European Countries – Real Estate Golden Visas
Despite popular belief there are very few European countries that offer residency through investment in real estate. These programmes guarantee the investor residency provided they meet some...
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Latest news on residency and citizenship by investment programmes.
Investing for Residency and Citizenship in Cyprus
Investors who invest in Cyprus real estate can gain residency or citizenship depending on the level of investment: 1. Residency : €300,000 2.Citizenship €2.0 million A key factor for many investors in...
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Clarification on Portugal Golden Visa Limit
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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Permanent Residency
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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Second Passport
A key objective for many of our clients is the gaining of a second passport and citizenship by investment of another country. This is a step on from residency and the right to live in a country. It is...
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Cyprus Prepares to Join Schengen
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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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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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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