Greece, Portugal and Luxembourg are the only golden visa schemes that offers residency for intangible investments such as bank deposits exceeding the value of €400,000, for individuals and legal entities. Greece – 400K euros Portugal – 1.5M euro (from 2022) Luxembourg – 20M euro No other country will give you a golden visa for depositing cash in a bank. Bank…
Portugal has the most exciting golden visa program in the European Union. Infact, it was Portugal that invented the whole new ‘Golden visa’ brand for investment activities, when the Government launched the ARI scheme in 2012. Portugal is one of the most exciting countries in Europe to live, study and invest. Due to its close proximity with US continent, Portugal…
Golden visas are the most popular investment programs to acquire fast track permanency by foreigners. Many investors do not know which golden visa programs offer permanent and temporary residency. It is critical to understand the difference between temporary residence permit (TRP) and Permanent residence permit (PRP). Temporary residency is issued only for one or two years with extensions, while permanent…
In general, there is no limit to citizenships you can hold. It is quite common for one individual to hold more than 5 citizenships at the same time. You must know that dual citizenship laws, allow single citizenship and legally restrict how many citizenships you hold. These regulations deny significant population worldwide from holding multiple citizenships. There are 223 nationalities…
People often dream of retiring in a foreign country. Retirement in a foreign country can be as exciting and adventurous for many people just to explore the world! Europe has been a major retirement destination for most british and american expatriates. Europe has truly the most beautiful picturesque landscapes and sunny beaches, and retirement doesn’t come cheap and can be…
Explore the global landscape of dual citizenship with 76 percent of the World countries adopting a more tolerant stance. Asian countries tend to be non-tolerant recognising only one nationality.
Dual citizenship is perhaps the least understood topics in today’s residence and citizenship planning. . The first thing you must consider when acquiring a second citizenship or residency is whether your country allows dual citizenship or not. Depending on this, you get to pick a citizenship or residence program. If the host nation, freely allows dual nationality, then multiple citizenships…
We have put together important difference between citizenship and residency by investment programs. Many often confuse between citizenship and residency. Many media outlets do not use the right word. Be clear to say whether it is a Golden ‘Visa’ or ‘Passport’ program Here are some important differences between citizenship and residency. Differences Citizenship Residency You become Citizen Resident (temporary /…
The Antigua and Barbuda Government has launched a new “Nomad Digital Residence” program for travelers, who can work remotely from a a safe Caribbean country with a accessible digital infrastructure. This scheme is similar to residence scheme launched by Barbados allowing HNW nomads to work from beaches All successful applicants will be issued a 2 year resident visa in Antigua…
St Kitts and Nevis is one of the beautiful countries in the Caribbean and also a former english colony. It is a small country with just a population of 55,000. St Kitts and Nevis is one of the difficult countries in the world to get citizenship. Naturalizing as resident takes 14 years of living. This is exactly why citizenship by…