Immigration by Investment
Residence and citizenship through investment: the programmes, the rules behind them and what they mean for founders, investors and families.
New Zealand's Active Investor Plus visa: tighter source-of-funds rules, and Build to Rent from December 2026
New Zealand has tightened the rules on how investors may borrow and move money for its residence-by-investment visa, and from December 2026 it will let Growth category applicants use approved Build to Rent funds. The headline amounts have not changed.
Spain's golden visa is gone: what the closure means for holders and newcomers
Spain has not accepted new applications for residence through investment since 3 April 2025. Existing holders keep their rights, and newcomers have to look at other routes. This is what the official texts say.
Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme: HKD 30 million, and what counts
Hong Kong grants residence to investors who prove HKD 30 million in net assets and then put HKD 30 million into a defined list of assets, HKD 3 million of it in a government portfolio. The real estate rules were loosened in September 2025, and a change on investment accounts has applied since 1 November 2026.
The UK Innovator Founder visa: a residence route that tests the business, not the bank balance
The UK closed its investor visa in 2022. The route left for entrepreneurs wants an endorsed, innovative business and gives no credit for capital parked passively. This is how it works in October 2026, from official sources only.
Caribbean citizenship by investment moves from transaction to connection
The five Eastern Caribbean programmes have raised their prices, agreed common rules and set up a regional regulator whose founding treaty asks for time spent in the country. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda says the European Commission has asked for the programmes to be wound down by 1 June 2028.
Malta's permanent residence route: the numbers behind the EUR 99,000 entry ticket
With investor citizenship ruled contrary to EU law, Malta's Permanent Residence Programme is now the island's main investment route for non-EU families. We read the regulations to see what the fees buy and what you must keep in place.