The experts took into account investment options, criteria for further citizenship, processing time, and even real estate prices.
The online platform Best Citizenships has published a rating of the "Golden Visa" programs for 2021. Analysts evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of different programs and assigned them points. The evaluation criteria included investment options for obtaining a residence permit, ease of further obtaining citizenship, processing time, the level of health care in the country, the rights of the passport holder, the ability to travel around the world, and even average real estate prices.
The best "Golden Visa" programs in 2021:
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Greece
- Spain
- Italy
- Malta, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Cyprus
- Netherlands
- Latvian
- USA
- UK
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Key facts:
- Portugal remains the most popular country in the world for obtaining a residence permit for investment due to the many possible investment options, fairly liberal conditions of residence and citizenship, as well as free movement in the Schengen area.
- The green card program of the United States has received low ratings for the long processing time, sometimes many years of waiting. The UK fell in the ranking due to the high entry threshold and strict living conditions.
- Each category of the evaluation criteria has different leaders. For example, Malta, Bulgaria, Latvia and Greece are the leaders in terms of the minimum entry threshold for obtaining a residence permit. The United Kingdom leads by the time of processing the application (2 weeks). And in terms of the number of countries for visa-free travel there are Spain, Italy and Luxembourg (190).
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