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Residency by investment

Golden visas, investor and business residence permits. Each card shows the headline minimum and the path to citizenship. Programs without a full guide appear as plain text.

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North America

  • USA EB-5

    United States · EB-5

    Pending

    Details

    From US$800,000

  • USA Gold Card

    United States · Gold Card

    Pending

    Details

    No statute and no published regulation

  • USA E-2 treaty investor

    United States · E-2 treaty investor

    Full guide 31 Dec

  • Canada Quebec Investor Program

    Canada · Quebec Investor Program

    Full guide 10 Nov

  • Canada Provincial entrepreneur

    Canada · Provincial entrepreneur

    Full guide 24 Nov

  • Canada Start-up Visa

    Canada · Start-up Visa

    Paused

    Details

    Paused to new applicants

Europe

  • UK Tier 1 (Investor)

    United Kingdom · Tier 1 (Investor)

    Closed

    Details

    Closed to new applicants on 17 February 2022

  • UK Innovator Founder

    United Kingdom · Innovator Founder

    Full guide 25 Dec

  • Ireland Immigrant Investor Programme

    Ireland · Immigrant Investor Programme

    Full guide 15 Jan 2027

  • Portugal Golden Visa

    Portugal · Golden Visa

    Full guide 20 Oct

  • Portugal Property route

    Portugal · Property route

    Full guide 3 Nov

  • Portugal D7 visa

    Portugal · D7 visa

    Full guide 30 Oct

  • Greece Golden Visa

    Greece · Golden Visa

    Open

    Details

    From €250,000

  • Italy Investor visa

    Italy · Investor visa

    Full guide 29 Oct

  • Italy Elective residence

    Italy · Elective residence

    Full guide 1 Dec

  • Malta Permanent residence

    Malta · Permanent residence

    Open

    Details

    From €375,000

  • Cyprus Permanent residence

    Cyprus · Permanent residence

    Full guide 8 Jan 2027

  • Hungary Guest Investor Program

    Hungary · Guest Investor Program

    Full guide 20 Nov

  • Latvia Golden Visa

    Latvia · Golden Visa

    Full guide 4 Dec

Asia-Pacific

Latin America

  • Panama Qualified Investor

    Panama · Qualified Investor

    Open

    Details

    From US$300,000

  • Paraguay Residence

    Paraguay · Residence

    Full guide 23 Oct

Gulf

Indicative, as at 7 Oct 2026. Fees, taxes and family members are additional.

White houses above the caldera in Oia, Santorini, Greece

01Choosing

How to choose a residence program

  1. 01Days you can spend thereMinimum stay rules differ by program and by year.
  2. 02Whether citizenship mattersSome routes lead to naturalisation; others do not.
  3. 03Where you will be taxedResidence permits and tax residence are separate tests.
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