Here’s something new (and potentially very interesting) from the world of investment migration - or non-investment migration, as it were: Various media outlets are reporting that Cyprus is planning what's being referred to as a “Golden Knowledge Program” to attract highly specialized research and innovation professionals to the island as new residents. The Cypriot House [...]
The number of Residency By Investment programs (a.k.a. Golden Visas) for foreign investors in Europe have declined dramatically in recent years. Several programs granting Golden Visas have been discontinued, including the programs of Ireland and the UK. Portugal's program is also expected to be terminated in the coming months. (In a similar development, the Citizenship [...]
According to a front page story published by the print edition of Diário de Notícias da Madeira earlier today (on Monday 17 April), the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has written to the President of the Republic to request an extension of the period during which the Golden Visa program can be offered [...]
Germany in 2023 suffers from the same skilled labor shortages as most other nations in Western Europe. In fact, during 2022, the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found that there were a staggering 1.74 million vacant positions throughout Germany. With a view to address this challenge, the country has announced the imminent launch of [...]
In a scheme reminiscent of the Italian €1 House Scheme launched in Sicily, another Italian town - Presicce in Puglia - is going one step further - by offering new residents €30,000 to move there in 2023. If laid-back living in a beautiful Italian town sounds like your bag, then this article is just for [...]
Saturday, September 10, Thessaloniki With election season just around the corner and the energy crisis impacting households around the country, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced an economic aid package worth €5.5 billion at the 86th Thessaloniki International Exhibition, an annual trade fair event hosted in Greece's second largest city. During the much anticipated and [...]
Starting on 1 September 2022, Thailand is launching a new “Work-From-Thailand” visa category with a maximum validity of 10 years. The visa is issued for an initial period of 5 years, after which it can be renewed for an additional 5 years. And yes, one of its streams will double as a Thailand Digital Nomad [...]
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4 August 2022, Porto, Portugal Looking to move to Sweden but don’t have a job offer yet? Thanks to the new Swedish job seeker visa, suitably qualified professionals can enter Sweden for up to 9 months to look for employment or start their own business. Let’s have a look at this residency program below… Sweden’s [...]
16 June 2022, Alges, Lisbon Portugal’s government has just announced that the country will be launching a new visa category for job seekers and digital nomads. Aimed at streamlining and simplifying immigration procedures for those seeking to settle and work in Portugal, the new visa regime will coincide with the scrapping of the quota based [...]
