Latest news on residency and citizenship by investment programmes.
A revision of rules for the golden visa in Portugal has left many potential applicants confused as to the rules and a great deal of misleading literature posted on the web suggesting the Portuguese...
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It is now possible to gain permanent residency through investment in a European country without the need to live there and become tax resident. Countries offering permanent residency visas through...
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A key objective for many of our clients is the gaining of a second passport through citizenship by investment of another country. A second passport not only offers visa free travel options but can act...
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Clients investing €300,000 for residency in Cyprus will soon benefit from being able to travel across the Schengen zone in Europe. Cyprus has begun preparations to join Schengen which it hopes to...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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