Residency and Citizenship through Investment
Subtitle: The 2014 Report for Emigrants Expatriates and Investors.
Publisher: Johann van Rooyen
Published: 2014
Place of publication: West Vancouver, Canada
Language: eng
Format: E-book
Number of pages: 230
Description: This report covers 28 countries from the residency through investment perspective: it provides a comprehensive overview of the history, economy, healthcare, tax system, residency requirements, housing, cost of living and more in 13 countries, and then a brief summary of 15 more countries with emphasis only on the residency through investment requirements and processes. These countries all offer residency through investment programmes and in most cases, citizenship as well and sometimes both at the same time. The financial requirement for such residency through investment varies from small amounts of US$250,000 to investments as large as US$8 million. In most cases the investment is fixed for up to five years and could be in the form of government bonds, a business or property. In some cases it takes on the form of a non-refundable donation to a government-approved charity or project. In some cases residency are available upon arrival or within a few months, in others investors have to wait for years. In most cases investors have to be residing in the country to which they apply to, while in a few they can apply from outside the country and only have to enter that country to pick up the permanent residency permit or passport. Most countries that offer permanent residence eventually offers citizenship and this could take between one and 12 years.
Table of contents: title: Notes 4; title: Acknowledgements 5; title: Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty 7; title: Introduction 8; title: Cyprus 22; title: Malta 34; title: Spain 45; title: Portugal 65; title: Costa Rica 84; title: Panama 96; title: Belize 109; title: St Kitts and Nevis 123; title: Antigua and Barbuda 134; title: Dominica 144; title: Grenada 155; title: Mauritius 166; title: Quebec 179; title: Others 195; title: Austria 196; title: Belgium 198; title: Switzerland 200; title: United Kingdom 202; title: Greece 205; title: Hungary 208; title: Latvia 210; title: Bulgaria 212; title: New Zealand 214; title: Australia 216; title: Hong Kong 219; title: Singapore 222; title: United States 224; title: Bahamas 227; title: Uruguay 229