Portuguese Golden Visa Set to End?
Government Aims to Scrap Portugal Golden Visa Do Something. Anything! “Don’t just do something stand there” was a phrase Ronald Reagan was claimed to have said to a meddling Congress and...
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A selection of news items on investment visas, residency and citizenship by investment programmes in Europe.
Highest Ranking Golden Visa Programmes in Europe
Many Golden Visa investors do not typically intend to relocate to their chosen country of investment. In most circumstances, investors main interest is to acquire a ”Plan B” residency visa...
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Portugal Launch Online Golden Visa Renewals
This week SEF, Portugal’s immigration authorities, announced the introduction of a new online portal which will enable Golden Visa holders to automatically renew their residency permits online....
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Greece Golden Visa Increases To €500,000
As previously reported back in September 2022, Greece will be doubling the cost of their popular Golden Visa Residency programme this year. The price increase will only apply in certain regions of...
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Portugal’s Golden Visa Applications Surge in 2022
In the latest statistics, published by SEF (Portugal’s Immigration Department) Golden Visa approvals are increasing once again. In September 2022, the department approved 120 Golden Visa...
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Greece Golden Visa Price Set to Rise
On Saturday 10th September, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece attended the 86th International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, where he delivered his annual speech, discussing an array of...
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Albania Set to Launch CBI Programme
The government of Albania is making plans to launch a Citizenship by Investment programme according to a report on Balkan Web. It follows a decision by the government on 22 July 2022 to form a working...
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EUR : USD Parity Drives Golden Visa Interest
For the first time in 20 years, the Euro has fallen equal to the strength of the US Dollar. Whilst this is not great news for those in Europe right now, for US investors the weakened euro provides a...
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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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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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