Spain

Spain Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Spain launched its investor residence program, commonly known as the Golden Visa, in September 2013. As part of laws aiming to attract inward investment, visas were made available to those investing at least €500,000 in real estate, €1 million in Spanish companies or deposits in Spanish banks, or €2…

Portugal

Portugal Citizenship by investment Residency by investment In 2012, Portugal announced it would begin to offer residence permits for investors under a scheme that became known as the “Golden Visa” program. There were originally three possible investment options. Of these the most popular is to invest €500,000 in property. The second most popular is to transfer…

Latvia

Latvia Citizenship by investment Residency by investment In 2010, Latvia introduced a residence permit scheme for non-EU investors, following a narrow majority voting in favor of the program in parliament. The program grew in popularity, with thousands of investor residencies granted annually. In 2013, the ruling coalition announced plans to set an annual quota of 700…

Hungary

Hungary Citizenship by investment Residency by investment In 2012, the Hungarian parliament passed a law to create a Residency Bond allowing non-European Union investors to acquire permanent residence status through investing in special government bonds with a five-year maturity. The investment threshold was €250,000. In January 2015, it was raised to €300,000, while the application fee…

Greece

Greece Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Greece has offered residence to investors since 2013. Applicants are required to invest €250,000 in real estate or in a business. A review in October 2014 revealed that 436 permits had been granted; investors were mainly from Russia (185), China (119) and Egypt (33). AsiaHong KongSingaporeEuropeBulgariaGreeceHungaryLatviaPortugalSpainUnited KingdomNorth AmericaCanadaUnited StatesOceaniaAustraliaNew…

Bulgaria

Bulgaria Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Bulgaria launched its immigrant investor program in 2009, as part of reform to create a more attractive business environment. The program is based upon the successful Canadian model, with applicants qualifying through investing around €500,000 in government bonds. Investments must be held for five years, at which point they…

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Citizenship by investment Residency by investment The U.K. has operated an immigration route for investors since 1994. Until 2004, investor applicants had to make the U.K. their main home and were required to hold at least £1 million in the U.K. and to invest £750,000 in U.K. government bonds, stocks or corporate bonds. In…