Golden visa and citizenship by investment applications took between 3.3 months in Italy and 50.4 months in Portugal in Q2 2026.
Four programs admit a parent at any age and three admit none at all. Grenada’s widely quoted 55 decides which fee band a parent falls into, and decides nothing about eligibility.
Seven bedrooms on Phuket, a hillside above Elia Beach, and a three-house compound in the Pearl Islands: this month’s island trophies.
The levy would add €96,000 in tax to an €800,000 Athens Golden Visa purchase. Alexander Risvas questions its legality.
Strip away the residence permit and weigh seven golden visa cities purely as long-term property bets. On IMI’s Global Property Scoreboard, the popular European favorites land near the bottom and the Gulf markets lead, with Abu Dhabi first.
Georgaki Law Firm explains how banking products and fund investments offer a distinct pathway to EU residency through the Greek Golden Visa.
Most golden visas cover a spouse and minor children. These nine go further, allowing parents, grandparents, siblings, and adult children well into their thirties.
Twelve golden visas that grant residency through passive investment while demanding zero or near-zero time in the country. The full list for Plan B investors in 2026.
Spain, Ireland, and the UK killed their golden visas. Eight European programs survived. This is the full inventory.
The most expensive golden visas cost millions, but are they worth it? Your passport, tax situation, and goals determine whether premium programs make sense.
