SEF Re-opens Application Processing
We were delighted to receive confirmation yesterday that SEF (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) has re-opened their online portal for the processing of Portuguese Golden Visa applications. The...
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A selection of news items on investment visas, residency and citizenship by investment programmes in Europe.
Investment Migration Forum 2022
La Vida attended the 7th annual Investment Migration Forum Conference in Brussels in the second week of June, the first in-person event since the last forum held in Geneva in 2019. After several years...
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Spanish Property Prices Soar 2022
Spain’s property prices have been steadily increasing year on year since the European credit crash in 2008 and the market is recovering strongly since the pandemic. According to the National...
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Portugal Golden Visa See’s Surge from USA Applicants
Demand from US applicants interested in RCBI programmes has surged across the board in recent years and Portugal’s latest Golden Visa statistics very much confirm this. In the early years of...
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The Path to Portuguese Citizenship
Portugal’s Golden visa programme has not only been one of La Vida’s top-selling programmes over the last decade, but it is also one of the most highly regarded Residency by Investment...
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The Power of Two – The Passport Collectors
As the Investment Migration industry continues to expand we are increasingly coming across investors who are now investing for their second or third Citizenship or Residency by Investment programme....
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La Vida Financial Times Top 1000 Three Years Running
La Vida is delighted to be be named as one of Europe’s Top 1000 Fastest Growing Companies for the third year running by the Financial Times. Every year the Financial Times and Statista partner up to...
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Montenegro Extends Citizenship Investment Programme
Montenegro’s Citizenship by Investment programme was due to expire on 31st December 2021, but at the last minute, the government decided to extend the programme for a further year. However, the...
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North Macedonia Edge to EU Membership
EU government officials have reaffirmed their promise to allow six Balkan countries to one day join the bloc, including North Macedonia. A statement from the EU, referring to membership talks said...
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Malta MPRP – Cost Effective EU Residency
Malta’s new Permanent Residency Programme (MPRP) has fast become a popular choice with Golden Visa investors since it was remodelled in March 2021. The new programme offers one of the most...
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Austria Passport Investment
Austria Visa Free Access The Austrian passport is one of the world’s strongest passports, offering visa-free access to 199 countries and territories worldwide. That’s an impressive 87.7% of...
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Malta Passport Investment
Malta Visa Free Access Malta’s passport is one of the world’s strongest, offering visa-free access to 198 countries and territories worldwide. That’s an impressive 87.2% of worldwide...
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