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 <li style="font-weight: 400">El Salvador has announced a new “freedom visa” for anyone who has $1M in Bitcoin or Tether to invest into the Central American nation.</li>
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The government of El Salvador has <a href="https://bitcoinworld.co.in/el-salvador-partners-with-tether-to-launch-a-freedom-visa-program/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> a freedom visa program that offers foreigners a passport and residency if they can invest $1 million in Bitcoin or Tether into the tiny Central American country.
The “freedom visa” program is for high net worth individuals or investors who want to be part of “a commitment to building the country of the future,” according to the government’s <a href="https://beta-es-immigration.pointsville.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">webpage</a>.
Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele also reposted the announcement on X—formerly Twitter—on Thursday. The program is in partnership with Tether, the company behind the stablecoin USDT.
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 Tether Powers El Salvador's Visionary Freedom Visa Program Through Technology Support <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f8-1f1fb.png" alt="🇸🇻" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f30b.png" alt="🌋" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;">
 Experience Freedom, Security and a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> lifestyle by adopting El Salvador as your home through the Freedom Visa Program.
 For more information, please visit <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2b07.png" alt="⬇" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"><a href="https://t.co/QdF6XPDsO3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/QdF6XPDsO3</a>
 — Tether (@Tether_to) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1732863753241120789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 7, 2023</a>
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The government’s website reads: “El Salvador has been reborn as the land of economic liberty. But this is just the beginning. Come help us build the future you want to see.”
El Salvador’s idea is what is known as a “golden visa” program. Countries around the world—such as Spain, Portugal, and Ireland—reward people with visas for making generous investments.
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 Announcing our new <a href="https://twitter.com/AdoptingES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@AdoptingES</a> program!
 We're inviting all foreign investors to be part of our country's rebirth.
 For more information, visit <a href="https://t.co/BJubsdIcFu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/BJubsdIcFu</a>
 — Adriana Mira (@AdrianaMiraSV) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrianaMiraSV/status/1732864728702009690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 7, 2023</a>
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Stablecoin issuer Tether on Thursday said that the program would help establish El Salvador “as a dynamic global center for cutting-edge technology and financial innovation.”
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The company’s USDT product is the most-traded cryptocurrency and is pegged to the U.S. dollar—making it a digital token that’s been widely used by traders.
Tether has worked with the Salvadoran government before: It helped make Lugano, Switzerland a crypto hub, and invested $1 billion in the country for a renewable energy Bitcoin mining initiative.
The visa plan will work by inviting 1,000 crypto enthusiasts per year to make a $1 million crypto donation to the nation which will be used for “economic development, cultural enrichment and social programs meant to achieve maximum economic development and rebirth.”
Applicants will then be rewarded a passport and residency.&nbsp;
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 <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> Just In:
 El Salvador has launched a “Freedom Visa” for investors, offering citizenship for a $1 million investment in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> or USDT. <a href="https://t.co/YT0ccowNRV" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/YT0ccowNRV</a>
 — Token Metrics (@tokenmetricsinc) <a href="https://twitter.com/tokenmetricsinc/status/1733137959560401359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 8, 2023</a>
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Additionally, the new program highlights the crypto-friendly regulations recently implemented by the Nayib Bukele government. All tech companies operating in the region are exempted from taxation.
The initiative comes just days after Pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele boasted about the $3.6 billion profits of El Salvador’s national Bitcoin stash.&nbsp;
While the program was opened for online registration just today, it had already received 112 applications, as Senior Bitcoin Advisor Max Keiser reported on X, previously known as Twitter.
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 Already Got 1̳1̳2̳ Done. <a href="https://t.co/L5MvvBvw7F" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/L5MvvBvw7F</a>
 Use our referral code: FREEDOM when applying for the project.
 People donating $1M to <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f8-1f1fb.png" alt="🇸🇻" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> with an option to get a passport in 6 weeks are excited to support the ONLY indispensable nation on Earth.
 THE SAVIOR! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElSalvador?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#ElSalvador</a> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f9e2.png" alt="🧢" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <a href="https://t.co/m1lBuL0WJa" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/m1lBuL0WJa</a>
 — Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) <a href="https://twitter.com/maxkeiser/status/1733143014329999457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 8, 2023</a>
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El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in the country in 2021. Businesses are legally obligated to accept the cryptocurrency if they have the technological means to do so.
The country’s president Nayib Bukele came up with the idea and has also used the country’s coffers to buy the virtual coins. His idea has been slammed by the U.S. government and economists.&nbsp;
And in May, when BRC-20 tokens skyrocketed in popularity on the Bitcoin network, some pointed out that Salvadorans would not be able to use the asset to make everyday transactions.
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But Bukele earlier this week took a victory lap on social media to say the recent BTC rally has helped El Salvador see its holdings become profitable.&nbsp;
Despite the Bitcoin adoption being a controversial idea, there is no doubt that Bukele is a popular leader: Salvadorans praise him for cleaning up the formerly crime-ridden and murderous country.
But human rights groups have criticized him for a harsh crackdown on gangs, with Amnesty International this week alleging a “highly repressive security policy and the weakening of the rule of law.”
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