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Citizenship
Program 2
Citizenship
Program 3
Citizenship

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Outcome

Legal outcome: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Direct citizenship
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Direct citizenship
Argentina Citizenship
Direct citizenship

Investment and cost

Minimum: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
$1,000,000
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
From $400,000 · 6 routes
Argentina Citizenship
From $350,000 · 2 routes

Qualifying routes

Government contribution

Real estate
Deposit
Business investment
Bonds
Investment fund

Government contribution
Bonds

Known cost categories

Qualifying investment
Government fees

Qualifying investment
Government fees

Qualifying investment
Government fees

Timeline

Estimated timeline: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Up to 3 months
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
3 to 5 months
Argentina Citizenship
Variable

Presence and renewal

Physical presence: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Minimal
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
None
Argentina Citizenship
None

Minimum stay: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
None stated
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
No residence requirement is stated for this citizenship route, before or after the grant.
Argentina Citizenship
None stated

Renewal: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Not applicable — citizenship is permanent
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Retain the qualifying investment for at least 3 years on the real estate, deposit, bond, fund and pension routes.
Argentina Citizenship
Not applicable — citizenship is permanent

Family

Who is included: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Spouse, minor children
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Spouse, minor children, adult dependent children
Argentina Citizenship
Spouse, minor children, adult dependent children

Conditions

Spouse: One spouse.

Adult dependent children: Adult children who are dependent can be included (Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12). The law does not define dependency, so eligibility is assessed case by case.

Spouse: Joins by proving the family relationship and making an additional US$100,000 Treasury contribution.
Minor children: Each child under 18 joins with an additional US$25,000 Treasury contribution.
Adult dependent children: Unmarried and without children of their own. Each joins with an additional US$100,000 Treasury contribution. How and when the age limit is assessed has not been published.

Mobility and rights

Verified rights: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Schengen travel
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Not specified
Argentina Citizenship
Not specified

Main restrictions

Applicant: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Not specified
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
No prior Turkish residence or language requirement applies on the investment route.
Argentina Citizenship
Not specified

Background: El Salvador Freedom Citizenship
Complete background and sanctions screening.
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Pass Turkish national-security and public-order screening.
Argentina Citizenship
Pass the Agency's vetting of identity, the traceability and lawful origin of funds, assets and finances, jurisdictional risk, criminal and reputational records, and immigration history.

Qualification

Document the lawful source of the contribution, whether in fiat currency or cryptocurrency.

The qualifying investment is verified by the authority responsible for the chosen route.

Make the non-refundable Treasury contribution of US$350,000, or buy the US$800,000 government bond, and prove the family relationship for each dependant you add.
Move every payment through the formal financial system, meeting anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist-financing and financial-transparency standards.

Risks and trade-offs

Material risks

Requirements, fees and processing times can change.
This is a substantial non-refundable contribution: the source states the USD 1,000,000, including the USD 999 application fee, is non-refundable, and the USD 999 is paid before the evaluation, so it is not returned if the application is unsuccessful. Once sent, the contribution is not refunded, even if no passport is granted.
Cryptocurrency payment routes carry price-volatility risk, and a payment provider may run its own wallet checks; Wealthy Expat handles neither.
A naturalised Salvadoran loses that nationality by living more than two consecutive years in the country of origin, or by more than five consecutive years of absence from El Salvador without a permit (Constitution, article 94; migration law, article 279, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 531 of 2026). A final conviction for a serious intentional crime is a further ground, and loss is declared in a procedure before the immigration authority.

Thresholds, fees and processing times change by regulation — the property minimum has risen before.
The qualifying investment must be held for three years; the regulation allows moving between qualifying investment types to complete the three years.
No visa-free Schengen or US travel on this passport.

Decreto (DNU) 366/2025, which created the investment route and the Agency, has been challenged in court. On 18 June 2026 a federal appeals court (Sala III, Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal) held it unconstitutional, as regards moving naturalisation from the courts, in one applicant's case and returned her request to a federal judge. On 30 June 2026 the Cámara Nacional Electoral declared the decree null in another applicant's case and told the Ministry of Security to instruct the National Directorate of Migration accordingly. Neither ruling examined the investment route itself, although the decree the Cámara Nacional Electoral declared null is the one that created it. The second case is reported to be before the Supreme Court.
The government bond ties up US$800,000; its terms have not been published, and press reports say it must be held for seven years and pays no interest. Advisers note that a lower entry price does not make a route the right one without comparing liquidity and opportunity cost.
Requirements, fees and processing estimates can change.

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