Nine countries ranked by Ceoworld magazine offer the opportunity to obtain a residence permit or citizenship by investment. We have presented their results in the form of a table.
Ranking of countries with investment programmes
Investors invest money in a country’s economy in order to obtain a residence permit and citizenship by investment programme. States offer one or more investment options. The programmes involve the investor’s family - the spouse and children up to the age of 18.
A residence permit in Switzerland for financially independent persons is granted without the right to work in the country. The investor enters into an agreement with the local authorities and pays a lump sum tax of £450,000. The residence permit is issued for a period of 6 months.
Residence permits in the UK the Russians are issued on a point system, the main criteria for evaluation - education, age, occupation and skill level. A person must score 70 points in order to receive status.
A Caribbean passport or Vanuatu passport is an alternative to a residence permit in the UK.
Caribbean citizenship is granted by investment from $100,000 in a government fund. The procedure takes 2 months or more.
Vanuatu citizenship is granted for a non-refundable fee of $130,000 or more to the National Development Fund. Passport is issued in 1 month or less.
The Austrian residence permit for financially independent persons is issued according to quotas.
A residence permit in Portugal is granted by an investment of 250,000 € or more in the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage. The processing time is from 8 months. The advantage of the programme is that the whole family can apply for Portuguese citizenship after 5 years.
A residence permit in Greece is granted by an investment of €250,000 or more. The investor invests money in real estate and gets the status after 3 months.
Turkish citizenship can be obtained by investment in real estate from €250,000. Registration of the passport takes from 3 months.
Permanent residence in Cyprus is issued for the purchase of real estate from 300 000 €. Registration of the card takes 2 months.
Maltese citizenship for exceptional services by direct investment from €690,000 can be obtained by foreigners who have passed a rigorous due diligence check. The investor first receives a residence permit and after a year or three years can apply for citizenship.
Montenegrin citizenship is issued for €350,000. It takes from 4 months to obtain a passport.
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