Residency and Citizenship by Investment
Canada introduced the world’s first residency by investment program; St Kitts and Nevis launched the first citizenship by investment program in 1984. Compare the programs we advise on in 23 countries.
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LatviaResidency · Residence permit
MaltaCitizenship · EU passport
MontenegroCitizenship · Passport
PortugalResidency · EU residence permit
SpainResidency · Residence permit
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Caribbean 5 countries
Asia-Pacific & Middle East 5 countries
Residency or citizenship by investment?
Under the Residency by Investment Program, the investor retains the passport of the home country but obtains a resident visa of the country in which he/she has made an investment. Obtaining residency by investment is known by different names in different countries. For example, in Canada and Australia it is known as Permanent Residency, in USA it is known as Green Card, in the UK it is known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and in many European countries it is known as the Golden Visa.
At present the following countries offer permanent residency by investment – USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria and Ireland.
Under the Citizenship by Investment Program, the investor obtains the citizenship and passport of another country and may keep the passport and citizenship of his/her home country if permitted by either of the countries. At present the following countries offer citizenship through investment – Malta, Bulgaria, Turkey, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, Montenegro and Vanuatu.
Residency by investment
North America, the UK, Oceania and Europe
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United States
Business immigration to USA four options – L1, EB1 (C), E2 and EB-5 visa.
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Canada
Business immigration to Canada – Invest only CD $100,000 & more in 12 different programs | Start-Up Visa of Canada.
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United Kingdom
Start-Up & Innovator visa – No investment required OR £1 or £2 million in securities.
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Greece
Golden visa – Residency Visa by investment – €250,000. Other options available.
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Cyprus
Cyprus residency by the investment of Euro 300,000 in real estate or Euro 200,000 in a business.
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Malta
Malta Citizenship by investment for Euro 1,150,000 & residency Euro 250,000 or 125,000+ (with finance).
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria residency by investment for Euro 511,000 & citizenship Euro 1,022,000.
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Citizenship by investment
Caribbean passports, Turkey, Europe and beyond
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Grenada
Passport / Citizenship investment – US $220,000 in real estate. Live and work in USA in 6-9 months under E2 visa.
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Dominica
Passport / Citizenship investment – US $200,000 in real estate. Other option – Donation of US $100,000.
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St Kitts & Nevis
Passport / Citizenship investment US $200,000 in real estate. Other option – Donation of US $150,000.
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Antigua & Barbuda
Passport / Citizenship investment – US $400,000 in real estate. Other option – Donation of US $100,000.
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St Lucia
Passport / Citizenship investment – US $100,000 in real estate. Other option – Donation of US $100,000.
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Turkey
Passport / Citizenship investment – US $250,000 in real estate. Live and work in USA in 6-9 months under E2 visa, or do business in the UK.
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