Category: Golden Visa

The National Immigration Directorate and Aliens policing (OIF), on Jan 22, 2025 has approved the second investment fund eligible for Guest investor visas (Golden visa). To receive Guest residence in Hungary, foreigners must invest atleast EUR 250,000 in a real estate investment fund. The property purchase route has been canceled by Hungarian government to protect…

The Portuguese government has allocated €5.97 million to AIMA to expedite the regularization of over 400,000 pending residency applications, before deadline set for June 30, 2025. This initiative addresses the need to regularize immigrants, and demands from employers facing labor shortages. Government invested almost €6 million to AIMA to speed up pending immigrant residency cases.…

Golden Visas programs often are tied to property investments or investment funds. The Caveat is ordinary investors may find it difficult to understand the true benefits of investing in a fund versus buying a property. Real Estate is suitable for those looking for stable income (through rental income) and long-term capital appreciation. Investment Funds, on…

The AIMA immigration agency will be reopening 90 day processing service, starting from January 15, 2025, for ARI residence authorization procedure (with family reunification), for people who have invested at least €500,000 euros in Portugal through investment fund or capital transfer in companies creating atleast 10 jobs . AIMA promises that decisions on applications will…

The Portuguese Immigration Office (AIMA)  implementing an accelerated  procedure in order to complete all pending Golden Visa applications during the 1st semester of 2025, thus matching the official promise announced by the Government last summer. This new proceeding consists of processing the entire process digitally up to the biometrics stage, which appointment will be scheduled…

We get a lot of questions from Russian nationals asking about the eligibility for Golden visa programs. We clarify some information here. The Portugal golden visa program is open to Russian/Belarusian nationals but on certain conditions. In general, Russians living in Russia cannot apply for Golden Visa/CBI programs due to international sanctions in place. Exceptions:…

The Spanish government has made modifications to the GV Law 13/2014 to close golden visas issued for property investors and other investments in Spain. The Law 13/2014 has been voted by Senate, signed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Perez and was published on Jan 3, 2025 with the 3 month grace period until April 1,…

AIMA now started to count waiting times for residence permits for citizenship applications filed by immigrants in Portugal. According to local news reports, The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is already taking into account calculating the waiting time for a residence permit in Portugal when calculating the deadline for applications for Portuguese citizenship,…

Malta permanent residency program has received record number of last minute applications during December month, before new prices go into effect from Jan 1, 2025. Earlier the agency announced new fee structure for Malta Permanent Residence Program (MPRP) “With the recent changes in the fee structure, December witnessed a record number of applications, surpassing previous…

Greece has expanded golden visa program to include new startup option, providing a red carpet welcome to young founders to actively participate in building the future of Greek entrepreneurship through Elevate Greece Startup ecosystem.  Greece is home to many aspiring entrepreneurs who are working on promising new ideas and innovative business models The size of…