Residency by investment

Residency by investment, modelled honestly.

Golden visas and investor residence across Europe, the Gulf and beyond. Each program priced to its full five-year cost, dated to the day it was last checked, and ranked on what actually matters for your situation.

Every figure dated and verified monthly

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Portugal

Golden Visa (ARI)

From: From €250,000 (cultural donation; €200,000 in low-density areas)
Timeline: 12 to 36 months to residence card
Citizenship: 10 years
Tax: No worldwide tax on non-residents; IFICI 20% flat rate possible if eligible

Greece

Golden Visa

From: €250,000 (conversions / restorations) to €800,000
Timeline: 2 to 6 months to approval; longer with property search
Citizenship: 7 years
Tax: €100k/year flat tax on foreign income (non-dom), optional

Italy

Investor Visa

From: From €250,000
Timeline: 1 to 3 months
Citizenship: 10 years
Tax: Optional €300,000/yr flat tax on foreign income (2026)

Hungary

Guest Investor Programme

From: From €250,000 (real estate fund)
Timeline: 1 to 3 months to residence card
Citizenship: 8 years
Tax: 15% flat personal income tax; 9% corporate (EU's lowest)

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Latvia

Residence by Investment

From: From €50,000 (business) / €250,000 (real estate, closing 2027)
Timeline: About 1 to 3 months to a residence card
Citizenship: 10 years
Tax: Progressive PIT 25.5% / 33% (plus 3% surtax over €200k); residency triggers worldwide tax

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Malta

Permanent Residence (MPRP)

From: From ~€169,000 (rental route, single applicant, all-in)
Timeline: 4 to 6 months to approval in principle
Citizenship: Residence only
Tax: Non-dom remittance basis: foreign income taxed only when brought into Malta; €5,000 minimum annual tax may apply

United Arab Emirates

Golden Visa

From: AED 2,000,000 (~$545,000)
Timeline: 1 to 4 weeks
Citizenship: Residence only
Tax: 0% personal income tax

United States

EB-5 Immigrant Investor

From: USD 800,000 (TEA: rural or high-unemployment area)
Timeline: Rural TEA I-526E often 8 to 16 months; urban high-unemployment I-526E around 32 to 36 months; conditional green card then I-829 removal of conditions around 20 months
Citizenship: 5 years
Tax: Full US worldwide taxation from day one of residency

Cyprus

Permanent Residence by Investment

From: From EUR 300,000 (plus VAT on new residential property)
Timeline: About 2 to 6 months to approval
Citizenship: 8 years
Tax: EU non-dom: 0% on foreign dividends, interest and rents for up to 17 years

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Panama

Qualified Investor Visa

From: USD 300,000 in real estate (rises to USD 500,000 after 15 Oct 2026)
Timeline: About 30 to 60 days to permanent residence
Citizenship: 5 years
Tax: Territorial: foreign-source income is not taxed

Singapore

Global Investor Programme

From: From S$10 million (business route)
Timeline: 12 to 24 months to PR
Citizenship: 2 years
Tax: Territorial system, no capital gains tax, top personal rate 24%

New Zealand

Active Investor Plus Visa

From: NZD 5,000,000 (~USD 3,000,000) over 3 years into Growth-category direct investments or approved managed funds
Timeline: Approval in principle in roughly 3 months, then 6 months to transfer and invest
Citizenship: 5 years
Tax: No capital gains tax and a 4-year exemption on most foreign income for new migrants

Mauritius

Residence by Property Investment and Occupation Permit

From: USD 375,000 into approved real estate (PDS, IRS, RES, Smart City or Ground+2 apartment); or as low as USD 50,000 into a Mauritian company for the investor occupation permit
Timeline: 2 to 6 months to a permit
Citizenship: 5 years
Tax: No capital gains tax, no inheritance tax, low headline income tax, but the old flat 15 percent has been replaced by progressive brackets

Malaysia

My Second Home (MM2H)

From: USD 150,000 fixed deposit (Silver tier) plus a MYR 600,000 (~USD 127,000) property purchase; Sarawak S-MM2H is cheaper at roughly MYR 150,000 (~USD 32,000) deposited with no property requirement
Timeline: About 4 to 8 months from application to visa endorsement
Citizenship: Residence only
Tax: Effectively territorial for most residents through 2036, but remitted foreign income exemption details keep shifting

Thailand

Thailand Privilege Visa and Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa

From: THB 650,000 (~USD 19,000) one-time membership fee for the Thailand Privilege Bronze tier; the LTR visa has no membership fee but the Wealthy Global Citizen route needs USD 500,000 placed in Thai assets
Timeline: 1 to 3 months
Citizenship: Residence only
Tax: Territorial-style relief on the LTR, ordinary remittance tax on Privilege

Monaco

Residency (Carte de Sejour)

From: EUR 500,000+ deposited in a Monegasque bank (many tier-1 banks want EUR 1,000,000 or more); plus Monaco accommodation, with rents from roughly EUR 3,000 to EUR 10,000+ per month
Timeline: 3 to 6 months to first card
Citizenship: 10 years
Tax: Zero personal income tax for residents, with one major exception: French nationals.

Switzerland

Residence via Lump-Sum Taxation (Forfait Fiscal / Pauschalbesteuerung)

From: No investment sum. Instead a negotiated annual tax, commonly CHF 250,000 to 1,000,000+ (~EUR 260,000 to 1,050,000+) depending on canton, on a deemed base of at least CHF 434,700 federal (~EUR 455,000) for 2026. The number shown is an illustrative low-end annual cost in EUR, not a one-time fee.
Timeline: 3 to 9 months to a B permit once a canton agrees the ruling
Citizenship: 10 years
Tax: A fixed annual tax based on living costs, not worldwide income or wealth, but it is real money and it is not zero

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Canada

Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) and Start-Up Visa

From: Start-Up Visa: no fixed sum, but CAD 75,000 (~USD 55,000) angel commitment or CAD 200,000 (~USD 150,000) VC commitment into a real business; QIIP (dormant): CAD 1,200,000 (~USD 880,000) total, of which CAD 1,000,000 is a refundable 5-year loan and CAD 200,000 is a non-refundable donation
Timeline: Start-Up Visa: PR on approval, but ~3-4 years processing; QIIP: 3-year work permit then PR
Citizenship: 3 years
Tax: Full residence-based worldwide taxation once you become a Canadian tax resident

Closed programs

Kept on the record, with the closest live alternatives, so the search traffic still lands somewhere honest.

Spain

Golden Visa

From: Closed (was EUR 500,000 real estate)
Timeline: No longer available
Citizenship: Residence only
Tax: No special investor tax regime; the Beckham Law (24% flat) applies to qualifying employees, not investors

United Kingdom

Tier 1 (Investor) Visa (closed)

From: No investment route exists. The closed Tier 1 visa required GBP 2,000,000 (~USD 2,540,000) in UK assets; that path is gone with no replacement.
Timeline: Closed (no investor route); alternatives take 3 to 6 years to settlement
Citizenship: 6 years
Tax: UK tax residence is worldwide, but the new 4-year FIG regime shelters foreign income and gains for recent arrivals

Australia

Significant Investor Visa (closed); National Innovation visa (subclass 858)

From: No investment route. The Significant Investor Visa (AUD 5,000,000, roughly USD 3,300,000) closed to new applicants on 31 July 2024.
Timeline: Not applicable. No open investment pathway.
Citizenship: 4 years
Tax: Full worldwide-income taxation on residents, with rates among the highest in the Asia-Pacific. No tax incentive exists or ever did under the closed investor route.