Capital & residency
Investor & Residency by Investment
Investor routes are different from business routes: you are placing capital — in real estate, funds, bonds or a qualifying enterprise — to obtain residency or citizenship, without necessarily running a company day to day. The right programme depends on how much capital you want to commit, how long you can stay, and the tax position that follows.
Who it suits
Is this your pathway?
- Investors who want residency or a second passport without relocating to run a business
- Families seeking an EU or Schengen base for travel, study and healthcare
- Entrepreneurs diversifying assets and holding structures across jurisdictions
- Frequent travellers wanting stronger visa-free access
Destinations covered
- Portugal
- Greece
- Spain
- Italy
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Canada
- Malta
- Caribbean
The accounting layer
- Tax residency modelled before the investment, not after
- Holding structure chosen for exit and repatriation, not only for eligibility
- LRS, ODI and remittance compliance for capital leaving India
- Reporting obligations in both jurisdictions mapped from day one
Subclasses & streams
The specific visas in this category
Codes matter. The right subclass decides your work rights, your family's rights and how quickly permanent residence becomes possible.
PT
Portugal Golden Residence Permit
Qualifying fund or business investment with a low physical-stay requirement and a citizenship horizon.
GR
Greece Golden Visa
Real-estate led residence permit renewable while the asset is held.
UAE
UAE Golden Visa
Ten-year residence for property owners, investors and selected professionals.
EB-5
United States EB-5
Qualifying investment with job creation, direct or through a regional centre.
MT
Malta residence & naturalisation routes
Government-approved residence and exceptional-services naturalisation programmes.
CBI
Caribbean citizenship by investment
St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua and Grenada donation or real-estate options with visa-free travel benefits.
Eligibility
What gets assessed
- Investable capital at the threshold set by the specific programme
- Legally sourced, fully traceable funds
- Clean character and background screening, including enhanced due diligence for citizenship routes
- Willingness to hold the investment for the programme's minimum period
- Health insurance and, for some routes, minimum physical presence
Documents
What you will need to produce
- Source-of-wealth narrative with every material asset traced to origin
- Bank statements, tax returns and audited accounts
- Property purchase or fund subscription agreements
- Police clearances from each country of residence
- Proof of remittance and compliant outward transfer of funds
Process
How your file moves
Each stage has a deliverable, a document set and a date. You always know where the file is.
Programme comparison
Shortlist programmes against your capital, timeline, travel needs and tax exposure — not against marketing brochures.
Source-of-funds file
Build an audit-grade trail before any due-diligence agent looks at it.
Structure & remittance
Decide the holding structure and the compliant route for moving capital out of India or elsewhere.
Investment & application
Execute the qualifying investment and lodge the residence or citizenship application.
Renewals & citizenship track
Hold-period compliance, renewals and, where applicable, the path to permanent residence or naturalisation.
Costs
What it actually costs
Government charges change regularly; these are the cost lines to budget for so nothing surprises you mid-application.
- Qualifying investment
- The largest number — from mid-six figures for Caribbean routes to seven figures for EB-5 and EU funds.
- Government & due-diligence fees
- Charged per applicant and per dependant, non-refundable.
- Legal & escrow costs
- Local counsel, escrow and property transfer taxes where relevant.
- Professional fee
- Fixed and quoted before work starts.
Photos & video
Investor clients
Property inspections, fund briefings and signing sessions.
A walk through the practice
Footage coming soon
FAQs
Investor questions we get asked
Ready to test your investor eligibility?
Send your profile and we'll assess it against the current criteria — including the financial evidence — before you spend anything.