The IMI Program Finder
Filter and compare capital-based migration programs and citizenship by descent policies.
| Region | Include programs that offer | In countries that have | - | Program | Program Type | Country (start typing) | Financial contribution required? | Investment Options | Minimum annual income required? | Passive investment available? | Tax residency required for PR/Citizenship? | Visa-free travel to Schengen | Min. Contribution (US$) | Annual income requirement (US$) | Physical Presence Needed* | Time to PR (years) | Time to citizenship (years) | Visa-free destinations (for citizens) | Get started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇦🇩 | Andorra Non-Lucrative Residency | Residence by Investment | Andorra | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 420.000 | 999999 | 90 | 7 | 10 | 168 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇦🇮 | Anguilla PR Program | Residence by Investment | Anguilla | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 150.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇦🇷 | Argentina Active Investor Visa (Inversionista) | Active Investor Visa | Argentina | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | Yes | For citizens only | 6.000 | 999999 | 183 | 3 | 2 | 170 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇦🇷 | Argentina Rentista and Pensionado Residency | Independent Means Visa | Argentina | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 24000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 170 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇦🇹 | Austria Independent Means Visa | Independent Means Visa | Austria | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 24000 | 300 | 5 | 10 | 188 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇧🇸 | Bahamas Economic PR | Residence by Investment | Bahamas | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 750.000 | 999999 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 155 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇧🇧 | Barbados SERP Program | Residence by Investment | Barbados | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 300.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 163 | |
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇧🇧 | Barbados Welcome Stamp | Independent Means Visa | Barbados | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 100000 | 183 | 5 | 7 | 163 | ||
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇧🇲 | Bermuda Economic Investment Certificate Program | Residence by Investment | Bermuda | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 2.500.000 | 999999 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 187 | ||
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate | 🇧🇷 | Brazil Investor Visa (VIPER) | Residence by Investment | Brazil | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 28.000 | 999999 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 169 | |
| Americas | Mild climate | 🇧🇷 | Brazil Retirement Visa | Independent Means Visa | Brazil | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 24000 | 183 | 2 | 6 | 169 | ||
| Asia | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇰🇭 | Cambodia CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Cambodia | Yes | Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 245.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇰🇭 | Cambodia M2H | Residence by Investment | Cambodia | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 100.000 | 999999 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 53 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇨🇦 | Canada Startup Visa | Active Investor Visa | Canada | Yes | No investment required | No | No | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 999999 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 185 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇰🇾 | Cayman Islands Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Cayman Islands | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 610.000 | 999999 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 185 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, Low cost of living, Hiigh safety | 🇨🇱 | Chile Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Chile | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 18000 | 183 | 2 | 5 | 175 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, Low cost of living, Hiigh safety | 🇨🇱 | Chile Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Chile | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Bond Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 500.000 | 999999 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 175 | |
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇨🇴 | Colombia Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Colombia | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 8400 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 133 | ||
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇨🇴 | Colombia Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Colombia | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 25.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 133 | ||
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇨🇷 | Costa Rica Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Costa Rica | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 12000 | 183 | 3 | 7 | 149 | ||
| Americas | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇨🇷 | Costa Rica Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Costa Rica | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 180 | 3 | 7 | 149 | ||
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Instant permanent residency, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇩🇴 | Dominican Republic Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Dominican Republic | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | No | 0 | 18000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Instant permanent residency, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇩🇴 | Dominican Republic Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Dominican Republic | Yes | Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 200.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇪🇨 | Ecuador Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Ecuador | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | No | 0 | 16200 | 275 | 2 | 5 | 92 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇪🇨 | Ecuador Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Ecuador | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | Yes | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 31.500 | 16200 | 185 | 2 | 5 | 92 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇭🇺 | Hungary Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Hungary | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | |
| Africa | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇪🇬 | Egypt CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Egypt | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 250.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
| Africa | Mild climate, Low cost of living, English widely spoken | 🇪🇬 | Egypt Residence by Investment Program | Residence by Investment | Egypt | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 50.000 | 999999 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 51 | ||
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇵🇱 | Poland Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Poland | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇨🇿 | Czechia Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Czechia | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇱🇻 | Latvia Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Latvia | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇮🇪 | Ireland Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Ireland | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, High safety | 🇮🇹 | Italy Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Italy | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇸🇰 | Slovakia Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Slovakia | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, High safety | 🇫🇷 | France Financially Independent Person | Independent Means Visa | France | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 17000 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, High safety | 🇫🇷 | France Talent Passport Business Investor | Residence by Investment | France | Yes | Business Investment | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 326.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, High safety | 🇫🇷 | France Talent Passport Startup and Business Creation | Active Investor Visa | France | Yes | Business Investment | Yes | No | Yes | For citizens and residents | 32.600 | 17000 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Low taxes, Low cost of living | 🇬🇪 | Georgia Investor Visas | Residence by Investment | Georgia | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 275 | 6 | 10 | 116 | ||
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇩🇪 | Germany Self-Employment Visa | Active Investor Visa | Germany | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | Yes | For citizens and residents | 350.000 | 999999 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 190 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇬🇮 | Gibraltar Category 2 HNWI Residence Program | Independent Means Visa | Gibraltar | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Mild climate, High safety | 🇬🇷 | Greece FIP Visa | Independent Means Visa | Greece | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 25000 | 183 | 5 | 7 | 185 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇬🇩 | Grenada CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Grenada | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 150.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
| Europe | Low taxes, English awidely spoken, High safety | 🇬🇬 | Guernsey Investor & Entrepreneur Residency | Residence by Investment | Guernsey | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 250.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 6 | 185 | ||
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Low cost of living, Mild climate | 🇭🇳 | Honduras Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Honduras | No | No investment required | Yes | No | No | For citizens only | 0 | 18000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 134 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇮🇩 | Indonesia Retirement Visa (KITAS) | Independent Means Visa | Indonesia | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | No | 0 | 18000 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 71 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇮🇪 | Ireland Independent Means Visa | Independent Means Visa | Ireland | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 50000 | 187 | 5 | 6 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Mild climate, High safety | 🇮🇹 | Italy Elective Residency Visa | Independent Means Visa | Italy | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 33000 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 189 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years | High safety | 🇯🇵 | Japan Active Investor Visa | Active Investor Visa | Japan | Yes | Business Investment | Yes | No | Yes | For citizens only | 34.000 | 12000 | 183 | 3 | 5 | 192 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇯🇪 | Jersey High Value Residency | Independent Means Visa | Jersey | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 900000 | 185 | 5 | 6 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇱🇺 | Luxembourg Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Luxembourg | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 525.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 6 | 189 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇲🇹 | Malta Permanent Residence Program | Residence by Investment | Malta | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 158.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 185 | |
| Africa | Instant permanent residency | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇲🇺 | Mauritius Permanent Residency Program | Residence by Investment | Mauritius | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 375.000 | 999999 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 146 | |
| Africa | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇲🇺 | Mauritius Active Investor Visas | Active Investor Visa | Mauritius | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | No | For citizens only | 35.000 | 999999 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 146 | ||
| Africa | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇲🇺 | Mauritius Retirement Visa | Independent Means Visa | Mauritius | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 18000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 146 | ||
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, English widely spoken, Low cost of living | 🇲🇽 | Mexico Legal Residency Visa | Independent Means Visa | Mexico | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 16980 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 158 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇲🇨 | Monaco Carte de Séjour | Residence by Investment | Monaco | Yes | Real Estate | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 525.000 | 999999 | 183 | 10 | 10 | 174 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇳🇮 | Nicaragua Investor PR | Residence by Investment | Nicaragua | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 30.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 126 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇳🇮 | Nicaragua Pensionado and Rentista Visas | Independent Means Visa | Nicaragua | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 7200 | 183 | 3 | 4 | 126 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇵🇦 | Panama Business Investor Visa | Active Investor Visa | Panama | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | No | For citizens only | 160.000 | 999999 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 141 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, English widely spoken, Mild climate | 🇵🇦 | Panama Qualified Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Panama | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 300.000 | 999999 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 141 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇵🇦 | Panama Rentista Retirado Visa | Independent Means Visa | Panama | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 12000 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 141 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇵🇾 | Paraguay Independent Means Visa | Independent Means Visa | Paraguay | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 141 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇵🇾 | Paraguay Investor Permanent Residency Program (SUACE) | Residence by Investment | Paraguay | Yes | Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 70.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 141 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇵🇪 | Peru Independent Means Visa (Rentista) | Independent Means Visa | Peru | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 12000 | 183 | 3 | 2 | 136 | |
| Asia | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living, High Safety, English widely spoken | 🇵🇭 | Philippines Retirement Visa (SRRV) | Independent Means Visa | Philippines | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | No | No | 0 | 9600 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 65 | ||
| Asia | Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇵🇭 | Philippines Special Investor | Residence by Investment | Philippines | Yes | Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 75.000 | 999999 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 65 | ||
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years | Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇵🇹 | Portugal D7 Visa | Independent Means Visa | Portugal | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 8904 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, | Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇵🇹 | Portugal HQA Visa | Active Investor Visa | Portugal | Yes | Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 185.000 | 999999 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Low cost of living | 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria Citizenship by Descent | Citizenship by Descent | Bulgaria | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens and residents | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | 🇷🇺 | Russia Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Russia | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 205.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 118 | ||
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇸🇲 | San Marino Residency for Economic Reasons | Active Investor Visa | San Marino | Yes | Business Investment | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 158.000 | 999999 | 270 | 10 | 10 | 169 | |
| Asia | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇸🇬 | Singapore Entrepass | Active Investor Visa | Singapore | Yes | Business Investment, Other | No | No | Yes | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 192 | ||
| Africa | instant permanent residency, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, English widely spoken, low cost of living | 🇿🇦 | South Africa Financial Independent Permit | Independent Means Visa | South Africa | No | No investment required | No | N/A | No | For citizens only | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 105 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years, | High safety | 🇰🇷 | South Korea Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | South Korea | Yes | Bond Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 235.000 | 999999 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 190 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Mild climate, High safety | 🇪🇸 | Spain Non-Lucrative Visa | Independent Means Visa | Spain | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens and residents | 0 | 30000 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 189 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇱🇰 | Sri Lanka Independent Means Visas | Independent Means Visa | Sri Lanka | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | No | 0 | 18000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 40 | |
| Asia | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇱🇰 | Sri Lanka Investor Visas | Residence by Investment | Sri Lanka | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | No | 75.000 | 999999 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 40 | |
| Asia | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety | 🇹🇼 | Taiwan Golden Visa (Plum Blossom Card) | Residence by Investment | Taiwan | Yes | Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 480.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 187 | |
| Asia | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇹🇭 | Thailand Elite Residence Program | Residence by Investment | Thailand | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 18.000 | 999999 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 79 | ||
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇦🇬 | Antigua & Barbuda CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Antigua & Barbuda | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Oceania | Citizenship within 5 years, | Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇦🇺 | Australia BIIP Investor Streams | Residence by Investment | Australia | Yes | Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 1.770.000 | 999999 | 275 | 1 | 5 | 184 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇨🇼 | Curaçao Investor Permit Program | Residence by Investment | Curaçao | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 280.000 | 999999 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 187 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spokene, High safety | 🇨🇾 | Cyprus Golden Visa | Residence by Investment | Cyprus | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 315.000 | 999999 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 176 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇩🇲 | Dominica CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Dominica | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, High safety | 🇬🇷 | Greece Golden Visa | Residence by Investment | Greece | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 263.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 185 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, High safety | 🇮🇹 | Italy Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Italy | Yes | Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 263.000 | 999999 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 189 | |
| Middle East | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇯🇴 | Jordan CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Jordan | Yes | Bond Investment, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 750.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Low taxes, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇱🇻 | Latvia Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Latvia | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 53.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 181 | |
| Asia | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇲🇾 | Malaysia M2H Visa | Residence by Investment | Malaysia | Yes | Other | Yes | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 235.000 | 114000 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 179 | ||
| Europe | Instant permanent residency, Instant visa-free EU travel, Instant right to live in all EU, Citizenship within 5 years, | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇲🇹 | Malta MEIN | Citizenship by Investment | Malta | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 725.000 | 999999 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 185 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇳🇱 | Netherlands Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Netherlands | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 1.300.000 | 999999 | 245 | 5 | 6 | 187 | |
| Oceania | Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇳🇿 | New Zealand Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | New Zealand | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 3.000.000 | 999999 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 186 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, | Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇵🇹 | Portugal Golden Visa | Residence by Investment | Portugal | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens and residents | 263.000 | 999999 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 187 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇰🇳 | Saint Kitts & Nevis CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Saint Kitts & Nevis | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 150.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Instant visa-free EU travel, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇱🇨 | Saint Lucia CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Saint Lucia | Yes | Real estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 100.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | |
| Europe | Instant visa-free EU travel | Mild climate, High safety | 🇪🇸 | Spain Golden Visa | Residence by Investment | Spain | Yes | Real Estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens and residents | 525.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 10 | 189 | |
| Middle East | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇹🇷 | Turkey CIP | Citizenship by Investment | Turkey | Yes | Real estate, Bond Investment, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | No | 400.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
| Americas | Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇺🇸 | United States E2 Visa | Active Investor Visa | United States | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | No | For citizens only | 150.000 | 999999 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 185 | ||
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, | Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇺🇸 | United States EB-5 | Residence by Investment | United States | Yes | Business Investment | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 800.000 | 999999 | 185 | 2 | 7 | 185 | |
| Middle East | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken, High safety | 🇦🇪 | UAE Golden Visa | Residence by Investment | United Arab Emirates | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 0 | 999999 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 178 | ||
| Europe | Citizenship within 5 years | English widely spoken, High safety | 🇬🇧 | UK Innovator Founder Visa | Active Investor Visa | United Kingdom | Yes | Business Investment | No | No | Yes | For citizens only | 50.000 | 999999 | 183 | 5 | 6 | 186 | |
| Americas | Instant permanent residency, Citizenship within 5 years | Low taxes, Mild climate, High safety, Low cost of living | 🇺🇾 | Uruguay Independent Means Visa | Independent Means Visa | Uruguay | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 18000 | 183 | 0 | 3 | 153 | |
| Americas | Citizenship within 5 years, instant Permanent residency | Mild climate, High safety, low cost of living, low taxes | 🇺🇾 | Uruguay Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Uruguay | Yes | Real Estate, Business Investment | No | Yes | No | For citizens only | 525.000 | 999999 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 153 | |
| Oceania | Instant permanent residency, Instant citizenship, Citizenship within 5 years, Path to PR without presence | Low taxes, Mild climate, English widely spoken | 🇻🇺 | Vanuatu DSP/REO/VCP | Citizenship by Investment | Vanuatu | Yes | Real Estate, Other | No | Yes | No | No | 130.000 | 999999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | |
| Americas | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇻🇪 | Venezuela Rentista Visa | Independent Means Visa | Venezuela | No | No investment required | Yes | N/A | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 14400 | 183 | 11 | 10 | 127 | ||
| Americas | Mild climate, Low cost of living | 🇻🇪 | Venezuela Investor Visa | Residence by Investment | Venezuela | Yes | Business investment | No | Yes | Yes | For citizens only | 0 | 999999 | 183 | 11 | 10 | 127 | ||
| Region | Include programs that offer | In countries that have | Investment Options | Min. Contribution (US$) | Physical Presence Needed* | Time to PR (years) | Time to citizenship (years) |
IMI Pro members benefits:
- ✓ Unlimited articles
- ✓ Full access to the IMI Data Center
- ✓ Research reports included
- ✓ Full access to quarterly Private Briefings
- ✓ Advance invitation to IMI Events
- ✓ Access to our IM Company Database
- ✓ Listing of your profile as an IMI Pro
- ✓ Exclusive interviews
- ✓ Access IMI iPhone and Android apps
- ✓ Free access to our resume bank
“Thanks to IMI Pro, I am never that one guy in the meeting that hasn’t heard about the latest RCBI program price cut or rule change. Getting those regular alerts is simply necessary for me to stay on top of this rapidly-changing market.”
Eric G. Major
CEO, Latitude Residency & Citizenship
PROGRAM SELECTION TOOLS
IMI Program Pages
Program Comparison and Filter Chart
Pre-Filtered Program Selections
Portugal Golden Visa Funds Comparison and Filter
EU Citizenship by Descent Policies
DATA & STATISTICS
IMI Data Center
IM Firms’ Global Office Distribution
CBI Banned Nationalities
REAL ESTATE
IMI Real Estate
CBI Real Estate Watch
Approved CBI Real Estate Developments
DIRECTORIES & LISTS
The RCBI Company Directory
Approved CBI Agents Lists
Blacklisted CBI Agents
Investment Migration Jobs
Investment Migration Events
RANKINGS & INDICES
The IMI CBI Transparency Index
The Passport Index-Index
Investment Migration Market Eligibility Index
LEARNING TOOLS
History of Citizenship by Investment
Books on Investment Migration
Caribbean CBI Documentary Series
CONTACT US
General inquiries: alexandra@imidaily.com
Editorial inquiries: cn@imidaily.com
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
Dynamic title for modals
Are you sure?
Please confirm deletion. There is no undo!