Residency By Investment
Residency-by-Investment
Global mobility has become a requirement for businesses and individuals looking to grow beyond boundaries. Many high-net-worth individuals want to minimize the amount of time usually involved in paperwork and legal and financial formalities for overseas travel. For them, faster mobility means faster executions of important business decisions. These individuals want the freedom to move at a short notice. Residency-by-investment schemes established by many countries across the world (particularly in the European Union) is the most cost-effective and fastest way to increase international mobility without committing to a second citizenship. This option is also gaining popularity among ‘digital’ nomads, retirees, and global investors who want to benefit from the favorable economic condition in other countries.
If you are exploring a residency-by-investment program for any of these reasons, it’s important to do an in-depth analysis of the specifics of the program offered by the host country of your choice. No two residency-by-investment programs are the same. Some are better if you want freedom of movement across borders with a low-cost investment in exchange for residency, while some others are great if you are looking for good returns on your investment (even if the minimum investment amount is high). Some programs make you eligible to apply for citizenship after a certain number of years, while others don’t.
Residency-by-Investment: Factors to Consider
Choosing a residency-by-investment program can be a tricky process. You’ll have plenty of options, but it is not easy to navigate through confusing details and pick the one that best suits your investment and travel goals. Here are a few important factors to consider:
· Type of residency: Temporary or permanent?
· Travel: Which countries will you be able to travel visa-free or visa-on-arrival?
· Residency permit duration: Most European countries offer 5-year residency permit.
· Citizenship: Can residency permit lead to citizenship? If yes, what are the eligibility criteria
· Minimum stay requirement: How many days will you need to spend in the host country to maintain and renew residency permit?
· Objective: Do you want a residency permit for visa-free travel? Is your objective to invest in a foreign country?
· Family: Can you include family members including spouse, children and grandparents.
· Exit strategy: What is the minimum holding period for your investment?
· Freedom: Will you and your family be allowed to live, study or work in the host country?
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Benefits of Residency-by-Investment
Millions of people in the world want the freedom to migrate to another country if they had a choice, several migration surveys have reported. The popularity of residency-by-investment programs is a testimony to this fact. Here are a few reasons why you may want to consider investing in a residency permit:
Economic opportunities
This obviously tops the list of benefits. As you get the freedom to travel to more countries, you’ll have opportunities at your disposal to broaden your perspective as well as resources. Many residency-by-investment programs allow you to work in the host country. Pursing your dream career and gaining international exposure become very easy.
Freedom of movement
You will notice that most countries which offer residency-by-investment program have a strong passport ranking. It means the residency permit will give you easy access to international destinations.
Access to better infrastructure
Most residency permits allow foreign nationals to utilize the world-class infrastructure of the host country. You will have access to a better healthcare system and employment opportunities. You children can study in top-ranked schools, colleges, and other educational institutes.
Security
A residency permit offers peace of mind during periods of political and economic instability in your country of origin.
Wealth management
Many countries with a residency-by-investment program incentivize foreign investment by providing foreign nationals a favorable tax regime.
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Why Golden Visa Advisors
Golden Visa Advisors bring years of experience and first-hand knowledge in residency and citizenship planning to the table. It enables our clients to save time and money and easily navigate through the otherwise complex and confusing process.
As a global leader in this industry, we strive to uphold the highest standards of professionalism. Our residency planning experts analyze each client’s individual situation and offer a tailored solution.
Our highly-skilled multilingual team of professionals streamlines the entire process with precision planning. We leverage our robust international connections to speed up the process of compliance with various legal and financial formalities.
Globalvestment Capital Partners is recognized as the world’s leading expert in residency and citizenship planning. Our full-scale residency planning service includes:
· Analyzing our client’s individual situation,
· Counselling them on all the available options
· Deciding on the most suitable residency solution
· Developing a strategy
· Executing the strategy
In this guide, we will explain in brief the different types of residency programs and what they entail:
Portugal
· Established: 2012
· Location: Europe
· Min Investment/contribution: $350,000
· Real Estate Investment Option: Available
· Time to residency: 3-8 months
· Key Benefits: Free movement to Europe’s Schengen area, eligible to include family members in the application, possibility of permanent residency and citizenship after 5 years.
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Spain
· Established: 2013
· Location: Europe
· Min investment/contribution: €500,000
· Real estate Investment option: Available
· Time to residency: 2-3 months
· Key benefits: Free movement to Europe’s Schengen area, possibility of citizenship in 10 years, family members eligible along with main applicant
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Greece
· Established: 2013
· Location: Europe
· Min investment/contribution: €250,000
· Real estate Investment option: Available
· Time to residency: 3-8 months
· Key benefits: Europe’s most flexible residency-by-investment program, low investment threshold, family can be included in the application, visa-free travel to Europe’s Schengen zone
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Ireland
· Established: 2012
· Location: Europe
· Min investment/contribution: €500,000
· Real estate Investment option: Through REITs. Direct investment now allowed.
· Time to residency: 2-3 months
· Key benefits: Low risk investment options, visa-free travel to Europe’s Schengen zone, possibility of citizenship or permanent residency in five years, family can be included in a single application, fast processing time
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Germany
· Location: Central Europe
· Min investment/contribution: €350,000
· Real estate Investment option: Available
· Time to residency: 3 years
· Key benefits: visa-free travel to Europe’s Schengen area eligibility to apply for permanent residency in 3 years and citizenship in 8 years, resilient economy
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USA (E2 non-immigrant visa)
· Location: North America
· Min investment/contribution: ‘Substantial’, No official minimum investment threshold
· Real estate Investment option: Not available
· Time to residency: 1-2 months
· Key benefits: Travel freely in the USA, easily extendable, low investment threshold (it can be as low as $100,000), possibility of good returns on investment, American education for your children