Program comparison
Evaluate 33 investment residency and citizenship pathways by eligibility, minimum investment, processing time, visa type, and route to citizenship. Choose a destination by lifestyle first.
PopularPortugal
Europe
Investor Residency
Portugal's Golden Visa grants residency through real estate or fund investment with a path to citizenship after 5 years.
Min. Investment
€500,000
Processing
6–12 months
EU PassportMalta
Europe
Citizenship
Malta's MEIN program offers EU citizenship through a combination of contribution, property, and bonds.
Min. Investment
€600,000
Processing
12–36 months
AffordableGreece
Europe
Investor Residency
Greece offers one of Europe's most affordable golden visa programs through real estate investment.
Min. Investment
€250,000
Processing
3–6 months
LifestyleSpain
Europe
Investor Residency
Spain's Golden Visa offers EU residency through real estate investment with no minimum stay requirement.
Min. Investment
€500,000
Processing
2–4 months
Fast TrackCyprus
Europe
Investor Residency
Cyprus offers fast-track permanent residency for investors in real estate with a low-tax Mediterranean lifestyle.
Min. Investment
€300,000
Processing
2–3 months
StartupItaly
Europe
Entrepreneur Visa
Italy's Startup Visa targets non-EU entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas, offering a streamlined entry process.
Min. Investment
€50,000
Processing
3–6 months
StartupIsle of Man
Europe
Entrepreneur Visa
The Isle of Man Innovator Visa welcomes entrepreneurs with innovative, viable, and scalable business ideas in a low-tax Crown Dependency.
Min. Investment
£50,000
Processing
3–6 months
StartupUnited Kingdom
Europe
Entrepreneur Visa
The UK Innovator Founder Visa is designed for experienced entrepreneurs seeking to establish an innovative, viable, and scalable business in the UK.
Min. Investment
£50,000
Processing
3–8 months
Fast TrackUnited Kingdom
Europe
Skilled Worker Visa
The UK Global Talent Visa is for leaders or potential leaders in academia, research, arts, culture, or digital technology.
Min. Investment
No minimum
Processing
3–8 weeks
Remote WorkItaly
Europe
Digital Nomad Visa
Italy's Digital Nomad Visa allows remote workers and freelancers to live and work in Italy for up to one year, renewable annually.
Min. Investment
Income threshold
Processing
1–3 months
Fast TrackIreland
Europe
Skilled Worker Visa
Ireland's Critical Skills Employment Permit fast-tracks residency for highly skilled workers in sectors facing talent shortages.
Min. Investment
Salary-based
Processing
1–2 months
PopularUnited Kingdom
Europe
Skilled Worker Visa
The UK Skilled Worker Visa allows sponsored workers to live and work in the UK across a wide range of eligible occupations.
Min. Investment
Salary-based
Processing
3–8 weeks
E-2 AccessTürkiye
Europe
Citizenship
Türkiye's real-estate-based citizenship programme offers one of the most predictable approval profiles globally. Its strategic location bridging Europe and Asia, combined with US E-2 treaty access, makes it one of the most versatile CBI programmes available.
Min. Investment
USD 400,000
Processing
4 months
EU Tax HavenHungary
Europe
Investor Residency
Hungary's Guest Investor Programme offers one of the longest permit durations on the market — 10-year permanent residency with the right to extend — combined with the EU's most favourable tax framework and full Schengen mobility.
Min. Investment
€250,000
Processing
4 months
Ultra PremiumMonaco
Europe
Investor Residency
Monaco's residency programme is among the most prestigious in the world, offering zero personal income tax, unmatched lifestyle and security, and a path to citizenship after 10 years for those ready to make a substantive physical and capital commitment to the Principality.
Min. Investment
€1,000,000+
Processing
3–6 months
Most PrestigiousAustria
Europe
Citizenship
Austria's citizenship by exceptional economic contribution is among the most prestigious European routes, granting full EU citizenship — including settlement rights across the EU and Switzerland — via an individually evaluated contribution to the Austrian economy.
Min. Investment
Case-by-case
Processing
12–24 months
Fast EU PRIreland
Europe
Investor Residency
Ireland's Immigrant Investor Programme is one of the fastest credible routes to an EU passport, granting permanent residency after just 2 years of qualifying business investment and full citizenship in 5 — with unique combined access to both the EU single market and the United Kingdom.
Min. Investment
€100,000
Processing
6–12 months
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