Golden VISA program - what is it?

[bonox]

I'm wondering what the Golden Visa program is, where can we get one?

 

[Martin Everson]

There are many golden visa programs. You need to be specific about which country you are talking about?

Spain, Portugal, UAE, Greece, Malta etc etc all have golden visa programs and they all work differently.

 

[bonox]

I will probably express myself differently, what is this? how it differ from normal VISA I get in UK, Cyprus or UAE ?

 

[Martin Everson]

The term golden visa means nothing it is just a catchphrase used to catch your attention. It's normally just a visa given for some sort of large investment or payment. It's just different path to getting residency verse normal residency by merit route. It is often open to people who would not normally get a normal visa. You need to look at text of each so called "golden visa" program to analyse what you must give in exchange for it.

 

[troubled soul]

Golden Visa == Some short of Permanent residency equivalent to USA Green Card


Here is a list of countries that have a Golden Visa program:

Anguilla.
Antigua and Barbuda.
Austria.
Bulgaria.
Canada.
Germany.
Greece.
Grenada.
Ireland.
Malta.
New Zealand.
Portugal.
Singapore.
Spain.
St. Kitts and Nevis.
St. Lucia.
Switzerland.
The Cayman Islands.
The United Kingdom.
Turkey.
United Arab Emirates.
United States of America.
Vanuatu.

 

[tacokai]

thanks for sharing the list, it would make even more sense if we had links or at least and indicator for how much you have to pay or invest to get your Golden Visa in such countries.

 

[rowena]

Don't forget. If you have a golden/investment visa, it means you're a high risk client for the financial insinuation.

*institution

lden/investment visa, it means you're a high risk client for the financial institution.

 

[Golden Fleece]

thanks for sharing the list, it would make even more sense if we had links or at least and indicator for how much you have to pay or invest to get your Golden Visa in such countries.

You can play around with this tool:

https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/best-investment-migration-real-estate-index

 

[tacokai]

Not bad, looks like what I have been looking for in some time.