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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Hong Kong launched its Capital Investment Entrant Scheme for wealthy investors in 2003. The program was introduced to boost the country’s ailing economy. Applicants were required to invest HK$6.5 million in permissible investments. In 2010, the threshold was raised to HK$10 million ($1.3 million). Real estate purchases were…
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Singapore

Singapore Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Singapore has offered routes to permanent residency for investors since the 1970s. In 2004, Singapore launched the Financial Investor Scheme (FIS). Unlike previous schemes, the FIS allowed investments in financial assets such as bank deposits, capital market products and collective investment schemes. While the option to invest passively made…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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New Zealand

New Zealand Citizenship by investment Residency by investment New Zealand’s Immigration Act of 1987 created a route for migrants willing to invest at least NZ$150,000. The Business Investment Category, created in 1991, introduced new flexibility in investments, and reform in 1999 introduced the Investor Category. Today, there are two routes for investors looking to migrate to…
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Australia

Australia Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Australia has had provisions for entrepreneurs to migrate since 1976 and introduced a business migration scheme since for those investing at least A$500,000 in 1982. Program types have varied greatly over the years, and often factors such as age, language skills, and business background are taken into consideration, and…
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