INVEST for RESIDENCY IN EUROPE
Residency by investment offers you the opportunity to legally acquire permanent residency status in another country in return for an investment in its economy. Permanent residency is a visa status that allows the bearer to legally live, work, go to school and access healthcare in the host country.
There are several residency by investment programmes in Europe that grant residency, mostly through real estate investment but without the requirement to reside. These programmes are especially popular with investors not wishing to emigrate and move their family but require flexibility should the need ever reside. They often come with accompanying travel freedom across the EU Schengen zone. Eventually if permanent residency is undertaken by the investor and their family then citizenship of the country can usually be applied for.
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Minimum Investment:
€ 250,000
Permanent residence:
IMMEDIATE
Residency requirement:
NONE
Processing time:
1-3 MONTHS
The golden visa program in Greece offers the most affordable real estate investment route to permanent residency in Europe, with a minimum real estate investment of €250,000 + VAT (if any). Following the launch of several European investment visa programmes it was introduced by the Greek government in 2013 to encourage investment into Greece.Applications under these regulations by direct investment shall not exceed four hundred (400) yearly and one thousand five hundred (1,500) in total.
Minimum Investment:
€ 300,000
Permanent residence:
IMMEDIATE
Residency requirement:
NONE
Processing time:
1-6 MONTHS
The Cyprus Permanent Residency (PR) program offers non-EU individuals a permanent visa for entering, staying and living for a lifetime in Cyprus within 2 months, with a minimum real estate investment of €300,000 + VAT (if any). The process is fast and easy and it covers all dependant children up to 25 years old, parents and spouse of the applicant.
Minimum Investment:
€ 350,000
Permanent residence:
AFTER 5 YEARS
Residency requirement:
7 DAYS IN THE FIRST YEAR, 14 DAYS IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Processing time:
3-6 MONTH
The Portugal Golden Visa program has proven to be one of the most popular scheme in Europe with investors attracted to its flexibility and benefits. Launched in 2012 the investor visa program has been actively promoted internationally by the Portuguese government. An investment of €500,000 (or €350,000 reduced option) in real estate in Portugal will gain a residency permit for a family including dependent children. The golden visa can be renewed every two years providing the applicant spends two weeks in the country every two years.
Minimum Investment:
€ 500,000
Permanent residence:
IMMEDIATE
Residency requirement:
NONE
Processing time:
20 days
Spain launched Golden Visa Program – Real Estate Investment Program in 2013. In order to gain family residency, investors must make a minimum investment amount of 500,000 Euro in real estate. After 5 years, investors may gain residency. After 10 years, they may gain Spanish citizenship by investment. It is not necessary to live in Spain in order to retain the residency visa permit.
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