Bukele Offers Citizenship to Global Contributors
President Bukele offers citizenship to scientists, artists, and experts who contribute to strengthening El Salvador. The president explained that foreign professionals would even have the right to vote in El Salvador as part of their citizenship status.
The President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, announced this Saturday that El Salvador will issue a broad call for scientists, professionals, artists, and thinkers from around the world who seek to contribute to El Salvador. The president detailed that this initiative is part of the “passport program.”
We're offering 5,000 free passports (equivalent to $5 billion in our passport program) to highly skilled scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers from abroad.
This represents less than 0.1% of our population, so granting them full citizen status, including…
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 6, 2024
The president, speaking through his X account, announced the offer of 5,000 free passports, equivalent to $5 billion, to highly qualified scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers from abroad. As part of the benefits accorded to Salvadoran citizens, these professionals will have the right to vote in El Salvador.
The president emphasized that this initiative, representing less than 0.1% of the population, poses no issue in granting full citizenship status, including voting rights. Furthermore, he assured that beneficiaries will have their relocation securely ensured, with 0% taxes and tariffs on the transfer of families and assets.
The president emphasized that this initiative will promote the country’s development through the contributions of highly qualified international professionals in different areas.
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