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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On December 10, 2021, Spain’s Council of Ministers adopted the draft of the Spanish Startups Law, a piece of legislation intended to promote the country as an attractive destination for foreign startup founders, entrepreneurs, and remote workers. In an article published by Spain's Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digitalization, Nadia Calviño, she outlines sweeping [...]
The world is fast becoming an uncertain place, and the stats for HNW immigration to Portugal show it. Events like the previous US elections and Brexit have seen high net worth individuals (HNWIs) from the UK and America join the increasing numbers of migrant investors obtaining a Plan B in more favorable locations. As most [...]
Global instability has been a key driver of success for both the Portuguese Golden Visa and D7 Visa Program for people with means. Albeit for differing reasons, nationals from the following 12 countries are increasingly considering Portugal, either as a “Plan B” or as a permanent new home. Yet given the existence of international sanctions, [...]
And it’s not the kind of thing Golden Visa firms will EVER tell you about... The economic outlook in South Africa has been deteriorating since at least 2008, when Eskom’s controversial load shedding kicked off. Today, well over a decade later, the country faces down a plethora of intersecting crises: an electricity death spiral, corruption, [...]
