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Long-term residence and settlement routes: conditions, accepted forms of investment, physical-presence duties and timelines as published by the competent authorities.
9 Oct 2026
Swiss residence rules set no investment threshold; for eligible foreign residents who do not work, the 2026 federal lump-sum tax base starts at CHF 435,000, while cantons set their own floors.
Read →8 Oct 2026
Latvia's new law omits property purchases as a ground for new investor permits; Greece, Cyprus and Malta retain home-based options, subject to investment and eligibility requirements.
Read →7 Oct 2026
EB-5 still asks for USD 1,050,000, or USD 800,000 in a targeted employment area or infrastructure project. Its green card is conditional for two years, and Form I-829 must be filed in a 90-day window.
Read →6 Oct 2026
Among the routes read, net worth floors run from CAD 300,000 in two provincial streams to CAD 2,000,000 in Quebec, which adds a CAD 1,000,000 placement returned after five years and a CAD 200,000 contribution.
Read →5 Oct 2026
The wealthy-foreigner residence ground closed on 17 April 2024 after fewer than ten permits in a decade; in the annex that scores the self-employed permit, capital is one input among many, not a threshold.
Read →4 Oct 2026
Up to half the minimum investment may be withdrawn a year after the 10-year visa is issued; a separate one-year remote-work visa asks the main applicant for a monthly remittance of at least USD 2,000.
Read →2 Oct 2026
The Chamber of Deputies' home affairs committee recommended on 16 September 2026 adopting Bill 8586, which would repeal the investor residence permit and keep permits already issued valid until they expire.
Read →2 Oct 2026
No official draft of a Vietnamese golden visa was found in the texts reviewed. Qualifying investors can obtain business-linked residence cards, and some may be considered for Vietnamese citizenship.
Read →30 Sep 2026
Cyprus's deputy migration minister expects tighter rules and says funds could also go to education, defence and innovation, press reports say. The €300,000 route is unchanged; no Schengen decision date.
Read →30 Sep 2026
Silver requires a USD 150,000 deposit and a home worth at least RM600,000; in 2024 the minister said new Platinum, Gold and Silver participants could not apply for permanent residence.
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