E-2 status is available based on country of nationality, not birth. This means that holding a second citizenship with a qualifying E-2 country will allow an individual of any citizenship to participate in the E-2 program. For people of Chinese, Vietnamese, or Indian birth who are stuck in the EB-5 visa backlog, a second citizenship will allow them to both move their family to the U.S. quickly and to have a solid, stable business to run once they arrive.

Two countries with strong E-2 treaties have a quick and relatively inexpensive citizenship-by-investment programs - Turkey and Grenada.

Currently, Turkey seems to be the ideal destination. There are two options that investors may take advantage of to gain citizenship in Turkey - purchasing a property worth at least $250,000 or making a bank deposit of at least $500,000. Both of these can work perfectly well and there is not a meaningful time difference between the two as the whole process takes about 5-6 months in either case. The investment or bank deposit must be held for at least three years.

RLG has relationships with not only Turkish immigration lawyers who can manage the Turkish citizenship process for our clients, but also with property developers in Turkey, many of who are offering buy-back guarantees for their properties.

Please contact us for more information on this exciting program. Our global team offers a true turnkey, concierge service for the entire process. You may not even need to set foot in Turkey before gaining citizenship there!