Country Passport |
Minimum Investment |
Program Name |
Processing Time |
Residency by Investment |
Real Estate Investment |
Business Investment |
Minimum Stay Requirements |
Permanent Residency (PR) |
Naturalisation Time for Citizenship |
Dual Citizenship |
Passport Reputation (out of 10) |
Australia |
A$ 1.5 million |
Investor stream |
4 months |
yes |
|
yes |
40 days per year |
After 4 years |
PR + 4 years |
yes |
9.4 |
Austria |
– |
No official citizenship by investment exists |
|
Possible |
no |
yes |
|
5 year |
10 years |
no |
9.6 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
$ 100,000 (Nov 1, 2017 onwards) |
Citizenship by investment |
3 months |
no |
yes (minimum $400,000) |
$1.5 million |
no requirement |
– |
– |
yes |
8.5 |
Bahamas |
$500,000 |
Economic Investment PR |
4 months |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Immediate PR |
10 years |
no |
8.4 |
Bulgaria |
€ 512,000 (residency)
€1 million (citizenship) |
Investor visa |
7 months |
yes |
no |
yes |
– |
Immediate |
After 5 years |
yes |
9.0 |
Canada (Quebec) |
CAD 1,200,000 |
Quebec Immigrant Investor Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.4 |
Costa Rica |
$10 million Investor visa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.0 |
Cyprus |
€ 2 million (real estate) |
Cypriot (EU) Citizenship by Investment |
3 months (Immediate passport) |
no |
yes |
€ 5 million |
none |
5 years |
8 years |
yes |
9.0 |
Denmark |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 years |
9 years |
yes |
9.6 |
Dominica |
$ 100,000 |
Citizenship by investment |
8-10 months |
no |
$200,000 |
– |
none |
|
|
yes |
7.5 |
Estonia |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
8 years |
no |
9.2 |
France |
€10 million (investor permit)
€300,000 (Talent passport |
Residence scheme |
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.6 |
Germany |
€250,000 |
Residence scheme |
4 months |
no |
|
€ 250,000 |
|
5 years |
8 years |
yes |
9.8 |
Grenada |
$ 150,000 |
Citizenship by investment |
3 months |
no |
$350,000 |
no |
|
|
|
yes |
7.8 |
Greece |
€ 250,000 (real estate) |
Greece Golden visa |
3-4 months |
Immediate Residency |
yes |
no |
none |
Immediate PR granted |
7 years |
yes |
9.3 |
Hungary |
€ 300,000 closed |
Hungarian Residency Bonds (scheme closed from Mar 20, 2017) |
4-5 months |
Immediate Residency |
no |
no |
none |
Immediate PR |
8 years |
yes |
9.2 |
Hong Kong |
HK$ 10 million |
Capital Investment Scheme (suspended) |
3-5 months |
Immediate Residency |
no |
yes |
yes |
After 7 years |
|
no |
9.1 |
Iceland |
No such program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 years |
7 years |
yes |
9.2 |
Ireland |
Irish Immigrant Investor Program |
€1,000,000 enterprise or €2 million (Bonds) or |
3 months |
Immediate Residency |
possible |
€ 1 million |
|
5 years |
5 years |
yes |
9.5 |
Italy |
€500,000 million |
Golden visa |
2 months |
Residency |
yes |
yes |
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.5 |
Japan |
Investor visa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 years |
5 years |
yes |
9.4 |
Malta |
Approx € 900,000 (citizenship) or €250,000 Bonds for Residency
EU Citizenship |
Malta Individual Investor Program (MIIP) |
3 months |
no |
€ 350,000 (optional) |
no |
none |
5 years (waived) |
5 years (waived) |
yes |
9.5 |
Monaco (Monte Carlo) |
€ 1 million |
Investor visa |
3 months |
Immediate Residency |
optional |
no limit |
6 months per year |
5 years |
10 years |
no |
9.9 |
Netherlands |
€ 1.25 million |
Dutch Investor visa |
3 months |
Immediate Residency |
|
yes |
yes |
5 years |
5 years |
no |
9.6 |
Poland |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
8 years |
yes |
9.2 |
Portugal |
€ 350,000 |
Portugal Golden visa |
3-4 months |
yes |
yes |
€ 1 million |
7 days per year |
After 5 years |
6 years |
yes |
9.6 |
Romania |
€100,000 |
Business Investment Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
8 years |
yes |
9.0 |
Russia |
$ 300,000 |
pending |
|
yes |
|
yes |
|
2 years year |
3-5 years |
yes |
7.0 |
Spain |
€500,000 (real estate) |
Spanish Golden visa |
3-4 months |
yes |
yes |
no |
none |
After 5 years |
10 years |
only with spanish speaking countries |
9.5 |
Switzerland |
CHF 1 million
|
Swiss Lump Sum Taxation |
3 months |
yes |
no |
CHF 1 million turnover |
yes |
10 years |
12 years |
yes |
9.8 |
St Lucia |
$100,000 from Jan 2017 |
Citizenship by investment |
2-3 months |
no |
$300,000 |
$3.5 million |
none |
|
|
yes |
7.9 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$150,000 (Sustainable Growth Fund 2018) |
Citizenship by investment |
8 months |
no |
$400,000 |
|
none |
|
|
yes |
8.3 |
Slovenia |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
|
Slovakia |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
13 years |
yes |
|
United Kingdom (UK) |
GBP 200,000 or GBP 2 million |
UK Entrepreneur or Investor visa (tier-1) |
2 months |
yes |
no |
yes |
9 months per year for UK passport |
5 years |
6 years |
yes |
9.8 |
United States (U.S.A) |
$ 500,000 – 1 million |
EB-5 Investor visa |
10 months |
yes |
no |
yes |
50% of time in US (2.5 out of 5 yrs) |
Immediate |
5 years |
yes |
9.7 |
Liechtenstein |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
30 years |
yes |
9.9 |
Latvia |
€100,000 (business) or €250,000 (real estate/ government bond) |
Latvia Golden visa |
4 months |
yes |
€250,000 |
€80,000 |
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.4 |
Lithuania |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
|
9.3 |
Luxembourg |
€500,000 Investor visa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
7 years |
yes |
9.5 |
New Zealand |
NZ$ 3 million |
Business Investor Visa |
3-4 months |
Immediate Residency |
Possible |
yes |
146 days per year |
2 years |
5 years |
yes |
9.6 |
Norway |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 years |
7 years |
no |
9.6 |
Poland |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
10 years |
yes |
9.4 |
Panama |
$300,000 |
Real Estate |
|
Immediate Residency (PR) |
yes |
yes |
|
|
5 years |
|
7.9 |
Serbia |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
|
yes |
8.6 |
Sweden |
no program exists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
5 years |
yes |
9.8 |
South Korea |
Investor visa ($250,000) |
F5 PR |
|
yes |
|
no limit |
|
|
5 years |
yes |
9.2 |
Singapore |
SG$ 2.5 million (approx US$ 2 million) |
Global Investor Program (GIP) |
|
yes |
no |
yes |
|
Immediate Permanent Residency |
2-6 years with PR |
no |
9.2 |
Slovakia |
€100 million create 300 jobs |
Major investor permit |
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
8 years |
|
|
Vanuatu |
$160,000 Citizenship by Investment |
Vanuatu Development Support Program (DSP) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
yes |
7.2 |
Moldova |
$100,000 MCBI launched in 2018 |
Citizenship by Investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 years |
yes |
8 |
Montenegro |
€250,000
|
Special Citizenship by Investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 years |
yes |
8.2 |
United States |
$500,000 |
EB-5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 years |
yes |
9.1 |
Turkey |
$250,000 (real estate) or $500,000 in Bonds or deposit |
Citizenship by investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
yes |
7.0 |