Residency programmes

A temporary remote-work permission with foreign-income, insurance and renewal requirements.

Costa Rica pensionado residence

An income-based route for a qualifying stable pension, with continuing residence and renewal duties.

Costa Rica rentista residence

A route based on documented stable income, with a longer-term residence path to assess separately.

Costa Rica investor residence

Verify the operative investment threshold and the 2021 incentive window before committing capital.

Permanent residence in Uruguay

Uruguay

A practical document-led route that is separate from the tax-residence and citizenship tests.

Temporary residence in Mexico

Mexico

Separate the consular visa, entry, residence card and any work permission.

Temporary residence in Paraguay

Paraguay

A staged route with current background-document and absence requirements.

Permanent residence in Paraguay

Paraguay

Convert from temporary status within the correct window and support the application with current financial evidence.

UAE Golden Visa

United Arab Emirates

Longer residence for qualifying investors, entrepreneurs and talent; a category-specific application, not an automatic passport.

UAE remote-work residence

United Arab Emirates

Residence for qualifying overseas work, with the employment and business tax consequences assessed separately.

Singapore Employment Pass

Singapore

A work route for qualifying roles and employers, with age-adjusted salary requirements and COMPASS assessment.

Singapore Global Investor Programme

Singapore

Permanent residence for eligible investors who can meet substantial business, fund or family-office requirements.

Thailand Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

Thailand

A multi-entry route for qualifying workcation and specified activities, with tax and local-work questions kept separate.

Thailand Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa

Thailand

Four qualification-based categories with different income, investment, work and tax consequences.

Thailand Privilege membership and residence

Thailand

A paid long-stay membership whose practical benefits should be distinguished from work permission and tax treatment.

Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)

Malaysia

Compare the current federal tiers, property commitments and practical conditions before choosing a long-stay route.

Indonesia second-home residence

Indonesia

A residence route with qualifying-funds or property evidence and post-approval obligations that need careful coordination.

Indonesia E33G remote-worker route

Indonesia

An official remote-worker category whose full current application conditions need direct confirmation before commitment.

New Zealand Active Investor Plus

New Zealand

Compare Growth and Balanced residence investment requirements, including time on the ground and capital at risk.

Australia National Innovation visa

Australia

An invitation-based permanent visa for exceptional achievement, distinct from the closed investor programme.

Australia Skilled Independent visa (189)

Australia

A points-tested permanent route where eligibility and receiving an invitation are different hurdles.

Italy investor visa: investments, application and renewal

Italy

An investment-based residence route with a pre-approval stage and firm post-arrival funding deadlines.

Italy elective residence visa: passive income and restrictions

Italy

A residence option supported by independent resources, with an important limit: it is not a remote-work visa.

Italy digital nomad visa: qualifications, documents and process

Italy

A route for qualifying highly skilled remote activity, requiring evidence of the work as well as the income.

Portugal ARI investment residence: routes, documents and process

Portugal

An investment residence pathway with qualifying non-property routes and a changed citizenship horizon.

Portugal D7 visa: income, family eligibility and the move to residence

Portugal

A practical guide to Portugal’s residence route for pensioners and people living from their own income: the financial evidence, family timing, fees, work rights and ongoing obligations.

Portugal D8 remote-work residence: eligibility and application

Portugal

A route for qualifying remote professional activity with a foreign work relationship and a separate Portuguese tax analysis.

Spain digital nomad residence: work, social security and process

Spain

A work-based residence route whose social-security and employer requirements deserve as much attention as the visa.

Spain investor visa closure: existing applications and alternatives

Spain removed the investor route from 3 April 2025. Existing permissions require a transitional review.

Residency programme

Cyprus permanent residence by investment: assets, family and ongoing rules

Cyprus

Compare the four qualifying investment categories, calculate the household income requirement and understand the application, employment restrictions and conditions for keeping permanent residence.

Malta Permanent Residence Programme: costs and application stages

Malta

A family residence programme combining property, contributions, assets and substantial due diligence.

Greece golden visa: property thresholds, conversion rules and process

Greece

The correct investment threshold depends on the location and legal category of the property.

Ireland Stamp 0 retirement residence: income, restrictions and process

Ireland

A self-funded residence route with a specific pre-arrival process and meaningful limits on work.

UAE company formation with residency

United Arab Emirates

Coordinate a licensed UAE business and the owner’s residence application, with the company, visa and family dependencies planned together.

Caldea’s pointed glass tower and angular spa buildings beside the river in Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra residence without work: the 2026 investment route

Andorra

The EUR 1 million ordinary investment, housing-fund alternative, nonrefundable payments, family and renewal requirements.

Andorra self-employed residence through an active company

Andorra

Ownership, approvals, the 2026 state payment, business activity, CASS and family planning.

Yerevan’s Government House clock tower and pink stone arcades overlooking Republic Square

Armenia business residence: eligibility and the application sequence

Armenia

Understand how business activity supports residence and how the November 2026 reform changes the path.

Brussels Grand-Place with the Town Hall tower and ornate guild houses

Belgium professional card: plan the actual business

Belgium

A regional authorization for self-employed activity, with separate residence and family steps.

Belgium single permit: employment and residence together

Belgium

An employer-led application assessed by the region and the Immigration Office.

Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, facing north in May 2026

Cayman Islands: 25-year independent-means residence

Compare the island-specific investment and income requirements, family conditions and non-working residence permission.

Cayman Islands: permanent residence for independent means

The CI$2m developed-property route, ten-year initial certificate, work variations and later indefinite-renewal conditions.

Cayman Islands: direct investment residence

Understand the CI$1m business investment route, licensed operation, employment evidence and continuing residence conditions.

Cayman Islands: substantial business presence residence

Compare the owner and senior-manager routes, four-person local business presence, annual charges and continuing obligations.

Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava beneath Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral in Czechia

Czechia EU Blue Card

A high-skilled Czech employment route with a dated salary threshold, qualification evidence and separate family applications.

Czechia Employee Card

Coordinate a Czech job, the residence application and a lawful start date under the correct employment branch.

Czechia business visa

A residence application built around real independent activity, evidence of funds and an operable business plan.

Czechia Digital Nomad programme

A facilitated application route for specified IT and marketing professionals, with different employee and freelancer branches.

Colourful historic waterfront houses and moored boats along Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark Pay Limit Scheme

Denmark

A detailed guide to the 2026 salaried-work route, family applications, public fees and the steps from contract to relocation.

Start-up Denmark: residence for an innovative founder

Denmark

Understand expert-panel approval, active ownership, family conditions, documents and the stages of the Danish startup route.

The towers and red roofs of Tallinn’s Old Town at sunrise

Estonia startup residence: an innovation test before immigration

For founders building a scalable, innovative business—not every newly registered company.

Estonia enterprise residence: investment linked to a real business

Understand the ordinary capital threshold, business plan and continuing economic conditions.

Estonia large-investor residence: qualifying capital and continuing ownership

Assess the €1 million investment route separately from ordinary enterprise residence.

Estonia digital nomad visa: remote work and the tax questions it creates

A long-stay visa for qualifying remote activity, with a current funds test and separate tax-residence rules.

Helsinki Cathedral rising above the Kauppatori waterfront, viewed from the harbour

Finland specialist residence permit

Finland

Eligibility, salary, evidence and application stages for highly skilled work in Finland.

Finland startup entrepreneur residence permit

Finland

Business Finland assessment, personal maintenance funds and the steps toward a Finnish startup residence permit.

Finland entrepreneur residence permit

Finland

Business activity, profitability, ownership and the two-stage residence application for an active entrepreneur.

Narikala fortress above the old town of Tbilisi, Georgia

Georgia property residence: the current US$150, 000 threshold

Georgia

A guide to qualifying ownership, valuation, family evidence and the application sequence.

Georgia investment residence: US$300, 000 and the five-year conditions

Georgia

Compare qualifying business investment with property ownership, including the evidence needed for indefinite stay.

Eibsee and the Bavarian Alps at sunrise, Germany

Germany EU Blue Card: salary, family and the path to settlement

Germany

A practical guide for qualified employees: 2026 salary thresholds, eligible qualifications, family permission, fees and the steps from a job offer to residence.

Hungarian Parliament illuminated beside the Danube in Budapest at blue hour

Hungary White Card

A temporary residence route for qualifying foreign remote work, with clear limits on local activity and family sponsorship.

Hungary guest self-employment residence

For a genuine independent activity or executive role, with a documented business case and continuing reporting.

Hungary EU Blue Card

A highly qualified employment route with a specific 2026 salary threshold and separate family provisions.

Hungary guest investor residence

Compare the current eligible fund and donation routes, their evidence and the obligations after approval.

Reykjavík skyline with Hallgrímskirkja above colourful houses and distant mountains

Iceland expert employment: residence and permission to work

Iceland

An information guide to the employer-linked specialist route, supporting evidence and the separate tax-relief decision.

Iceland short-term residence: qualifying visits after the 2026 visa reform

Iceland

Check the current limited-purpose route, documents, financial support and the limit on staying while an application is pending.

Japan residence and family guide

Compare work, business, highly skilled, startup and remote-work permissions, with family rules and the current permanent-residence transition.

Residency programme

Snow-covered Mount Fuji and the red Chureito Pagoda above Fujiyoshida, Japan

Japan Business Manager residence

The post-16 October 2025 capital, staffing, language and management requirements, with a practical implementation sequence.

Japan Highly Skilled Professional residence

Points, the underlying professional role, conditional family benefits and the separate accelerated permanent-residence assessment.

Japan Startup Visa: prepare a business before the management transition

An approved preparation programme, its local screening and the route to meeting the current Business Manager requirements.

Japan digital nomad permission

A six-month remote-work stay with nationality, income and insurance requirements, distinct from long-term residence and tax exemption.

The Grund district and illuminated upper town of Luxembourg City at blue hour

Luxembourg residence for the self-employed

Luxembourg

An active-business route that requires a credible project, appropriate permission and a complete personal application.

Luxembourg EU Blue Card

Luxembourg

Qualified employment, employer preparation and the current long-stay visa process for third-country professionals.

Le Morne Brabant mountain rising above the turquoise lagoon on the southwest coast of Mauritius

Mauritius investor occupation permit

A route for a funded business with measurable operating commitments.

Mauritius professional occupation permit

Tie the immigration permission to the real employment contract and payroll.

Mauritius self-employed occupation permit

A services route with funding, client evidence and growing turnover requirements.

Retiring in Mauritius: the 50+ residence route

Budget the transfer requirement, healthcare and tax treatment separately.

Mauritius property residence: approve the route before the purchase

An eligible property can support residence, with ownership, family and closing-cost conditions.

Mauritius Premium Visa: a base for overseas remote work

A long stay with specific restrictions on local work and specific tax rules.

Mauritius Golden Visa: invest USD 1m in a qualifying business