A company advertised help with permits for €50,000 stakes in a care home that does not yet exist, according to local reports.
The bill targets a route the prime minister first proposed and would leave one investor option.
Filing by September 14 preserves the old rules and a five-year permit; the €150,000 fund route replacing them is not yet operational.
From Athens’ €50,000 Airbnb fines to Dubai’s anything-goes freeholds, what golden visa investors may do with a qualifying property now varies wildly.
More than three decades after the Soviet flag came down, its heirs diverged: EU passports in the Baltics, easy residency in the Caucasus, new golden visas in Central Asia, and Moscow’s own offer.
A growing number of wealthy families are pursuing a specific combination: Latvia for EU access, Paraguay for low taxes and livability, and a Caribbean nation for rapid second citizenship and asset protection.
The state-run fund meant to take the money does not exist yet, and lawmakers can re-pass the law unchanged to force it through.
Latvia’s financial intelligence service suspects 200 foreigners placed €10 million in fictitious schemes; parliament weighs abolition.
EU Law Firm explains the mechanics of Latvia’s often overlooked, yet extremely stable, EUR 280,000 bank deposit option under its Golden Visa.
Real estate investment has rebounded, and Turkish applicants lead. Latvia is on pace for its strongest year since 2021.
EU Law Firm explores the reasons that make Latvia’s Golden Visa a simple and elegant route to EU residency
Business investment applications account for 74% share of Latvia’s Golden Visa program as Chinese investors take top spot
295 startup visa applications, one address: Latvian investigation reveals how dozens of Russian companies shared a single mailbox in Riga
Manpreet Kataria, Patrick Peters, Nisha Mc Intyre, Omer Kahraman, and Anastasia Barna speculate on who will benefit from the Caribbean MoA.
EU Law Firm: Latvia’s Golden Visa provides regulatory and pricing stability amidst rapid changes within the investment migration industry.
EU Law Firm provides an overview of the Latvian Golden Visa’s investment categories and highlights the benefits of each one.
Russians have historically made up more than half of all Latvia Golden Visa applicants. Since 2022, the program has had to do without them.
Globally, hundreds of millions of people have a great grandparent from an EU country. Too few of them are picking up citizenships for free.
In the end, Latvia keeps its program but suspends Russians and Belarusians for a year and bars those who support the war from applying.
As Latvia terminates its golden visa, we summarize what can arguably be characterized as the worst month in investment migration’s history.
