Can EU/EEA nationals apply for Golden visas?

Golden Visa

In general, EU and EEA including Swiss and Andorra nationals cannot apply for any golden visa programs. It makes it superfluous for nationals of these countries to apply for EU Golden visa schemes seeking residency. Only third country nationals are eligible to apply for Golden visa schemes (eg. US, Canada, India, China). Family members of EU/EEA citizens who are third country nationals may be eligible to apply for Golden visa.

As a result of Brexit, UK nationals are also considered third country nationals eligible to apply for EU Golden visa programs. Portugal, Greece, Ireland are the three most popular GV programs in the European Union.

EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

EEA countries: EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Switzerland: Switzerland is not an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market.

Non-Schengen:  United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Croatia and Romania are not Schengen countries.

Prabhu Balakrishnan

Prabhu Balakrishnan

Founder and CEO of Best Citizenships

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