Education in the EU and Switzerland
Investors with second citizenship freely enter the Schengen countries while their children study there without student visas and get admission to foreign universities on preferential terms.
Learn how to choose a status for a child to study in the EU or Switzerland.
With Malta citizenship
Investments: €690,000+
Obtaining period: 1 or 3 years
Education opportunities. Maltese citizens can live and study in any EU country, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, or Liechtenstein. Holding a Maltese passport, a child doesn’t need a student visa and can transfer to another European university and build a career in any European country.
Non-EU citizens have to pay more for education in the region’s institutions. Besides, there are quotas in universities for international students. Thus, Malta citizenship makes it easier to enroll in a university and save on tuition fees.
How to move to another EU country. A Maltese citizen can come to another EU country and stay there for the period of study if they meet the following requirements:
Admission to a university is completed.
A future student has enough money to live in the country without government support.
A future student has health insurance with full coverage.
In this case, there is no need for a student visa or permission for relocation.
After spending three months in the country of study, the student needs to register there. The procedure is straightforward: apply to a local government body and provide documents proving admission to a university, sources of income for living in the country and insurance. In return, the student gets a document confirming their right to stay in the country.
How to get a passport. Foreigners obtain Malta citizenship for exceptional services by direct investment. This path implies naturalisation: first, an investor gets a residence permit. After a year or three years of residency, they may apply for citizenship.
The minimum investment sum is €690,000. A spouse, children under 29 and parents and grandparents over 55, can get citizenship with the main applicant.
With Caribbean citizenship
Investments: $100,000+
Obtaining period: 1+ months
Education opportunities. Caribbean citizens can visit the Schengen countries for 90 days out of 180. Thus, a child can take short-term courses and come to a European country visa-free to choose a university. Parents will be able to see their children anytime without needing visas.
How to come to a Schengen country to study at school or university. One has to get a student visa on a general basis to study in Europe. A Caribbean passport doesn’t provide benefits for obtaining student visas.
How to get a passport. Five Caribbean countries offer citizenship by investment: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis and St Lucia.
The investment sum depends on the program, but the minimum is $100,000. All Caribbean investment programs provide opportunities to return the invested money in several years, for example, when purchasing real estate or government bonds.
Investors get their second Caribbean passport within 2 to 6 months. All procedures are remote.
Material prepared by Julia Loko, Investment programs expert
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