Citizenship-for-Sale plan hits the buffers

Botswana’s attempt to enter the global citizenship-by-investment market has stalled with the much-hyped programme failing to open on schedule. The result is that would-be investors have been left in limbo.

The Impact Citizenship Program which was promoted as a gateway to citizenship in exchange for a financial contribution is still not operational and is not accepting applications. This is according to the latest update from DirectCitizenship.com. The platform says the government is still scrambling to finalise the legal, institutional and administrative machinery needed to launch the scheme. What was marketed as a fast-track entry into Botswana citizenship has instead turned into a drawn-out delay. This has raised questions about whether the programme is ready for international investors at all.

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The post Citizenship-for-Sale plan hits the buffers first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter