Going into 2025, there are at least two Golden Visa Funds investing in digital assets like Bitcoin and Bitcoin ETFs. The Unbound Crypto Fund invests in crypto assets indirectly, by investing in Portuguese companies with significant Bitcoin on their balance sheets, whereas The Golden Crypto Fund invests directly in Bitcoin (held in cold storage), as [...]
Going into 2025, the following Portuguese Golden Visa Funds are open-ended: The Golden Visa Crypto Fund Saratoga POR 1 Fund 3CC Portugal Golden Income Fund Optimize Portugal Golden Opportunities Investment Fund NEW: The Portuguese Champions Open-Ended Fund To view the rest of the Golden Visa Investment Funds, click here.
Yes, you can financing for Portugal's Golden Visa. However, the financing must be provided by a non-Portuguese bank or lender. For example, you could use some of your mortgage equity (built up in your home outside Portugal) as an eligible source of funds... But you would not have been able to buy a Golden Visa [...]
As of April 2024, the Italian Golden Visa Program does NOT offer a real estate track. However, applicants can opt to buy shares in a company that invests in real estate. Even thought this option is priced from €500,000, it offers hard asset backing, and thus gives applicants greater peace of mind than the €250,000 [...]
As of Wednesday 9, 2023, Russian citizens can apply for an EU Golden Visa by buying property in Hungary Cyprus and Spain only. In addition, the Turkish Citizenship By Investment program, and Andorra's Non-Lucrative Residency / Golden Visa program also accepts Russian and Belarusian applicants. There is also one European Citizenship By Investment option for [...]
Hungary currently offers a legal pathway to obtain Residency By Investment. (Although technically speaking, it leverages a legal framework for "non-lucrative residency", rather than explicit Golden Visa legislation). The good news is that in 2024, the Hungarian government is launching a new bona fide Hungary Golden Visa program. The program pricing options for 2024 are [...]
Spain’s Non-Lucrative Visa Program is very similar to the Portuguese D7 Visa – neither have any mandatory investment requirements, both can lead to permanent residency and/or citizenship, and both work well for retirees. A key difference between the two, however, is that the Portuguese authorities will approve remote workers, at their discretion, whereas this is [...]
To be eligible for the Spanish Digital Nomad Visa, you will have to prove that you have sufficient economic resources to support yourself and any family members accompanying you during your period of residence in the national territory. Here are the minimum Spanish DNV income requirements for 2024: Primary applicant: 200% of the monthly minimum [...]
In addition to the financial requirements: You cannot be in Spain illegally. You cannot have a criminal record in Spain or in the country or any countries where you have been resident for five years prior to applying for Spain's Digital Nomad Visa. You are required to have public health insurance or private health insurance [...]
Yes, provided thery can prove a professional relationship with a foreign company (or companies) for whom they will be working for a minimum period of three months, and the company authorizes the freelancer to work for them from Spain.
