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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Hong Kong launched its Capital Investment Entrant Scheme for wealthy investors in 2003. The program was introduced to boost the country’s ailing economy. Applicants were required to invest HK$6.5 million in permissible investments. In 2010, the threshold was raised to HK$10 million ($1.3 million). Real estate purchases were…
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Singapore

Singapore Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Singapore has offered routes to permanent residency for investors since the 1970s. In 2004, Singapore launched the Financial Investor Scheme (FIS). Unlike previous schemes, the FIS allowed investments in financial assets such as bank deposits, capital market products and collective investment schemes. While the option to invest passively made…
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Spain

Spain Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Spain launched its investor residence program, commonly known as the Golden Visa, in September 2013. As part of laws aiming to attract inward investment, visas were made available to those investing at least €500,000 in real estate, €1 million in Spanish companies or deposits in Spanish banks, or €2…
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Portugal

Portugal Citizenship by investment Residency by investment In 2012, Portugal announced it would begin to offer residence permits for investors under a scheme that became known as the “Golden Visa” program. There were originally three possible investment options. Of these the most popular is to invest €500,000 in property. The second most popular is to transfer…
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