‘Golden Passport’ Plan Aims to Attract Wealthy Foreigners
The plan offers citizenship through a nonrefundable $350,000 payment or an $800,000 bond as Argentina seeks to boost investment and tighten screening.
- On Friday, Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced Argentina's 'golden passport' scheme in Paris, offering citizenship through a non-refundable $350,000 contribution to the Argentine Treasury or an $800,000 government bond held seven years.
- President Javier Milei's administration designed the program to secure revenue as Argentina faces nearly $25 billion in foreign-currency debt payments due in 2027, having narrowed financing options by avoiding international bond markets.
- Officials project the program could raise up to $2.5 billion, with the Economy Ministry pledging a 'rigorous evaluation process' involving intelligence agencies to prevent money laundering and ensure financial transparency.
- Tech executives, including Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, expressed interest in Argentine citizenship during a 2024 Sun Valley meeting; Caputo said this interaction inspired the citizenship-for-investment framework.
- Critics warn such schemes invite corruption, citing the Financial Action Task Force's concerns that citizenship-by-investment programs can facilitate concealment of illicit wealth and evade financial oversight.
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A consultant who helped design Argentina’s new citizenship-by-investment program predicts it will become a status symbol for wealthy Americans. “I expect that the Argentina program will become so popular with the American [high-net-worth individuals] that really wealthy Americans will be embarrassed if they do not have an Argentina passport,” said Nuri Katz, founder of Apex Capital Partners, told Fortune on Friday. Economy Minister Luis Caputo a…
Argentina to Offer Citizenship to Wealthy Foreigners in Exchange for Cash, Investments
Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a statement at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters, ahead of the "Argentina Week," an event aimed at promoting investment and business opportunities, in Paris, on Oct. 1, 2026. (Teresa Suarez/AP Photo)
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Argentina has launched a new "golden passport" program offering citizenship to wealthy foreign investors in an effort to ease its debt burden and attract foreign currency.
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Argentina offers citizenship to wealthy foreigners
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina on Friday announced plans to offer citizenship to wealthy foreigners in exchange for cash contributions or investments in government bonds, as libertarian President Javier Milei seeks new sources of dollars for the debt-burdened nation.
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