TABLE 2
| Type | Program name | Asset(s) to be invested in | Investment Amount | Time to Residence permit | Time to Permanent Residency (PR) | Total Time to Citizenship (Incl. Visa | Interview | Required Physical Residency To Qualify For Citizenship | Tax Implications | Investment Recovery (In how long) | Dual citizenship allowed | EU Schengen Member | UK visa needed for citizens | USA visa needed for citizens | Visa Free travel countries | Passport Reputation (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (U.S. Green Card) | EB-5 Investor visa | Business | 500K | 12-18 Months | 12-18 Months | 5 years | Yes | 3/5 years | Yes Worldwide | No | Yes | No | No | - | 174 | 9.7 |
| PR | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Real Estate | 500K | 2 Months | 5 years | 6years | Yes | None | Yes | Yes/5 years | Yes | Yes | No | No | 172 | 9.6 |
| PR | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Real Estate/Bonds/Shares | 500K | 2-3 Months | 5 years | 10 years | No | 10 years | Yes | Yes/5 years | Yes | Yes | No | No | 172 INCL UK, EU & CANADA | 9.5 |
| PR | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Real Estate | 250K | 30-50 Days | 30-50 Days | 7 years | No | None | Yes | Yes/5 years | Yes | Yes | No | No | 169 INCL UK, EU, US & CANADA | 9.3 |
| PR | Residency program | Real Estate | 300K | 2-3 Months | 2-3 Months | - | No | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | - | 157 INCL. UK, EU & CANADA | - |
| Citizenship | Naturalisation by Exception | Real Estate/ Bonds/Business | 2M | - | - | 3 months | No | None | Yes | Yes/3 years | Yes | No | No | Yes | 157 INCL. UK, EU & CANADA | 9 |
| Citizenship | Individaul Investor program (IIP) | Real Estate + Gov. Fee + Bond | 1.2M (350K+650K+150K) | 2-4 Months | - | 12- 16 months | No | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 166 INCL. UK, US, EU & CANADA | 9.5 |
| Citizenship | Citizenship by investment | Donation, Real Estate | From 100K/200K | - | - | 6 months | No | None | No | Yes/5 Years | Yes | No | No | Yes | 127 INCL. UK & EU | 7.5 |
| Citizenship | Citizenship by investment | Donation, Real Estate | From 100K/200K | - | - | 3 – 4 months | No | None | No | Yes/4 Years | Yes | No | No | Yes | 120 INCL. UK & EU | 7.8 |
| Citizenship | Citizenship by investment | Donation, Real Estate | From 250K (Single Applicant) or 400K | - | - | 4-6 months | No | None | No | Yes/5 Years | Yes | No | No | Yes | 133 INCL. UK and EU | 8.3 |
| Citizenship | Citizenship by investment | Donation, Real Estate,Business, Gov. Bond | From 100K (single applicant)/200K | - | - | 3 – 4 months | No | None | No | Yes/5 Years | Yes | No | No | Yes | 121 | 7.9 |
| Country | USA | PORTUGAL | SPAIN | GREECE | CYPRUS | CYPRUS | MALTA | DOMINICA | GRENADA | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | SAINT LUCIA | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPE | PR | PR | PR | PR | PR | Citizenship | Citizenship | Citizenship | Citizenship | Citizenship | Citizenship | ||||||||||||
| Currency | USD $ | EUR € | EUR € | EUR € | EUR € | EUR € | EUR € | USD $ | USD $ | USD $ | USD $ | ||||||||||||
| Program name | EB-5 Investor visa | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Residency program (Golden Visa) | Residency program | Naturalisation by Exception | Individaul Investor program (IIP) | Citizenship by investment | Citizenship by investment | Citizenship by investment | Citizenship by investment | ||||||||||||
| Asset(s) to be invested in | Business | Real Estate | Real Estate/Bonds/Shares | Real Estate | Real Estate | Real Estate/ Bonds/Business | Real Estate + Gov. Fee + Bond | Donation, Real Estate | Donation, Real Estate | Donation, Real Estate | Donation, Real Estate,Business, Gov. Bond | ||||||||||||
| Investment Amount | 500K | 500K | 500K | 250K | 300K | 2M | 1.2M (350K+650K+150K) | From 100K/200K | 200K/350K | From 250K (Single Applicant) or 400K | From 100K (single applicant)/200K | ||||||||||||
| Time to Residence permit | 12-18 Months | 2 Months | 2-3 Months | 30-50 Days | 2-3 Months | – | 2- 4 Months | – | – | – | – | Passport Reputation (out of 10) | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | – | 9 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Time to Permanent Residencey (PR) | 12-18 Months | 5 years | 5 years | 30-50 Days | 2-3 Months | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Total Time to Citizenship (Incl. Visa) | 5 years | 6 years | 10 years | 7 years | – | 3 months | 12- 16 months | 6 months | 3 – 4 months | 4 – 6 months | 3 – 4 months | ||||||||||||
| Interview | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||||
| Required Physical Residency To Qualify For Citizenship | 3/5 years | None | 10 years | None | – | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Tax Implications | Yes Worldwide | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||||
| Investment Recovery (In how long) | No | Yes/5 years | Yes/5 years | Yes/5 years | Yes | Yes/3 years | Yes | Yes/5 Years | Yes/4 years | Yes/5 Years | Yes/5 Years | ||||||||||||
| Dual citizenship allowed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| EU Schengen Member | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||||
| UK visa needed for citizens | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||||
| USA visa needed for citizens | – | No | No | No | – | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Visa Free travel countries for citizens | 174 | 172 | 172 INCL UK, EU & CANADA | 169 INCL UK, EU, US & CANADA | 157 INCL. UK, EU & CANADA | 157 INCL. UK, EU & CANADA | 166 INCL. UK, US, EU & CANADA | 127 INCL. UK & EU | 120 INCL. UK & EU | 133 INCL. UK and EU | 121 | ||||||||||||
| Time to Residence permit | 12-18 Months | 2 Months | 2-3 Months | 30-50 Days | 2-3 Months | – | 2- 4 Months | – | – | – | – | Passport Reputation (out of 10) | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | – | 9 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 |