Residency and Citizenship by Investment
A second residence or a second passport, and the route that fits what you are trying to do. Choose the programme you want to look at.
Residency
Compare investment-based residency in Portugal, Greece, Hungary and Latvia, with guidance on costs, family eligibility, attendance and renewals.
Citizenship
Compare seven citizenship programmes, their qualifying routes, additional costs, family eligibility and attendance requirements.
UAE Golden Visa
UAE Golden Visa eligibility, document preparation and application support for investors, professionals, entrepreneurs and eligible family members.
Residency and citizenship by investment are two answers to the same question: where else you are able to live, bank and travel from. They differ in what they ask of you and in what they give back.
A residence permit is the lighter commitment. It is usually tied to property or to a deposit, it is renewed on a schedule, and in several European programmes it opens a path to citizenship after a qualifying period. Citizenship by investment is the heavier one, and it is final: a passport, a second nationality and the travel that comes with it, granted once the due diligence is complete.
The UAE Golden Visa sits between the two. It is a long-term residence rather than a nationality, and it is the route most often chosen by people whose business is already in the Emirates.
Which of the three is right depends on your family, your budget, where you pay tax today and how quickly you need the result. The pages below set out what each one asks for.