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Citizenship by investment in North Macedonia

A European passport with Schengen access — on paper. In practice the programme is largely dormant, and Brussels wants it abolished.

Minimum investment
€200,000
Timeline
Uncertain
Visa-free travel
≈125 destinations
Residence required
None
Family included
Spouse, children
Dual citizenship
Allowed

North Macedonia today: dormant and under EU pressure

North Macedonia's economic citizenship route still appears in rankings at €200,000, but it has barely functioned: one grant in 2023, two in 2024, about seven a year on average since 2005. The European Commission's December 2025 visa-suspension report told Skopje to abolish the scheme and repeal its legal basis. A June 2026 draft would replace the fixed thresholds with case-by-case “special interest” decisions — which Brussels says is still not enough.

We do not recommend starting a North Macedonia file today. If a European passport or residence is the goal, we will show you routes that actually issue documents.

North Macedonia investment routes

Private investment fund contribution

€200,000

Contribution to a government-designated fund — on the books since 2021, rarely used.

Direct investment

€400,000

Investment in new facilities employing at least ten people — the threshold the June 2026 draft would scrap.

Straight talk on North Macedonia

Schengen visa-free today — but at risk. Under the EU's revised visa-suspension mechanism, running an investor-citizenship scheme is now grounds for suspending visa-free access.
The EU option (asterisk included). Candidate status since 2005. Nobody can promise a date; anyone who does is selling something.
Not a live programme. With a handful of grants in recent years, we do not take fees for files that are unlikely ever to be decided.

How we run a North Macedonia file

1
Talk

One confidential call. Your goals, your passport, your deadline.

2
Pre-check

We assess your file against this programme's due diligence before you spend a cent.

3
File

We prepare and submit everything through the licensed local agent. You sign where needed.

4
Passport

Approval, investment, oath where required — passport delivered. We stay on call.

Is N. Macedonia your answer?

Maybe. Maybe not. Tell us what you're solving for and we'll compare this programme against every alternative — including the ones we don't sell.

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