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Programmes

Routes to residency and citizenship

Each of these is a statutory programme run by a government. We prepare and file the application, and you can see exactly where it stands at any point.

All programmes

United Arab Emirates — Golden Visa

Residency

10-year renewable residency

Long-term residency in the UAE for property investors, with no requirement to hold a local sponsor. Covers spouse and children.

From
On application
Processing
On application
  • Qualifying property
  • Public investment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Specialised talent
Property in this market

Greece — Golden Visa

Residency

5-year renewable EU residency

Residency in Greece with visa-free movement in the Schengen Area. Renewable while the qualifying investment is held.

From
On application
Processing
On application
  • Qualifying property
  • Capital contribution
  • Government bonds
Property in this market

Caribbean — Citizenship by Investment

Citizenship

Citizenship and a passport

Several Caribbean states operate statutory citizenship-by-investment programmes, through an approved real-estate project or a contribution to a national development fund.

From
On application
Processing
On application
  • Approved real-estate project
  • National development fund contribution

Portugal — Golden Residence Permit

Residency

Renewable EU residency

Portuguese residency with a route to naturalisation. Note that the real-estate route was withdrawn in 2023 — the remaining routes are capital and fund based.

From
On application
Processing
On application
  • Investment funds
  • Capital transfer
  • Job creation
  • Cultural donation

Qualifying thresholds are set by each government and change without much notice. We confirm the current figures against the issuing authority at your assessment rather than quoting a number that may have moved.

How it works

You can see the whole thing

Four stages, and your file's position in them is worked out from dated entries — never from a number somebody typed in.

  1. Stage 1: Eligibility assessment

    We check which programmes you actually qualify for before anyone pays anything, and tell you plainly where you do not.

  2. Stage 2: Documents

    The paperwork each programme requires, collected and verified. This is the stage that decides how long everything else takes.

  3. Stage 3: Submission

    Your application is filed with the authority. From here the timetable is theirs, and we say so rather than inventing one.

  4. Stage 4: Decision

    Approval, refusal or a request for more information — recorded against your file the day it arrives.

No invented progress. Your tracker moves only when a member of staff records something that happened, with the date and their name against it. Nobody here can type a percentage — there is no field for one.

Introducing clients?

Advisers, family offices and legal practices refer clients into these programmes and are paid a commission when a file completes. Accreditation first, then a referral code — in that order.

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