Citizenship by Investment Program
Program Overview
North Macedonia introduced its Economic Citizenship Program in 2019, as detailed in the Law on Attracting Investment. This program offers international investors an opportunity to obtain North Macedonian citizenship by making significant financial investments.
Program Details
Time To Citizenship
2-5 months
Visa Free Travel
127 countries
Passport Rank
46th In the world
Minimum Investment
€200,000 EUR
No Residency Requirements
Citizenship Program Established in 2019
Country Overview
North Macedonia is a captivating landlocked country situated in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. The country is known for its diverse landscapes, from the rugged mountainous regions to the beautiful lakes of Ohrid and Prespa.
Often referred to as the “Pearl of the Balkans,” North Macedonia has received numerous international accolades for its rich historical heritage and unique cultural blend of Eastern and Western influences.
North Macedonia is an enchanting country, known for its ancient archaeological sites like the city of Stobi, bustling bazaars, traditional Balkan cuisine, and warm hospitality. It offers an array of attractions from the breathtaking views of Mount Korab to the vibrant local life in the old bazaar of Skopje.
Capital
Skopje
Population
2 million
Language
Macedonian, Albanian
Currency
Macedonian Denar (MKD)
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 56.55 MKD
Government Type
Parliamentary Republic
Investment Requirements
There are two options to obtain citizenship by investment in North Macedonia:
Option 1:
To qualify for citizenship, adult applicants must invest €200,000 EUR in a private investment fund operating under the Republic of North Macedonia’s laws for a minimum of two years.
Requirement 2:
Alternatively, adult applicants can make a direct investment of €400,000 EUR in new facilities (excluding restaurants or shopping establishments for hospitality) and employ a minimum of ten people indefinitely for a period of at least one year to be eligible for citizenship.
Visa Free Countries
127 Countries
* Visa on arrival
**eTA
Americas
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imoerialcitizenship-argentina-1024x512.webp)
Argentina
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-boliwia-300x200.webp)
Bolivia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-brasil-300x210.webp)
Brazil
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-chile-300x200.webp)
Chile
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-colubia-300x200.webp)
Colombia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-ecuador.webp)
Ecuador
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-el-salvador.webp)
El Salvador
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-french-guiana--1024x635.gif)
French Guiana
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-guatemala.webp)
Guatemala
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-honduras.webp)
Honduras
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-nicaragua.webp)
Nicaragua
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-panama.webp)
Panama
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-peru.webp)
Peru
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-suriname.webp)
Suriname
Europe
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-albania-300x215.webp)
Albania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-andorra-300x200.webp)
Andorra
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-austria-300x200.webp)
Austria
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-belarus-300x149.webp)
Belarus
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-belgium-300x260.webp)
Belgium
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bosnia-and-herzegovina-300x150.webp)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bulgaria-300x180.webp)
Bulgaria
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-croatia-300x150.webp)
Croatia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cyprus-300x180.webp)
Cyprus
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-czech-republic-300x200.webp)
Czech Republic
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-denmark-300x248.webp)
Denmark
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-estonia-300x191.webp)
Estonia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-faroe-islands.webp)
Faroe Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-finland.webp)
Finland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-new-caledonia-1024x683.webp)
France
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-greenland-1024x689.webp)
Greenland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-germany.webp)
Germany
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-greece.webp)
Greece
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-hungary.webp)
Hungary
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-iceland.webp)
Iceland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-italy.webp)
Italy
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-kosovo.webp)
Kosovo
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-latvia.webp)
Latvia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-liechtenstein-1024x614.webp)
Liechtenstein
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-lithuania.webp)
Lithuania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-luxembourg-1024x614.webp)
Luxembourg
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-malta-1024x683.webp)
Malta
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-moldova.webp)
Moldova
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-monaco-1024x888.webp)
Monaco
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-montenegro.webp)
Montenegro
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-netherlands-1024x683.webp)
Netherlands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-norway.webp)
Norway
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-poland.webp)
Poland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-portugal.webp)
Portugal
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-romania.webp)
Romania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-san-marino-1024x768.webp)
San Marino
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-serbia.webp)
Serbia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-slovakia.webp)
Slovakia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-slovenia.webp)
Slovenia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-spain.webp)
Spain
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sweden.webp)
Sweden
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-switzerland.webp)
Switzerland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-ukraine.webp)
Ukraine
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-united-kingdom.webp)
United Kingdom
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-vatican-city-1024x1024.webp)
Vatican City
Asia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bangladesh.webp)
Bangladesh *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cambodia.webp)
Cambodia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-japan.webp)
Japan
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-hong-kong.webp)
Hong Kong (SAR China)
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-kyrgyzstan.webp)
Kyrgyzstan
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-laos.webp)
Laos *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-macau-1024x683.webp)
Macao (SAR China) *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-malaysia.webp)
Malaysia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-maldives.webp)
Maldives *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-nepal.webp)
Nepal *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-singapore.webp)
Singapore
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-taiwan.webp)
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-timor.webp)
Timor-Leste *
Oceania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cook-Islands.webp)
Cook Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-french-polynesia-300x200.webp)
French Polynesia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-micronesia-300x150.webp)
Micronesia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-new-caledonia-1024x576.jpeg)
New Caledonia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-niue.png)
Niue
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-palau.webp)
Palau Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-samoa-300x150.webp)
Samoa
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-tuvalu-300x150.webp)
Tuvalu *
Africa
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-burundi.webp)
Burundi *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cabo-verde.webp)
Cape Verde Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-comoros.webp)
Comoro Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-djibouti.webp)
Djibouti *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-egypt.webp)
Egypt *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-guinea-bissau-300x150.webp)
Guinea-Bissau *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-madagascar.webp)
Madagascar *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-malawi.webp)
Malawi
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mauritania-1024x683.webp)
Mauritania *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mauritius-1024x683.webp)
Mauritius
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mayotte.png)
Mayotte
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mozambique.webp)
Mozambique *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-reunion-300x200.png)
Reunion
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-rwanda.webp)
Rwanda*
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-seychelles.webp)
Seychelles *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-somalia.webp)
Somalia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-tanzania.webp)
Tanzania*
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-the-gambia.webp)
The Gambia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-togo-300x180.webp)
Togo *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-uganda.webp)
Uganda
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-zambia.webp)
Zambia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-zimbabwe.webp)
Zimbabwe
Caribbean
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-aruba-1024x682.webp)
Aruba
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bahamas.webp)
Bahamas
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-barbados.webp)
Barbados
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cuba.webp)
Cuba
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-curacao-300x200.webp)
Curacao
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-dominica.webp)
Dominica
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-dominican-republic.webp)
Dominican Republic
French West Indies
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-haiti.webp)
Haiti
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-jamaica.webp)
Jamaica
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-kitts-and-nevis-1024x683.webp)
St. Kitts and Nevis
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sint-maarten.webp)
St. Maarten
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-vincent-and-grenadines.webp)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Middle East
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-armenia.webp)
Armenia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-iran.webp)
Iran *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-israel-300x218.webp)
Israel
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-jordan-300x150.webp)
Jordan *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-lebanon.webp)
Lebanon*
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-oman-.webp)
Oman
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-palestinian-territory-.webp)
Palestenian Territory
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-qatar.webp)
Qatar
E-visa
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sri-lanka-300x150.webp)
Sri Lanka
*The list of countries is subject to variations depending on each government’s policy and so is access to this countries.
Organizations
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-nato.png)
30th member of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) since 2020
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-un-300x278.png)
Member of the United Nations since 1993
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-who.png)
Member of the World Health Organization (WHO)
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-coe-300x240.png)
32nd Member of the Council of Europe in 1995
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-osce-300x93.png)
Member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) since 1993
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-wto.png)
Member of the World Trade Organization since its inception in 2003