Latest news on residency and citizenship by investment programmes.
After months of speculation and anticipation on 19 July the Portuguese Parliament approved the ”More Housing” bill which is set to change but not end, the Golden Visa programme. Initially,...
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According to Portugal’s latest statistics from SEF, the country approved 98.5% of all citizenship applications in the year 2022. This staggering approval rate is a testament to the...
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Despite the Portuguese Government’s initial proposal to scrap the Golden Visa programme in its entirety, this week a more positive proposal was put forward which seeks to retain the Golden Visa...
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On 6th June 2023, Canada’s Honourable Minister of Immigration, Sean Fraser, announced that 13 countries have been added to Canada’s electronic travel authorization (eTA) programme. Amongst...
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Despite the Irish Government closing its popular Residency by Investment programme back in February with immediate effect, an extension has been granted to one of the main investment funds in the...
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Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment unit released a memo on 1st June 2023 to announce, that with immediate effect, the unit is moving to a paperless environment and hardcopies of documents are...
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Spain’s Golden Visa programme grants a residency permit to international investors purchasing Spanish real estate at €500,000 and above. The process is quick and easy, and investors can obtain...
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Back in September 2022 the Greek Prime Minister announced that the country would increase the minimum Golden Visa Investment threshold from €250,000 to €500,000 in 36 municipalities across the...
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The Portuguese government has now backed down from its proposal to backdate changes to the golden visa programme. The news late last Friday means the Portuguese golden visa programme will not be...
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Despite recent speculation regarding the future of Portugal’s Golden Visa programme, SEF is currently approving Golden Visa applications at a record-high rate. In Q1 of 2023 we saw a staggering...
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La Vida has achieved another significant milestone having now sold in over 150 countries worldwide. While our main markets, the likes of USA, Nigeria, South Africa, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore and...
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The heads of state from all five Caribbean nations offering Citizenship by Investment programmes met recently with several US government officials to discuss ways to enhance security and due-diligence...
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