Spain: Golden Visa closed 4/2025 — what remains
No longer to purchase real estate for residency card. But Non-Lucrative and Digital Nomad categories remain open and suit many families …
Portugal: EU residency card with 7 days per year
Golden Visa dropped the real estate purchase format from 2023 — this is something many still advise incorrectly. Analysis of remain…
Cyprus: EU permanent residency English-speaking — but not yet Schengen
Citizenship program was abolished since 2020. Remaining is permanent residency program with very light maintenance requirements. Law …
Montenegro: citizenship-by-investment closed 2022 — remaining options are residency and EU hopes
Citizenship program ends 12/2022. Remaining option: own Adriatic real estate at low price for residence card. Mont…
Italy: invest in real business, flat tax for newcomers
Italy has no real estate purchase visa form. Investor Visa targets innovative startups, Italian companies, bonds or charity — and …
Greece: EU residency card without living in Europe
The only program in the EU with no minimum residency requirement. In exchange, it hardly leads to citizenship — something many…
UAE: Golden Visa 10 years — but almost no citizenship
Only 11% of the population are UAE citizens. No citizenship purchase program and naturalization is extremely rare. Golden Visa is a 10-year residency card …
Monaco: no income tax — but for a very narrow group
Monaco does not tax personal income for residents, nor capital gains, assets, or direct inheritance. However, real estate …
Mauritius: buy a home and whole family gets a card, plus keep Vietnamese citizenship
Rarely mentioned but the most balanced option: low flat tax, no capital gains or inheritance tax, and dual citizenship…