Residency and citizenship by investment
Golden Visas in Portugal, Greece and the UAE, Maltese residency, citizenship of St Kitts & Nevis, Grenada and Saint Lucia. We choose the programme for the goal — freedom of movement, a plan B, tax residency — and take you from the choice to the passport or residence card.
Choose the programme — each has its own threshold, timeline and what it gives
Four steps from enquiry to result
Goal and programme
Why the status: travel, plan B, tax, children’s education. We compare 2–3 programmes by price, timeline and requirements.
Documents and due diligence
Source of wealth, certificates, apostilles, medicals; a pre-check so that a refusal is never a surprise.
Investment and filing
Buying the property or making the contribution, filing through a licensed agent, replies to enquiries.
Decision and status
Approval, biometrics, residence card or passport. A calendar of renewals and tax consequences.
- Passports of all applicants, marriage and birth certificates
- Evidence of source of wealth and of the investment funds
- Police clearance certificates, medical certificates
- For residency, an address and insurance in the country
- Choosing a programme by price without knowing it gives no tax residency
- Source of wealth without documents — the main cause of refusals
- Ignoring how the new status changes CFC rules and CRS in Ukraine
- Missing the stay requirements and losing the status
A Golden Visa through a fund for a family of four
An investment in a qualifying fund instead of property, a pack for everyone, a plan of 7 days a year; tax residency unchanged.
Grenadian citizenship and a US E-2 visa for a founder
A fund contribution, due diligence, the passport in six months; then a business in the US under E-2.
A UAE Golden Visa and tax residency after an exit
A visa through a property investment, a stay plan, a tax residency certificate a year later.
Does a Golden Visa give tax residency?
Not by itself. Residency is determined by presence and centre of interests. The Portuguese Golden Visa, on the contrary, lets you not live in the country.
Which programme is fastest?
Caribbean citizenship programmes: 4–8 months; the UAE Golden Visa: weeks; Portugal: 12 months or more because of the queue.
Are Ukrainian citizens accepted?
Yes, by all seven programmes. Enhanced source-of-wealth checks are standard for every applicant, not only Ukrainians.
What does it cost?
The government contribution or investment is public and fixed by the programme; our fee is fixed and quoted after a consultation.
Need a second passport or residency?
Tell us why you need the status and for whom — we will shortlist 2–3 programmes with prices, timelines and tax consequences.
- A reply within one working day
- The first consultation is 30 minutes
- Confidential, no obligation