Requirements of the residence by investment programs
There are certain requirements that must be fulfilled under all residence by investment programs, such as legal source of funds for investment, clean criminal record and good health.
A most common investment option under almost any residence by investment program is Investor visa or Entrepreneur visa; they target wealthy and high net worth individuals. Examples of such programs are United Kingdom residence by investment program, Latvia residence by investment program and Belgium residence by investment program. In addition to the investment options above, Portugal offers residence by investment into real estate, Spain offers investment in real estate and financial assets, and Latvia offers investment by way of a deposit.
General requirements under an Investor visa program are availability of funds for investment and financial self-sufficiency without recourse to public funds. Besides, the investment must be maintained for a certain period of time, e.g. 2 to 5 years under the United Kingdom residence by investment program. However, the positive side of this requirement is that the investment can be recovered after the end of the holding period.
Main requirements of an Entrepreneur visa program are relevant education, work and business experience, a valid business plan, availability of funds for investment, financial self-sufficiency and knowledge of the official language of the country that offers residence by investment program.
Every residence by investment program offers residence and eventually citizenship to family members of the main applicant based on their eligibility and age, and these requirements differ from program to program, from country to country.
Only when all the requirements are met by the main applicant and their family members under the residence by investment program, the government of the country that offers residence by investment will be able to process and approve the application for residence.
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