Overview dossier on legal basis of granting citizenship by investment

Abstract. Within the framework of the overview dossier, an analysis of legal mechanism of acquiring citizenship by investment was carried out, and the procedures and conditions for acquiring citizenship in the manner provided for by the legislation of Turkey, Austria, and Malta were described. Particular attention is paid to the position of European Union regarding the influence of the specified method of acquiring citizenship on fundamental human rights and freedoms, and the conformity of its conceptual principles with the Constitution of Ukraine is determined.

Key words: citizenship, citizenship by investment, human rights, EU, Turkey, Austria, Malta.