Which Residency or Citizenship-by-Investment Suits Me Most?

For any investor who is unfamiliar with an immigration area, it is important to keep in mind that investment immigration can appear in multiple terminology. The concept of “investment immigration” is a broad term that umbrellas the residency and citizenship-by-investment immigration programs. Some popular immigration programs are from regions such as Europe, USA, Canada, and the Caribbeans. The two words, “residency” and “citizenship,” however, are what you should pay attention to the most during your initial step to discover a suitable program: where should you become a resident or a citizen in that country of choice.

I Found My Immigration Program. How Do I Invest?

With each investment immigration program, an investor can expect different investment options from government bonds, non-refundable donation to the National Development Fund, or real estate. For Caribbean citizenship-by-investment programs, investors do have the option to spend less through a non-refundable donation to the government or a higher investment into real estate with projected return on investment and an exit strategy. In Europe for example, Portugal residency-by-investment programs are readily available as an investment into a Portuguese investment fund to be held for a minimum of 5 years (Portugal Golden Visa), or a Portugal startup visa program that requires an investment into a business incubator. Malta citizenship-by-investment program has a compulary requirement of investing into 3 areas; Maltese government bonds, property investment, and a non-refundable donation to the State Fund of Malta. The European Union country of Cyprus, with the benefits of non-EU citizens being able to invest and become European, offers both residency and citizenship programs for investors and their family to live, work, and study anywhere in the Schengen states.