Investment & premium residence pathways

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Investment Residence

Hong Kong's capital-investment route is for adults who can prove substantial recent net assets and place at least HKD 30 million into permitted…

residency Singapore

Singapore Investor Permanent Residence

Singapore's Global Investor Program can grant permanent residence to a small group of established global business owners, fast-growth founders,…

residency Anguilla

Anguilla Business Property Residence

Anguilla’s business-property option starts at USD $750,000 and is advertised with a right to reside and work. A mixed business-and-home purchase must put…

residency Anguilla

Anguilla Fund Residence

Anguilla offers a permanent-residence application through a Capital Development Fund contribution, starting at USD $150,000 for one applicant. Additional…

residency Anguilla

Anguilla Property Residence

Anguilla’s residence-only property option starts at USD $750,000 for a family of up to four. The property must qualify under the program, and approval…

residency Bermuda

Bermuda Investment Residence

Adults making an approved investment of at least BMD 2,500,000 can apply for Bermuda’s Economic Investment Residential Certificate.

residency Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 25-Year Residence

This 25-year residence certificate combines a Cayman investment with independent income or a qualifying local account. Investment and income thresholds are…

residency Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Property Residence

This property-based residence route requires at least KYD 2 million paid into qualifying developed real estate. Despite its official permanent-residence…

residency Turks and Caicos Islands

TCI Business Investment Residence

A qualifying business investment can support a Permanent Residence Certificate with a Governor’s undertaking. The floor is USD $750,000 on five named…

residency Turks and Caicos Islands

TCI USD $1 Million Investment Residence

A separate Turks and Caicos Permanent Residence Certificate category covers at least USD $1 million already invested in a qualifying home or business…

residency Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Home Investment Residence

A qualifying completed home investment may support a Permanent Residence Certificate with a Governor’s undertaking. The published floor is USD $300,000…

residency New Zealand

New Zealand Active Investor Plus Visa

New Zealand offers residence through two investment categories: Growth requires NZD 5 million for three years; Balanced requires NZD 10 million for five…

residency United Arab Emirates

UAE Investor Residence Visa

The UAE real-estate Golden Visa is for property owners whose UAE property meets the official value and ownership rules. It generally requires…

residency United Arab Emirates

UAE Public Investment Golden Visa

The UAE may grant a 10-year Golden Residence to an investor who places at least AED 2 million in an accepted public-investment form or owns a qualifying…

residency South Korea

South Korea Investor or Startup Visa

South Korea's D-8 category covers several different business routes, including investment in a Korean corporation or individual business, a certified…

residency South Korea

South Korea Public Investment Residence

South Korea offers residence to investors who put at least KRW 1.5 billion into an approved public fund or development project. Keeping the investment for…

residency Luxembourg

Luxembourg Investor Residence Permit

This residence pathway is for applicants who can make one of Luxembourg's approved business, investment-structure, or bank-deposit investments. It…

residency United States

U.S. Investor Green Card

EB-5 is a green card route for investors who place a large qualifying investment into a U.S. commercial enterprise and plan to create at least 10 full-time…

residency United States

U.S. Treaty Investor Visa

The E-2 is a temporary U.S. route for nationals of treaty countries who invest a substantial amount of capital in a real, active U.S. business. It…

residency Malta

Malta Permanent Residence Program

Malta's permanent residence program is for financially qualified non-EU applicants who can meet the required contribution, property, and asset rules. It…

residency Cyprus

Cyprus Permanent Residence by Investment

Cyprus's investor Immigration Permit is a permanent residence route for third-country nationals who invest at least €300,000 in qualifying Cyprus…

residency Italy

Italy Investor Visa

Italy's Investor Visa is for applicants making an accepted investment such as government bonds, an Italian company, an innovative startup, or a…

residency Greece

Greece Investor Residence Permit

This residence pathway is for applicants who can make and maintain a qualifying real-estate, financial, or registered-startup investment in Greece. Each…

residency Bahrain

Bahrain Golden Residence

Bahrain's Golden Residency offers permanent residence to qualifying long-term professionals, property owners, retirees, and people recognized for…

residency Bahrain

Bahrain Property Owner Residence

Bahrain has ordinary self-sponsored residence for qualifying homeowners. It requires property worth at least BHD 50,000 and documented income, alongside…

residency Andorra

Andorra Residence for Self-Funded People

Andorra's residence without work is for financially self-supporting applicants who want to live in Andorra without local employment. It generally requires…

residency San Marino

San Marino Business-Investment Residence

Substantial business projects with credible employment and related property commitments can be considered for discretionary registered residence in San…

residency San Marino

San Marino Investment Residence

San Marino may grant residence to applicants making and maintaining a qualifying home purchase or a specified long-term financial investment.

residency Qatar

Qatar Property Owner Residence

Qatar offers sponsor-free residence to qualifying non-Qatari property owners, with an enhanced benefits tier for substantially higher-value real estate.

residency Saudi Arabia

Saudi Business Investor Residence

Saudi Arabia's business-investor product can grant permanent Premium Residency to an applicant investing at least SAR 7 million and meeting the current…

residency Saudi Arabia

Saudi Property Owner Residence

Saudi Arabia's real-estate-owner product links Premium Residency to ownership or qualifying rights in residential property worth at least SAR 4 million.

residency Saudi Arabia

Saudi Renewable Premium Residence

Saudi Arabia's limited-duration product offers renewable Premium Residency for one or more years at the current annual fee, without requiring a separate…

residency Saudi Arabia

Saudi Unlimited Premium Residence

Saudi Arabia's unlimited-duration product offers Premium Residency without a fixed end date after payment of the current SAR 800,000 one-time fee and…

residency Portugal

Portugal Golden Visa

Portugal's Golden Visa is for applicants making an accepted investment, now focused on routes such as qualifying funds, cultural support, research, or…

residency Latvia

Latvia Investor Residence Permit

Latvia offers residence through qualifying company investments, with separate state payments, annual company-tax requirements, and nationality…

residency Chile

Chile Investor Temporary Residence

Chile's investor permit is a narrow company-role route. It covers specified leaders of a foreign company pursuing a productive investment of at least USD…

residency Türkiye (Turkey)

Turkish Citizenship by Investment

Türkiye's exceptional citizenship route is for applicants who complete one of the investment or job-creation options set by the government and obtain the…

citizenship Türkiye (Turkey)

Türkiye Short-Term Residence Permit

Türkiye's short-term residence permit is for a specific purpose listed in Article 31, such as owning and using a qualifying home, documented tourism,…

residency Hungary

Hungary Guest Investor Residence Permit

Hungary's guest investor residence permit is for third-country nationals whose qualifying investment is treated as being in Hungary's national economic…

residency Argentina

Argentina Investor Visa

Argentina's investor residence is for a person using their own assets for an operating productive, commercial, or service project that Argentina considers…

residency Kuwait

Kuwait KDIPA Investor Residence

Owners or partners in qualifying KDIPA-licensed entities can seek long-term residence of up to 15 years under Kuwait’s 2026 investment framework.

residency Montenegro

Montenegro Property Residence

Owners of qualifying Montenegrin property can apply for temporary residence, with a minimum assessed value applying to most new non-European applicants.

residency Uruguay

Uruguay Business Owner Permanent Residence

Uruguay has no stand-alone investor visa or golden visa. A person running or earning income from a Uruguayan business may instead use that real business…

residency Bahamas

Bahamas Permanent Residence by Investment

The Bahamas economic permanent residence route is for investors making a substantial qualifying investment, usually in real estate or approved financial…

residency Bahamas

Bahamas Residence Card for Homeowners

The Bahamas Home Owner Resident Permit is for a non-Bahamian who owns a habitable home in The Bahamas while maintaining a primary home outside the country…

residency Panama

Panama Friendly Nations Residence

Citizens of Panama’s listed Friendly Nations can apply for residence through a Panamanian job, qualifying property worth at least PAB 200,000, or a PAB…

residency Panama

Panama Qualified Investor Visa

Permanent residence through an approved investment: PAB 300,000 for qualifying new property, PAB 500,000 for resale property, securities or a qualifying…

residency Panama

Panama Reforestation Investor Visa

A qualifying forestry investment of at least PAB 100,000 can support provisional residence followed by a permanent-residence application. At least PAB…

residency Georgia

Georgia Investment Residence Permit

Georgia's investment residence permit is based on at least USD $300,000 invested in Georgia or applicant-owned non-agricultural property whose certified…

residency Georgia

Georgia Property-Owner Residence

Georgia's short-term property residence permit is for a foreign owner of non-agricultural real estate in Georgia whose certified market value exceeds USD…

residency Oman

Oman Golden Investor Residence

Oman's Golden Residency offers a renewable ten-year status through qualifying property, business, bonds, listed shares, fixed deposits, major job creation,…

residency Malaysia

Malaysia 20-Year Long-Stay Visa

Malaysia's active Premium Visa Program is a 20-year long-stay route for applicants who meet one of the program's high financial-capacity tests and also…

residency Malaysia

Malaysia Long-Stay Residence Program

Malaysia My Second Home is a long-stay route with four current national categories: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and SEZ/SFZ. Each has its own age, US-dollar…

residency Costa Rica

Costa Rica Investor Residence

Costa Rica's investor category is temporary residence for a foreign national who makes and documents at least USD $150,000 in one of the investment forms…

residency Saint Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts Citizenship Investment: Donation

The Sustainable Island State Contribution is a non-refundable citizenship-program payment. It starts at USD $250,000 for a main applicant or a family of up…

citizenship Saint Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts Citizenship Investment: Real Estate

This route is for an adult who can buy qualifying real estate under the Citizenship Program. Approved developer property and designated private…

citizenship Serbia

Serbia Residence for Homeowners

Temporary residence for foreign nationals who own a qualifying home in Serbia and intend to live there.

residency Barbados

Barbados Special Residence Permit

Barbados's Special Entry and Reside Permit is a discretionary residence route for eligible high-net-worth applicants, retired property owners and people…

residency Grenada

Grenada Citizenship Investment: Donation

Grenada's citizenship-by-investment program has a non-refundable National Transformation Fund contribution starting at USD $235,000 for a main applicant…

citizenship Grenada

Grenada Citizenship Investment: Project

Grenada's citizenship investment route requires USD $350,000 in an approved project, or USD $270,000 for a qualifying tourism-property share. Both options…

citizenship Mauritius

Mauritius Approved-Property Residence

A qualifying home in an Economic Development Board approved residential scheme can support residence in Mauritius while the property remains owned.

residency Mauritius

Mauritius Golden Investor Residence

Mauritius's new Golden Visa offers a renewable two-year status and a route to permanent residence after a USD $1 million investment in an approved…

residency Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Citizenship by Investment: Donation

Antigua and Barbuda's Citizenship by Investment Program has a non-refundable National Development Fund contribution starting at USD $230,000 per…

citizenship Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Citizenship by Investment: Property

This citizenship-by-investment option requires at least USD $300,000 in a project approved by Antigua and Barbuda's Citizenship by Investment Unit. The…

citizenship Albania

Albania Business-Investor Residence

Albania offers residence for a qualifying active business investment with demanding staffing, wage, and business-record requirements. Experienced legal…

residency Albania

Albania Residence for Property Owners

Owning property in Albania can give you a way to live there. You need to own at least half of the property in your own name, keep that ownership, and show…

residency Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia Residence Through Real Estate

Bosnia and Herzegovina may grant temporary residence to a registered property owner who also proves an effective connection to the country. Property…

residency Mexico

Mexico Residence by Business Investment

Mexico's investor Temporary Resident route requires documented paid-in participation above the official threshold in a Mexican company, together with the…

residency Mexico

Mexico Residence by Property Ownership

Mexico's real-estate Temporary Resident route is for an applicant who already owns Mexican property above the official threshold and can prove personal…

residency Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Investor Residence

A permitted investment of USD $100,000 can support a five-year Sri Lanka Investor Visa. USD $200,000 supports a ten-year arrangement with a later…

residency Montserrat

Montserrat Business Investment Residence

Montserrat offers economic residence to experienced businesspeople with a commercial investment plan and lawfully obtained net worth above XCD 400,000. A…

residency Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Investor Residence

This route is for an ordinary direct investor with at least USD $200,000 of qualifying, registered investment in the Dominican Republic. A separately…

residency Saint Lucia

St. Lucia Citizenship Investment: Bonds

This citizenship-by-investment pathway is for adult applicants and qualifying family members who can make the approved Saint Lucia government-bond…

citizenship Saint Lucia

St. Lucia Citizenship Investment: Business

This pathway is for an adult who can invest in a qualifying Saint Lucian enterprise project as a developer, joint investor, or applicant in an approved…

citizenship Saint Lucia

St. Lucia Citizenship Investment: Donation

This citizenship-by-investment pathway is for adult applicants and qualifying family members who can make a government contribution or donation. It…

citizenship Saint Lucia

St. Lucia Citizenship Investment: Real Estate

This citizenship-by-investment pathway is for adult applicants and qualifying family members who can invest in government-approved real estate in Saint…

citizenship Ecuador

Ecuador Investor Visa

A temporary-residence route based on a qualifying Ecuadorian deposit or security, real estate, company equity, or certain current contracts with the…

residency Moldova

Moldova Temporary Residence by Investment

Moldova can grant temporary residence to a foreign shareholder or partner in a Moldovan legal entity who meets either the investment-value test or the…

residency Maldives

Maldives Corporate Resident Visa

Qualifying investors can apply for Maldives corporate residence through an approved investment or bank-deposit route.

residency North Macedonia

North Macedonia Citizenship by Economic Merit

North Macedonia can grant citizenship for special economic interest where the applicant meets official investment criteria and the government accepts the…

citizenship Peru

Peru Investor Residence

Residence for a qualifying business investment of at least PEN 500,000, with the required transfer and company records.

residency Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Deposit or Securities Residence

A qualifying bank deposit or specified securities worth at least AZN 100,000 can support temporary residence in Azerbaijan.

residency Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Property Residence

Ownership of qualifying Azerbaijani real estate worth at least AZN 100,000 can support an application for temporary residence.

residency Brazil

Brazil Investor Residence for Businesses

Brazil's business-investor route is for a foreign individual investing their own external funds in a Brazilian company. The standard threshold is BRL…

residency Brazil

Brazil Property Investor Residence

Brazil's real-estate investor route is for a foreign individual buying qualifying urban property with their own funds transferred from abroad. The minimum…

residency Colombia

Colombia Investor Residence Visa

Colombia has separate migrant routes for a qualifying company owner, a property investor, and a larger direct foreign investor. Each track has its own…

residency Mongolia

Mongolia Business Investor Residence

Mongolia’s B1 route supports an investor in a qualifying foreign-invested company. This is an operating-business route, not residence obtained by buying…

residency Jordan

Jordan Bank Deposit Residence

Jordan offers annual residence without work through a qualifying local bank deposit. A smaller deposit can apply when the applicant also owns an apartment.

residency Jordan

Jordanian Citizenship by Investment

Jordan can grant citizenship to qualifying investors through business, shares, existing investments, or job-creation pathways. It is an active,…

citizenship Dominica

Dominica Citizenship Investment: Donation

Dominica's Economic Diversification Fund route requires a non-refundable contribution starting at USD $200,000 for one main applicant or USD $250,000 for a…

citizenship Dominica

Dominica Citizenship Investment: Real Estate

Dominica's real-estate citizenship route requires at least USD $200,000 in a Government-approved project, plus Government fees starting at USD $75,000 and…

citizenship Egypt

Egypt Bank Deposit Residence

A qualifying bank deposit can support temporary Egyptian residence: USD $50,000 for one year or USD $100,000 for three years.

residency Egypt

Egypt Investment Citizenship

Egypt accepts citizenship applications through four financial options, including a USD $250,000 contribution. A separate USD $10,000 application fee and…

citizenship Egypt

Egypt Property Owner Residence

Qualifying property ownership in Egypt can support temporary residence, with published value bands starting at USD $50,000.

residency Fiji

Fiji Investor Permit

Fiji's investor permit is for an adult foreign investor who will invest in and operate a Fiji business. The current application page requires a registered…

residency Paraguay

Paraguay Permanent Residence by Investment

The 2026 Paraguay Investor Pass lets a qualifying foreign investor seek direct permanent residence through a tourism project of at least USD $150,000,…

residency Tonga

Tonga Business Investor Visa

A qualifying foreign-owned business in Tonga can support a business visa with the required ministry approval.

residency Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Investment Visa

A qualifying investment in Uzbekistan’s businesses can support a three-year INV investment visa.

residency Vietnam

Vietnam Investor Visa

Vietnam's DT1–DT4 investor visas are for foreign investors whose capital contribution or investment project is formally documented in Vietnam. The…

residency Indonesia

Indonesia Investor Residence

Indonesia's Golden Visa routes offer five- or ten-year residence to major business investors and qualifying buyers of approved financial assets or…

residency Philippines

Philippines Investor Residence Visa

The Special Investor’s Resident Visa lets eligible applicants age 21 or older live in the Philippines while maintaining at least USD $75,000 in an…

residency Belize

Belize Investor Temporary Residence

Investors with at least BZD 500,000 invested in Belize can seek renewable annual residence. The category is designed for substantial investors whose…

residency Venezuela

Venezuela Investor Visa

A visa for investors or company representatives with an investment accepted by the relevant Venezuelan authorities.

residency Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Investment Visa

A documented investment in eligible parts of Kyrgyzstan’s economy can support a long-term investment visa.

residency Namibia

Namibia Investor Business Permit

Qualifying investors can apply for permission to establish, operate, or expand a Namibian business, for up to five years if approved.

residency El Salvador

El Salvador Citizenship by Investment

El Salvador’s Freedom Visa program offers expedited naturalization based on a USD $1,000,000 contribution in Bitcoin or USDT, plus fees for accompanying…

citizenship El Salvador

El Salvador Investor Residence

The standard F4 investor route is for a qualifying leader or owner of a Salvadoran enterprise backed by an active, officially registered foreign-capital…

residency Nicaragua

Nicaragua Investor Residence

Residence for investors whose qualifying investment is registered and certified by Nicaragua’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade.

residency Guatemala

Guatemala Investor Residence

A documented investment of at least USD $100,000 can support temporary residence in Guatemala. The applicant must explain the investment activity and…

residency Honduras

Honduras Investor Residence

Honduras offers residence for a qualifying investment of at least USD $50,000. The application also requires a feasibility study, investment schedule,…

residency Sao Tome and Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Citizenship

Adults can apply for São Tomé and Príncipe citizenship through an approved nonrefundable donation, subject to background checks and government approval.

citizenship Laos

Laos Business Investor Residence

A qualifying investor in an approved Lao business can apply through the NI-B2 investor visa and stay-permit process.

residency Vanuatu

Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment

Vanuatu offers citizenship applications through specified contribution or approved-investment programs, subject to the program rules and government…

citizenship Vanuatu

Vanuatu Investor Residence Visas

Vanuatu currently publishes four investor categories with different purposes and durations: a 12-month provisional visa, a three-year operating-business…

residency Nepal

Nepal Investor Residential Visa

A substantial approved investment in a Nepal industrial enterprise can support a Residential Visa after government review.

residency Angola

Angola Investor Visa

Investors and their appointed representatives can apply for an Angolan Investor Visa linked to a registered investment project.

residency Naoero (Nauru)

Naoero Citizenship Investment for Climate

Naoero's Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship pathway is for adult applicants and qualifying family members who can make the required contribution,…

citizenship Zambia

Zambia Investor Permit

An adult investing in a new or existing Zambian business can apply for an Investor’s Permit with the required capital and company evidence.

residency Papua New Guinea

PNG Business Investor Visa

Papua New Guinea has a Working Resident category for a qualifying business person or investor.

residency Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Established Investor Visa

An existing Solomon Islands investor visa holder can seek the Established Investor category for a continuing qualifying business.

residency Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Investor Visa

A registered investment activity and a qualifying points assessment can support a Solomon Islands Provisional Investor Visa.

residency Nigeria

Nigeria Small Business Investor Residence

Investors with USD $250,000 to USD $500,000 imported and retained in a Nigerian small enterprise can apply for investor residence. The business, funds, and…

residency Congo (Democratic Republic)

DR Congo Approved Investor Residence

Promoters or authorized representatives of new businesses approved under DR Congo’s Investment Code can seek a special residence visa.

residency Mozambique

Mozambique Investment Visa

An approved investment project valued at least USD $500,000 can support the investor-visa process for a qualifying applicant linked to that project.

residency Curacao

Curaçao Investor Residence

Curaçao offers residence to investors making a qualifying investment of at least XCG 500,000. The investment must benefit the local economy, and the…

residency Jersey

Jersey High Value Residential Status

Jersey may grant special housing status to high-net-worth applicants with substantial continuing income and a valuable contribution to island life.

other Cook Islands

Cook Islands Investor Permit

An approved foreign business investment can support a Cook Islands Resident Investor Visa and Permit.

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