Portugal and Greece may be the preferred options for golden visa investors but there are other investment immigration programs that provide a pathway to permanent residence in the European Union. One underrated program is the French Talent Passport Business Investor visa. A foreign investor can settle in France by investing at least €300,000 in fixed tangible…
The surprises just keep on coming for Portugal’s golden visa investors. It seems the country won’t be ending its golden visa program after all. Instead, the government now intends to remove real estate purchase and capital transfer as eligible investments to qualify for the visa. The program’s uncertainty began when the government announced its controversial decision to…
Cyprus has revamped its permanent residence by investment program and introduced major changes aimed at improving transparency and creating long-term benefits for its economy. While better control mechanisms and transparency are good for the program, the changes are unlikely to cheer investors since fewer dependents can qualify in a single application and successful applicants will face stricter…
After Ireland, Portugal, and Greece, it is now Spain’s turn to contemplate the future of its golden visa program. Ireland simply shut down its program and Portugal is in the process of doing the same, barring the support of artistic production and the recovery or maintenance of cultural heritage. Greece has not closed its program but…
With tech layoffs highlighting the drawbacks of the H-1B visa, more and more Indians are exploring the EB-5 visa route to settle in the US. Investing $1.05 million, or $800,000 in case of a Targeted Employment Area, in a new commercial enterprise and creating at least 10 jobs in the US will help the investor qualify for…