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Permanent Residency Requirements
Country
Minimum Investment
Citizenship Requirements
Residency Requirement
PROS/CONS
€280,000 - €500,000
5 years Property investment
5 years after investment
6 years after initial investment
(Portuguese citizens are allowed to reside, study and work in any EU Country)
7 days a year during the first 5 years
+ Residency Requirement: Only 7 days in a year
+ Properties purchased can be rented out
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Until citizenship is obtained, Visa free travel to the Schengen Area
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 150 countries
€650,000 non refundable contribution +
€150,000 investment in goverment bonds +
€350,000 property purchase or €16,000 a year rental agreement
Investment must be held for 5 years
immediately after application
12 months after initial application
(Malta citizens are allowed to reside, study and work in any EU Country)
21 days for first year only
+ Residency Requirement: Only 21 days during the first year
+ EU Citizenship within 12 months
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Until citizenship is obtained, Visa free travel to the Schengen Area
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 150 countries
- Non refundable contribution cannot be recovered
+ No Residency Requirement
+ EU Citizenship within 6 months
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 150 countries
- Property purchased can be sold after 3 years but a residencial property valued at €500,000 or above must be retained for life
None
3 months after initial application
(Cyprus citizens are allowed to reside, study and work in any EU Country)
immediately after application
€2,000,000 property investment for 5 years
€500,000 property investment for 5 years
5 years after application
10 years after initial application
(Spain citizens are allowed to reside, study and work in any EU Country)
At least one visit to spain during the validity of the resident permit
+ No Residency Requirement
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 150 countries
- Citizenship subjects to residency and only be obtained after 10 years
€250,000 property investment for life
Residency can be extended every 5 years
7 years after initial application
(Greek citizens are allowed to reside, study and work in any EU Country)
For residency card, there is no residency requirement.
For citizenship, applicants must live in Greece
+ No Residency Requirement
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 150 countries
- Citizenship subjects to residency and only be obtained after 7 years
Minimum £2,000,000 investment in goverment bonds/company shares
Between 2 and 5 years depending on the amount of investment
After 6 years legal residence
Minimum 180 days in a year
+ Close family members can also apply
+ Citizens are allowed to work and reside in EU and they can visa free travel to over 170 countries
- Min 180 days a year residency requirement
€200,000 property investment for 5 years -OR-
€100,000 non refundable contribution
N/A
Within 6 months of initial application
No residency requirement
+ No Residency Requirement
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply with extra payments
+ Visa free travel to over 110 countries
- Citizenship allows to work or reside in Dominica but this is not possible in any other country
- Extra large sum to spend or contribute for family members
€400,000 property investment for 5 years -OR-
€200,000 non refundable contribution
N/A
Within 6 months of initial application
No residency requirement
+ No Residency Requirement
+ No double taxation
+ Close family members can also apply with extra payments
+ Visa free travel to over 120 countries
- Citizenship allows to work or reside in St Kitts & Nevis but this is not possible in any other country
- Extra large sum to spend or contribute for family members
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