eritrean-Origin Foreign-Passport Entry Visa

  Eritrea mission checklist route for Eritrean citizens or Eritrean-origin applicants using another passport.

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• Eswatini

  Eswatini Citizenship Application (Classes C1, C2 and C3)

  Citizenship applications in the Kingdom of Eswatini are designed for foreign nationals who wish to assume Eswatini citizenship upon fulfilling the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1992 and the country's Constitution.

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• Ethiopia

  Business Visa Application

  Ethiopia's Business Visa, issued by the Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS), is for individuals travelling to Ethiopia for business purposes such as meetings, conferences or contract negotiations, and permits entry for a limited period for those activities.

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• Ethiopia

  NGO Work Permit

  Ethiopia's NGO Work Permit, issued by the Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS), is for foreign nationals employed by non-governmental organisations operating in Ethiopia, and allows them to work and reside in the country for the duration of their NGO employment contract.

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• Ethiopia

  Permanent Residence ID (Five Year Renewable)

  Ethiopia's Permanent Residence ID, issued by the Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS), lets foreign nationals reside in Ethiopia for an extended period; the ID is valid for five years and renewable on expiry.

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• Fiji

  Permanent Residence

  For people putting down long-term roots in Fiji: this is the settled residence status that, under reforms now underway, is becoming the key stepping-stone toward Fiji citizenship.

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• Finland

  Startup Permit (start-up entrepreneur residence permit)

  Finland's Start-up Entrepreneur residence route requires an Eligibility Statement, applied for through the Enter Finland platform with copies of passports and CVs attached for all team members.

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• France

  Passeport Talent — Salarié qualifié

  France's 'Passeport Talent — Salarié qualifié' is a multi-year residence card issued under the talent-passport regime that authorises the holder to live in France and work in a salaried capacity, without the employer having to separately apply for a work permit; the employer is also exempt from the tax normally due …

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• Ghana

  Right Of Abode

  The Right of Abode is a residence status Ghana confers on two specific groups: a Ghanaian by birth, adoption, registration or naturalisation within the meaning of the Citizenship Act who lost Ghanaian citizenship by acquiring a foreign nationality, and a person of African descent in the diaspora.

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• Greece

  EU Blue Card (Immigration Code, Law 5038/2023)

  Greece's EU Blue Card, implemented under the Immigration Code (Law 5038/2023), is available to third-country nationals holding a valid passport and a national visa for the purpose of highly-qualified employment.

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• Grenada

  Grenada CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Grenada and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Grenada

  Grenada CBI - National Transformation Fund

  For people who want citizenship of Grenada by making a one-time, non-refundable contribution to a national fund, rather than buying property.

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• Grenada

  Grenada Work Permit

  For people who have a job offer in Grenada.

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• Haiti

  Diplomatic and Official Visas

  Haiti diplomatic and official visa route for diplomatic or official passport holders and UN laissez-passer holders.

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• India

  Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card

  The Overseas Citizen of India card is not a visa in the ordinary sense; it is a registration under Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 that gives a foreign national of Indian origin a lifelong right to come and go.

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• Israel

  Aliyah - Immigration under the Law of Return

  Immigration to Israel under the Law of Return, open to Jews, their children and grandchildren, and eligible spouses, leading to Israeli citizenship.

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• Israel

  Status through Marriage to an Israeli Citizen or Permanent Resident

  Graduated procedure through which the foreign spouse or partner of an Israeli citizen or permanent resident obtains legal status, progressing over several years toward permanent residence or citizenship.

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• Italy

  Recognition of citizenship jure sanguinis

  Italian citizenship by descent is not a visa and not an immigration route: it is a declaratory procedure in which an Italian consulate recognises that you have been an Italian citizen since birth because the status passed down your bloodline.

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• Jamaica

  Extension of Stay - Employment Category

  Jamaica's Extension of Stay (Employment category), processed by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), regularises the immigration status of a foreign national who is gainfully employed on the island by extending or endorsing their passport to reflect their work period.

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• Jamaica

  Permanent Residence

  Jamaica's Permanent Residence status, granted by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), allows a foreign national to live and work in Jamaica without restriction on their stay and without needing a separate work permit or Jamaican citizenship, though a permanent resident is not afforded the same co…

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• Jamaica

  Unconditional Landing

  For people with a Jamaican connection: this PICA stamp lets you live, work and study in Jamaica without a work permit or student visa - by descent, naturalisation or as a CARICOM skilled national.

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• Kenya

  Permanent Residence

  Permanent residence in Kenya is regulated by sections 37, 38 and 39 of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011, and the Directorate of Immigration Services sets out exactly who may apply online through the eFNS portal, together with their children and spouses.

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• Kyrgyzstan

  eVisa Transfer to New Passport

  Official portal service for transferring a Kyrgyz Republic eVisa to a new passport.

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• Latvia

  Share capital investor residence permit

  Latvia's share-capital investor residence permit, issued by the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP), grants a temporary residence permit to a foreigner who invests in a company's share capital — increasing it or founding a new company — and pays €10,000 into the State budget.

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• Luxembourg

  EU Blue Card (Carte bleue européenne)

  Luxembourg's EU Blue Card requires the third-country national to hold a valid passport, meet higher professional qualification conditions, have an employment contract of at least 6 months for highly qualified work, and be offered a salary at least equal to the Grand-Ducal-regulation amount (EUR 58,968 for 2024).

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• Malawi

  Malawi Citizenship Applications

  Malawian citizenship is applied for through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in one of several statutory classes, and which class you fall into determines the form, the documents and the qualifying period.

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• Malawi

  Malawi e-Visa

  The Malawi e-Visa is the country's official pre-departure visa, issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services and applied for exclusively through the government portal at evisa.gov.mw.

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• Malawi

  Visa on Arrival for Category Two Countries

  By a public notice effective 24 February 2026 and carried on the Government of Malawi's own e-Visa portal, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services announced that nationals of Category Two Countries are eligible to obtain a Visa on Arrival at all designated ports of entry into the Republic of Malawi.

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• Malawi

  Visitors Permit / Business Visit Permit

  The visitors permit, which the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services also calls the business visit permit, is the short-stay authorisation actually granted to a foreign national on arrival in Malawi.

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• Mongolia

  Permanent Residence

  For you if you have built up several years of residence in Mongolia and want to settle for good: permanent residence confirms a long-term right to live there - but please read the honesty note, because it does not lead to citizenship.

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• Netherlands

  Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant) — National Highly Skilled Migrant Scheme

  The Netherlands' national Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant) scheme is the country's most-used route for knowledge workers, run by the IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service) as an employer-sponsored, salary-based permit: the migrant does not apply independently — only a company the IND has registered as a …

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• Niger

  Visa accordé au point d'entrée sur autorisation du Ministre de l'intérieur

  Niger's ordinary rule is that a foreign national needs a visa before travelling: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that under the general provisions governing entry and stay, every foreigner wanting to travel to Niger must present a passport and a travel document bearing a Nigerien visa at the border, unless a …

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• Oman

  First-time Issuance of Residence Card (Expatriate)

  Under the residence-card service administered by the Royal Oman Police's Civil Status and Passport department, every expatriate resident in the Sultanate of Oman must obtain a Residence Card within 30 days of entering the country.

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• Oman

  Investor Residency (Golden Visa)

  Oman long-term Investor Residency / Golden Visa offering 5 or 10 year renewable residence to qualifying investors, administered via Invest Oman.

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• Samoa

  Citizenship by Descent, Permanent Residence or Marriage

  Samoa citizenship routes by descent, permanent residence or marriage under the official Citizenship Services page.

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• Senegal

  Short-Stay Visa-Free Entry

  Visa-free short-stay entry rule for listed nationalities visiting Senegal for less than three months with a passport or laissez-passer valid for at least six months.

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• Slovakia

  EU Blue Card

  Slovakia's EU Blue Card, implementing the EU Blue Card Directive and thus open only to non-EU nationals, requires a valid work contract or binding job offer for highly-qualified employment of at least six months' duration, together with documentary proof of the relevant higher professional qualifications, a valid pa…

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• St. Kitts & Nevis

  St Kitts and Nevis CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than make a donation: you buy into a government-approved property development in St Kitts and Nevis and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• St. Kitts & Nevis

  St Kitts and Nevis CBI - Public Benefit Option

  For people who want citizenship of St Kitts and Nevis by backing an approved national project - such as infrastructure or development works - through a unit in a public-benefit scheme.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Saint Lucia and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia CBI - Enterprise Project

  For investors who want citizenship of Saint Lucia by backing an approved enterprise project that creates local jobs - either alone or jointly with other approved applicants in a larger venture.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia CBI - Government Bonds

  For people who want citizenship of Saint Lucia by buying government bonds that they hold for a fixed period - an option where the capital is intended to be returned at the end, unlike a donation.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia CBI - National Economic Fund

  For people who want citizenship of Saint Lucia by making a one-time, non-refundable contribution to a national fund, rather than buying property or bonds.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia Work Permit

  For people who have a job offer in Saint Lucia.

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• Sudan

  Sudanese National Foreign-Passport Entry Visa

  Sudan entry-visa route for Sudanese nationals who hold foreign passports, including minor-consent rules.

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• Türkiye

  Exceptional Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship (citizenship by investment)

  Türkiye grants citizenship by investment through the "exceptional acquisition" mechanism in Article 12 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No.

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• Uganda

  Certificate of Residence

  The certificate of residence is Uganda's long-term residence status, granted by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control on one of three grounds and for a term of five years, ten years or life.

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• Uganda

  Entry Permit (Work Permit)

  Uganda calls its work authorisation an entry permit, and the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control issues it in a lettered series where the class is decided by what you will do and, for shareholders, by which sector your company operates in.

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• Uganda

  Entry Permit Class D

  Uganda's Class D Entry Permit, issued by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, is issued to shareholders of companies engaged in general trade.

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• Uganda

  Entry Permit Class G2

  Uganda's Class G2 Entry Permit, issued by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, is the general work-permit category for foreign expatriates employed in Uganda, including salaried employees of NGOs.

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• Uruguay

  Residencia Legal - Permanente por vínculo uruguayo

  This is Uruguay's family route to permanent residence, and it is unusually generous in two ways: it goes directly to permanent status with no temporary stage, and it is open to any foreign national regardless of nationality — what matters is the Uruguayan relative, not the applicant's passport.

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• Vanuatu

  Development Support Program (citizenship by investment)

  Vanuatu's citizenship-by-investment route: a non-refundable contribution to a government fund in exchange for citizenship, run by the Vanuatu Citizenship Office / Citizenship Commission.

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• Vanuatu

  Permanent Resident Visa

  Vanuatu's longer-term residence status, for people of Ni-Vanuatu descent, people who have been residing in Vanuatu for the last 12 months, or serious investors intending to invest in Vanuatu.

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• Vatican City

  Office or Service-Linked Citizenship

  Highly limited Vatican City State citizenship linked to cardinals, Holy See diplomats, office or service residence, papal authorisation and defined family cases.

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