Golden Visa
Wealth-based immigration permit
A golden visa is a residency permit granted to foreign nationals who make substantial investments in a country—typically through real estate purchases, business investments, or government bonds.
The programs offer a path to legal residence, and sometimes citizenship, in exchange for capital: Portugal's golden visa program attracted billions in foreign investment.
Critics argue these schemes allow the wealthy to buy citizenship while ordinary immigrants face lengthy processes.
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- permanent residencyLegal right to stay indefinitely
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- minimum investmentLowest amount to participate
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Golden Visawork visa
Authorization for foreign employment
skilled worker visa · asylum · refugee status · marriage visa · student visa
Golden Visarefugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
asylum seeker · economic migrant · undocumented immigrant · migrant worker · guest worker
Golden Visaillegal immigration
Unlawful entry into nations
border crossing · visa denial · deportation · entry ban · immigration detention
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