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How to Stack 3 Passports in 3 Continents for Free · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: Three passports across three different continents in just six years without spending a single dollar, let alone hundreds of thousands or millions on citizenship by investment programs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not only is this possible, but anyone can do it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you don't need a family, children, or marriage to do it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just strategy, timing, and a willingness to relocate.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's how to stack three citizenships across three continents in six years, essentially for free.
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  SPEAKER_00: We at IMI study citizenship and residency programs for a living and even created an online encyclopedia containing 250 such programs for your game.
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  SPEAKER_00: What I'm about to share with you is likely the world's most powerful combination of these programs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sure, you could contribute to countries' citizenship by investment programs and receive three passports in under two years.
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  SPEAKER_00: But even at the most affordable tiers in these programs, you'd have to donate at least 350,000 US dollars for all three citizenships.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rather, the strategy we'll talk about today uses strategic residency timing across three continents, build genuine geographic and geopolitical diversification for almost nothing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And unlike other passport stacking strategies that require you to have children in specific countries, this one works for anyone single, married, young, retired.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you can show modest passive income or make a small business investment, you qualify.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let us break down exactly how this works year by year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your journey begins in Argentina, and there's a very specific reason for this.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina offers what we at IMI call an independent means visa, the Rentista Residency Program.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the requirements are remarkably accessible.
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  SPEAKER_00: To qualify, you need to deposit about$2,000 per month into an Argentine bank account.
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  SPEAKER_00: That could be pension income, rental income, stock dividends, or any combination of passive sources.
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  SPEAKER_00: Importantly, this money does not disappear, not a donation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rather, it's sitting in your bank account, ready for you to use for living expenses.
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  SPEAKER_00: The application process is straightforward, and in exchange, you'll receive temporary residency.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what makes Argentina exceptional is the fast track to a very strong passport.
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  SPEAKER_00: After just two years of residency, you can apply for citizenship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, not permanent residency, which takes three years of residency, but direct citizenship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Two years.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's faster than any other major country's ordinary naturalization path in the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's talk about what those two years look like.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina does require significant physical presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: President Miley recently changed a naturalization policy to require prospective citizens to spend all of their time in the country before qualifying.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thus, you should plan to spend near 365 days a year for these two years there.
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  SPEAKER_00: But consider what you're getting in return.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Argentine passport ranked 10th to 17th globally, depending on who you ask, giving you visa-free access to 170 destinations, including all of Europe, the United Kingdom, and as of 2025, even China through a new bilateral agreement, and offers fast track residency rights in its South American neighbor countries through Mercosur.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is one of the most powerful passports in the Americas, rivaling even Chile's, with its visa-free access to the United States.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the question is, why Argentina?
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  SPEAKER_00: And why first?
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  SPEAKER_00: The Southern Cone country offers what we call soft freedoms, the ability to live your life with minimal government interference in practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we highlighted Argentina as one of the world's best destinations for a potential future global conflict.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sure, the country is going through revolutionary economic and political changes, but the administration has slashed regulation, cut government spending, and is actively courting foreign investment.
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  SPEAKER_00: This should be music to investors' ears, many of whom are hopeful for what's to come.
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  SPEAKER_00: And on that note, Argentina is developing a highly anticipated direct citizenship by investment program, which an industry expert detailed in the video in the top right corner.
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  SPEAKER_00: But for the purposes of this video, you can get Argentine citizenship for free just by relocating there for two years.
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  SPEAKER_00: With your Argentine passport now secured, you make a strategic move to the Caribbean through the Dominican Republic's investor visa, one of the most overlooked programs in the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: What makes this program so special is a path to citizenship in just six months.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, you heard that right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Six months from residency to passport.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's faster than almost all the Caribbean direct citizenship by investment programs processing times.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you get to keep your investment.
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  SPEAKER_00: What's required is 200,000 US dollars, which you can deploy across several asset classes, including a business investment, a bank deposit, Dominican stock purchases, or yes, even real estate.
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  SPEAKER_00: But don't ignore these other options.
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  SPEAKER_00: You could invest in a local business, perhaps a tourism venture, capitalizing on the country's booming visitor numbers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or if you want maximum liquidity, you could just deposit that cash in a non-CRS Dominican bank.
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  SPEAKER_00: The key difference from Caribbean CBI programs and the Dominican Republics is that your 200,000 US dollar investment remains an asset.
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  SPEAKER_00: Buy real estate and you own property in one of the Caribbean's fastest growing economies.
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  SPEAKER_00: Shuffle your idle cash into a Dominican bank and you're earning interest while you wait.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the Caribbean, the lowest thresholds of 200,000 US dollars are non-refundable donations.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program grants immediate permanent residency upon approval with processing times of just two to three months.
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  SPEAKER_00: While there are no formal physical presence requirements for maintaining residency, Dominican naturalization law requires genuine ties to the country.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll sit through an interview with officials conducted in Spanish, explaining why you wish to become Dominican and what you've done to be considered so.
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  SPEAKER_00: They want to see that you've engaged with the country, not just parked an investment and disappeared.
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  SPEAKER_00: Plan to spend meaningful time there and integrate to a large degree during your six-month citizenship timeline.
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  SPEAKER_00: But who are we kidding here?
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the Dominican Republic.
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  SPEAKER_00: The country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, but couldn't be more different economically from its neighbor to the West.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's the Caribbean's largest economy with modern infrastructure, reliable internet, and a growing middle class.
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  SPEAKER_00: Santo Domingo is a genuine metropolis with international restaurants, cosmopolitan shopping, and nightlife.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, let's be honest about the Dominican passport.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not a powerhouse like the Argentine passport is.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ranked around 60th globally, it gives you visa-free access to about 70 countries, including much of Latin America and the Caribbean, plus some interesting destinations like South Korea, Singapore, and Israel.
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  SPEAKER_00: You won't get visa-free Europe or the UK with this passport, but you don't need it.
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  SPEAKER_00: You already have a strong plan A in Argentina.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican citizenship is a diversification plate, different political sphere, different economic ties, and a different part of the world entirely.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican Republic maintains close ties with the United States, essentially in America's backyard.
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  SPEAKER_00: If anything destabilizes Latin America, political upheaval, regional conflicts, currency crises, you have an escape valve in the Caribbean with strong Western connections.
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  SPEAKER_00: The tax picture is favorable too.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican Republic does not tax foreign sourced income or one's wealth and assets.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're earning money from investments, remote work, or businesses outside the country, you keep what you earn.
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  SPEAKER_00: For someone building a multi-jurisdictional life, this matters.
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  SPEAKER_00: The final piece of your three passport portfolio takes you to an entirely different part of the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armenia, in the South Caucasus region where Europe meets Asia.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armenia's residency program is perhaps the most accessible honor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's the remarkable part there is no minimum investment requirement.
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  SPEAKER_00: Officially, you simply need to be engaged in business activities, which Armenian law defines so broadly that it includes holding even a minority stake in a local business.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our local immigration IMI pros indicate that committing just a few thousand dollars into a small Armenian company is sufficient.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're talking 3,000 to 6,000 US dollars, not hundreds of thousands.
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  SPEAKER_00: And to prevent time wasting in your expeditious journey to acquire three strong passports in as little time as possible, you can apply remotely without ever setting foot in Armenia.
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  SPEAKER_00: Processing takes about three months, and you receive permanent residency upon approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then you move.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, Armenia does require physical presence for citizenship.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll need to spend meaningful time there over the three-year residency period.
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  SPEAKER_00: But meaningful isn't precisely defined, and a more practical requirement is demonstrating a genuine connection to the country and passing a civics test in the Armenian language.
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  SPEAKER_00: Consider this your sweat equity in exchange for a third citizenship that costs almost nothing financially.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's talk about what this passport affords you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ranked around 70th globally, it currently provides visa-free access to about 68, 70 countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: That includes Russia and most former Soviet CIS countries, much of the Middle East, and interesting destinations like China, Brazil, and Indonesia.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the Eurasian Economic Union technically allows citizens of their five member states Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia to move and settle freely in each other's countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: But in practice, this may differ.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's another interesting development here.
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  SPEAKER_00: The European Commission has agreed to launch economic and political formalization talks with Armenia.
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  SPEAKER_00: Potentially, Armenian citizens could travel to the Schengen area visa-free.
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  SPEAKER_00: If this is to happen, your third passport would jump significantly in the rankings.
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  SPEAKER_00: While we wouldn't necessarily recommend living in Yerevan for the cosmopolitan lifestyle or thriving business scene, the country is positioning itself as a regional hub for technology.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a three-hour flight from Dubai, four hours from Moscow, and five hours from most European capitals.
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  SPEAKER_00: For someone building a truly global life, having legal residence rights in this crossroads region could be invaluable.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let me explain why this specific combination creates something far greater than the sum of its parts.
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  SPEAKER_00: You now have citizenship on three different continents: South America, North America's Caribbean, and Eurasia.
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  SPEAKER_00: This geographic diversity represents genuinely different spheres of influence.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina is a G20 country, part of Mercosur, and generally does its own thing like much of the rest of the Southern Conte.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina, under President Mile, is pursuing radical free market reform, slashing regulations, privatizing state enterprises, and dollarizing the economy.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a libertarian experiment in real time.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican Republic sits firmly in America's sphere of influence with close economic and political ties to DC.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's predictable, business friendly, and growing at the fastest rate in the Americas, apart from newly oil-rich Guiana.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armenia straddles the divide between BRICS influence and Western integration, with relationships spanning from Moscow to Brussels.
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  SPEAKER_00: Historically dependent on Russia for security, the country is actively choosing its future orientation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armenia is also within just a few hours' flight from powerhouse business destinations, which is useful for entrepreneurs with ties to the area.
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  SPEAKER_00: If one region experiences instability, whether that's political, economic, or environmental, you have legal residence rights in three completely different parts of the world across multiple political alliances and ideologies, is now basic risk management.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's add up what these three passports give you in terms of visa-free access.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina alone covers 170 to 175 destinations.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of Europe, UK, Japan, South Korea, and now China.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is your workhorse passport for premium travel in addition to the one you currently have.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican Republic adds some unique visa-free destinations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Argentina doesn't cover and provides Caribbean regional access and non-CRS aligned.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armenia could provide access to a part of the world off forgotten via its CIS and Eurasian Economic Union alliances.
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  SPEAKER_00: Combined, you'll have visa-free or visa on arrival access to the vast majority of countries you'd ever want to visit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Regarding tax optimization, Argentina has worldwide taxation on paper, but inconsistent enforcement in practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dominican Republic does not tax foreign income.
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  SPEAKER_00: And finally, Armenia offers 0% tax on foreign source business income and low personal income tax rates.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, once you have citizenship in these countries, there's no longer a requirement to live and or pay taxes there either.
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  SPEAKER_00: Having options is valuable.
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  SPEAKER_00: And three citizenships across three different tax regimes gives you optionality.
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  SPEAKER_00: Unlike other passport stacking strategies that require you to have children in specific countries or marry local citizens, this path is open to you, no matter your current situation.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, the barriers are genuinely low.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proof of$2,000 of monthly passive income in a local bank for Argentine citizenship, a$200,000 US dollar recoverable investment in flexible asset classes for Dominican citizenship.
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  SPEAKER_00: And a few thousand dollars for Armenia citizenship.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're serious about residency and passport stacking, check out IMI's program pages, where we've done years of thorough research and data gathering to cite more than 250 residency and citizenship programs worldwide, including these three.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once you find the right program for your goals, you'll also find the specialist to help you apply.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now watch this video on your screen next about IMI's official tax health flat list.
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  SPEAKER_00: Avoid tax residency in these countries, or you may regret it.