Greece has introduced an additional golden visa for startups, marking a shift away from its established property-driven option. Here’s what sets the new program apart. The Greece golden visa program ...

Europe's golden visa programs once painted a picture of opportunity for wealthy investors seeking residency through real estate purchases or capital injections. These schemes promised a fast track to ...

Portugal's Golden Visa (ARI) program issued fewer residence permits in 2024 than the previous year, but family reunification permits linked to the program nearly doubled. The shift, documented in ...

A new survey shows that the Portugal golden visa program remains a top choice in 2025. Still, Greece is catching up and is poised to gain further ground. Here’s how they compare. A recent survey of ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citizenship Bay, a leading citizenship and residency consultancy ...

Golden visas allow wealthy individuals to gain residency in another country through a significant financial investment. Greece has expanded its popular golden visa program to include investments in ...

The Big Development Three years ago, a non‑EU investor with €500,000 could choose from a broad menu of European “golden visa” programs; in 2026, that buffet has been reduced to a short, carefully ...

Built for People Who Don’t Have Time to Move Most residency programs quietly assume you’re willing to uproot your life.

Even as governments around the world crack down on migration with renewed force, many are offering fast-track residency to foreigners, for a price. On Dec. 10, the U.S. Trump administration rolled out ...