Country moves to sell citizenship and passports
Applicants will have to satisfy defined criteria by the Economic Development Board (EDB) which will manage the scheme.
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According to the country's prime minister and finance minister, the non-refundable contribution will be paid to the national sovereign wealth fund and used in the country's 2018 budget.
Applicants' dependents are also eligible for citizenship with an additional cost of $100,000 per family member.
Another tempting scheme will offer Mauritian passports in exchange for $500,000 paid to the Mauritius Sovereign Fund, and $50,000 per passport for family members.
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All these move have been condemned by opposition leaders. Leader of the populist Rezistans ek Alternativ party, Ashok Subron, said, "The notion of nationality of a country is not a product. It has no price and is in no way a commodity."
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