Comoros selling its nationality to Kuwaiti Bedoon.

    The effects of the economic crisis shaking the global capitalist order forced many countries to diversify their sources of income and seek alternative and unconventional sources. This quest led to the creation of a new market with the start of the third millennium. It is the market of nationalities and permanent residence permits. The two are transformed into commodities sold for those interested in direct or indirect investment in these countries. The increasing growth of companies working in marketing nationalities and permanent residence permits indicates that there is an increase in the number of those seeking their services. Concomitantly, states offering their nationalities and residence permits for sale are also on the rise, ranging from the affluent states of the EU to the poverty-stricken states of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Through the advertisements published by offices that sell nationalities and residence permits, we could compare the costs of each nationality and the necessary period to obtain the nationality or the residence permit. The list of countries include EU states such as the UK, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Malta, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Monaco, the Republic of Ireland, Austria, and Bulgaria.