Citizenship by Investment
European Citizenship and Passport Citizenship and a European passport are often key objectives for many of our clients when considering the various European investor visa programmes. It is important...
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Residency and citizenship through investment in countries offering golden visas.
Top 20 Countries
2014 was a busy year for La Vida for enquiries for golden visas. Portugal was a popular programme because of the flexibility to apply for citizenship at a later date. Cyprus was in demand for clients...
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Portugal Non Habitual Resident Tax Law
Investors buying real estate in Portugal can benefit from the recent introduction of the Portuguese non-habitual resident tax law. The law allows tax exemption for foreign-source income (pension,...
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Schengen Visa
Perhaps one of the most sought after and immediate benefits of certain golden visa programmes in Europe is the granting of a Schengen visa. The Schengen Visa represents a total of 26 European...
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Golden Visa where next in Europe
Several countries within the EU have introduced the golden visa to beneficial economic effect. As residency visa programmes within Europe compete for international investors more countries are set to...
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Canada Ends Investor Visa Programme
The Canadian government recently stopped its immigrant investor visa programme returning a staggering 40,000 applications mainly to mainland Chinese applicants. The programme required investment of at...
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