Italian Golden Visa Program: Cheap Route to EU Permanent Residence

Italian Golden Visa Program: Cheap Route to EU Permanent Residence

Is Italy’s investor visa program costlier than even the direct citizenship by investment program offered by Malta?  Malta offers EU citizenship through investment after 12 months of residence in the country if one invests €700,000 in residential real estate along with an additional investment of €750,000.  In contrast, Italy has a €2 million requirement for…