{"dataset":"residence-by-investment","resource":"rules","page":1,"pages":1,"total":4345,"page_size":5000,"next":null,"prev":null,"rows":[{"term_id":"t-96c1f30a2e","program_id":"alb-strategic-investor-pr","route":"investment","valid_from":"2021","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"investor in strategic sectors, family members and key staff (not more than 5 persons with permanent contracts)","source_id":"alb-asp-law79-2021-consol-2025","location":"PDF p. 50, art. 91.2","quote":"Pajiset me leje të përhershme qëndrimi i huaji, familjarët e tij dhe personeli i tij kyç, por jo më shumë se 5 persona me kontratë pune pa afat, nëse ka kryer një investim në Republikën e Shqipërisë në sektorë strategjikë","notes":"Law 79/2021 approved 24.6.2021 and in force 15 days after publication in the Fletorja Zyrtare (art. 148); the publication date is not printed in this consolidated text, so valid_from is the year only. 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The bill was enacted as Llei 2/2026 of 22 January 2026 (named in the stored form and-govern-t2g005-2026), whose BOPA text is not stored, so the enacted wording and in-force date are unconfirmed (the bill's final provision 3: in force the day after publication in the BOPA). valid_from left empty. This bill text is the only stored statement of the rule; replace or confirm from the BOPA text once stored. 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The bill was enacted as Llei 2/2026 of 22 January 2026 (named in the stored form and-govern-t2g005-2026), whose BOPA text is not stored, so the enacted wording and in-force date are unconfirmed (the bill's final provision 3: in force the day after publication in the BOPA). valid_from left empty. This bill text is the only stored statement of the rule; replace or confirm from the BOPA text once stored. 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Lliurament de certificat d’inscripció d’autorització d’immigració de residència sense treball 6,79","notes":"Llei 10/2018 published BOPA 13.6.2018 and in force the day after publication (Disposició final segona). Art. 154 (as replaced) fee for all \"residència sense treball\" authorisations (passive residence, professionals with international projection, scientific/cultural/sporting residence). Amounts may be updated by the budget law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-fc2849f8c6","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21.30","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"initial authorisation, family reunification (residence without work)","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 29, art. 154, item 12","quote":"12. Lliurament d’autorització d’immigració de residència sense treball (inicial per reagrupament familiar) 21,30","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012. Art. 154 fee for all \"residència sense treball\" authorisations (passive residence, professionals with international projection, scientific/cultural/sporting residence), not only the investment route. Amounts may be updated by the budget law (art. 154), so no valid_to is set from this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-1117f74502","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21.30","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"renewal, family reunification (residence without work)","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 29, art. 154, item 13","quote":"13. Lliurament d’autorització d’immigració de residència sense treball (renovació per reagrupament familiar) 21,30","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012. Art. 154 fee for all \"residència sense treball\" authorisations (passive residence, professionals with international projection, scientific/cultural/sporting residence), not only the investment route. Amounts may be updated by the budget law (art. 154), so no valid_to is set from this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-b19bb70969","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2018-06-14","valid_to":"","min_amount":"22.61","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"initial authorisation, family reunification (residence without work)","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-10-2018","location":"PDF p. 8, art. 154, item 12","quote":"12. 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Lliurament d’autorització d’immigració de residència sense treball (renovació) 52,90","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012. Art. 154 fee for all \"residència sense treball\" authorisations (passive residence, professionals with international projection, scientific/cultural/sporting residence), not only the investment route. Amounts may be updated by the budget law (art. 154), so no valid_to is set from this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-69e4c575ae","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"52.90","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"duplicate card, residence without work","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 29, art. 154, item 22","quote":"22. Lliurament de duplicat de targeta d’autorització d’immigració de residència sense treball 52,90","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012. Art. 154 fee for all \"residència sense treball\" authorisations (passive residence, professionals with international projection, scientific/cultural/sporting residence), not only the investment route. Amounts may be updated by the budget law (art. 154), so no valid_to is set from this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-1a421fd73a","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2018-06-14","valid_to":"","min_amount":"56.15","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"renewal, residence without work","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-10-2018","location":"PDF p. 8, art. 154, item 15","quote":"15. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-404427c5fd","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"from grant of the permit","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 20, art. 96.3","quote":"el seu compromís de fer efectiva la inversió esmentada a l’apartat 1 del present article en un termini màxim de sis mesos","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-f4f6afb36a","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"investment_deadline_extension","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"extension if the investment could not be made because of force majeure or a third party (proposed)","source_id":"and-cg-informe-comissio-pl-creixement-2026","location":"p. 18, art. 10 (new art. 96.3)","quote":"Aquest termini es pot prorrogar uns sis mesos més sempre que s’acrediti que la inversió","notes":"Proposed rule (status: proposed): bill text as amended by the Economy committee (report of January 2026), art. 10 replacing art. 96 of Llei 9/2012; not the enacted law. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Extension of the investment deadline","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-36715e34ac","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"residence_permit_renewal_validity","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"holder for at least seven years (and successive renewals)","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 11, art. 32.3","quote":"La persona estrangera titular des de fa almenys set anys d’una autorització de residència sense activitat lucrativa obté, en cas de sol·licitar-la i complir els requisits fixats per aquesta Llei, la renovació d’aquesta autorització per una durada de deu anys.","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Validity of a renewed residence permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-c0c1855f47","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"residence_permit_renewal_validity","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"Spanish, French and Portuguese nationals holding the authorisation for at least five years","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 11, art. 32.5","quote":"Els nacionals espanyols, francesos i portuguesos titulars des de fa almenys cinc anys d’una autorització de residència sense activitat lucrativa obtenen, en cas de sol·licitar-la i complir els requisits fixats per aquesta Llei, la renovació d’aquesta autorització per una durada de deu anys.","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Validity of a renewed residence permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-f78bf2d567","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2012-06-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"adult children of the resident or spouse/partner whose main activity is study (must be under 25)","source_id":"and-bopa-llei-9-2012","location":"PDF p. 19, art. 91.1.f","quote":"Els fills majors d’edat, però menors de 25 anys, del resident o del seu cònjuge o parella estable que tinguin com activitat principal o única cursar o ampliar estudis.","notes":"Llei 9/2012 enters into force on the day of publication (Disposició final), BOPA 27.6.2012. The limit is \"under 25\"; the same rule covers dependants of professionals and scientific/cultural/sporting residents.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-2651573583","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"investment_instrument_max_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"36","currency":"months","applies_to":"debt or financial instruments of Andorran resident entities and Andorran collective investment funds; after 36 months the money must move to another asset type (proposed)","source_id":"and-cg-informe-comissio-pl-creixement-2026","location":"p. 17, art. 10 (new art. 96.1.c)","quote":"així com fons d’inversió col·lectiva de dret andorrà, durant un màxim de 36 mesos","notes":"Proposed rule (status: proposed): bill text as amended by the Economy committee (report of January 2026), art. 10 replacing art. 96 of Llei 9/2012; not the enacted law. 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Number in words ('doble').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AND","route_name":"Maximum fine","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-25573eb370","program_id":"and-passive-residence","route":"penalty_misuse","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"very serious infractions (art. 142), including obtaining residence improperly to evade the art. 96 payments; range EUR 3,000 to 6,000 (proposed)","source_id":"and-cg-informe-comissio-pl-creixement-2026","location":"p. 20, art. 14 (new art. 147.1)","quote":"Les infraccions tipificades a l’article 142 donen lloc a la imposició d’una sanció d’un import de 3.000 a 6.000 euros.","notes":"Proposed rule (status: proposed): bill text as amended by the Economy committee (report of January 2026), art. 14 replacing art. 147 of Llei 9/2012; not the enacted law. The bill was enacted as Llei 2/2026 of 22 January 2026 (named in the stored form and-govern-t2g005-2026), whose BOPA text is not stored, so the enacted wording and in-force date are unconfirmed (the bill's final provision 3: in force the day after publication in the BOPA). valid_from left empty. This bill text is the only stored statement of the rule; replace or confirm from the BOPA text once stored. General sanction for very serious immigration infractions; recorded because art. 142.1.e and 142.2 (as amended) name evading the art. 96 payments as such an infraction. 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Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-570917b89b","program_id":"aus-biip","route":"investor","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Investor stream (subclass 188B), before the 1 July 2021 amendments","source_id":"aus-leg-lin21-041-es-2021","location":"para 7","quote":"Subclass 188 and related provisions will be amended to increase the investment required for the Investor stream from at least $1,500,000 to at least $2,500,000.","notes":"Minimum investment for the Investor stream before the July 2021 amendments (then a designated investment in state/territory government securities). Start date not given in this document. Currency: bare \"$\" read as AUD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The document prints no other dollar.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investor stream investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-39f1d7fcfd","program_id":"aus-biip","route":"investor","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (family included); invited before 1 July 2021","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 71 (printed p. 65), Table 4.1 'Investor routes offered by A-list competitor countries', row Australia","quote":"Aus $1.5 million £810,000 Bond; Infrastructure; Private companies.","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. The table does not name the stream; AUD 1.5 million was the Investor stream minimum.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investor stream investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3d9f0cec42","program_id":"aus-biip","route":"investor","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (family included); invited before 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-biip-review-findings-2020","location":"p. 3, 'BIIP consultation findings: summary (part 1)', question 1","quote":"More agreement that the Investor visa (IV) threshold could be increased from the current level of $1.5 million.","notes":"Printed as '$'; read as AUD (a Home Affairs document; METHODOLOGY decision 5). 'Current level' as of the report (Dec 2020); validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-39f1d7fcfd","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investor stream investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a20c14b81a","program_id":"aus-biip","route":"investor","valid_from":"2012-07","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (family included); invited before 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-biip-discussion-paper-2019","location":"p. 4","quote":"Investor – $1.5 million for four years, introduced in July 2012","notes":"Investor stream (subclass 188B): investment in state or territory government bonds (\"The Investor visa directs investments into Australian state or territory government bonds\"). Required state/territory nomination and points test. Printed as \"$\"; Australian dollars by context.","restates":"t-39f1d7fcfd","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investor stream investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-601ba52e52","program_id":"aus-biip","route":"investor_managed_investments","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Investor stream: eligible investments directly managed; invited before 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-investor-stream-2026","location":"'Have managed a qualifying business or eligible investments'","quote":"Of at least AUD 1.5 million owned by you, your partner, or you and your partner combined, if invited before 1 July 2021.","notes":"Investor stream (subclass 188B) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. 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Eligibility requirement, not an investment amount.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Net business and personal assets","rule_type":"other","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-7013092f59","program_id":"aus-business-skills-investor","route":"net_assets","valid_from":"2003-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2250000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Subclass 162: net business and personal assets of applicant/spouse throughout the 2 fiscal years before applying","source_id":"aus-leg-sr-2002-348","location":"Sch. 2, cl. 162.212(3)","quote":"AUD2 250 000.","notes":"Eligibility requirement, not an investment amount.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Net business and personal assets","rule_type":"other","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-8a1da0eb59","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"complying_premium_investment","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"15000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Eligibility: 'Make a complying investment of at least AUD15 million'","quote":"make a complying investment of at least AUD15 million","notes":"Held for at least 12 months, then eligible for permanent residence. Dates: introduced 1 July 2015 (aus-dha-foi-160600956-2016), closed from 1 July 2021 (aus-leg-lin21-041-es-2021). The threshold was announced in Senate Estimates in 2014 (aus-aph-se14-445-2014).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Complying premium investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-0e6c4ca778","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Premium Investor visa","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 15 (printed p. 8), Table 2.1 'Review of Comparable International schemes'","quote":"Investor $1.5m ... Significant Investor $5m ... Premium Investor $15m ... Investor Visa $4780 (applicant) $2390 (family over 18yrs) Significant Investor Visa $7010 (applicant) $3505 (family over 18yrs) Premium Investor Visa $8410 (applicant), $4205 (family over 18yrs)","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8d6dbdd301","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_additional_applicant_child","valid_from":"2019-01-22","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"2195","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each additional applicant under 18","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Cost","quote":"additional applicant under 18 years old: AUD2,195","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). Charge shown in the January 2019 capture.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Fee per additional applicant under 18","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-df769dcfce","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4205","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Premium Investor visa, family member over 18","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 15 (printed p. 8), Table 2.1 'Review of Comparable International schemes'","quote":"Investor $1.5m ... Significant Investor $5m ... Premium Investor $15m ... Investor Visa $4780 (applicant) $2390 (family over 18yrs) Significant Investor Visa $7010 (applicant) $3505 (family over 18yrs) Premium Investor Visa $8410 (applicant), $4205 (family over 18yrs)","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f1233fc43d","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_additional_applicant_adult","valid_from":"2019-01-22","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"4385","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each additional applicant over 18 ('additional applicant over 18 years old')","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Cost","quote":"additional applicant over 18 years old: AUD4,385","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). Charge shown in the January 2019 capture; when it took effect and later changes not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Fee per additional applicant aged 18 or over","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-064eeb5374","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_second_instalment_family","valid_from":"2019-01-22","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"4890","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each family member aged 18+ with less than functional English (second instalment)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Cost","quote":"family members: AUD4,890","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). Charge shown in the January 2019 capture.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Second instalment fee, family member","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-fc50723ba3","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"8410","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Premium Investor visa, main applicant","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 15 (printed p. 8), Table 2.1 'Review of Comparable International schemes'","quote":"Investor $1.5m ... Significant Investor $5m ... Premium Investor $15m ... Investor Visa $4780 (applicant) $2390 (family over 18yrs) Significant Investor Visa $7010 (applicant) $3505 (family over 18yrs) Premium Investor Visa $8410 (applicant), $4205 (family over 18yrs)","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7254398bc4","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"application_charge","valid_from":"2019-01-22","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"8770","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant ('This visa costs AUD8,770')","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Cost box","quote":"This visa costs AUD8,770.","notes":"Base application charge shown on the visa page as captured 22 Jan 2019; the date it took effect and later changes not researched.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Visa application charge","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-72ea173230","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"fee_second_instalment_main","valid_from":"2019-01-22","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"9795","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"main applicant aged 18+ with less than functional English (second instalment)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Cost","quote":"main applicant: AUD9,795","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). Charge shown in the January 2019 capture.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Second instalment fee, main applicant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-1d21b5404e","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"provisional_visa_validity","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"4","currency":"years and 3 months","applies_to":"Premium Investor provisional visa holders","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"'How long you can stay'","quote":"You can stay in Australia for up to 4 years and 3 months.","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). The page adds that applicants before 1 July 2015 could stay up to 4 years (general BIIP wording; the stream opened on 1 July 2015).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Provisional visa validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-04239c02b2","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"12","currency":"months","applies_to":"complying premium investment, before applying for the subclass 888 Premium Investor visa","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Visa holder obligations","quote":"You must also hold your investment of AUD15 million for a minimum of 12 months","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-993f9f4438","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"investment_deadline_after_invitation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"70","currency":"days (usually)","applies_to":"time to make the complying premium investment after the written invitation","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"'After you apply'","quote":"You must make the investment within the timeframe stated in the letter (usually 70 days).","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). \"Usually\"; the letter sets the deadline.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Time to invest after the invitation","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b664f499fb","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"funds_transfer_evidence_minimum","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"documents to show funds transferred for the complying investments","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"'After you apply'","quote":"Also give us documents showing that minimum AUD5 million has been transferred to make the complying investments.","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). As printed on the Premium Investor page; AUD5 million is the Significant Investor amount, so the line may be carried over from the SIV page while the PIV investment is AUD15 million.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Minimum funds shown as transferred","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-2b1d9656f3","program_id":"aus-piv","route":"net_assets_requirement","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"15000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (with partner): net assets, lawfully acquired, unencumbered and available for the complying investment","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-piv-2019","location":"Eligibility: 'Have net assets of at least AUD15 million'","quote":"You must have net assets of at least AUD15 million.","notes":"Premium Investor stream visa page, Wayback capture of 22 Jan 2019 (page last modified 17 Dec 2018). Dates: stream open 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2021 (other sources).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Net assets required","rule_type":"other","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-72d7f90859","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_venture_capital","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Significant Investor complying investment before the July 2021 amendments: venture capital component (absolute minimum)","source_id":"aus-leg-lin21-041-es-2021","location":"Attachment A, Item 12 (subsections 8(2) and 8(3))","quote":"Item 12 replaces the references to absolute dollar amounts (AUD 500 000) for an investment with references to a requirement for at least 20% of the investment","notes":"Absolute venture capital amount in IMMI 15/100 replaced by a 20% share from 1 July 2021. Start date not given in this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in venture capital funds","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c56fc2b51e","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_venture_capital","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each SIV holder; part of the $5 million complying investment (10%)","source_id":"aus-dha-biip-discussion-paper-2019","location":"p. 4, 'Investment composition of investor visas', first bullet","quote":"at least $500,000 (10%) in eligible Australian venture capital or growth private equity (VCPE) fund(s) that invest in start-up and small private companies.","notes":"Complying Investment Framework for the Significant Investor visa as described in the December 2019 paper (\"introduced in July 2015\"). Replaced by the 20/30/50 ratios from 1 July 2021 (aus-dha-cif-faq-2021). Currency: bare \"$\" read as AUD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The document prints no other dollar.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in venture capital funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-9f265759dd","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_venture_capital","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited before 1 July 2021 (Complying Investment Framework from 1 July 2015)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Be able to invest at least AUD5 million', invited before 1 July 2021","quote":"at least AUD500,000 in venture capital and growth private equity funds which invest in start-ups and small private companies","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. valid_from from the 2015 start of the framework (other sources); the page says only \"invited before 1 July 2021\".","restates":"t-72d7f90859","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in venture capital funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-e6ae721aa5","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_venture_capital","valid_from":"2021-07-01","valid_to":"2024-07-31","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited on or after 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Be able to invest at least AUD5 million', invited on or after 1 July 2021","quote":"at least AUD1 million in venture capital and growth private equity funds which invest in start-ups and small private companies","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in venture capital funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-01e4bb2fce","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_emerging_companies","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each SIV holder; part of the $5 million complying investment (30%)","source_id":"aus-dha-biip-discussion-paper-2019","location":"p. 4, 'Investment composition of investor visas', second bullet","quote":"at least $1.5 million (30%) in an eligible managed fund(s) or Listed Investment Companies (LICs) that invest in emerging companies","notes":"Complying Investment Framework for the Significant Investor visa as described in the December 2019 paper (\"introduced in July 2015\"). Replaced by the 20/30/50 ratios from 1 July 2021 (aus-dha-cif-faq-2021). Currency: bare \"$\" read as AUD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The document prints no other dollar.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in emerging companies funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-f141c57ce9","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_emerging_companies","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited before 1 July 2021 (Complying Investment Framework from 1 July 2015)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"same section","quote":"at least AUD1.5 million in approved managed funds. The managed funds must invest in emerging companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. valid_from from the 2015 start of the framework (other sources).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in emerging companies funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-859240dba5","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_emerging_companies","valid_from":"2021-07-01","valid_to":"2024-07-31","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited on or after 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"same section","quote":"at least AUD1.5 million in approved managed funds. The managed funds must invest in emerging companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment in emerging companies funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-02a54784b0","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_balancing_investment","valid_from":"2021-07-01","valid_to":"2024-07-31","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited on or after 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"same section","quote":"a ‘balancing investment’ of at least AUD2.5 million in managed funds","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Balancing investment in managed funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-acb4d173ab","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_balancing_investment","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"3000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"remaining portion of the $5 million SIV complying investment (up to 60%)","source_id":"aus-dha-foi-200800701-2020","location":"PDF p. 9, Complying Investment Framework bullets","quote":"A ‘balancing investment’ (i.e. the remaining portion of the $5 million) of up to $3 million (60%)","notes":"Internal Home Affairs briefing (talking points cleared 11 Dec 2019), released under FOI FA 20/08/00701. A maximum (\"up to\"), the balance after the VCPE and emerging-company minimums. Currency: bare \"$\" read as AUD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The document prints no other dollar.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Balancing investment in managed funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-cc3373e16d","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_balancing_investment","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"3000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited before 1 July 2021 (Complying Investment Framework from 1 July 2015)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"same section","quote":"a ‘balancing investment’ of at least AUD3 million in managed funds","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. The page says \"at least AUD3 million\"; a 2019 internal briefing (aus-dha-foi-200800701-2020) says \"up to $3 million (60%)\". valid_from from other sources.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Balancing investment in managed funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-1ed23bae46","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"complying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (family included)","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 71 (printed p. 65), Table 4.1 'Investor routes offered by A-list competitor countries', row Australia","quote":"Aus $5 million C£2.7 million","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Complying investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-373ebbf0ea","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"complying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"primary applicant (family included)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Be able to invest at least AUD5 million', 'If you were invited to apply before 1 July 2021'","quote":"To be granted this visa, you must make (on or after the time of application for this visa), a complying significant investment of at least AUD5 million when we invite you to, and have a genuine intention to hold that investment for at least 4 years.","notes":"Applicants invited before 1 July 2021 (valid_to from that wording; start date not stated in this section). 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To get permanent residence (subclass 888) the investor had to live in Australia 40 days a year, or the spouse 180 days. Closed to new applications 31 July 2024 per this page.","restates":"t-b210bc03ee","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Complying investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-6e0ca2d502","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); residency 40 days/year; 5-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF working paper table (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other providers); note 1/: alternative investment options may be eligible. Valid as listed in May 2015; no start date given. Qualifying period includes the period to permanent residence for residency programmes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ef3cef7a5c","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"minimum investment (main investor) as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. 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Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3df61cc8d6","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3505","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Significant Investor visa, family member over 18","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 15 (printed p. 8), Table 2.1 'Review of Comparable International schemes'","quote":"Investor $1.5m ... Significant Investor $5m ... Premium Investor $15m ... Investor Visa $4780 (applicant) $2390 (family over 18yrs) Significant Investor Visa $7010 (applicant) $3505 (family over 18yrs) Premium Investor Visa $8410 (applicant), $4205 (family over 18yrs)","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9ffd62dc5f","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"fee_second_instalment_family","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4890","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"each family member aged 18+ without functional English (second instalment)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Cost'","quote":"family members: AUD4,890","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. Amount shown in 2026; start date not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Second instalment fee, family member","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-88d2694820","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7010","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"Significant Investor visa, main applicant","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 15 (printed p. 8), Table 2.1 'Review of Comparable International schemes'","quote":"Investor $1.5m ... Significant Investor $5m ... Premium Investor $15m ... Investor Visa $4780 (applicant) $2390 (family over 18yrs) Significant Investor Visa $7010 (applicant) $3505 (family over 18yrs) Premium Investor Visa $8410 (applicant), $4205 (family over 18yrs)","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' in an Irish document about Australian visas; recorded as AUD (inferred from the country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-622e1a99cc","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"fee_second_instalment_main","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"9795","currency":"AUD","applies_to":"main applicant aged 18+ without functional English (second instalment)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Cost'","quote":"main applicant: AUD9,795","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. Amount shown in 2026; start date not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Second instalment fee, main applicant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a964593b2a","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"eoi_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"SIV expression of interest in SkillSelect","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Submit an expression of interest'","quote":"If you are not invited to apply within 2 years of submitting your EOI, your EOI will expire.","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Validity of an expression of interest","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-45769af2f0","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"provisional_visa_extension","valid_from":"2021-07-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years (up to two extensions)","applies_to":"Significant Investor provisional visa holders who keep their complying significant investment","source_id":"aus-dha-biip-review-findings-2020","location":"p. 5, Review Outcomes, fourth bullet, second sub-bullet","quote":"Significant Investor provisional visa holders can apply for two 2 year extensions provided they continue to maintain their complying significant investment.","notes":"Each extension is two years; at most two extensions.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Provisional visa extension","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-6232df82bb","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2015-06-30","min_amount":"3","currency":"years and 11 months","applies_to":"SIV holders who applied before 1 July 2015: earliest point to apply for subclass 888","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Your obligations' / permanent residence","quote":"you will be eligible to apply for a Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) in the Significant Investor stream after 3 years and 11 months.","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024. Printed as \"3 years and 11 months\": min_amount 3 with unit \"years and 11 months\" so nothing is converted.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-45756991f5","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship (as listed by the UK MAC, Feb 2014)","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 71 (printed p. 65), Table 4.1 'Investor routes offered by A-list competitor countries', row Australia","quote":"4 years","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. Printed once for Australia (both investment rows).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7471f7e653","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"AUD 5 million route","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 47 (printed p. 40), appendix 'Country-by-Country details of comparable schemes'","quote":"Australia Aus $5 million 160 days over 4-year period (40 days p.a.). 4 years","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). Bare '$' read with the country's currency printed in the cell (Aus $, Can $, NZ $, US $).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7c441653dd","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"SIV applicants invited before 1 July 2021: genuine intention to hold the complying significant investment","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"same section","quote":"have a genuine intention to hold that investment for at least 4 years","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-17fc6443bc","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"provisional_visa_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2015-06-30","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"SIV holders who applied before 1 July 2015","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'How long you can stay'","quote":"If you applied for this visa before 1 July 2015, you can stay in Australia for 4 years.","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Provisional visa validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-29ba5efd11","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"provisional_visa_validity","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"2021-06-30","min_amount":"4","currency":"years and 3 months","applies_to":"SIV holders who applied after 1 July 2015 and were invited before 1 July 2021","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'How long you can stay'","quote":"If you applied after 1 July 2015, and were invited to apply for this visa before 1 July 2021, you can stay in Australia for up to 4 years and 3 months.","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Provisional visa validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-54b754bed2","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Footnote 3: includes the qualification period for permanent residency under residency programmes. AUD 5 million matches the Significant Investor visa; mapping by amount.","restates":"t-464f3eb9f1","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-464f3eb9f1","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Working Paper WP/15/93 (May 2015), Table 1 (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other service providers). Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). 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Before July 2021 the Investor stream did not use complying investments, so only the SIV is recorded.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Time limit to sign venture capital agreement","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-965089525b","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"23","currency":"years","applies_to":"child over 18 included in the application: must not yet have turned 23 and be dependent (no limit if unable to earn a living because of physical or cognitive limitations)","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Dependents over 18 documents'","quote":"over 18 years of age but not yet turned 23, and dependent on you or your partner, or","notes":"Page captured 2 Oct 2026, last updated 24 Sep 2026; dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a454023f89","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"cif_reinvestment_window","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days (maximum)","applies_to":"SIV holders switching between complying significant investments","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Visa holder obligations'","quote":"you reinvest the funds you withdraw from an investment into other complying significant investments within 30 days","notes":"Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa page as captured 2 Oct 2026 (last updated 24 Sep 2026); the stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Time limit to reinvest withdrawn funds","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8569e79415","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"minimum residency requirement as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Footnote 2: explicit minimum residency requirements under immigrant investor schemes; residency criteria to qualify for citizenship may differ. 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Alternative: the spouse or de facto partner lives in Australia 180 days a year.","restates":"t-8569e79415","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f59a5e0710","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"SIV primary visa holder, each year of the provisional visa, to qualify for subclass 888","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 71 (printed p. 65), Table 4.1 'Investor routes offered by A-list competitor countries', row Australia, residence requirements","quote":"160 days over 4 year period (40 days p.a.).","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. Printed against the AUD 5 million row; the table's note says residence requirements relate to settlement.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e5ad4e223a","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"minimum residency requirement as listed by the IMF","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Australia 2012 AUD 5 million 40 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Working Paper WP/15/93 (May 2015), Table 1 (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other service providers). Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"AUS","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a61ddabc30","program_id":"aus-siv","route":"invitation_response_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"calendar days","applies_to":"time to apply after an invitation","source_id":"aus-dha-immi-siv-stream-2026","location":"'Submit an expression of interest'","quote":"If you are invited, you have 60 calendar days to apply for the visa. 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Printed with a bare \"$\" (Australian dollars by context). Replaced by the 20/30/50 ratios from 1 July 2021 (aus-dha-cif-faq-2021). 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Restates t-19fb545343.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ddf582bae3","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"expatriate property owner (total value of title deeds)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-2000-benefit-2022","location":"para 9","quote":"the title deeds of their property should be of a total value that is not less than BD200,000","notes":"Media secondary source (Gulf Daily News, about 6 Jun 2022). Later lowered to BHD 130,000 per other sources.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-2790748d60","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"expatriate property owner: total value of title deeds (as reported)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-golden-demand-2022","location":"eligibility paragraphs","quote":"the title deeds of their property should be of a total value that is not less than BD200,000","notes":"Press summary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-19fb545343","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"2025-11-26","min_amount":"200000","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"property owner (10-year renewable permit; dependants extra)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 1(1)","quote":"شريطة ألا يقل ثمنها عن 200?000 دينار بحريني (مائتي ألف دينار بحريني) وقت شرائها","notes":"Translation: 'provided their price is not less than BHD 200,000 at the time of purchase'. Properties registered in the applicant's name (plural in the text). valid_to is the date of the NPRA announcement of the cut; the amending legal instrument was not found.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-aaf5262c75","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per application, non-refundable","source_id":"bhr-gdn-2000-benefit-2022","location":"para 11","quote":"the fee is BD300 per person and a non-refundable BD4 application fee","notes":"Media secondary source. Differs from the BHD 5 application fee on the NPRA pages (t-7db5df8424, t-35e8f47a5a); possible change or error.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-0f48b0309a","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per application, non-refundable (as reported)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-golden-demand-2022","location":"last para","quote":"the fee is BD300 per person and a non-refundable BD4 application fee","notes":"Press report.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-35e8f47a5a","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per application, non-refundable","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-property","location":"Fees","quote":"Application fee 5 BHD (Non-refundable)","notes":"Start date unknown; GDN (June 2022) reported a BD4 application fee at launch.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-37fc7393ef","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per application, non-refundable","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-property-ar","location":"الرسوم (fees)","quote":"5 دينار / رسوم تقديم الطلب ( غير قابلة للإسترجاع )","notes":"Arabic NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); same content as the English page bhr-npra-golden-property. valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-35e8f47a5a","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7db5df8424","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per person, non-refundable","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-residency","location":"Application Fee","quote":"application fee (non-refundable) (per person)","notes":"NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from left empty. Amount printed in the next cell: '5BD'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-856bd6b407","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per 10 years (standard administrative fee)","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-property","location":"Fees","quote":"The Golden Residency is  a permanent residency, subject to a standard administrative fee of BHD 300 every 10 years.","notes":"NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from left empty. Double space as on the page. The page calls the golden residency 'permanent', though the order makes it a 10-year renewable permit.","restates":"t-b7df34bf75","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4402302167","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"once every 10 years (administrative fee)","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-property-ar","location":"الرسوم (fees)","quote":"يتم تحصيل رسم إداري على الإقامة الذهبية يبلغ ٣٠٠ دينار مرة واحدة كل ١٠ سنوات","notes":"Arabic NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); same content as the English page bhr-npra-golden-property. valid_from left empty. Arabic-Indic digits as printed.","restates":"t-b7df34bf75","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ee85b7c924","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per person, every 10 years (residency issuance fee)","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-residency","location":"Application Fee","quote":"residency issuance fee (per person) The Golden Residency is  a permanent residency, subject to a standard administrative fee of BHD 300 every 10 years.","notes":"NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from left empty. Amount also printed as '300BD'.","restates":"t-b7df34bf75","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-25deb0085f","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per person","source_id":"bhr-gdn-2000-benefit-2022","location":"para 11","quote":"the fee is BD300 per person and a non-refundable BD4 application fee","notes":"Media secondary source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-8649474d47","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per person (as reported)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-golden-demand-2022","location":"last para","quote":"the fee is BD300 per person and a non-refundable BD4 application fee","notes":"Press report.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-b7df34bf75","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"BHD","applies_to":"per person (main applicant and each dependant), per 10-year permit","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 7","quote":"مقابل رسم مقداره 300 دينار بحريني (ثلاثمائة دينار بحريني)","notes":"Translation: 'for a fee of BHD 300', and BHD 300 for each dependant's permit. NPRA page (2026) adds a BHD 5 non-refundable application fee.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-f91c660281","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"dependant_grace_after_death","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependants after the holder's death (until the end of the permit's tenth year or one year, whichever is longer)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 9(b)","quote":"تكون مدتها لنهاية صلاحية رخصة الإقامة في السنة العاشرة أو لمدة سنة واحدة (أيهما أطول)","notes":"Interior Minister Order 20/2022 (10 Feb 2022), in force from publication in the Official Gazette. Thousands separators appear as '?' in the web text; amounts confirmed by the words in brackets.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Time dependants may stay after the holder's death","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-5c9c432ba7","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"platinum_departure_grace_period","valid_from":"2023-06-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"platinum holder and family after cancellation (from notification; extendable)","source_id":"bhr-pm-res-47-2023","location":"Art. 7","quote":"مهلة مدتها ثلاثة أشهر من تاريخ تبليغه بإلغائها لمغادرة مملكة البحرين","notes":"PM Resolution 47/2023 (26 Jun 2023): platinum residence for golden residence holders (not an investment route; recorded so the onward status's conditions are in the rules).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Time to leave after platinum residence is cancelled","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-a6acab2ffa","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"employee working in Bahrain","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-residency","location":"Required Terms of Service","quote":"An employee working in Bahrain for no less than 5 years with an average salary not less than BD 2,000 in the past 5 years","notes":"NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from left empty. Not an investment route.","restates":"t-3902b2ec26","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ed7949ccbf","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"employee or retiree (residence in Bahrain, consecutive)","source_id":"bhr-tradearabia-10000-2024","location":"para 6","quote":"eligible employees or retirees who have lived in Bahrain for over five consecutive years","notes":"Media restatement as of 5 Nov 2024 (\"over five\").","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-08358e1470","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"employee category (residence in Bahrain)","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes', Bahrain paragraph","quote":"an applicant must have resided in Bahrain for five years and must earn an average salary of at least 2,000 Bahraini dinars ($5,306) per month","notes":"Press summary (The National, Aug 2025). Restates t-3902b2ec26.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8c2f6a961d","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"existing resident (continuous residence in Bahrain)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-2000-benefit-2022","location":"para 8","quote":"existing residents must have continuously resided in Bahrain for at least five years","notes":"Media secondary source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-ea5e9eaf52","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"existing resident: continuous residence in Bahrain before applying (as reported)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-golden-demand-2022","location":"eligibility paragraphs","quote":"existing residents must have continuously resided in Bahrain for at least five years","notes":"Press summary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-3902b2ec26","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"employee category (minimum residence in Bahrain)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 1(4)","quote":"شريطة ألا تقل مدة إقامته بمملكة البحرين عن 5 سنوات","notes":"Interior Minister Order 20/2022 (10 Feb 2022), in force from publication in the Official Gazette. Thousands separators appear as '?' in the web text; amounts confirmed by the words in brackets. Not an investment route.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-a8f877d9f7","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"employee_residence_years","valid_from":"2025-11-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"employee category (worked in Bahrain at least five years)","source_id":"bhr-moi-press-130k-2025","location":"para. 5","quote":"those who have worked in Bahrain for at least five years with an average monthly salary exceeding BHD 2,000 (USD 5,306)","notes":"NPRA press release distributed by PR Newswire (26 Nov 2025); valid_from is the release date (the legal instrument was not found). Not an investment route; rule set by Order 20/2022.","restates":"t-3902b2ec26","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for employees","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-68ae69d27e","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"golden residence visa","source_id":"bhr-gdn-2000-benefit-2022","location":"para 7","quote":"The 10-year Golden Residency Visa is open to four categories","notes":"Media secondary source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-1dca60dec8","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2022-02-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"golden residency visa (as reported)","source_id":"bhr-gdn-golden-demand-2022","location":"quote of NPRA spokesperson","quote":"It is valid for 10 years","notes":"NPRA spokesperson quoted by the newspaper.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-33d900511d","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"golden residence permit (renewable for further equal periods)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 1, last paragraph","quote":"وتكون رخصة الإقامة صالحة لمدة عشر سنوات قابلة للتجديد لمدد أخرى مماثلة","notes":"Interior Minister Order 20/2022 (10 Feb 2022), in force from publication in the Official Gazette. Thousands separators appear as '?' in the web text; amounts confirmed by the words in brackets.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-64c44090b8","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"departure_grace_period","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14","currency":"days","applies_to":"holder and family after cancellation or expiry without renewal (extendable)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 9(a)","quote":"مُنح الأجنبي وزوجته وأولاده ووالديه مهلة مدتها أربعة عشر يوماً لمغادرة مملكة البحرين","notes":"Interior Minister Order 20/2022 (10 Feb 2022), in force from publication in the Official Gazette. Thousands separators appear as '?' in the web text; amounts confirmed by the words in brackets.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Time allowed to leave after the permit ends","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-e322268cb1","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"platinum_residence_years","valid_from":"2023-06-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15","currency":"years","applies_to":"golden residence holder applying for platinum residence (minimum residence in Bahrain)","source_id":"bhr-pm-res-47-2023","location":"Art. 1","quote":"للحاصل على رخصة الإقامة الذهبية شريطة ألا تقل مدة إقامته بمملكة البحرين عن 15 سنة","notes":"PM Resolution 47/2023 (26 Jun 2023): platinum residence for golden residence holders (not an investment route; recorded so the onward status's conditions are in the rules). Or anyone the Crown Prince and Prime Minister decides to grant it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years of residence required for platinum residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-f281c36343","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"retiree_service_years","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15","currency":"years","applies_to":"retiree who worked in Bahrain","source_id":"bhr-npra-golden-residency","location":"Required Terms of Service","quote":"Retired has worked in the government or private sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain for 15 years or more","notes":"NPRA service page, undated (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from left empty. Not an investment route.","restates":"t-9e3f84379f","jurisdiction":"BHR","route_name":"Years worked before retirement","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9e3f84379f","program_id":"bhr-golden-residency","route":"retiree_service_years","valid_from":"2022-02-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15","currency":"years","applies_to":"long-serving retiree category (minimum years worked in Bahrain)","source_id":"bhr-moi-order-20-2022","location":"Art. 1(5)","quote":"الأجنبي المتقاعد الذي عمل بالقطاع الحكومي أو الأهلي بمملكة البحرين لمدة لا تقل عن 15 سنة","notes":"Interior Minister Order 20/2022 (10 Feb 2022), in force from publication in the Official Gazette. Thousands separators appear as '?' in the web text; amounts confirmed by the words in brackets. 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Listed as a separate candidate type; Category 1 requires both the investment and the net worth.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRB","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-2733d75506","program_id":"blr-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15000","currency":"base units","applies_to":"permanent residence permit","source_id":"blr-etalon-law-105z-consol","location":"art. 53","quote":"в размере не менее пятнадцати тысяч базовых величин","notes":"Amount in base units (базовые величины), whose value changes yearly; not converted.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BLR","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7ee23a7a91","program_id":"blr-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"permanent residence permit, as stated by the Interior Ministry","source_id":"blr-interfax-2024-01-19","location":"quote of A. Begun, 19 Jan 2024","quote":"If you have invested 150,000 euros in the Belarusian economy","notes":"Secondary (media quoting an official); the law states the amount in base units.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BLR","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c8d490cd5d","program_id":"blr-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"2010-07-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"permanent residence permit, foreign investor (original text of Law 105-З)","source_id":"blr-etalon-law-105z-original","location":"art. 53, part 1","quote":"вложившими инвестиции в размере не менее ста пятидесяти тысяч евро","notes":"Amount written in words. valid_to unknown: later replaced by fifteen thousand base units (amending law not identified in this pass).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BLR","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-db5d82414e","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-600m-2025","location":"paragraph after the 'EIRC Investment Breakdown' table","quote":"Minister Hayward noted that EIRC holders are required to invest a minimum of $2.5 million into Bermuda's economy, but most invest significantly more.","notes":"Press release of 8 Dec 2025 restating the minimum; printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government release). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-bc7b254ed4","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8303840e1a","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-pr-2023","location":"paragraph after the investment table","quote":"The Minister explained, “While EIRC recipients are only required to invest a minimum of $2.5 million into the Bermudian economy, we find they generally invest much more.","notes":"Press release of 29 June 2023 restating the minimum; printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government release). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-bc7b254ed4","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9a9313fe01","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-yer-2022","location":"PDF p. 4, item 1","quote":"Continuing the Economic Investment Certificate and Residential Certificate policy enabling a person to reside in Bermuda after investing a minimum of $2.5 million.","notes":"Year End Review 2022 restating the minimum; printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government document). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-bc7b254ed4","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d52e4f8bf3","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-bonds-2024","location":"second paragraph","quote":"enabling individuals — plus their spouse and minor dependents — who invest $2.5 million in specific Bermuda industries, sectors, charities, or government programmes, to receive residency rights.","notes":"Press release of 9 June 2024; printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government release). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-bc7b254ed4","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bc7b254ed4","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"2021-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-ms-eic-2021","location":"para \"An Economic Investment Certificate will require...\"","quote":"An Economic Investment Certificate will require people who are granted the right to live in Bermuda to first make an economic investment of  $2.5M  or more in the island.","notes":"Qualifying investments: Bermuda real estate, Government bonds (5-year hold; removed 9 June 2024), Sinking Fund, Bermuda Trust Fund, registered charity, existing or new Bermuda business, or other ventures approved by the Minister. From 31 March 2023 the same BD$2,500,000 applies under the EIRC policy (bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023, p. 1: \"not less than BD$2,500,000\"), with the residential certificate granted at once instead of after five years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-37a659b758","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"any_qualifying_investment","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant (spouse and dependants included)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 1-2, s.2(a)","quote":"a “qualifying investment” means an investment of not less than BD$2,500,000 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Bermuda Dollars) or the equivalent in another currency or asset, in at least one of the following:","notes":"Policy effective 31 March 2023 (s.15), as on the other rows from this policy. Eight qualifying routes (real estate, government bonds, Sinking Fund, Bermuda Trust Fund, charity donation, equity in an existing business, new business, other ventures).","restates":"t-bc7b254ed4","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Any qualifying investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-af75965433","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"government_bonds","valid_from":"2021-03-01","valid_to":"2024-06-09","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-bonds-2024","location":"paras 2-3","quote":"who invest $2.5 million in specific Bermuda industries, sectors, charities, or government programmes, to receive residency rights. Among the investment options was purchasing Bermuda Government bonds and holding them for at least five years. ... As a result, Bermuda Government bonds are removed from the list of qualifying investment options with immediate effect.","notes":"Bond route (5-year hold) existed from launch; removed by this announcement of 9 June 2024 (valid_to; removal sentence in the quote). valid_from 2021-03-01 is the launch date in the Ministerial Statement bmu-mel-ms-eic-2021 (effective 1 March 2021; bond option listed there, see t-e90719457a). Minimum was the general $2.5M threshold. Only one application (two holders, $2.6m) used it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-0cd7363d67","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2021-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2625","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"per certificate","source_id":"bmu-mel-ms-eic-2021","location":"para \"The effective date of the policy...\"","quote":"A fee of $2,625 will be charged for the issuance of the certificate, in accordance with the existing Government Fees Schedule.","notes":"Same fee in the 2023 EIRC policy (bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023, p. 5: \"The fee payable on application for an RC is $2,625\"). Government fee only.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-0a34586221","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2625","currency":"BMD","applies_to":"per certificate","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 5, s.13","quote":"The fee payable on application for an RC is $2,625.","notes":"Policy effective 31 March 2023 (s.15), as on the other rows from this policy. Printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government document; the qualifying investment is printed as BD$).","restates":"t-0cd7363d67","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-7e4b71329b","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"max_continuous_absence","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"RC holder living outside Bermuda continuously without the Minister's prior leave (ground for revocation)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 4, s.11(iii)","quote":"The holder of an RC continuously resides outside of Bermuda for two years or more, without seeking leave from the Minister prior to his/her departure.","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister. Other revocation grounds: fraud, or a conviction carrying (or that would carry) two or more years' imprisonment (s.11(ii)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Maximum continuous absence","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-d83907610c","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"revocation_sentence_threshold","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"RC holder convicted of a crime with a prison sentence of at least this length (ground for revocation, served or suspended)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 4, s.11(ii)","quote":"The holder of an RC is convicted of a crime, whether in Bermuda or abroad, which resulted (or would have resulted) in a sentence of a term of imprisonment of two or more years whether or not the sentence was served in full or suspended","notes":"Policy effective 31 March 2023 (s.15), as on the other rows from this policy.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Prison sentence that can lead to revocation","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-20caf5409e","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"government_bonds_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-06-09","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor choosing Bermuda Government bonds","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-bonds-2024","location":"para 3","quote":"Among the investment options was purchasing Bermuda Government bonds and holding them for at least five years.","notes":"Press release of 9 June 2024; printed as '$'; read as BMD (Bermuda government release). 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Bond route removed 9 June 2024 (t-af75965433, e-57aabd10a2).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Time government bonds must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-660da9f02d","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"government_bonds_holding_period","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor choosing Bermuda Government bonds","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 2, s.2(a)(ii)","quote":"Purchase of Bermuda Government bonds to be held for a minimum of five years;","notes":"Policy effective 31 March 2023 (s.15), as on the other rows from this policy.","restates":"t-e90719457a","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Time government bonds must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-589bc6d5e8","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"RC holder: qualifying investment kept at a value of at least $2,500,000","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 2, s.3(ii)","quote":"Qualifying Investments shall be maintained at a minimum threshold value of $2,500,000 by the specific RC holder for at least 5 years.","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister. Verification by the end of the fifth year is required to retain the RC.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-5de472706f","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"2021-03-01","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"Economic Investment Certificate holder, before applying for a Residential Certificate (indefinite residence)","source_id":"bmu-mel-ms-eic-2021","location":"para \"If at or after five years...\"","quote":"If at or after five years, the Economic Investment Certificate holder decides he or she would like to reside in Bermuda indefinitely the holder may apply for the Residential Certificate.","notes":"Two-step policy of 2021; removed from 31 March 2023, when the Residential Certificate is granted at once (event e-7e29b39fed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-fa8b51dfab","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-03-01","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"Economic Investment Certificate (permission to reside) under the 2021 policy","source_id":"bmu-mel-ms-eirc-revision-2023","location":"para \"The 2021 Economic Investment Certificate...\"","quote":"may be granted permission by the Minister responsible for Immigration to reside in Bermuda for a period of five years","notes":"As described in the 2023 statement of the 2021 policy; replaced on 31 March 2023 by an immediate Residential Certificate of indefinite duration.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-9cf1220edf","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"appeal_deadline","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7","currency":"working days","applies_to":"appeal against the Minister's decision, to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 4, s.10","quote":"Appeals against the Minister’s decision should be submitted within seven (7) working days of the date of notification","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Time limit for an appeal","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-cfba6857ee","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 2, s.2(b)(i)","quote":"Be at least eighteen years of age;","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-a6e5e319d1","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"child dependant enrolled in higher education (otherwise 18 or younger)","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 3, s.5(2)","quote":"when they reach the age of twenty-five (25) years, whichever happens, earlier","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister. Children 18 or younger, or 18 to 25 if enrolled in higher education (s.1 and s.5(1)); the right ends at 25 or at the end of full-time tertiary education, whichever is earlier, unless special circumstances.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-dc994964b2","program_id":"bmu-eirc","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2023-03-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"RC holder, in each calendar year for 5 years after the grant","source_id":"bmu-mel-eirc-policy-2023","location":"p. 2, s.3(iii)","quote":"The RC holder shall reside in Bermuda for a minimum of 90 days in each calendar year for 5 years after the granting of an RC.","notes":"EIRC Policy (January 2023), effective 31 March 2023 by order of the Minister.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BMU","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-b36bc285bf","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2009","valid_to":"2015","min_amount":"150000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investor (pessoa física)","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2025","location":"printed p. 42 (PDF p. 22), section \"Autorização de residência para investidores estrangeiros\"","quote":"A Resolução Normativa (RN) 84 de 2009 estabeleceu os parâmetros para as autorizações de residência por investimento em atividades produtivas no País, onde destaca-se o valor mínimo de R$ 150.000,00","notes":"Investment in productive activities (companies, shops, services). Exact start and end dates of RN 84 not given in the source; the RN text itself was not downloaded.","restates":"t-aa2e13bee9","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2009"},{"term_id":"t-aa2e13bee9","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2009","valid_to":"2015","min_amount":"150000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investor in productive activities (RN 84/2009)","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2022","location":"PDF p. 127 (printed p. 127), section 3","quote":"A Resolução Normativa (RN) 84 de 2009 estabeleceu os parâmetros para as autorizações de residência por investimento em atividades produtivas no País, em que se destaca o valor mínimo de R$ 150.000","notes":"Secondary description by OBMigra; exact dates of RN 84 not given; it was in force until 2015 (replaced by RN 118).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2009"},{"term_id":"t-a60f42902f","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business_innovation","valid_from":"2017-12-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investing in innovation, basic or applied research (start-ups meeting at least one condition in art. 3 § 1)","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-13-2017","location":"art. 3","quote":"desde que não seja inferior a R$150.0000,00 (cento e cinquenta mil reais)","notes":"The gazette prints \"R$150.0000,00\" (an extra zero) followed by \"cento e cinquenta mil reais\" (one hundred and fifty thousand reais); the amount in words is recorded.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Investment in innovation or research","rule_type":"price","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-228e4e68f5","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2015","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investor (pessoa física), investment of own foreign funds in a Brazilian company","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2025","location":"printed p. 42 (PDF p. 22), same section","quote":"Esta resolução vigorou até 2015, quando foi substituída pela RN 118, que promoveu algumas mudanças, como, por exemplo, o aumento do valor mínimo do investimento, que passou a ser de R$ 500.000,00","notes":"RN 118/2015 was replaced in 2017 by RN 13 under the new Migration Law; the OBMigra report describes RN 13 without giving a different amount, and the 2019 OBMigra tables show investments of about R$500,000 per investor. A lower amount for innovation projects reported by law firms was not confirmed in an official text.","restates":"t-7016c74ee7","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-1970c2811b","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2015","valid_to":"2017","min_amount":"500000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investor in productive activities (RN 118/2015)","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2022","location":"PDF p. 128 (printed p. 128)","quote":"substituída pela RN 118, que promoveu algumas mudanças, como, por exemplo, o aumento do valor mínimo do investimento, que passou a ser de R$ 500.000","notes":"Secondary description by OBMigra; RN 118 replaced in 2017 by RN 13 (same R$500,000, see bra-dou-rn-13-2017).","restates":"t-7016c74ee7","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-7016c74ee7","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2017-12-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual investing own foreign funds in a new or existing Brazilian company, with an investment or business plan","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-13-2017","location":"art. 2","quote":"em montante igual ou superior equivalente a R$500.000,00 (quinhentos mil reais), mediante apresentação de Plano de Investimento ou de Negócios","notes":"Official text of RN 13/2017, in force on publication in the DOU (22 Dec 2017). Art. 3 allows R$150,000 for start-ups in innovation or research meeting extra conditions (next row).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-ffff9c8657","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2018","valid_to":"","min_amount":"700000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"as above, for property in the North and Northeast regions","source_id":"bra-agenciagov-imoveis-2024","location":"section \"Autorização de residência\"","quote":"Nas regiões Norte e Nordeste, o valor mínimo é reduzido para R$ 700 mil para incentivar investimentos nessas localidades.","notes":"The OBMigra report expresses the same rule as \"30% menor nas regiões Norte e Nordeste\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-8a30e99c1e","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2018","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual buying urban residential property (built or under construction) with own foreign funds; outside the North and Northeast","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2025","location":"printed p. 43 (PDF p. 22), paragraph on RN 36","quote":"A Resolução Normativa 36 de 2018, estabeleceu os parâmetros para a concessão de autorizações de residência por investimento imobiliário no País, com valor mínimo de R$ 1.000.000,00 para imóveis residenciais","notes":"RN 36 (dated 9 October 2018 according to the Agência Gov release) was replaced by RN 46, which kept the main rules (the report says 2021; law firms date its publication to August 2022).","restates":"t-d33fc2f4bd","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-a12aec11d9","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2018","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"urban residential property, built or under construction (RN 36/2018, later RN 46); 30% less in the North and Northeast","source_id":"bra-obmigra-relatorio-anual-2022","location":"PDF p. 128 (printed p. 128)","quote":"com valor mínimo de R$ 1.000.000 para imóveis residenciais (construídos ou em construção) sendo 30% menor nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do País","notes":"Secondary description by OBMigra. RN 46 (2021) kept the main points.","restates":"t-d33fc2f4bd","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-d33fc2f4bd","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"individual buying urban property (built or under construction) with own foreign funds; up to 30% less in the North and Northeast","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 2 and § 1","quote":"em montante igual ou superior a R$ 1.000.000,00 (um milhão de reais)","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018. § 1: the minimum 'poderá ser inferior até 30%' for property in the North and Northeast regions (the R$700,000 figure in other rows is that reduction worked out by the government release, not printed in the resolution). Valid from publication in the DOU (21 Nov 2018; art. 7: in force on publication). Replaced by RN 46 (2021), which per OBMigra kept the main points; RN 46 text not read.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-4da32911c5","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"initial residence authorisation for a real-estate investor (prior authorisation abroad or in-country grant)","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 3, § 4 and art. 4, sole paragraph","quote":"O prazo da residência prevista no caput será de 02 (dois) anos.","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018 (9 Oct 2018), in force on publication in the DOU on 21 Nov 2018 (art. 7). RN 36 was later replaced by RN 46 (2021, per OBMigra), which reportedly kept the main rules.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-0f016f98c4","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"renewal_validity","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"renewal of the initial residence period (up to two years), then change to an indefinite period under RN 30/2018","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 6","quote":"A renovação do prazo inicial de residência, por período de até 02 (dois) anos","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018 (9 Oct 2018), in force on publication in the DOU on 21 Nov 2018 (art. 7). RN 36 was later replaced by RN 46 (2021, per OBMigra), which reportedly kept the main rules. \"Up to\" two years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Validity of a renewed permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-717321bd09","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"business_plan_period","valid_from":"2017-12-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"execution period of the investment or business plan required of every RN 13 investor","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-13-2017","location":"art. 4, § 1","quote":"O Plano de Investimento ou de Negócios, com prazo de execução de 03 (três) anos, deverá conter os seguintes tópicos","notes":"The plan must cover hiring in the first three years, salaries, staff training and use of the funds. RN 13 in force on publication in the DOU (22 Dec 2017).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Period of the business plan","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-65deb813fb","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"initial real-estate investor residence authorisation: valid up to four years, renewable indefinitely while the criteria are kept","source_id":"bra-agenciagov-imoveis-2024","location":"section \"Autorização de residência\", paragraph 3","quote":"A autorização inicial tem validade de até quatro anos e pode ser renovada indefinidamente, desde que os critérios estabelecidos sejam mantidos.","notes":"Rule as described by the government release of 3 Dec 2024 (it names RN 36/2018 as the basis; RN 36 itself gave 2 years, see bra-dou-rn-36-2018). \"Up to\" four years: 4 is a maximum. Start date of this rule not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-66b4f1e7c6","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"real-estate investor must stay in Brazil at least 30 days during the authorised residence period, counted from registration with the Federal Police","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 5","quote":"O investidor imobiliário deverá permanecer no território nacional por, no mínimo, 30 (trinta) dias durante o prazo concedido","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018 (9 Oct 2018), in force on publication in the DOU on 21 Nov 2018 (art. 7). RN 36 was later replaced by RN 46 (2021, per OBMigra), which reportedly kept the main rules.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-95822180a9","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"plan_proof_deadline","valid_from":"2017-12-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"investor applying to continue residence: proof that the investment or business plan was carried out must be filed within 90 days of the end of the period granted","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-13-2017","location":"art. 6, § 2","quote":"cuja documentação correspondente deverá ser protocolada em até 90 (noventa) dias do término do prazo concedido","notes":"\"Up to\" 90 days. Arts. 5 § 2 and 6 § 4 give an indefinite residence period (\"prazo indeterminado\"), recorded in words only.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Time limit to prove the plan was carried out","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-fd37301222","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"regional_discount_max","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"percent","applies_to":"maximum reduction of the R$1,000,000 minimum for property in the North and Northeast regions","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 2, § 1","quote":"O valor mínimo do investimento poderá ser inferior até 30% do total disposto no caput deste artigo","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018 (9 Oct 2018), in force on publication in the DOU on 21 Nov 2018 (art. 7). RN 36 was later replaced by RN 46 (2021, per OBMigra), which reportedly kept the main rules.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Maximum regional reduction of the investment","rule_type":"other","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-ef3e93429b","program_id":"bra-investor-residence","route":"financing_threshold","valid_from":"2018-11-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BRL","applies_to":"only the part of the property investment above R$1,000,000 (or the reduced North/Northeast minimum) may be financed; the minimum itself must be own foreign funds","source_id":"bra-dou-rn-36-2018","location":"art. 3, § 2","quote":"O valor do investimento imobiliário poderá ser objeto de financiamento na parte que exceder o montante de R$ 1.000.000,00 (um milhão de reais)","notes":"Official text of RN 36/2018 (9 Oct 2018), in force on publication in the DOU on 21 Nov 2018 (art. 7). RN 36 was later replaced by RN 46 (2021, per OBMigra), which reportedly kept the main rules. Art. 2 § 2 allows several properties adding up to the minimum; art. 3 § 1 allows co-ownership if each co-owner invests the minimum.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BRA","route_name":"Amount above which property may be financed","rule_type":"other","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-8ad4623059","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business_disadvantaged_region","valid_from":"2026-06-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"long-term residence: capital in a Bulgarian company (at least 50% owned) investing in economically disadvantaged regions, with new fixed assets of at least BGN 250,000 and at least 5 jobs for Bulgarian citizens","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"Art. 24(1) item 20","quote":"чрез внасяне в капитала на българско търговско дружество на не по-малко от 250 000 лв.","notes":"Consolidated text on lex.bg read 2 Oct 2026 (last amendment DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026). Item last amended by DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026 (also 2015, 2022); amounts in earlier versions not checked, so valid_from is the last amendment. Certified by the economy ministry.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Company investment in disadvantaged regions","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-d45677c73a","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business_jobs","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"Bulgarian company and creation of 5 jobs (~EUR 128,000)","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 57 (printed p. 55)","quote":"(b) Bulgarian company and creation of 5 jobs Лв. 250,000 (~ €128,000)","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Business investment with job creation","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-79d7b0daa6","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business_regions","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor, RBI scheme 1, poorer regions with at least 5 new jobs (as listed by EPRS, Oct 2018)","source_id":"intl-eprs-cbi-rbi-2018","location":"p. 59, Annex 2","quote":"investment of BGN250 000 (approx. €127 000) in poorer regions with the creation of at least 5 new jobs created for Bulgarian citizens","notes":"Secondary summary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in poorer regions with jobs","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-90269a1bcf","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2026-06-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"permanent residence: capital in a Bulgarian company (at least 50% owned) with new fixed assets of at least BGN 500,000 and at least 10 jobs for Bulgarian citizens","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"Art. 25(1) item 16","quote":"извършили инвестиция в страната чрез внасяне в капитала на българско търговско дружество на не по-малко от 500 000 лв.","notes":"Consolidated text on lex.bg read 2 Oct 2026 (last amendment DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026). Item last amended by DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026 (also 2015, 2021, 2022); amounts in earlier versions not checked, so valid_from is the last amendment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-56f5b7295e","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); no residency requirement; 5-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Bulgaria 2009 EUR 500,000 No 5 years","notes":"IMF working paper table (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other providers); note 1/: alternative investment options may be eligible. Valid as listed in May 2015; no start date given. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c916b4cd25","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2013-02-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"600000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"each foreigner, long-term (not permanent) residence: real estate bought directly or through a company more than 50% owned","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"Art. 24(1) item 19","quote":"са вложили сума не по-малка от 600 000 лв. - за всеки чужденец, за придобиване на право на собственост върху недвижими имоти","notes":"Consolidated text on lex.bg read 2 Oct 2026 (last amendment DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026). Item added by DV 16 of 2013 (19 Feb 2013) and not amended since. Sum fully paid through a Bulgarian bank; if bought with a loan, the unpaid part may not exceed 25%. Leads to permanent residence after 5 years (art. 25(1) item 17).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-d29d3321b7","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"real_estate_or_shares","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"600000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor, RBI scheme 1 (temporary residence) (as listed by EPRS, Oct 2018)","source_id":"intl-eprs-cbi-rbi-2018","location":"p. 59, Annex 2","quote":"Investment of minimum BGN600 000 (approx. €300 000) in real estate or in company shares","notes":"Secondary summary. 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Press report.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in concession contract rights","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f5071a2e40","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"concession","valid_from":"2021-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"art. 25(1) item 6","quote":"права по концесионни договори на територията на Република България със стойност на договора не по-малка от 1 000 000 лв.","notes":"Item 6(b). The most used route (449 of 619 residence-stage applicants by Aug 2021, bgr-dnes-2021-08-09). valid_from = DV 21 of 12 Mar 2021, the last amendment of item 6; earlier wording and amounts not checked. Text as consolidated on lex.bg on 2 Oct 2026.","restates":"t-a83a983d80","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in concession contract rights","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-354ecb0aa5","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2021-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"art. 25(1) item 6","quote":"дялове или акции на стойност не по-малка от 1 000 000 лв. в колективни инвестиционни схеми с произход от Република България","notes":"Item 6(c): Bulgarian collective investment schemes with net assets of at least BGN 5 million. valid_from = DV 21 of 12 Mar 2021, the last amendment of item 6; earlier wording and amounts not checked. Text as consolidated on lex.bg on 2 Oct 2026.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-baac4512cc","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"investment_fund_aif","valid_from":"2021-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"art. 25(1) item 6","quote":"дялове или акции на стойност не по-малка от 1 000 000 лв. в алтернативни инвестиционни фондове, установени в Република България","notes":"Item 6(d): Bulgarian alternative investment funds with assets of at least BGN 3 million. valid_from = DV 21 of 12 Mar 2021, the last amendment of item 6; earlier wording and amounts not checked. Text as consolidated on lex.bg on 2 Oct 2026.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in alternative investment funds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-732c06d24d","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor, RBI scheme 2 (permanent residence) (as listed by EPRS, Oct 2018)","source_id":"intl-eprs-cbi-rbi-2018","location":"p. 59, Annex 2","quote":"Investment of BGN1 000 000 (approx. €510 000) through the acquisition of shares in Bulgarian companies, traded on a Bulgarian regulated market; OR in investments in treasury bonds","notes":"Secondary summary; also bonds, IP, or a trust with a licensed credit institution. EPRS cites Foreigners Act Art. 25.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-915d0b8b1b","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor: capital of a Bulgarian company for a project certified under the Investment Promotion Act","source_id":"bgr-dnes-2021-08-09","location":"para 4","quote":"Едва 17 са предпочели да внесат в капитала на българско дружество - минимум 2 млн. лева за проект, сертифициран по Закона за насърчаване на инвестициите.","notes":"Translation: 'Only 17 chose to put capital into a Bulgarian company - at least 2 million leva for a project certified under the Investment Promotion Act'. Restates the law (art. 25(1) item 7; t-ee7fbdc8a6). Press report.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ee7fbdc8a6","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2026-06-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"art. 25(1) item 7","quote":"инвестирали в страната чрез внасяне в капитала на българско търговско дружество на сума не по-малка от 2 000 000 лв. за осъществяван от дружеството приоритетен инвестиционен проект","notes":"Priority investment project certified under the Investment Promotion Act. Item last amended by DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026 (and by DV 21/2021, DV 22/2022); amounts in earlier versions not checked, so valid_from is the last amendment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-bfdda6cbb6","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"securities","valid_from":"2021-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"BGN","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"bgr-lex-zchrb-2026","location":"art. 25(1) item 6","quote":"акции или облигации на български търговски дружества, търгувани на регулиран пазар или многостранна система за търговия в Република България, на пазарна стойност не по-малка от 2 000 000 лв.","notes":"Item 6(a), wording as amended by DV 21/2021. valid_from = DV 21 of 12 Mar 2021, the last amendment of item 6; earlier wording and amounts not checked. 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Paragraph last amended by DV 34 of 2019 (exact date not printed here, so year only).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-521e28b54d","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Bulgaria 2009 EUR 500,000 No 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Footnote 3: includes the qualification period for permanent residency under residency programmes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ca333776dd","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Bulgaria 2009 EUR 500,000 No 5 years","notes":"IMF Working Paper WP/15/93 (May 2015), Table 1 (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other service providers). Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BGR","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-23be364afd","program_id":"bgr-investor-residence","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2022-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"holder of permanent (or long-term) residence, ordinary naturalisation (also needs Bulgarian language, income, renunciation of other citizenship unless exempt)","source_id":"bgr-lex-zbg-2026","location":"Art. 12(1) item 2","quote":"преди не по-малко от 5 години е получило разрешение за постоянно или дългосрочно пребиваване в Република България","notes":"Consolidated text on lex.bg read 2 Oct 2026 (last amendment DV 55 of 16 Jun 2026). General naturalisation rule (in the law since 1998, item amended 2012), recorded from 1 Apr 2022 because after the repeal of arts. 12a and 14a it is the route open to investor permanent residents. 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Also: management experience, pass mark on the selection grid, placement within 120 days of the notice of intent, 5-year irrevocable term; financial intermediaries registered with the AMF, head office in Quebec, 3 years in operation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CAN","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-42a1bdcc8f","program_id":"can-qc-investor","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"CAD","applies_to":"main applicant with spouse or common-law partner if included; lawful origin; donations received in the 6 months before the application excluded","source_id":"can-goq-riq-dec1570-2023","location":"Gazette officielle du Québec 8 novembre 2023, p. 4962-4963, art. 13 replacing RIQ art. 37 para. 2","quote":"d’un avoir net dont l’origine licite doit être démontrée et d’au moins 2 000 000 $","notes":"Other conditions from 1 Jan 2024: 2 years of management experience in the 5 years before applying (outside ineligible sectors, which include real estate, Annexe E); secondary diploma; oral French level 7; placement and contribution within 120 days of the Minister's request; work permit (IRPR 204(c)); stays (next row). 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Consolidated text, so valid_from left empty as on the rows already recorded from it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Deadline for a surviving spouse or dependant to apply","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-99e4084fda","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"survivor_application_deadline","valid_from":"2006-12-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"surviving or former spouse whose dependant right is revoked may apply for a certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-law-2006","location":"PDF p. 24, s. 23 (new s. 34(2))","quote":"within a period of three months of any revocation, apply for the grant of a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Law 2006 (Law 35 of 2006), assented and published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 21 December 2006; no separate commencement date printed. Amounts are \"prescribed\" (by regulations), not in the Law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Deadline for a surviving spouse or dependant to apply","rule_type":"time","year":"2006"},{"term_id":"t-a2bb38e86c","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"dependant_child_min_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"16","currency":"years","applies_to":"Retirees' certificate applicant must have no dependants under 16","source_id":"cym-imm-law-2006rev","location":"PDF p. 31, s. 33(1)(b)","quote":"has no dependants under the age of sixteen years; and","notes":"Immigration Law (2006 Revision): Law 34 of 2003 consolidated with Laws 13 of 2005 and 3 of 2006, published with Gazette No. 14 of 10 July 2006. 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The same provision is understood to restate the former Immigration Law, but no earlier text was available here, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7aeaa5197d","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"2006-12-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant for a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-law-2006","location":"PDF p. 22, s. 22 (new s. 33(1))","quote":"A person of independent means who has attained the age of eighteen years and who satisfies the requirements of this section may apply","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Law 2006 (Law 35 of 2006), assented and published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 21 December 2006; no separate commencement date printed. Amounts are \"prescribed\" (by regulations), not in the Law. 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Under the Bill the renewal discretion passes to the Director of WORC; applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule.","restates":"t-1bcb614684","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fd3166fbb2","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"Residential Certificate for Retirees, renewable at the Chief Immigration Officer's discretion","source_id":"cym-imm-law-2006rev","location":"PDF p. 31, s. 33(2)","quote":"Certificate for Retirees, without the right to work, valid for twenty-five years","notes":"Consolidated 2006 Revision, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e9ac7d90f2","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2004-05-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"Residential Certificate for Retirees (certificate form), renewable","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2004","location":"PDF p. 36, Form 3 (s. 33)","quote":"work, in the Cayman Islands for a period of twenty-five years unless this right is subsequently revoked under the provisions of section 34 of the Immigration Law 2003.","notes":"Immigration Regulations 2004, in effect 18 May 2004 (reg 1), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 16 of 13 May 2004. 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Amounts are \"prescribed\" (by regulations), not in the Law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2006"},{"term_id":"t-deca2abbd0","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"holder; failure is a ground for revocation","source_id":"cym-parl-imm-transition-bill-2018","location":"p. 51, cl. 46(b)","quote":"the holder was not physically present in the Islands for a minimum of thirty days in aggregate in any calendar year","notes":"From the Immigration (Transition) Bill 2018 as published (24 Oct 2018); enacted as the Immigration (Transition) Law 2018, in force with WORC from 1 January 2019 as planned. The same provision is understood to restate the former Immigration Law, but no earlier text was available here, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ec54f49e5e","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days per 365 days","applies_to":"holder of a Residential Certificate for Retirees (revocation ground)","source_id":"cym-imm-law-2006rev","location":"PDF p. 32, s. 34(b)","quote":"he was not resident in the Islands for a period of thirty days in any period of three hundred and sixty-five days.","notes":"Consolidated 2006 Revision, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9c69cc294e","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2006-12-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days per calendar year","applies_to":"holder (revocation ground if not met)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-law-2006","location":"PDF p. 25, s. 24 (new s. 36(b))","quote":"he was not physically present in the Islands for a minimum of thirty days in aggregate in any calendar year","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Law 2006 (Law 35 of 2006), assented and published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 21 December 2006; no separate commencement date printed. 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Applications made before commencement are decided under the old law (s.83A(1)). Applies to anyone required to meet financial standing requirements under the Act; one row per investor certificate. 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Unchanged in the 2018 revision.","restates":"t-b2df4c61bc","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-80b8441d0a","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2017-05-26","min_amount":"120000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"main applicant residing on Grand Cayman (in addition to the investment)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 10, reg 14(a)(i)","quote":"that he has a continuous source of annual income in the amount of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, without the need to engage in employment in the Islands; and","notes":"Consolidated revision of October 2014; start date of this rule not established from this document. Until May 2017 the income was required in addition to the CI$500,000 investment (\"and\"); from 26 May 2017 it is income OR a CI$400,000 deposit, plus CI$1m investment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-727127f289","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"120000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"main applicant, Grand Cayman: annual income of at least this amount OR a CI$400,000 local deposit, plus the CI$1m investment","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 11, reg 14(a)(i)","quote":"that the applicant has a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-7ef318c82f","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7ef318c82f","program_id":"cym-pim-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2017-05-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"120000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"main applicant, Grand Cayman: annual income of at least this amount OR a CI$400,000 local deposit, plus the CI$1m investment","source_id":"cym-imm-amend4-regs-2017","location":"p. 3, reg 2 (new reg 14(a)(i))","quote":"that the applicant has a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars","notes":"Made in Cabinet 17 May 2017, gazetted 26 May 2017 (valid_from); commencement date not stated. 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Amounts are \"prescribed\" (by regulations), not in the Law. No qualifying period applies to holders: the certificate does not lead to permanent residence under s. 29. Dependent children listed in the application may apply for permanent residence at 18 (new s. 35(3)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"other","year":"2006"},{"term_id":"t-0684e733b5","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 11, reg 14A","quote":"an applicant for a Certificate of Direct Investment shall satisfy the Chief Immigration Officer that he proposes to invest or has invested a sum of at least one million dollars in an employment generating business.","notes":"Unchanged in the 2017 and 2018 revisions. Certificate valid 25 years with right to work in the business. Start date not established.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-63ca6e5da2","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 12, reg 14A","quote":"that he proposes to invest or has invested a sum of at least one million dollars in an employment generating business","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-0684e733b5","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ae82463075","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"business","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2400000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant: investment in an employment-generating business","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 3, reg 2 (new reg 14A(b))","quote":"sum of at least two million four hundred thousand dollars in an employment generating business","notes":"First CDI investment threshold; later one million dollars (2014 Revision, reg 14A). 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The draft 2026 fee regulations propose CI$100 (not adopted as far as known).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for a duplicate certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-66b4412aa4","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a variation of a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 4, reg 3 (First Schedule)","quote":"Application for a variation of a Certificate of Direct Investment 300","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, made in Cabinet 11 May 2010, published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 28 of 19 May 2010 (valid_from as on the rows already recorded from these regulations). Fees in the First Schedule of the Immigration Regulations; the schedule prints no currency symbol, read as Cayman Islands dollars like the other rows from it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-ebb1f89c8d","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for variation of the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 32, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for the variation of a Certificate of Direct Investment 500","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-d210e6d83c","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ce99579772","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for variation of the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 34, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for the variation of a Certificate of Direct Investment 500","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-d210e6d83c","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d210e6d83c","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for variation of the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 14, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for the variation of a Certificate of Direct Investment 500","notes":"Schedule 1 substituted by the Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (made 3 Sept 2012, gazetted 13 Sept 2012); same amount in the 2014 and 2018 revisions. Earlier fee not established.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-5d2143b4cf","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 32, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Certificate of Direct Investment 1,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-05497bb5a9","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3adb32c271","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 34, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Certificate of Direct Investment 1,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-05497bb5a9","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-05497bb5a9","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 3, reg 3 (First Schedule)","quote":"Application for Certificate of Direct 1,000 Investment","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-b70ecb401b","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 14, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Certificate of Direct Investment 1,000","notes":"Schedule 1 substituted by the Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (made 3 Sept 2012, gazetted 13 Sept 2012); same amount in the 2014 and 2018 revisions. Earlier fee not established.","restates":"t-05497bb5a9","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-eb03981892","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue fee per dependant included in or added to the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 32, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee where a dependant has been 1,000 per included in the original application for, or dependant has subsequently been added to, a Residency Certificate of Direct Investment","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-fd6dd6e848","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8b9ac2cf1e","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue fee per dependant included in or added to the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 34, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee where a dependant has been included 1,000 per in the original application for, or has dependant subsequently been added to, a Residency Certificate of Direct Investment","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-fd6dd6e848","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fd6dd6e848","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue fee per dependant included in or added to the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 14, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee where a dependant has been 1,000 per included in the original application for, or dependant has subsequently been added to, a Residency Certificate of Direct Investment","notes":"Schedule 1 substituted by the Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (made 3 Sept 2012, gazetted 13 Sept 2012); same amount in the 2014 and 2018 revisions. Earlier fee not established.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-c77883a637","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_annual","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"annual fee per dependant (holder also pays an annual fee equal to the work permit fee for the same occupation)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 32, Schedule 1","quote":"The holder of a Certificate of Direct Investment is required to pay an annual fee of $1,000.00 per dependant","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012). The CI$1,000 is in dollars of the Cayman schedule (all fees in the schedule are CI$).","restates":"t-a5e4ec8dd1","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Annual fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-11b615b127","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_annual","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"annual fee per dependant (holder also pays an annual fee equal to the work permit fee for the same occupation)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 34, Schedule 1","quote":"The holder of a Certificate of Direct Investment is required to pay an annual fee of $1,000.00 per dependant","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty. The schedule also lists 'Dependant fee 1,000 per dependant p. a.' for this certificate; one rule, one row.","restates":"t-a5e4ec8dd1","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Annual fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0d937c5859","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_annual","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"annual fee per dependant of the holder","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 4, reg 3 (First Schedule)","quote":"In respect of residence in the Islands of the 1,000 per dependant per","notes":"Fee line reads '1,000 per dependant per annum' across two lines of the schedule ('annum' on the next line).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Annual fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-a5e4ec8dd1","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_annual","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"annual fee per dependant (holder also pays an annual fee equal to the work permit fee for the same occupation)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 14, Schedule 1","quote":"The holder of a Certificate of Direct Investment is required to pay an annual fee of $1,000.00 per dependant","notes":"Schedule 1 substituted by the Immigration (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (made 3 Sept 2012, gazetted 13 Sept 2012); same amount in the 2014 and 2018 revisions. Earlier fee not established. The 2017 No. 4 Regulations added a separate item \"Dependant fee 1,000 per dependant p. a.\" for this certificate (not recorded as a second row).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Annual fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-bcf06cfdb8","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_dependant_annual","valid_from":"2017-05-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD per year","applies_to":"annual fee per dependant (holder also pays an annual fee equal to the work permit fee for the same occupation)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend4-regs-2017","location":"p. 5, reg 5(b)","quote":"in respect of the category “Certificate of Direct Investment:”, by inserting after the item “Issue fee where a dependant has been included ... the following item “Dependant fee 1,000 per dependant p. a.”","notes":"Inserted into Schedule 1 by the 2017 amendment; the annual work-permit-equivalent fee is not restated here (it is in the 2012 schedule). valid_from is the gazette date (made 17 May 2017).","restates":"t-a5e4ec8dd1","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Annual fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-0c4737b03f","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"per certificate (issue fee)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 32, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue of Certificate of Direct Investment 20,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-ab8c17e397","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bd711f29cd","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"per certificate (issue fee)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 34, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue of Certificate of Direct Investment 20,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-ab8c17e397","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ab8c17e397","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"per certificate (issue fee)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 3, reg 3 (First Schedule)","quote":"Issue of Certificate of Direct Investment 20,000","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-00a8b87354","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"per certificate (issue fee)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 14, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue of Certificate of Direct Investment 20,000","notes":"Plus CI$1,000 application fee and dependant fees; holder also pays an annual fee equal to a work permit fee. Draft 2026 fee: CI$50,000 (not confirmed).","restates":"t-ab8c17e397","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-98fd2e2d9c","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"survivor_application_deadline","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"surviving or divorced spouse whose dependant right is revoked may apply for a Certificate of Direct Investment","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 6, s. 4 (new s. 37A(7))","quote":"the said surviving spouse may within a period of three months of any revocation apply for the grant of a Certificate of Direct Investment","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) Law 2010 (Law 15 of 2010), assented 7 May 2010, published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 13 May 2010 (valid_from as on the rows already recorded from this law; no commencement date is printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Deadline for a surviving spouse or dependant to apply","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-5774f72396","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"Approval-in-Principle Certificate: investment and licences must be completed before it expires","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 5, s. 4 (new s. 37A(2)-(3))","quote":"Principle Certificate of Direct Investment valid for six months.","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) Law 2010 (Law 15 of 2010), assented 7 May 2010, published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 13 May 2010 (valid_from as on the rows already recorded from this law; no commencement date is printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-cb07a616e0","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"provisional_permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"Approval-in-Principle Certificate of Direct Investment, before the investment is made and licences obtained","source_id":"cym-parl-imm-transition-bill-2018","location":"p. 52, cl. 47(2)","quote":"issue an Approval-in-Principle Certificate of Direct Investment valid for six months","notes":"From the Immigration (Transition) Bill 2018 as published (24 Oct 2018); enacted as the Immigration (Transition) Law 2018, in force with WORC from 1 January 2019 as planned. The same provision is understood to restate the former Immigration Law, but no earlier text was available here, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Provisional permit or certificate validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9076c7168f","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent child of the holder (unless the certificate is varied for full-time tertiary education or special circumstances)","source_id":"cym-parl-imm-transition-bill-2018","location":"p. 53, cl. 47(9)","quote":"The right of a dependent child to reside in the Islands as a dependant shall cease upon reaching the age of eighteen years","notes":"Immigration (Transition) Bill 2018 as laid before Parliament; the Bill states no commencement date for the clause, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-cd88c23f94","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent child of the holder: right ends at 24 or on completing full-time tertiary education, whichever is earlier (unless special circumstances)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 6, s. 4 (new s. 37A(9))","quote":"when he reaches the age of twenty-four years, whichever happens earlier, unless the Chief Immigration Officer is satisfied that there are special circumstances.","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) Law 2010 (Law 15 of 2010), assented 7 May 2010, published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 13 May 2010 (valid_from as on the rows already recorded from this law; no commencement date is printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-fbcdaa0c00","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"Certificate of Direct Investment, renewable on application at the Director of WORC's discretion","source_id":"cym-parl-imm-transition-bill-2018","location":"p. 52, cl. 47(3)","quote":"issue a Certificate of Direct Investment valid for twenty-five years renewable on application and at the discretion of the Director of WORC","notes":"From the Immigration (Transition) Bill 2018 as published (24 Oct 2018); enacted as the Immigration (Transition) Law 2018, in force with WORC from 1 January 2019 as planned. The same provision is understood to restate the former Immigration Law, but no earlier text was available here, so valid_from is left empty. Holder must file audited financial statements and job details at the end of the second and fifth year of the investment (cl. 47(4)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d11284b24b","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"Certificate of Direct Investment, renewable at the Chief Immigration Officer's discretion","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 5, s. 4 (new s. 37A(3))","quote":"issue a Certificate of Direct Investment valid for twenty-five years","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-f64f71a2ae","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days per year","applies_to":"holder (annual declaration; failure is a ground for revocation)","source_id":"cym-parl-imm-transition-bill-2018","location":"p. 54, cl. 47(11)(d) and 48(d)","quote":"the holder was physically present in the Islands for a minimum of ninety days in aggregate in the preceding calendar year","notes":"From the Immigration (Transition) Bill 2018 as published (24 Oct 2018); enacted as the Immigration (Transition) Law 2018, in force with WORC from 1 January 2019 as planned. The same provision is understood to restate the former Immigration Law, but no earlier text was available here, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-54adf8db31","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days per calendar year","applies_to":"holder (declaration with each fee payment; revocation ground under s. 37B(d))","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 7, s. 4 (new s. 37A(11)(d))","quote":"a minimum of ninety days in aggregate in the preceding calendar year","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-6b3cdd92f8","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"business_local_employment_share","valid_from":"2010-05-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"percent of employees Caymanian","applies_to":"\"employment generating business\" in which the investment is made (lower percentage if overriding circumstances dictate)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend-law-2010","location":"PDF p. 3, s. 2 (definition)","quote":"“employment generating business” means business in which at least fifty per cent of the total number of employees are Caymanians unless overriding circumstances dictate a lower percentage;","notes":"Immigration (Amendment) Law 2010 (Law 15 of 2010), assented 7 May 2010, published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 27 of 13 May 2010 (valid_from as on the rows already recorded from this law; no commencement date is printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Minimum share of local employees","rule_type":"other","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-bee8d43565","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"penalty_false_financial_information","valid_from":"2026-05-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"person who gives false information about financial standing (fine, or one year's imprisonment, or both; also a ground to revoke the certificate)","source_id":"cym-imm-trans-amend-act-2025","location":"p. 47, s.36 (new s.75A)","quote":"the person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both","notes":"Immigration (Transition) (Amendment and Validation) Act 2025 (passed 12 Dec 2025, assented 17 Dec, gazetted 18 Dec 2025); commencement by Cabinet order; the Government announced 1 May 2026 (cym-govky-readiness-2026). Applications made before commencement are decided under the old law (s.83A(1)). Applies to anyone required to meet financial standing requirements under the Act; one row per investor certificate. The same fine applies to false annual declarations (new s.75B).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fine for false financial information","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-8f9f6d8054","program_id":"cym-cdi","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2010-05-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6000000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant (personal net worth)","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2010","location":"PDF p. 3, reg 2 (new reg 14A(a))","quote":"that he has a personal net worth of at least six million dollars; and","notes":"Printed as 'dollars' in words; Cayman Islands dollars as in the regulations' fee schedule. Requirement removed by the Immigration (Amendment) Law 2012 (from 5 June 2012). Publication date used as valid_from (no commencement clause).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-337f4426f1","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2017-05-26","min_amount":"1600000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 11, reg 14B(1)","quote":"that he has invested one million six hundred thousand dollars in developed real estate in the Cayman Islands.","notes":"Developed real estate only. Quota of 250 certificates a year (reg 14B(2)). Start date: certificate created by the Immigration (Amendment) Law 2012; the regulation setting CI$1.6m was not retrieved.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c43767b689","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 12, reg 14B(1)","quote":"that the applicant has invested two million dollars in developed real estate in the Cayman Islands","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-e1afb1aa35","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e1afb1aa35","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2017-05-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"cym-imm-amend4-regs-2017","location":"p. 4, reg 3","quote":"that the applicant has invested two million dollars in developed real estate in the Cayman Islands","notes":"Still CI$2 million under the Immigration (Transition) Act (the 2025 Act refers to the \"prescribed sum\"). From 1 May 2026 the certificate is for 10 years, renewable indefinitely (cym-imm-trans-amend-act-2025, s.17).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-9f98727909","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_duplicate_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue of a duplicate Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 25, Schedule 1 (Re-issue of Immigration Documents)","quote":"Issue of duplicate Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 50","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-ab4cffc94b","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for a duplicate certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ab4cffc94b","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_duplicate_certificate","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue of a duplicate Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 5, Schedule 1 (Re-issue of Immigration Documents)","quote":"Issue of duplicate Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 50","notes":"Same CI$50 in the 2014 and 2018 revisions. The draft 2026 fee regulations propose CI$100 (not adopted as far as known). The 2012 schedule lists this duplicate fee but no issue or application fee for the permanent certificate itself; those (CI$500 application, CI$100,000 issue) appear in the 2014 revision.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for a duplicate certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-9dd0fd0d08","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 31, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 500","notes":"Consolidated revision of October 2014; start date of this rule not established from this document. Same in the 2018 revision (PDF p. 33). Draft 2026: CI$500 (unchanged).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-11ac1d7785","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 33, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 500","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-9dd0fd0d08","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-badcaa41b2","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application to vary the certificate (e.g. to allow the right to work; an annual fee equal to the work permit fee then applies)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 31, Schedule 1","quote":"Application to vary a Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 500","notes":"Consolidated revision of October 2014; start date of this rule not established from this document. 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Unchanged in the 2018 revision (PDF p. 33). Draft 2026 fee regulations propose CI$200,000 (cym-mcei-fees-regs-draft-2026, p. 11, item 8.8); adoption not confirmed. Start date of the CI$100,000 fee not established (by October 2014 at the latest).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-daab601aa4","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"per certificate (issue fee)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 33, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee for Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means 100,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-4604d5c722","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-adc74bbde7","program_id":"cym-pim-permanent","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2026-05-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"holder whose certificate has been renewed indefinitely may then apply for naturalisation or registration under the British Nationality Act 1981","source_id":"cym-imm-trans-amend-act-2025","location":"p. 28, s.17(c) (new s.42(3B)(b))","quote":"for a period of at least one year, the person in respect of whom the Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means is renewed indefinitely may apply for a certificate of naturalisation","notes":"Immigration (Transition) (Amendment and Validation) Act 2025 (passed 12 Dec 2025, assented 17 Dec, gazetted 18 Dec 2025); commencement by Cabinet order; the Government announced 1 May 2026 (cym-govky-readiness-2026). Applications made before commencement are decided under the old law (s.83A(1)). 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Applications made before commencement are decided under the old law (s.83A(1)). Applies to anyone required to meet financial standing requirements under the Act; one row per investor certificate. The same fine applies to false annual declarations (new s.75B).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fine for false financial information","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-47fe8a26d3","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_duplicate_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue of a duplicate Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 22, Schedule 1 (Re-issue of Immigration Documents)","quote":"Issue of duplicate Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) 50","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. 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Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-32a96dd0f7","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e06e66cc41","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application to vary the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 35, Schedule 1","quote":"Application to vary a Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) 500","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-32a96dd0f7","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-32a96dd0f7","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_variation","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application to vary the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 15, Schedule 1","quote":"Application to vary a Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) 500","notes":"Same amount in the 2014 and 2018 revisions.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for varying the certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-61a212165d","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"application for a Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence)","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2014rev","location":"PDF p. 33, Schedule 1","quote":"Application for Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) 1,000","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2014 Revision), Schedule 1; consolidated text, commencement of the fee not stated, so valid_from left empty. 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Same fee as in the 2012 schedule (cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012).","restates":"t-f453cc793c","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-56b0cbc36d","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue fee per dependant included in or added to the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-regs-2018rev","location":"PDF p. 35, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee where a dependant has been included in the original application for, or has subsequently been added to, a Residency 1,000 per Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) dependant","notes":"Immigration Regulations (2018 Revision), published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 23 of 21 March 2018; consolidated text, so valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-f453cc793c","jurisdiction":"CYM","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f453cc793c","program_id":"cym-sbp","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"2012-09-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"KYD","applies_to":"issue fee per dependant included in or added to the certificate","source_id":"cym-imm-amend2-regs-2012","location":"PDF p. 15, Schedule 1","quote":"Issue fee where a dependant has been included in the original application for, or has subsequently been added to, a Residency Certificate (Substantial 1,000 per Business Presence) dependant","notes":"Holders also pay an annual fee equal to the work permit fee for the same occupation. 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The original 2022 text of art. 90 was not compared.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-a31f7f9fb3","program_id":"col-investor-visa","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2017-10-31","valid_to":"2022-10-20","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"Visa M holders and beneficiaries (incl. real-estate investor visa): continuous months abroad after which the visa expires","source_id":"col-mre-res-6045-2017","location":"PDF p. 23, art. 66 num. 3","quote":"La visa Tipo “M” expira anticipadamente sin que medie pronunciamiento de la autoridad de visas cuando el titular principal o titular beneficiario permanece por seis meses continuos fuera del territorio nacional durante la vigencia de su visa.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-9fe3f9e5ab","program_id":"col-investor-visa","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2017-10-31","valid_to":"2022-10-20","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"children of the main visa holder (under 25, or older with a disability preventing economic independence)","source_id":"col-mre-res-6045-2017","location":"PDF p. 11, art. 26, parágrafo","quote":"se entenderán como miembros del núcleo familiar del titular principal de una visa su cónyuge o compañero(a) permanente, sus padres cuando dependan económicamente de él, sus hijos menores de veinticinco (25) años","notes":"General rule for beneficiary visas of any main holder.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-4a1132e7b7","program_id":"col-investor-visa","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2022-10-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"children of the main visa holder who are economic dependants (beneficiaries; older children with a disability also qualify)","source_id":"col-mre-res-5477-2022","location":"PDF p. 4, art. 3 (definitions), 'Beneficiario'","quote":"Beneficiario: O Titular Beneficiario, se refiere a los siguientes familiares siempre que sean dependientes económicos del titular principal de una visa el cónyuge o compañero{a) permanente; hijos hasta los 25 años de edad","notes":"General definition for all visas; art. 79 lets the M Inversionista holder apply for beneficiary visas under this definition.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-9e04625749","program_id":"col-investor-visa","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2017-10-31","valid_to":"2022-10-20","min_amount":"180","currency":"days","applies_to":"continuous days abroad allowed during the qualifying period for a Visa R by accumulated time (real-estate investor visa holders)","source_id":"col-mre-res-6045-2017","location":"PDF p. 10, art. 21, parágrafo","quote":"se entenderá que el extranjero ha permanecido de forma continua si durante el periodo exigido no se ha ausentado del territorio nacional por más de 180 días continuos","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-ddad54c9af","program_id":"col-investor-visa","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2022-10-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"180","currency":"days","applies_to":"all Visa M holders incl. 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M Socio o Propietario: continuous calendar days abroad within each 365 days from issue, beyond which the visa lapses","source_id":"col-mre-res-5477-2022","location":"PDF p. 29, art. 65","quote":"Las visas de Migrante (M) cuyos titulares se ausenten del país por más de ciento ochenta (180) días calendario continuos, dentro de cada trescientos sesenta y cinco (365) días contados a partir de la expedición de su visa, perderán automáticamente su vigencia.","notes":"General rule for every Visa M category.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"COL","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-ffdf1000b3","program_id":"cri-inversionista","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"2012-05-17","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor in forest plantations under art. 70 of Forestry Law 7575: initial investment, with a forest management plan of at least 3 years","source_id":"cri-tse-reglamento-extranjeria-2012","location":"Reglamento de Extranjería (Decreto 37112-GOB, 2012), art. 92 (a)-(b), PDF pp. 38-39","quote":"persona extranjera realizó una inversión inicial de $100 mil dólares","notes":"2012 text as compiled by the TSE; later amendments not reflected. valid_to not known. 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'Bianualmente' read as every two years (the usual Costa Rican usage for this permit); the text does not define it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CRI","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-a57394a0b0","program_id":"cuw-investor-permit","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"XCG","applies_to":"3-year residence permit; business investment made or intended","source_id":"cuw-toelating-investeerder-2026","location":"sections VOORWAARDEN and KOSTEN","quote":"Bij een zakelijke investering vanaf XCG 500.000,00 wordt de verblijfsvergunning voor een periode van 3 jaren afgegeven.","notes":"Restates the 2014 decree amount (recorded in ANG) in XCG; undated rule on a page last modified 2026-09-29. 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Full 2021 text not found. Buyers who filed sale contracts with the Land Registry 2 Jan-28 Apr 2023 could still apply under the old criteria.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-bc444f6973","program_id":"cyp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2023-05-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant (plus VAT; new residential property, first sale by a developer)","source_id":"cyp-crmd-rp-criteria-2023","location":"Criteria text, section 2.1","quote":"Αγορά οικίας ή διαμερίσματος από εταιρεία ανάπτυξης γης, η οποία θα πρέπει να αφορά πρώτη πώληση ύψους τουλάχιστον €300,000 (πλέον Φ.Π.Α.).","notes":"Up to two units allowed. Fast-track permanent residence ('Immigration Permit') under Regulation 6(2) of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations, 4th revision of the criteria, in force 2 May 2023. Funds must come from abroad from the applicant's or spouse's own account. Applicant must also show secured annual income of EUR 50,000 (+15,000 spouse, +10,000 per minor child). Investment must be kept; annual proof required.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-5642d28aff","program_id":"cyp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_commercial","valid_from":"2023-05-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant (offices, shops, hotels; resales allowed)","source_id":"cyp-crmd-rp-criteria-2023","location":"Criteria text, section 2.1","quote":"Αγορά άλλης μορφής ακινήτων όπως γραφείων, καταστημάτων, ξενοδοχείων ή παρόμοιας φύσης αναπτύξεις ή συνδυασμός αυτών συνολικής αξίας €300,000.","notes":"Fast-track permanent residence ('Immigration Permit') under Regulation 6(2) of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations, 4th revision of the criteria, in force 2 May 2023. Funds must come from abroad from the applicant's or spouse's own account. Applicant must also show secured annual income of EUR 50,000 (+15,000 spouse, +10,000 per minor child). 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Fee for every immigration permit, including those later granted to investors under reg 6(2); the regulations predate the investor criteria by decades, and later amendments to the fee are not in this document. Printed in Cyprus pounds and mils (£10.000 = ten pounds, no mils).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYP","route_name":"Fee per dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"1972"},{"term_id":"t-edeed147a9","program_id":"cyp-golden-visa","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"1972-12-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10.000","currency":"CYP","applies_to":"immigration permit for a migrant, including accompanying dependants","source_id":"cyp-kdp-242-1972","location":"PDF p. 17 (gazette p. 755), Third Table (reg 27), item 2","quote":"2.· \"Αδεια μεταναστεύσεως δια μετανάστην (περιλαμβανομένων εξαρτωμένων οΐτινες συνοδεύουσι αυτόν) £10.000 μίλς","notes":"Aliens and Immigration Regulations 1972 (K.D.P. 242/72), gazette date 22 Dec 1972 (no in-force date stated). Fee for every immigration permit, including those later granted to investors under reg 6(2); the regulations predate the investor criteria by decades, and later amendments to the fee are not in this document. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYP","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-448bf6e208","program_id":"cyp-golden-visa","route":"criminal_record_renewal_interval","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: clean criminal record from the country of origin to be produced every three years","source_id":"cyp-moi-rp-audit-response-2023","location":"press release, list of measures after the May 2023 Council of Ministers decision","quote":"Απαιτείται η προσκόμιση λευκού ποινικού μητρώου από τη χώρα καταγωγής του επενδυτή κάθε τρία χρόνια.","notes":"Ministry of Interior statement of 9 Nov 2023; the release says the criteria were changed by a Council of Ministers decision 'last May' (2023) without giving the day, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CYP","route_name":"How often a new criminal record is required","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-da850ffdcc","program_id":"cyp-golden-visa","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"length of investment","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 4, PDF p. 70 (printed p. 68)","quote":"Length of investment 3 years","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018.  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Quote as in the scanned text layer ('A1', 'came', 'aiio' are recognition errors for 'Al', 'carné', 'año').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"DOM","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2004"},{"term_id":"t-a5fa498f02","program_id":"dom-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2011-10-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"first permanent-residence-by-investment card (renewed at the end of the first year)","source_id":"dom-decreto-631-11","location":"PDF p. 29, art. 58 (OCR)","quote":"La Residencia Permanente por Inversión extranjera será renovada en el término del primer año, las demás renovaciones se harán por el término de cuatro (4) años.","notes":"Valid from the decree's signing date, as on the existing rows from this decree (publication date not in the stored copy). Text read from OCR. 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'Dollars' in an article that elsewhere states US-dollar fees; recorded as USD as the earlier row for the initial fee was.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ETH","route_name":"Renewal fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-5720ae3b0b","program_id":"eth-golden-visa","route":"fee_renewal","valid_from":"2026","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"Golden Visa immediate renewal","source_id":"eth-addisfortune-golden-visa-2026","location":"para. 7","quote":"Holders renewing after 10 years would again pay 10,000 dollars, while immediate renewal requires 12,500 dollars.","notes":"Reported by Addis Fortune (26 Apr 2026) from the revised Immigration & Citizenship Service Fee Regulation; media source, regulation text not stored. The article does not explain 'immediate renewal' further.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ETH","route_name":"Renewal fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-85fba293d4","program_id":"eth-golden-visa","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2026-02-24","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"multiple-entry Golden Visa","source_id":"eth-bantugazette-visa-framework-2026","location":"para. 2","quote":"introduces a Golden Visa, a 10-year multiple-entry permit targeted at investors operating across borders","notes":"Reported from the Ethiopian Embassy in London's publication.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ETH","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-0ef3017099","program_id":"eth-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2026","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"buyer (immediate family can be included)","source_id":"eth-addisfortune-golden-visa-2026","location":"In a Nutshell box and para. 6","quote":"Foreign nationals can now secure a five-year residency ID by purchasing immovable property, provided they invest at least 150,000 dollars.","notes":"Reported; the text later says the law allows acquisition 'through lease or by investing at least 150,000 dollars', so whether the minimum applies to every purchase is unclear. 'dollars' read as US dollars (the article's fees are in foreign currency; not stated). valid_from: 2026 (in force 24 Feb 2026 per Bantu Gazette).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ETH","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-683cde5229","program_id":"eth-property-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2026","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"property-linked visa up to five years","source_id":"eth-addisfortune-golden-visa-2026","location":"para. 5","quote":"Foreign nationals buying a property can obtain a visa valid for up to five years for the same 4,000 dollar fee.","notes":"Same fee as the five-year investment visa. 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Bare '$'. The Directions are still printed in the 2025 consolidation; whether they remain in force alongside the 2007 Regulations is not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FJI","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"1997"},{"term_id":"t-7d557535b5","program_id":"fji-investor-permit","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-01-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"unspecified","applies_to":"7-year investor permit granted by the Minister (reg 41(2)-(3))","source_id":"fji-immig-regs-2007-consol","location":"PDF p. 16, reg 41(3)","quote":"the foreign investor undertakes to invest and maintain in a business an amount of not less than $250,000 or such other amount as the Minister may, from time to time, determine","notes":"Printed as bare '$' (decision 5); Fijian dollars likely but not stated. The 3-year permit granted by the Permanent Secretary (reg 41(1)) has no amount in the Regulations; the Ministry's current page gives $300,000 (t-52d1c9abac). valid_from is the commencement of the Regulations; the Minister may set another amount.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FJI","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-52d1c9abac","program_id":"fji-investor-permit","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"unspecified","applies_to":"each shareholder, partner or business owner","source_id":"fji-immig-investor-permit-2026","location":"Conditions","quote":"Meet the investment threshold of $300,000.00","notes":"Printed as \"$\"; Fiji government page, so FJD is likely (decision 5) but the page does not say; left unspecified. 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Reg 41(1): up to 3 years when granted by the Permanent Secretary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FJI","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-0da776b2e3","program_id":"fji-investor-permit","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"1997-01-17","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent unmarried children of permit holders: permit coextensive with the parent's or until 21, whichever is shorter (Immigration Directions 1971 para 6(2))","source_id":"fji-immig-regs-2007-consol","location":"PDF p. 26, Immigration Directions 1971, para 6(2)","quote":"Permits to enter and reside coextensive with those of their parents or until they attain the age of 21 years, which ever is the shorter period, shall be issued to the dependent unmarried children under the age 21 years","notes":"Immigration Directions 1971 (last updated 17 January 1997 per the consolidation); para 6 carries no amendment note, so it may date from 1971; valid_from set to the text's last update.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FJI","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"1997"},{"term_id":"t-b9049a1dbc","program_id":"fji-investor-permit","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2008-01-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent child of a permit holder (under 21, or 21 or over and unmarried); coextensive residence permit for family unit members","source_id":"fji-immig-regs-2007-consol","location":"PDF p. 11, reg 23","quote":"(a)is under 21 years of age; or (b)is 21 years of age or over, but who is unmarried.","notes":"Immigration Regulations 2007 (LN 5 of 2008), commenced 4 January 2008; consolidated text (Service 20) with amendments to 2022. Children 21 or over (unmarried) need the Minister's prior written approval for a coextensive permit (reg 54(2)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FJI","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-3982f79c5b","program_id":"fra-exceptional-contribution","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (main investor) as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"France 2013 EUR 10 million N.A 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Programme id needed: the EUR 10 million French scheme does not match fra-passeport-talent-investor.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-74f6fcf62f","program_id":"fra-exceptional-contribution","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"long-term non-speculative investment in commercial or industrial assets (France) (as listed by the UK MAC, Feb 2014)","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 73 (printed p. 67), Table 4.2 'Investor routes offered by European Union (EU) countries', row France","quote":"France Euro 10 million c£8.2 million Long term","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. Programme id needed: the EUR 10 million French scheme does not match fra-passeport-talent-investor (as for the same scheme listed by the IMF, vut-imf-art4-2015).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-831cac8508","program_id":"fra-exceptional-contribution","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (main investor) as listed by the IMF","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"France 2013 EUR 10 million N.A 5 years","notes":"IMF Working Paper WP/15/93 (May 2015), Table 1 (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other service providers). Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). Validity dates not stated. Programme id needed: the EUR 10 million French scheme does not match fra-passeport-talent-investor (as for the same IMF table in vut-imf-art4-2015). 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Validity dates not stated. 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Start date and earlier amounts not checked; the passeport talent dates from the law of 7 Mar 2016.","restates":"t-0c52f43d3c","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0c52f43d3c","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investor; company investment creating or protecting jobs (as listed by EPRS EAVA, Oct 2021)","source_id":"intl-eprs-eava-cbi-rbi-2021","location":"PDF p. 117 (Annex II, printed p. 11)","quote":"FR’s ‘Tech Visa for Investors’ offers a renewable four-year residence permit to those who invest at least €300 000 in a company and create or protect jobs.","notes":"Secondary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5244f6eeee","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"French company (and creating or maintaining jobs)","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 57 (printed p. 55)","quote":"French company €300,000 (and creating or maintaining jobs)","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. TI calls the scheme 'Residence Permit for Economic Agents'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fcc633b05b","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investor, personally or through a company he runs or holds at least 30% of; investment in tangible or intangible fixed assets in France, made or committed","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"R. 421-35, 2° (Décret n°2025-539 du 13 juin 2025, art. 3); also Annexe 10, item 11","quote":"2° Effectuer ou s'engager à effectuer sur le territoire français un investissement en immobilisations corporelles ou incorporelles d'au moins 300 000 euros.","notes":"Card now named \"talent-porteur de projet\" (L. 421-16, 3°). The document annex (Annexe 10, item 11) restates the EUR 300,000 and 30% conditions under the older name \"passeport talent\" and article L. 421-18. Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1efc8e2173","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"2016-11-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investor, personally or through a company he runs or holds at least 30% of; tangible or intangible fixed assets; must create or save jobs (or commit to within four years)","source_id":"fra-mi-circ-loi-2016-annexe","location":"PDF p. 33, 'Investisseur économique (7° de l’article L. 313-20 et articles R. 313-63 et R. 313-64)'","quote":"détient au moins 30% du capital investir ou s’engager à investir 300 000€ (immobilisation corporelle ou incorporelle)","notes":"Government circular describing the rules from 1 Nov 2016; portfolio investment excluded.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-5d2af685b7","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"fee_stamp_duty","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"issue, renewal, duplicate or change of a residence card (stamp duty, on top of the residence-permit tax)","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"L. 436-7","quote":"la délivrance, le renouvellement, le duplicata ou le changement d'une carte de séjour ou d'un titre équivalent prévu par les traités ou accords internationaux sont soumis à un droit de timbre d'un montant de 50 euros.","notes":"General stamp duty that applies to the investor card. Wording from Loi n°2026-103 du 19 février 2026, art. 128 (V). Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Stamp duty","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ed97df397f","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"fee_permit_renewal","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"renewal of a residence permit (tax on the residence permit; applies to the investor card)","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"L. 436-1, II, first paragraph","quote":"II. - Le renouvellement d'un titre de séjour donne lieu à la perception d'une taxe dont le montant est fixé à 200 euros.","notes":"General residence-permit tax that applies to the investor card: the reduced amounts in L. 436-1 list other articles, not L. 421-16. Wording from Loi n°2026-103 du 19 février 2026, art. 128 (V). Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Permit renewal fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7f266f857c","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"fee_duplicate_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"duplicate of a residence permit (same tax as first issue for the same ground)","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"L. 436-2 (amount from L. 436-1, I, PDF p. 159)","quote":"La fourniture de duplicata donne lieu à la perception d'une taxe du même montant que celle applicable lors de la première délivrance du titre de séjour pour le même motif.","notes":"No figure printed in L. 436-2 itself: it sets the duplicate tax equal to the first-issue tax (EUR 300 in L. 436-1, I), so the amount is implied. General residence-permit tax that applies to the investor card: the reduced amounts in L. 436-1 list other articles, not L. 421-16. Wording from Loi n°2026-103 du 19 février 2026, art. 128 (V). Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Fee for a duplicate certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-eeca6cee35","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"fee_permit_issue","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"first issue of a residence permit (tax on the residence permit; applies to the investor card)","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"L. 436-1, I, first paragraph","quote":"I. - La première délivrance d'un titre de séjour donne lieu à la perception d'une taxe dont le montant est fixé à 300 euros.","notes":"General residence-permit tax that applies to the investor card: the reduced amounts in L. 436-1 list other articles, not L. 421-16. Wording from Loi n°2026-103 du 19 février 2026, art. 128 (V). Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Residence permit issue fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1783676b69","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: the investment or commitment must start within one year of the card being issued, or the card is withdrawn","source_id":"fra-codesdroit-ceseda-2026","location":"R. 421-36, 1° (Décret n°2025-539 du 13 juin 2025, art. 3)","quote":"1° L'opération ou l'engagement mentionné à l'article R. 421-35 ayant motivé sa délivrance ne connaît aucun début d'exécution dans un délai d'un an suivant la date de délivrance de cette carte ;","notes":"Withdrawal ground; R. 421-36, 2° also withdraws the card if the funds come from illegal activities. Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dccd2da6d6","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"job_creation_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: the investment must create or save jobs within four years; proof of job creation or saving required at renewal","source_id":"fra-anef-passeport-talent-investisseur","location":"PDF p. 2, Motif de séjour, Investisseur","quote":"investissement économique en France d’au moins 300 000 euros qui permet la création ou la sauvegarde d’emploi sous quatre ans.","notes":"Undated ANEF checklist. 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Consolidated code, edition 2026-09-21 (last modification 2026-08-27), unofficial reproduction of Légifrance; the in-force date of this wording is not printed, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"FRA","route_name":"Validity of a renewed residence permit","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4ff5a31df2","program_id":"fra-passeport-talent-investor","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"residence requirement (over 6 months)","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 56 (printed p. 54)","quote":"Temporary residence Over 6 months","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. 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Dates as for the same rule from the 2014 text: in force 1 Sep 2014 (the English versions misprint art. 74 as 1 January 2014); replaced by USD 300,000 from 5 Jun 2019 (2019-05 version).","restates":"t-532eb618df","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-e929ee34e3","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"2014-09-01","valid_to":"2019-06-04","min_amount":"300000","currency":"GEL","applies_to":"main applicant and family members","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-05","location":"PDF p. 9, Article 15(h)","quote":"An investment residence permit shall be issued to an alien who has made at least GEL 300,000 worth of investment in Georgia","notes":"Restated in the consolidated version of 8 May 2015; investment permit carries the right of permanent residence (art. 16(3)).","restates":"t-532eb618df","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-46ee202567","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"2019-06-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and family members (USD amount payable in GEL equivalent)","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2019-05","location":"Article 15(h)","quote":"who has made an investment in Georgia in the amount of at least USD 300 000 equivalent in GEL","notes":"valid_from is the publication date of Law No 4741 , standing in for its in-force date (the law itself is not stored).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-3d70817f5d","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and family members; market value above the amount","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"Article 15(h)","quote":"the right to an immovable thing (except for agricultural land) the market value of which exceeds USD 300 000 equivalent in GEL","notes":"Current text.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-00aca7af0f","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2019-06-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and family members; market value above the amount (non-agricultural land), set by an accredited assessor","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2019-05","location":"Article 15(h)","quote":"the right to an immovable thing (except for agricultural land) the market value of which exceeds USD 300 000 equivalent in GEL","notes":"'Exceeds': strictly more than USD 300,000.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-27418fff1c","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"unlimited residence permit after holding the investment permit (company turnover or property kept)","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"Article 15(k)","quote":"who has the property right to this immovable thing for 5 years after he/she received the investment residence permit","notes":"For the investment route the unlimited permit also needs turnover of at least USD 50,000 (year 1), 100,000 (year 2) and 120,000 (years 3-5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-06cc4c14b2","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investment residence permit","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"Article 16(1)(e)","quote":"an investment residence permit provided for by Article 15(h) of this Law may be issued to an alien for a term of 5 years","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b3e3e1ae31","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"residence permit applications and extensions (all types, incl. the investment residence permit), from submission of all required documents","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-03","location":"PDF p. 9, Article 17(7)","quote":"The period for considering an application for obtaining a residence permit and for extending its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the submission of all the required documents to the Agency.","notes":"As in the consolidated version of 20 Mar 2015; the date this provision took effect is not printed beside it (valid_from left empty). By the 2026 version the period is left to a government ordinance.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-123e1f08b0","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"residence permit applications and extensions (all types, incl. investment and property-owner permits), from submission of all required documents","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-05","location":"PDF p. 10, Article 17(7)","quote":"The period for considering an application for obtaining a residence permit and for extending its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the submission of all the required documents to the Agency.","notes":"As in the consolidated version of 8 May 2015; date the provision took effect not printed beside it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4208edc54d","program_id":"geo-investment-residence","route":"renewal_turnover","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investment residence permit on the investment basis: annual turnover of the entrepreneurial activity in the first year (in GEL equivalent); without proof the permit terminates","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"PDF p. 10, Article 16(1)(e); also Article 15(k) and Article 21(12)","quote":"The validity of an investment residence permit shall be terminated if an alien has no proof of the annual turnover of at least USD 50 000 equivalent in GEL during the first year of the entrepreneurial activities","notes":"Holder must submit Revenue Service turnover information annually (art. 16(1)(e)). 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The amendment was published in 2025: this consolidation (26/06/2025) lists Law No 670 of 12 June 2025 (13.6.2025) and Law No 863 of 26 June 2025 (1.7.2025) under Article 15, but does not say which of them brought in the change.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-86fd1495f2","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"short-term residence permit, renewable each year","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"Article 16(1)(f)","quote":"its validity may be each time extended for one year","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fc5bd1e726","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"short-term residence permit for real-property owners","source_id":"geo-matsne-law-3602-2015","location":"art. 1(10), new art. 16(3^1), PDF p. 6","quote":"ნებართვა უცხოელზე შეიძლება გაიცეს 1 წლის ვადით","notes":"The permit ends when ownership of the property ends.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-d20d937135","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"short-term residence permit for real-property owners (art. 15(j)); terminates when ownership ends","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-05","location":"PDF p. 9, Article 16(31)","quote":"A short-term residence permit provided for in Article 15(j) of this Law may be issued to an alien for one year period.","notes":"Extended on the same conditions without a new valuation if ownership continues (art. 16(4)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-0b032c592c","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"short-term residence permit for real-property owners; terminates when ownership ends","source_id":"geo-matsne-law-3602-2015-page","location":"Legislative Herald (matsne.gov.ge) record page, document text, art. 1(10), new art. 16(3^1)","quote":"მოკლევადიანი ბინადრობის ნებართვა უცხოელზე შეიძლება გაიცეს 1 წლის ვადით","notes":"In force on publication (art. 3(1)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-d3dae83563","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"long-term visa issued with a D5 (or D6) immigration visa (multiple entry; validity and duration of stay)","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"PDF p. 4, Article 6(8)","quote":"A long-term visa with one-year validity period shall be issued when a D5 and D6 category immigration visas are granted.","notes":"Other long-term visas: 90 calendar days.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-699555d3bb","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"long-term visa issued with a D5 immigration visa (multiple entry; validity and duration of stay)","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-05","location":"PDF p. 4, Article 6(8)","quote":"A long-term visa with one year validity period shall be issued only when a D5 immigration visa is granted.","notes":"Other long-term visas: 90 calendar days. 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In force on publication (art. 3(1)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-523e01c00b","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"long-term visa issued with a D5 immigration visa (multiple entry)","source_id":"geo-matsne-law-3602-2015-page","location":"Legislative Herald (matsne.gov.ge) record page, document text, art. 1(2)(f), new art. 6(8)","quote":"გრძელვადიანი ვიზა 1 წლის მოქმედების ვადით გაიცემა მხოლოდ D5 კატეგორიის საიმიგრაციო ვიზის გაცემის შემთხვევაში","notes":"In force on publication (art. 3(1)).","restates":"t-1c72fa9120","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-5d49d1149f","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"calendar days","applies_to":"D5 immigration visa: decision after the visa application is submitted","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-consol-2026","location":"PDF p. 6, Article 8(8)","quote":"The decision to issue a D5 category immigration visa shall be made within 10 calendar days after an appropriate visa application is submitted.","notes":"Other D-category visas: 30 calendar days.","restates":"t-f1020c8dc3","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f1020c8dc3","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"calendar days","applies_to":"D5 immigration visa: decision after the visa application is submitted","source_id":"geo-matsne-aliens-law-2015-05","location":"PDF p. 6, Article 8(8)","quote":"The decision to issue a D5 immigration visa shall be made within 10 calendar days after an appropriate visa application is submitted.","notes":"Other D-category visas: 30 calendar days.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-52ce428825","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"calendar days","applies_to":"D5 immigration visa: decision after the visa application is submitted","source_id":"geo-matsne-law-3602-2015","location":"PDF p. 5, art. 1(4)(e), new art. 8(8)","quote":"D5 კატეგორიის საიმიგრაციო ვიზის გაცემის შესახებ გადაწყვეტილება მიიღება შესაბამისი სავიზო განაცხადის წარდგენიდან 10 კალენდარული დღის განმავლობაში","notes":"Other D-category visas: 30 calendar days. In force on publication (art. 3(1)).","restates":"t-f1020c8dc3","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-bfdea20884","program_id":"geo-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"2015-05-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"calendar days","applies_to":"D5 immigration visa: decision after the visa application is submitted","source_id":"geo-matsne-law-3602-2015-page","location":"Legislative Herald (matsne.gov.ge) record page, document text, art. 1(4)(e), new art. 8(8)","quote":"D5 კატეგორიის საიმიგრაციო ვიზის გაცემის შესახებ გადაწყვეტილება მიიღება შესაბამისი სავიზო განაცხადის წარდგენიდან 10 კალენდარული დღის განმავლობაში","notes":"In force on publication (art. 3(1)).","restates":"t-f1020c8dc3","jurisdiction":"GEO","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-f3dc7a1d5b","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); no residency requirement; 7-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Greece 2013 EUR 250,000 No 7 years","notes":"IMF working paper table (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other providers); note 1/: alternative investment options may be eligible. Valid as listed in May 2015; no start date given. Qualifying period includes the period to permanent residence for residency programmes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b5133b7b6e","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (main investor) as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Greece 2013 EUR 250,000 No 7 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible.","restates":"t-f3dc7a1d5b","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-eecc52bf7c","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investor (as listed by EPRS, Oct 2018)","source_id":"intl-eprs-cbi-rbi-2018","location":"p. 16","quote":"Greece currently operates one of the ‘cheapest’ RBI schemes (requiring a property investment of minimum €250 000).","notes":"Secondary summary.","restates":"t-5f2036c982","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9c1bc37f21","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment for a residence permit (as described in a Greek case study, FATF/OECD, Nov 2023)","source_id":"intl-fatf-oecd-cbi-rbi-2023","location":"PDF p. 30 (printed p. 28), Box 3.2","quote":"The minimal threshold of funds to invest to quality for a residence permit is EUR 250 000.","notes":"Case study supplied by Greece, undated; by November 2023 higher thresholds applied in parts of Greece. Secondary description.","restates":"t-5f2036c982","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6e5fe726c6","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor (family members included); all of Greece","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 73 (printed p. 67), Table 4.2 'Investor routes offered by European Union (EU) countries', row Greece","quote":"Greece Euro 250,000 £210,000 Real estate. N/A N/A","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-5f2036c982","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4bae0f3ad5","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor (family members included); all of Greece","source_id":"grc-mma-legal-migration-2021-12-annexb","location":"PDF p. 10, note 4, point 2","quote":"Η ελάχιστη αξία της ακίνητης περιουσίας κατά τον χρόνο κτήσης της ... καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Ministry of Migration and Asylum, Legal Migration report December 2021, Annex B note 4 summarising art. 20 Law 4251/2014 as then in force; validity dates not stated. Family members accompany the investor with individual permits (point 4).","restates":"t-5f2036c982","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c479d15ebc","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 57 (printed p. 55)","quote":"Real estate purchase €250,000","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5f2036c982","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2013-04-18","valid_to":"2022-12-22","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor (family members included); all of Greece","source_id":"grc-ypes-circular-13-2013","location":"p. 1, section Α (Δικαιούχοι), (α)","quote":"εφόσον το ελάχιστο ύψος του ακινήτου ανέρχεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"provided the minimum value of the property amounts to 250,000 euros\". Introduced by art. 6(2) Law 4146/2013 (ΦΕΚ Α 90/18.4.2013) as art. 36A Law 3386/2005; later codified in art. 20(B) Law 4251/2014. Several properties could be combined (circular 13, point A1.4). Circular 15/2013 also accepted older purchases whose current objective value reached EUR 250,000. valid_to is when Law 5007/2022 was published; the EUR 250,000 level continued outside the high-demand zones (see next rows).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-b910c92b7f","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2014","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"third-country national owning real estate in Greece (Law 4251/2014)","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"pp. 5-6","quote":"ιδιοκτήτες ακίνητης περιουσίας στην Ελλάδα κόστους από € 250.000 και άνω","notes":"NGO secondary source; not verified against the law text.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-cb1ac9c355","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; one or more properties; all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(2)(b) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"is set at two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) euros\" for \"the other areas of the country\". Same in art. 100(2)(b) Law 5038/2023.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-67c86687bf","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_co_ownership_share","valid_from":"2013-04-18","valid_to":"2022-12-22","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"each co-owner of an undivided property (unless the co-owners are spouses); all of Greece","source_id":"grc-ypes-circular-13-2013","location":"pp. 1-2, section Α1, point 2","quote":"Σε όλες τις άλλες περιπτώσεις συνιδιοκτησίας, το δικαίωμα διαμονής παρέχεται μόνο εάν το ποσό που έχει επενδύσει ο κάθε συνιδιοκτήτης, ανέρχεται σε 250.000 ευρώ","notes":"Interior Ministry circular 13/2013; spouses co-owning a EUR 250,000 property qualify together.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase, co-ownership share","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-ff160ef5de","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_conversion","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"specified commercial-to-residential conversions and listed-building restorations meeting additional conditions","source_id":"grc-movingto-2026-07-10","location":"section \"What the property thresholds can and cannot explain\"","quote":"A EUR 250,000 route remains for specified property conversions and listed-building restorations that satisfy additional conditions.","notes":"Industry restatement (Movingto, 2026); covers both the conversion and listed-building routes (t-3d28093051).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property converted to residential use","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a4e6f5b664","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_conversion","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; single property whose use is changed from commercial/industrial to residential before application; anywhere","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 2, art. 64 (art. 100(2)(c))","quote":"η ελάχιστη αξία κτήσης αυτής κατά τον χρόνο απόκτησής της καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"its minimum acquisition value at the time of acquisition is set at 250,000 euros\". Such properties may not be used as company seat; fines under para 7A.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property converted to residential use","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-42fc07dded","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_inherited","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"adult who inherited the property or received it as a parental gift (objective value counts); all of Greece","source_id":"grc-mma-legal-migration-2021-12-annexb","location":"PDF p. 9, note 4, point 1(ε)","quote":"ακίνητη περιουσία αντικειμενικής αξίας διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ, και είναι ενήλικος.","notes":"Ministry of Migration and Asylum, Legal Migration report December 2021, Annex B note 4 summarising art. 20 Law 4251/2014 as then in force; validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Inherited or gifted property","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f9c1e5db70","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_inherited","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"adult who inherited the property or received it as a parental gift (objective value counts); all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(1)(ε) and B(2)(b) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"Είναι ενήλικος και απέκτησε κατά πλήρη κυριότητα και νομή ως εξ αδιαθέτου ή από διαθήκη κληρονόμος ή συνεπεία γονικής παροχής, ακίνητη περιουσία αντικειμενικής αξίας τουλάχιστον ίσης με την οριζόμενη στην υποπαρ. 2","notes":"Translation as in the EUR 500,000 row; EUR 250,000 is the sub-para. 2(b) threshold for the other areas.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Inherited or gifted property","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-3d28093051","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_listed_building","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; single listed (protected) building to be restored; anywhere","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 2, art. 64 (art. 100(2)(d))","quote":"η ελάχιστη αξία κτήσης της κατά τον χρόνο απόκτησής της καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"its minimum acquisition value ... is set at 250,000 euros\". Restoration must be completed before first renewal; EUR 150,000 fine otherwise.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Listed building to be restored","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-670315248e","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_listed_building","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; listed buildings or property converted to residential use (as reported, May 2026)","source_id":"grc-tovima-2026-05-20","location":"section \"Τα όρια\"","quote":"Τα διατηρητέα κτίρια και η δυνατότητα απόκτησης ακινήτου μέσω αλλαγής χρήσης το όριο ανέρχεται στα 250.000 ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"for listed buildings and property acquired through change of use the threshold is EUR 250,000\". The article puts both routes in one sentence.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Listed building to be restored","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-2a9211e763","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"timeshare_lease","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; timeshare agreement (Law 1652/1986) for property worth at least EUR 250,000","source_id":"intl-ec-swd-2019-5","location":"PDF p. 18 (printed p. 17), footnote 91(b)","quote":"To make a time sharing agreement (lease) based on the provisions of Law 1652-1986 for property, which is worth a minimum of EUR 250,000.","notes":"Commission Staff Working Document of 23 January 2019, describing the rules as found by the 2018 study; no dates of application stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Timeshare agreement","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b40b0cdeb3","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; lease of at least 10 years of hotel accommodation or furnished tourist residences","source_id":"intl-ec-swd-2019-5","location":"PDF p. 18 (printed p. 17), footnote 91(a)","quote":"To make an agreement with a minimum term of ten years for the lease of hotel accommodation or furnished tourist residences in tourist accommodation complexes which are worth minimum EUR 250,000","notes":"Commission Staff Working Document of 23 January 2019, describing the rules as found by the 2018 study; no dates of application stated.","restates":"t-d15eb13532","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-41f06637a9","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; lease of at least 10 years of hotel accommodation or furnished tourist residences","source_id":"grc-mma-legal-migration-2021-12-annexb","location":"PDF pp. 9-10, note 4, points 1(δ) and 2","quote":"Έχει συνάψει τουλάχιστον δεκαετούς διάρκειας μίσθωση ξενοδοχειακών καταλυμάτων ή τουριστικών επιπλωμένων κατοικιών ... καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Ministry of Migration and Asylum, Legal Migration report December 2021, Annex B note 4 summarising art. 20 Law 4251/2014 as then in force; validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-d15eb13532","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d15eb13532","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"2013-04-18","valid_to":"2022-12-22","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; lease of at least 10 years of hotel accommodation or furnished tourist residences","source_id":"grc-ypes-circular-13-2013","location":"p. 1, section Α (Δικαιούχοι), (β)","quote":"εφόσον το ελάχιστο ύψος της μίσθωσης ανέρχεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"provided the minimum value of the lease amounts to 250,000 euros\" (at least ten-year lease in complex tourist accommodation, art. 8(2) Law 4002/2011).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-c866dcff22","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; long-term lease of complex tourist accommodation or timeshare; all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(1)(δ) and B(2)(b) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"καθώς και το συνολικό συμβατικό μίσθωμα των μισθώσεων ξενοδοχειακών καταλυμάτων ή τουριστικών κατοικιών του παρόντος, καθορίζεται σε διακόσιες πενήντα χιλιάδες (250.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"... is set at two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) euros\" for \"the other areas of the country\". Same in art. 100(2)(b) Law 5038/2023. Continues the EUR 250,000 lease route of 2013 (circular 13/2013).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-646e3c9019","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"350000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"units of a mutual fund investing exclusively in Greek shares/bonds (also AIFs, point η)","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 66, art. 99(1)(ζ)","quote":"αγορά μεριδίων αξίας κτήσης τριακοσίων πενήντα χιλιάδων (350.000) ευρώ τουλάχιστον, σε αμοιβαίο κεφάλαιο","notes":"Translation: \"purchase of units worth at least 350,000 euros in a mutual fund\". Separate permit type B.4 under art. 99 Law 5038/2023 (\"Χρηματοοικονομικές επενδύσεις\"), granted by the Minister on the proposal of the Directorate for FDI; commonly marketed as Golden Visa routes but NOT counted in the Ministry's \"Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή\" (art. 100 / Law 4251/14 art. 20B) statistics as far as the table titles show. Pre-2023 levels under art. 16 Law 4251/2014 (as amended by Law 4605/2019) not verified from legislation (see rows sourced to TI Greece).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-97861d921b","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"bonds","valid_from":"2019-11","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"Greek government bonds, at least 3 years","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"p. 7","quote":"επένδυση τουλάχιστον € 400.000 σε κρατικά ομόλογα διάρκειας τουλάχιστον τριών ετών","notes":"NGO secondary source; translation: \"investment of at least EUR 400,000 in government bonds of at least three years\". Not verified against legislation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-70dcfdffe1","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2019-11","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"term deposit in a Greek bank, at least 12 months","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"p. 6","quote":"που επενδύουν το ελάχιστο ποσό των € 400.000 σε χρηματοπιστωτικά μέσα και εταιρείες στην Ελλάδα","notes":"NGO secondary description of Law 4605/2019 (translation: \"who invest the minimum amount of EUR 400,000 in financial instruments and companies in Greece\"); deposits, company/REIC contributions, bonds and funds at EUR 400,000; not verified against the law text. valid_to assumed = start of Law 5038/2023; not read in a document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-b003a4214d","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"funds","valid_from":"2019-11","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"mutual fund investing only in Greek shares and bonds, with total assets of at least EUR 3,000,000","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"p. 7","quote":"την επένδυση τουλάχιστον € 400.000 σε αμοιβαίο κεφάλαιο που έχει συσταθεί στην Ελλάδα ή στο εξωτερικό","notes":"NGO secondary source; not verified against the law text. valid_to assumed as for the other Law 4605/2019 routes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment fund units","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-037cdfcfb7","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; all other areas","source_id":"grc-movingto-2026-07-10","location":"section \"What the property thresholds can and cannot explain\"","quote":"The ordinary minimum is EUR 400,000 elsewhere.","notes":"Industry restatement (Movingto, 2026); start date not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f8c1c20052","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; single property of at least 120 m2; all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 2, art. 64 (art. 100(2)(b) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"καθορίζονται σε τετρακόσιες χιλιάδες (400.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"are set at four hundred thousand (400,000) euros\". Same transitional rules as the EUR 800,000 row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-b4cbfeb278","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; all other areas (as reported, May 2026)","source_id":"grc-tovima-2026-05-20","location":"section \"Τα όρια\"","quote":"ενώ στις υπόλοιπες περιοχές στις 400.000 ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"while in the other areas EUR 400,000\". Press summary; start date set from the law already in the data.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-68010144c2","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_inherited","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"adult who inherited the property or received it as a parental gift (objective value counts); all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 1-2, art. 64 (art. 100(1)(ε) and (2)(b) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"Είναι ενήλικος και απέκτησε κατά πλήρη κυριότητα και νομή ως εξ αδιαθέτου ή από διαθήκη κληρονόμος ή συνεπεία γονικής παροχής, ακίνητη περιουσία αντικειμενικής αξίας τουλάχιστον ίσης με την οριζόμενη στην παρ. 2","notes":"Translation as in the EUR 800,000 row; EUR 400,000 is the para. 2(b) threshold for the other areas.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Inherited or gifted property","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-82b761db34","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"reic","valid_from":"2019-11","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investment in a real estate investment company (same amount as the deposit route)","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"p. 6","quote":"ή μια επένδυση του ίδιου ποσού σε μια εταιρεία επενδύσεων ακινήτων αρκεί για την έκδοση μιας Golden Visa","notes":"NGO secondary source; not verified against the law text. Amount by reference to the EUR 400,000 in the preceding sentence. valid_to assumed as for the other Law 4605/2019 routes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment in a real estate investment company","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-3e399b4328","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; long-term lease of complex tourist accommodation or timeshare; all other areas","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 2, art. 64 (art. 100(1)(δ) and (2)(b) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"καθώς και το συνολικό συμβατικό μίσθωμα των συμβάσεων της περ. δ) της παρ. 1 καθορίζονται σε τετρακόσιες χιλιάδες (400.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"... are set at four hundred thousand (400,000) euros\" for \"the other areas of the country\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-a49aedd6a5","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"bonds","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"Greek government bonds, residual maturity at least 3 years","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 65-66, art. 99(1)(δ)","quote":"αγορά ομολόγων του ελληνικού δημοσίου, με αξία κτήσης πεντακοσίων χιλιάδων (500.000) ευρώ τουλάχιστον","notes":"Translation: \"purchase of Greek government bonds with acquisition value of at least 500,000 euros\". Separate permit type B.4 under art. 99 Law 5038/2023 (\"Χρηματοοικονομικές επενδύσεις\"), granted by the Minister on the proposal of the Directorate for FDI; commonly marketed as Golden Visa routes but NOT counted in the Ministry's \"Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή\" (art. 100 / Law 4251/14 art. 20B) statistics as far as the table titles show. Pre-2023 levels under art. 16 Law 4251/2014 (as amended by Law 4605/2019) not verified from legislation (see rows sourced to TI Greece).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-fe57a6f36d","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"capital_transfer","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"capital contribution to a company based in Greece for shares/bonds listed on Greek regulated markets or MTFs","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 65, art. 99(1)(α)","quote":"εισφορά κεφαλαίου, ποσού πεντακοσίων χιλιάδων (500.000) ευρώ, τουλάχιστον, σε εταιρεία η οποία έχει έδρα ή εγκατάσταση στην Ελλάδα","notes":"Translation: \"capital contribution of at least 500,000 euros to a company with seat or establishment in Greece\". Same amount for REICs (β) and venture capital (γ). Separate permit type B.4 under art. 99 Law 5038/2023 (\"Χρηματοοικονομικές επενδύσεις\"), granted by the Minister on the proposal of the Directorate for FDI; commonly marketed as Golden Visa routes but NOT counted in the Ministry's \"Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή\" (art. 100 / Law 4251/14 art. 20B) statistics as far as the table titles show. Pre-2023 levels under art. 16 Law 4251/2014 (as amended by Law 4605/2019) not verified from legislation (see rows sourced to TI Greece).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Capital contribution","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-5be9af7355","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"term deposit in a Greek bank, at least one year, standing renewal order","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 65-66, art. 99(1)(ε)","quote":"προθεσμιακή κατάθεση ύψους πεντακοσίων χιλιάδων (500.000) ευρώ τουλάχιστον","notes":"Translation: \"term deposit of at least 500,000 euros\". Separate permit type B.4 under art. 99 Law 5038/2023 (\"Χρηματοοικονομικές επενδύσεις\"), granted by the Minister on the proposal of the Directorate for FDI; commonly marketed as Golden Visa routes but NOT counted in the Ministry's \"Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή\" (art. 100 / Law 4251/14 art. 20B) statistics as far as the table titles show. Pre-2023 levels under art. 16 Law 4251/2014 (as amended by Law 4605/2019) not verified from legislation (see rows sourced to TI Greece).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-7c074ad0c8","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; single property; North, Central and South Athens regional units, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Mykonos and Santorini","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(2)(a) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"καθορίζεται σε πεντακόσιες χιλιάδες (500.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"is set at five hundred thousand (500,000) euros\". Transitional (art. 92): EUR 250,000 purchases in these zones could still be completed by 30.4.2024 if a 10% deposit/preliminary contract was in place by 31.7.2023. Re-enacted unchanged in art. 100(2)(a) Law 5038/2023 (from 1.4.2023). valid_to = end of the Law 5100/2024 transitional deadline for deposits.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-7112105afd","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_co_ownership_share","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor buying an undivided co-ownership share (single property); North, Central and South Athens regional units, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Mykonos and Santorini","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(2)(a) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"Στην περίπτωση επένδυσης μέσω αγοράς σε ποσοστό εξ αδιαιρέτου συγκυριότητας ακινήτου, η ελάχιστη αξία του ποσοστού συγκυριότητας καθορίζεται σε πεντακόσιες χιλιάδες (500.000) ευρώ","notes":"Law 5007/2022 art. 91 (TaxHeaven copy), new para B of art. 20 Law 4251/2014; validity as for the other rows from this source. Elsewhere each co-owner's share must reach the EUR 250,000 threshold unless the co-owners are spouses or civil partners (art. 20 B(1)(β)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase, co-ownership share","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-a4cd81bd49","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_inherited","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"adult who inherited the property or received it as a parental gift (objective, i.e. tax, value counts); North, Central and South Athens regional units, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Mykonos and Santorini","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(1)(ε) and B(2)(a) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"Είναι ενήλικος και απέκτησε κατά πλήρη κυριότητα και νομή ως εξ αδιαθέτου ή από διαθήκη κληρονόμος ή συνεπεία γονικής παροχής, ακίνητη περιουσία αντικειμενικής αξίας τουλάχιστον ίσης με την οριζόμενη στην υποπαρ. 2","notes":"Translation: \"is an adult and acquired in full ownership, by intestate or testamentary succession or as a parental gift, real estate of an objective value at least equal to that set in sub-para. 2\". The amount is the sub-para. 2 threshold for the area (EUR 500,000 here). Reading the zone threshold as applying to inherited property is ours: the law refers to sub-para. 2 without saying which tier.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Inherited or gifted property","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-20b5ff6430","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"2022-12-23","valid_to":"2024-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; long-term lease of complex tourist accommodation (art. 8(2) Law 4002/2011) or timeshare (Law 1652/1986); North, Central and South Athens regional units, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Mykonos and Santorini","source_id":"grc-law-5007-2022","location":"art. 91 (new art. 20 B(1)(δ) and B(2)(a) Law 4251/2014)","quote":"καθώς και το συνολικό συμβατικό μίσθωμα των μισθώσεων ξενοδοχειακών καταλυμάτων ή τουριστικών κατοικιών του παρόντος, καθορίζεται σε πεντακόσιες χιλιάδες (500.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"as well as the total contractual rent of the leases of hotel accommodation or tourist residences ... is set at five hundred thousand (500,000) euros\". Paid in full before applying. Re-enacted unchanged in art. 100(1)(δ) and (2)(a) Law 5038/2023 from 1.4.2023. valid_to follows the real-estate rows (old rules available until the deposit window closed on 31.8.2024 under Law 5100/2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-d2a4b8b494","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; Attica, Thessaloniki Regional Unit, Mykonos, Santorini and islands with more than 3,100 residents","source_id":"grc-movingto-2026-07-10","location":"section \"What the property thresholds can and cannot explain\"","quote":"Greece raised the standard property minimum to EUR 800,000 in Attica, the Thessaloniki Regional Unit, Mykonos, Santorini and islands with more than 3,100 residents.","notes":"Industry restatement (Movingto, 2026); start date not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-75612cd3c5","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; single property of at least 120 m2 main floor area; Attica region, Thessaloniki regional unit, Mykonos, Thira and islands over 3,100 inhabitants","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 1-2, art. 64 (art. 100(2)(a) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"καθορίζονται σε οκτακόσιες χιλιάδες (800.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"are set at eight hundred thousand (800,000) euros\". Law 5100/2024 published 5.4.2024; old rules still available if a 10% deposit/contract was in place by 31.8.2024, with completion by 28.2.2025 (extended by Law 5167/2024). valid_from therefore marks the end of the deposit window, not the law date. Applies also to co-owned shares and tourist leases.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-485d398ffa","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and islands over 3,100 inhabitants (as reported, May 2026)","source_id":"grc-tovima-2026-05-20","location":"section \"Τα όρια\"","quote":"στην Αττική, τη Θεσσαλονίκη, τη Μύκονο, τη Σαντορίνη και σε νησιά άνω των 3.100 κατοίκων το όριο ανέρχεται στις 800.000 ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"in Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and islands over 3,100 inhabitants the threshold is EUR 800,000\". Press summary; start date not stated in the article (set from the law already in the data).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-eeec607733","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_inherited","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"adult who inherited the property or received it as a parental gift (objective value counts); Attica region, Thessaloniki regional unit, Mykonos, Thira and islands over 3,100 inhabitants","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 1, art. 64 (art. 100(1)(ε) and (2)(a) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"Είναι ενήλικος και απέκτησε κατά πλήρη κυριότητα και νομή ως εξ αδιαθέτου ή από διαθήκη κληρονόμος ή συνεπεία γονικής παροχής, ακίνητη περιουσία αντικειμενικής αξίας τουλάχιστον ίσης με την οριζόμενη στην παρ. 2","notes":"Translation: \"is an adult and acquired ... by succession or as a parental gift, real estate of an objective value at least equal to that set in para. 2\". Para. 2(a) sets EUR 800,000 for these areas; reading that tier as applying to inherited property is ours (para. 2 also has EUR 250,000 tiers for conversions and listed buildings).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Inherited or gifted property","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e2295653c1","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"securities","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"shares, corporate bonds or Greek government bonds traded on Greek regulated markets/MTFs","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 66, art. 99(1)(στ)","quote":"αξίας κτήσης οκτακοσίων χιλιάδων (800.000) ευρώ τουλάχιστον","notes":"Translation: \"acquisition value of at least 800,000 euros\". Separate permit type B.4 under art. 99 Law 5038/2023 (\"Χρηματοοικονομικές επενδύσεις\"), granted by the Minister on the proposal of the Directorate for FDI; commonly marketed as Golden Visa routes but NOT counted in the Ministry's \"Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή\" (art. 100 / Law 4251/14 art. 20B) statistics as far as the table titles show. Pre-2023 levels under art. 16 Law 4251/2014 (as amended by Law 4605/2019) not verified from legislation (see rows sourced to TI Greece).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-4f1c3fc668","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"shares_corporate_bonds","valid_from":"2019-11","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"shares or corporate bonds on Greek capital markets","source_id":"grc-ti-greece-2021","location":"p. 7","quote":"Αλλοδαποί δύνανται επίσης να αποκτήσουν άδεια παραμονής με μια επένδυση των € 800.000σε μετοχές ή εταιρικά ομόλογα στις ελληνικές κεφαλαιαγορές.","notes":"NGO secondary source; not verified against the law text. valid_to assumed as for the other Law 4605/2019 routes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Investment in shares or corporate bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-25330ae07b","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"tourism_lease","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main investor; long-term lease of complex tourist accommodation or timeshare; Attica region, Thessaloniki regional unit, Mykonos, Thira and islands over 3,100 inhabitants","source_id":"grc-law-5100-2024-consolidated","location":"p. 1-2, art. 64 (art. 100(1)(δ) and (2)(a) Law 5038/2023)","quote":"καθώς και το συνολικό συμβατικό μίσθωμα των συμβάσεων της περ. δ) της παρ. 1 καθορίζονται σε οκτακόσιες χιλιάδες (800.000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"as well as the total contractual rent of the contracts of point (δ) of para. 1 are set at eight hundred thousand (800,000) euros\". Same transitional rules as the real-estate rows (old thresholds if a 10% deposit/contract was in place by 31.8.2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Long-term lease of tourist accommodation","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-d04e66b97d","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2013-04-18","valid_to":"2023-03-31","min_amount":"0","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"application for a permit under art. 36A Law 3386/2005 (property owners and tourism leases)","source_id":"grc-ypes-circular-13-2013","location":"p. 3, section Β2","quote":"Τα αιτήματα της συγκεκριμένης κατηγορίας δεν συνοδεύονται από παράβολο, καθόσον δεν υφίσταται σχετική πρόβλεψη","notes":"Translation: \"Applications in this category are not accompanied by a fee, since there is no provision for one.\" valid_to is only the latest possible end: the stored documents show a EUR 2,000 fee from 1.4.2023 (Law 5038/2023 art. 171); a fee may have been introduced earlier (e.g. under Law 4251/2014), which was not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GRC","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-5dd0627972","program_id":"grc-golden-visa","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2023-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"per application for the grant or renewal of a type B.5 permit (golden visa, main investor); same fee for types B.1-B.4","source_id":"grc-law-5038-2023","location":"PDF p. 103, art. 171(1)(γ)","quote":"για τις άδειες διαμονής που περιλαμβάνονται στην κατηγορία «Β» του Μέρους Ε’ και στους τύπους αδειών διαμονής «Β.1», «Β.2», «Β.3», «Β.4» και «Β.5» του Κεφαλαίου Β’, σε δύο χιλιάδες (2000) ευρώ","notes":"Translation: \"for the residence permits in category B ... and types B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4 and B.5 ..., two thousand (2000) euros\". Electronic fee (παράβολο) accompanying the application for grant and renewal (art. 171(1)). Reissue of a permit costs EUR 100 (art. 171(1)(ια)); minors pay no fee (art. 171(2)(γ)). Family members get a family-reunification permit (art. 95(2), PDF p. 64); their fee is not stated for investor families specifically. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GTM","route_name":"Validity of the re-entry visa while an application is pending","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-92740ca8e8","program_id":"hnd-investor-residence","route":"deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"guarantee deposit at the Banco Central de Honduras that the investment will be made","source_id":"hnd-sgjd-req-residencia-inversionista-2022","location":"p. 2, item 14","quote":"Certificado de depósito no inferior a cinco mil dólares de los Estados Unidos de América ($5,000.00)","notes":"A guarantee, in addition to the investment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HND","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f24c6cdffd","program_id":"hnd-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2004-05-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (residente inversionista)","source_id":"hnd-gaceta-30331-2004-ley-migracion","location":"PDF p. 8, art. 33(2)","quote":"La inversión será por un mínimo de CINCUENTA MIL DÓLARES DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA ($50,000.00) o su equivalente en moneda nacional","notes":"Investment in any lawful economic activity, or in state or national financial-institution securities and bonds (art. 31). valid_from is the law's entry into force, counted by us (60 days after 3 Mar 2004).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HND","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2004"},{"term_id":"t-adc1734b8c","program_id":"hnd-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor residence (or equivalent in national currency)","source_id":"hnd-sgjd-req-residencia-inversionista-2022","location":"p. 2, item 12","quote":"La Inversión será por un mínimo de Cincuenta Mil Dólares ($50,000.00) o su equivalente en moneda nacional.","notes":"'$' read as US dollars because item 14 of the same sheet names 'dólares de los Estados Unidos de América'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HND","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-afde69a3f7","program_id":"hnd-investor-residence","route":"fee_stamp_duty","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"HNL","applies_to":"revenue stamps attached to the application, per applicant","source_id":"hnd-sgjd-req-residencia-inversionista-2022","location":"p. 1, item 2","quote":"Timbres exigidos por la ley que deberán adherirse a la solicitud, por cada uno de los solicitantes de contratación de Lps.100.00;","notes":"Requirements list of the Secretaría de Gobernación, Justicia y Descentralización (dated 2022 in sources). 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Applicants also had to hold net assets of at least HK$6.5m for the two years before applying (hkg-legco-se-paper-cies-2010, para 6). No top-up required if the portfolio falls in value.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Investment in property or financial assets","rule_type":"price","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-03f8f7c964","program_id":"hkg-cies","route":"real_estate_or_financial_assets","valid_from":"2003-10-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6500000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"hkg-legco-lcq15-cies-2004","location":"reply, para (c)","quote":"We are of the view that the current investment threshold of HK$6.5 million under our Scheme is comparable to those of other advanced economies.","notes":"Threshold in force at the date of the reply (9 June 2004); launch date 27 Oct 2003 from para (a). 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Capital preservation and dividends are not guaranteed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Capital Investment Entrant Scheme portfolio","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-7a138fa801","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"cies_investment_portfolio","valid_from":"2024-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"hkg-isd-pr-new-cies-details-2023","location":"para 5","quote":"and placing HK$3 million into a new CIES Investment Portfolio.","notes":"The release gives no start date (the scheme was to open in mid-2024); valid_from follows the launch date (1 Mar 2024, hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-opens-2024), as for the FSTB LegCo brief rows. 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From 1 Mar 2025 assets may be held through a family-owned investment holding vehicle (hkg-fstb-pr-new-cies-enhancements-2025).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Investment in permissible financial assets or property","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-3e1bde8b40","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"permissible_financial_assets_or_real_estate","valid_from":"2024-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"27000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"hkg-isd-pr-new-cies-details-2023","location":"para 5","quote":"including investing a minimum of HK$27 million in the permissible financial assets and non-residential real estate (at Annex)","notes":"The release gives no start date (the scheme was to open in mid-2024); valid_from follows the launch date (1 Mar 2024, hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-opens-2024), as for the FSTB LegCo brief rows. 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Its '(excluding real estate)' differs from the Legislative Council Brief, which lets non-residential real estate count for up to HK$10 million.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Total investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-43036a1b08","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"residential_real_estate","valid_from":"2024-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"single residential property (transaction price)","source_id":"hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-residential-2024","location":"para 1","quote":"with effect from October 16, 2024, an applicant under the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES) is allowed to invest in residential properties, provided that the transaction price of a single property must be HK$50 million or above.","notes":"Minimum is the price of the property, not the amount counted: all real estate together counts for at most HK$10m towards the HK$30m threshold.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Residential property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-4ac98e7bab","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"residential_real_estate","valid_from":"2024-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"single residential property (transaction price)","source_id":"hkg-legco-lcq9-new-cies-2025","location":"reply, para 5","quote":"with effect from October 16, 2024, applicants under the New CIES are allowed to invest in residential properties, provided that the transaction price of a single property is HK$50 million or above","notes":"All real estate together still counts for at most HK$10 million toward the threshold.","restates":"t-43036a1b08","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Residential property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-54da4dce5c","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"extension_leave_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"each extension of stay after the first 24 months (maximum)","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 8, para 18","quote":"may apply for extension of stay for not more than three years, and may subsequently apply for further extension of stay for not more than three years upon the expiry of each period","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect. 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Number written in words.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Years meeting financial requirements before unconditional stay","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-45f160f450","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"certificates_of_deposit_min_maturity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12","currency":"months","applies_to":"minimum remaining term to maturity of certificates of deposit at the time of purchase","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 4, para 7(c)","quote":"with a remaining term to maturity of not less than 12 months at the time of purchase","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Minimum remaining term of certificates of deposit","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7d0631b1c6","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"unmarried dependent children (aged under 18) who may come as dependants","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 3, footnote 3","quote":"unmarried dependent children aged under 18 years","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect. 'Under 18' recorded as 18, as in other dependant_child_max_age rows.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-104b1308d5","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant, at the time of applying for net asset assessment","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 2, para 4(a)","quote":"Aged 18 or above at the time of applying for net asset assessment","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-70982c3b3d","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"initial_leave_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"months","applies_to":"permission to stay for the applicant and dependants after formal approval (maximum)","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 8, para 18","quote":"Permission to stay will normally be granted to the applicant and his/her dependants (if any) for not more than 24 months on time limitation only","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Initial period of leave","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c766d460bc","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"visitor_entry_investment_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"180","currency":"days","applies_to":"maximum visitor stay granted after approval-in-principle to make the committed investment","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 8, para 17","quote":"ImmD will grant a visa/entry permit to the applicant for entering Hong Kong as a visitor for not more than 180 days for making the committed investment within the period.","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Visitor stay allowed to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-394bb67a49","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"certificates_of_deposit_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent of the minimum investment threshold","applies_to":"certificates of deposit denominated in HKD or RMB counted as permissible assets","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 4, para 7(c)","quote":"subject to a cap of 10% of the minimum investment threshold","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Maximum share in certificates of deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6710496f36","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"investment_via_holding_company","valid_from":"2026-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"annual operating expenditure in Hong Kong of the Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicle (condition for holding the investment through a private company)","source_id":"hkg-investhk-new-cies-measure-2026","location":"bullet 4 of the conditions and footnote *","quote":"where the FIHV has at least two full-time employees in Hong Kong and incurs at least HK$2 million operating expenditure annually in Hong Kong to carry out the activities of FIHV*","notes":"Condition on the holding vehicle, not an investment. Footnote: an FIHV set up less than one year earlier must incur the amount by the end of its first year and each later year. Effective 1 March 2026 per the page title.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Conditions for investing through a family holding company","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-90716003ac","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"non_residential_real_estate_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"maximum amount of non-residential real estate counted toward the HK$27 million permissible assets","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 5, para 7(g)","quote":"Kong, subject to a cap of HK$10 million.","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Cap on non-residential property counted","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a5217eb769","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"non_residential_real_estate_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"maximum counted and ring-fenced as qualifying investment when non-residential real estate worth more than HK$10 million is bought","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 7, para 14","quote":"only a maximum of HK$10 million will be counted and ring-fenced as the qualifying investment under the new CIES","notes":"Legislative Council Brief of 19 December 2023 (Executive Council decision of that day); the brief does not state the date the rule takes effect. Same cap as para 7(g), restated in para 14.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Cap on non-residential property counted","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-853b18cd83","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"real_estate_aggregate_cap","valid_from":"2024-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"aggregate of all residential and non-residential real estate counted toward the minimum investment threshold","source_id":"hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-residential-2024","location":"para 1","quote":"The total investment amount in real estate (the aggregate of all residential and non-residential properties) that counts toward fulfilling the minimum investment threshold is subject to an aggregate cap of HK$10 million.","notes":"With effect from 16 October 2024, as stated in the same paragraph. Previously recorded only in the notes of the HK$50 million residential row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Cap on property counted toward the investment","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-8b94595456","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2024-03","valid_to":"2025-02-28","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets, held throughout the two years before applying","source_id":"hkg-legco-lcq9-new-cies-2025","location":"reply, para 5 (a)","quote":"not less than HK$30 million net throughout six months (two years before the enhancement) preceding the application","notes":"Two-year holding period before the enhancement effective 1 March 2025.","restates":"t-35bac2e5f7","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-35bac2e5f7","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2024-03-01","valid_to":"2025-02-28","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets, held throughout the two years before applying","source_id":"hkg-fstb-legco-brief-new-cies-2023","location":"p. 3, para 4(c)","quote":"demonstrating that he/she has net assets of not less than HK$30 million (or equivalent in foreign currencies) to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled throughout the two years preceding the application","notes":"Eligibility condition, not an investment. The brief gives no start date (it says the scheme is to open 'in mid-2024', para 26); valid_from follows the launch date in the dataset (1 Mar 2024, hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-opens-2024) and valid_to the day before the six-month rule took effect (hkg-fstb-pr-new-cies-enhancements-2025). Same brief: non-residential real estate counts for at most HK$10 million (para 7(g)); certificates of deposit capped at 10% of the minimum investment threshold (para 7(c)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e84673eb25","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2024-03-01","valid_to":"2025-02-28","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets, held throughout the two years before applying","source_id":"hkg-isd-pr-new-cies-details-2023","location":"para 5","quote":"An applicant must demonstrate that he/she has net assets of not less than HK$30 million to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled throughout the two years preceding the application.","notes":"Eligibility condition, not an investment. The release gives no start date (the scheme was to open in mid-2024); valid_from follows the launch date (1 Mar 2024, hkg-investhk-pr-new-cies-opens-2024), as for the FSTB LegCo brief rows. valid_to is the day before the six-month rule took effect (hkg-fstb-pr-new-cies-enhancements-2025).","restates":"t-35bac2e5f7","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-4c7fb2251b","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2024-03-01","valid_to":"2025-02-28","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets, held throughout the two years before applying","source_id":"hkg-fstb-pr-new-cies-enhancements-2025","location":"section 2, table of key numbers (row 'Applications verified as having fulfilled the NAR')","quote":"applicant has demonstrated that he/she has net assets of not less than HK$30 million in the two years preceding his/her application","notes":"The release says the scheme launched on 1 March 2024 and that the six-month test replaces the two-year test from 1 March 2025 (section 1(a)(i): 'two years before the enhancement'); valid_to is the day before.","restates":"t-35bac2e5f7","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-1656c1f5ed","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2025-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets, held throughout the six months before applying","source_id":"hkg-fstb-pr-new-cies-enhancements-2025","location":"section 1(a)(i)","quote":"net assets or net equity to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled with a market value of not less than HK$30 million net throughout six months (two years before the enhancement) preceding the application","notes":"Eligibility condition, not an investment. From 1 March 2025 jointly owned net assets count for the applicant's share (section 1(a)(ii)), and investments may be held through a family-owned investment holding vehicle (section 1(b)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-fe0ef493dc","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"2025-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"applicant's net assets (jointly owned family assets count for the applicant's share), held throughout the six months before applying","source_id":"hkg-legco-lcq9-new-cies-2025","location":"reply, para 5 (a)","quote":"An applicant under the New CIES is only required to demonstrate that he/she has net assets or net equity to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled with a market value of not less than HK$30 million net throughout six months","notes":"Effective 1 March 2025.","restates":"t-1656c1f5ed","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-987e42a3ae","program_id":"hkg-new-cies","route":"investment_via_holding_company","valid_from":"2026-03-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"240000000","currency":"HKD","applies_to":"aggregate net asset value managed by the applicant's family's eligible single family office (condition for holding the investment through a private company)","source_id":"hkg-investhk-new-cies-measure-2026","location":"bullet 5 of the conditions","quote":"managed by an Eligible Single Family Office of the Applicant/Entrant’s family as defined in section 2 of Schedule 16E to the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112 of the Laws of Hong Kong), which manages assets specified under Schedule 16C to the Inland Revenue Ordinance for the FIHV(s) of the family with an aggregate Net asset value of not less than HK$240 million.","notes":"Not an investment threshold: a condition for counting investments held through a wholly owned Hong Kong private company in the form of a Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicle (FIHV) or its special purpose entity. The FIHV must also have at least two full-time employees in Hong Kong and HK$2 million annual operating expenditure there (next row). Effective 1 March 2026 per the page title.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HKG","route_name":"Conditions for investing through a family holding company","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-86fd5ef8ef","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"fund","valid_from":"2024-07-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"guest investor: units of a qualified Hungarian real estate fund (HUF 100 million)","source_id":"hun-hvg-gip-2024-12","location":"para \"A befektetők háromféle...\"","quote":"250 ezer euró (100 millió forint) értékben vesznek az egyik megfelelő minősítéssel rendelkező hazai ingatlanalap befektetési jegyéből","notes":"HVG article (10 Dec 2024). Translation: \"buy EUR 250,000 (HUF 100 million) of units of a suitably qualified Hungarian real estate fund\". Investments must be kept long term.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment fund units","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-ad7961ee82","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; real-estate fund units registered by the central bank, held at least 5 years","source_id":"hun-oif-guest-investor-web-2026","location":"section 1(a) and 5","quote":"legalább 250 000 euró összegű","notes":"OIF information page, last edited 2026-03-03 (captured 2026-10-02); no validity dates, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"t-41ce865a16","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-93a235b642","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; units of real-estate funds registered by the central bank, from fund managers approved by national security","source_id":"hun-telex-gip-2025-01","location":"section \"Három volt, kettő maradt\", list of the three options","quote":"vagy vesz legalább 250 ezer euró összegben a nemzetbiztonság által elfogadott alapkezelők olyan befektetései jegyeiből","notes":"Telex (media, 3 Jan 2025) restating the Act XC of 2023 rules. Remains after the end-2024 amendment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-41ce865a16","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; units held at least 5 years","source_id":"hun-mk-act-xc-2023","location":"PDF p. 28, s. 16(3)(a)","quote":"a Magyar Nemzeti Bank által nyilvántartásba vett ingatlanalap által kibocsátott, legalább 250 000 euró összegű befektetési jegy megszerzése","notes":"Units of a real estate fund registered by the central bank; at least 40% of the fund's net assets in Hungarian residential property, and the fund manager must be security-cleared (s. 22(9)). Rules tightened by Acts XXV and LXXXIV of 2024 (only managers on the qualified list, direct subscription, minimum managed assets). valid_from is when Act XC of 2023 entered into force; the first qualifying fund manager was licensed only in October 2024 (Telex).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-d2ee5edd02","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; units of a real-estate fund registered by the central bank","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2024-09-01","location":"consolidated text, s. 16(3)(a)","quote":"legalább 250 000 euró összegű befektetési jegy megszerzése","notes":"Consolidated text, time state from 2024-09-01 (njt version .10); valid_from is that time state, not necessarily the day the wording took effect (footnotes cite Act XXV of 2024 and Act XXIX of 2024 without dates).","restates":"t-41ce865a16","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-6c9e207f74","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2024-12-30","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; units of a real-estate fund registered by the central bank","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2024-12-30","location":"consolidated text, s. 16(3)(a)","quote":"legalább 250 000 euró összegű befektetési jegy megszerzése","notes":"Consolidated text, time state from 2024-12-30 (njt version .15), after Act LXXXIV of 2024 (footnotes 4-6, 9-14, 18, 20).","restates":"t-41ce865a16","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-bc3d8461c8","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2026-10-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; units of a real-estate fund registered by the central bank","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2026-10-01","location":"consolidated text, s. 16(3)(a)","quote":"legalább 250 000 euró összegű befektetési jegy megszerzése","notes":"Consolidated text in force on 2026-10-01 (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from is that date, not the day the wording took effect (s. 16 and 22 wording dates from Act LXXXIV of 2024, in force 30 Dec 2024 per the earlier version).","restates":"t-41ce865a16","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-b048c5fd3f","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; property in Hungary","source_id":"hun-telex-gip-2025-01","location":"section \"Három volt, kettő maradt\", list of the three options","quote":"vagy legalább 500 ezer euró összegnek megfelelő értékű, Magyarország földrajzi területén található ingatlant vásárol","notes":"Telex (media, 3 Jan 2025) restating the Act XC of 2023 rules. The article reports this option was removed from the law at the end of 2024 ('A második pont most szőrén-szálán eltűnt a jogszabályból'); exact end date not printed here (Act LXXXIV of 2024, in force 30 Dec 2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bfb4bb20e7","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; property held 5 years with a registered ban on sale and encumbrance","source_id":"hun-mk-act-xc-2023","location":"PDF p. 28, s. 16(3)(b)","quote":"legalább 500 000 euró összegnek megfelelő értékű, természetben Magyarország földrajzi területén található","notes":"Ownership share in residential property in Hungary worth at least EUR 500,000. Removed by s. 135(2) of Act LXXXIV of 2024 with effect from 30 Dec 2024 (consolidated text, njt). HVG (10 Dec 2024) reported that this route would only have started in January 2025, so it appears never to have operated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-59352c5b12","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; residential property in Hungary","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2024-09-01","location":"consolidated text, s. 16(3)(b)","quote":"legalább 500 000 euró összegnek megfelelő értékű","notes":"Consolidated text, time state from 2024-09-01 (njt version .10); valid_from is that time state, not necessarily the day the wording took effect (footnotes cite Act XXV of 2024 and Act XXIX of 2024 without dates).","restates":"t-bfb4bb20e7","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-665b1035ea","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2025-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"guest investor: residential property in Hungary (HUF 200 million), announced to start in January 2025","source_id":"hun-hvg-gip-2024-12","location":"para \"A befektetők háromféle...\" and section \"Eddig egy alapkezelő...\"","quote":"500 ezer euró (200 millió forint) értékben vásárolnak ingatlant Magyarországon","notes":"HVG article (10 Dec 2024). Translation: \"buy property in Hungary worth EUR 500,000 (HUF 200 million)\". The article says this option would only start in January 2025 (\"csak 2025 januárjától indul majd el\"); the data already holds a law of 20 Dec 2024 dropping the property route, so it may never have applied.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-9c759349e1","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"donation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; donation to a higher-education institution run by a public-interest trust","source_id":"hun-oif-guest-investor-web-2026","location":"section 1(b) and 5","quote":"legalább 1 000 000 euró értékben","notes":"OIF information page, last edited 2026-03-03 (captured 2026-10-02); no validity dates, so valid_from is empty.","restates":"t-0acf83b0be","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Donation","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4aae6028bf","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"donation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant; donation to a higher-education institution run by a public-interest trust","source_id":"hun-telex-gip-2025-01","location":"section \"Három volt, kettő maradt\", list of the three options","quote":"vagy legalább egymillió euró értékben, oktatási, tudományos kutatási, művészeti alkotótevékenység támogatása céljából pénzbeli adományt nyújt","notes":"Telex (media, 3 Jan 2025) restating the Act XC of 2023 rules. Remains after the end-2024 amendment.","restates":"t-d8062dc10a","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Donation","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0acf83b0be","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"donation","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"hun-mk-act-xc-2023","location":"PDF p. 28, s. 16(3)(c)","quote":"legalább 1 000 000 euró értékben, oktatási, tudományos kutatási, művészeti alkotótevékenység támogatása céljából pénzbeli adomány","notes":"Cash gift to a higher-education institution maintained by a public-interest asset-management foundation (KEKVA). Permit renewable without further investment if this route was used (s. 22(13)). 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Translation: \"then the qualification cannot be obtained for three years\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Wait before a refused fund manager can be listed","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-9cd5442a8d","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"making the investment, from entry into Hungary with the guest investor visa (written commitment)","source_id":"hun-mk-act-xc-2023","location":"PDF p. 28, s. 16(2)(e); PDF p. 32, s. 22(7)","quote":"területére történő belépését követő három hónapon belül","notes":"Original text. 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Within three months of the visa being issued (footnote 4: Act XXIX of 2024 s. 166).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-95a17430d0","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_deadline_after_entry","valid_from":"2024-07-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"guest investor visa holder: time to make the investment","source_id":"hun-hvg-gip-2024-12","location":"para 2","quote":"három hónapon belül igazolnia kell, hogy megvalósította az elvárt több százezer euró értékű magyarországi befektetését","notes":"HVG article (10 Dec 2024). Translation: \"must prove within three months that the expected investment of several hundred thousand euros in Hungary has been made\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Time to invest after entry","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-3780d4635f","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_proof_deadline","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"proof that the committed investment was made, from first entry","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2024-09-01","location":"consolidated text, s. 22(7)","quote":"a Magyarország területére történő első belépését követő három hónapon belül köteles az idegenrendészeti ügyindítási elektronikus felületen keresztül igazolni","notes":"Consolidated text, time state from 2024-09-01 (njt version .10); valid_from is that time state, not necessarily the day the wording took effect (footnotes cite Act XXV of 2024 and Act XXIX of 2024 without dates). Within three months of first entry (footnote 8: Act XXV of 2024 s. 84(1)). 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valid_from is that time state, not necessarily the day the wording took effect (footnotes cite Act XXV of 2024 and Act XXIX of 2024 without dates).","restates":"t-ef998c8e72","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-1be55b162f","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2024-12-30","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"real-estate fund units: held at least five years","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2024-12-30","location":"consolidated text, s. 22(9)","quote":"legalább öt évig a 16. § (3) bekezdés a) pont jában foglaltak teljesítéséhez","notes":"Consolidated text, time state from 2024-12-30 (njt version .15), after Act LXXXIV of 2024 (footnotes 4-6, 9-14, 18, 20).","restates":"t-ef998c8e72","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-84f55a0d26","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2026-10-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"real-estate fund units: held at least five years","source_id":"hun-njt-act-xc-2023-v2026-10-01","location":"consolidated text, s. 22(9)","quote":"legalább öt évig a 16. § (3) bekezdés a) pont jában foglaltak teljesítéséhez","notes":"Consolidated text in force on 2026-10-01 (captured 2026-10-02); valid_from is that date, not the day the wording took effect (s. 16 and 22 wording dates from Act LXXXIV of 2024, in force 30 Dec 2024 per the earlier version).","restates":"t-ef998c8e72","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-f4d2b60ff4","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"residential property route: ban on sale and encumbrance registered for 5 years from the sale contract; property owned only by the applicant (and family) for five years","source_id":"hun-mk-act-xc-2023","location":"PDF p. 32, s. 22(11)","quote":"5 évig terjedő időszakra elidegenítési és terhelési tilalmat kell bejegyezni","notes":"valid_to follows the existing EUR 500,000 real-estate term (route dropped from 30 Dec 2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"HUN","route_name":"Time the property must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-7e2867e71a","program_id":"hun-guest-investor","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2024-09-01","valid_to":"2024-12-29","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"residential property route: 5-year registered ban on sale and encumbrance; 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New route name.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Time limit to apply for renewal","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-37b47aaf38","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"percent of the permit's validity","applies_to":"permit holder: may not leave Italy for longer than half of the permit's validity","source_id":"intl-ec-swd-2019-5","location":"PDF p. 20 (printed p. 19), footnote 101","quote":"The applicant cannot abandon the Italian territory for a period longer than half of the period of validity of the residence permit.","notes":"Commission Staff Working Document of 23 January 2019, describing the rules as found by the 2018 study; no dates of application stated. 'Half' recorded as 50 percent.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dc1e3dddc1","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"8500","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"income in the previous financial year above the health-charge exemption level (about EUR 8,500), shown at the consular appointment","source_id":"ita-mimit-iv4i-manuale-2021","location":"p. 22","quote":"(attualmente pari a ca. 8.500 euro)","notes":"Rule as stated in the operating manual updated 19 July 2021; the manual gives no start date for it, so valid_from is empty. Printed as approximate ('ca.').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3cc0c7a32b","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2017-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"company, start-up and donation routes: funds owned, available and transferable to Italy of at least this amount","source_id":"ita-normattiva-tui-art26bis-2017","location":"art. 26-bis, comma 1, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"o euro 1.000.000, nei casi di cui alla lettera b) e alla presente lettera","notes":"Wording in force from 1 Jan 2017 (applies also to the EUR 500k start-up route as written). New route name.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-b1ffd206ea","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2024-12-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"company, venture-capital fund, start-up and donation routes: funds owned, available and transferable to Italy of at least this amount","source_id":"ita-normattiva-l-193-2024-art35","location":"Note all'art. 35, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"o euro 1.000.000, nei casi di cui alla lettera b) e alla presente lettera","notes":"From the editorial note; applies also to the EUR 250k start-up route as written. New route name.","restates":"t-3cc0c7a32b","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-d3c9bb94be","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2024-12-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"company, venture-capital fund, start-up and donation routes: funds owned, available and transferable to Italy","source_id":"ita-normattiva-tui-art26bis-2026","location":"art. 26-bis, comma 1, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"o euro 1.000.000, nei casi di cui alla lettera b) e alla presente lettera","notes":"Wording in force since 18 Dec 2024 (current text, downloaded 2026-10-02). New route name.","restates":"t-3cc0c7a32b","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e5d49f29d5","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2017-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"bond route: applicant must own and be beneficial owner of at least this amount, available and transferable to Italy","source_id":"ita-normattiva-tui-art26bis-2017","location":"art. 26-bis, comma 1, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"dimostrano di essere titolari e beneficiari effettivi di un importo almeno pari a euro 2.000.000, nel caso di cui alla lettera a)","notes":"Wording in force from 1 Jan 2017. New route name.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-35ac1c5804","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2024-12-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"bond route: applicant must own and be beneficial owner of at least this amount, available and transferable to Italy","source_id":"ita-normattiva-l-193-2024-art35","location":"Note all'art. 35, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"dimostrano di essere titolari e beneficiari effettivi di un importo almeno pari a euro 2.000.000, nel caso di cui alla lettera a)","notes":"From the editorial note. New route name.","restates":"t-e5d49f29d5","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-9506be3ef7","program_id":"ita-investor-visa","route":"proof_of_funds","valid_from":"2024-12-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"bond route: funds owned, available and transferable to Italy","source_id":"ita-normattiva-tui-art26bis-2026","location":"art. 26-bis, comma 1, lett. c) n. 1)","quote":"dimostrano di essere titolari e beneficiari effettivi di un importo almeno pari a euro 2.000.000, nel caso di cui alla lettera a)","notes":"Wording in force since 18 Dec 2024 (current text, downloaded 2026-10-02). New route name.","restates":"t-e5d49f29d5","jurisdiction":"ITA","route_name":"Funds the applicant must show","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e895b6d04f","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2021-01","valid_to":"2025-07-02","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person, with spouse and children under 24","source_id":"jor-jic-conditions-2021","location":"p. 2","quote":"عند شراء عقار سكني أو أكثر بمجموع قيم لا تقل عن 200 ألف دينار حسب تخمين دائرة الأراضي والمساحة","notes":"Held at least 5 years without sale or mortgage. valid_from is the date of the earliest document found, not the launch date. Same amount in the Sep 2021 Cabinet decision (jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021). Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-98e8043c77","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person; one or more properties (Lands Department valuation); not from first- or second-degree relatives","source_id":"jor-moin-bases-2023","location":"PDF p. 9, section 'Fifthly'","quote":"عند شراء عقار او اكثر بمجموع قيم لا تقل عن (200,000) ألف دينار حسب تخمين دائرة الأراضي والمساحة","notes":"Criteria under Cabinet decision 3657 (Prime Minister's letter of 13 Sep 2021); valid_from is the decision date (12 Sep 2021, per jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021). Superseded by decision 4375 (2 Jul 2025) per jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025; this document gives no end date. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly). Text layer prints '222,222'.","restates":"t-e895b6d04f","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-0164616cd6","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person; one or more properties (Lands Department valuation)","source_id":"jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021","location":"para. 5","quote":"عند شراء عقار أو أكثر، بمجموع قيم لا تقلّ عن 200 ألف دينار، بحسب تخمين دائرة الأراضي والمساحة","notes":"Cabinet decision of Sunday 12 Sep 2021 (Petra report on pm.gov.jo). Paragraphs counted from 'عمان - (بترا)'. Residence issued by the Interior Minister on the investors committee's recommendation.","restates":"t-e895b6d04f","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-65ad7c9b3d","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2025-07-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person; family members","source_id":"jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025","location":"PDF p. 7, section 'Eighthly' 1","quote":"شراء عقار لغايات السكن من مطور عقاري (وفق التشريعات النافذة) بقيمة لا تقل عن (200,000) مئتي ألف دينار أردني","notes":"Must be bought new from a real-estate developer and held 5 years; several buyers of one property each need a share of JOD 200,000. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"t-e895b6d04f","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-94eea3259c","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2025-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"investor or other buyer; property from a real-estate developer","source_id":"jor-moi-brochure-2025","location":"Third","quote":"منح الإقامة لمدة خمس سنوات عند شراء عقار من مطور عقاري بقيمة لا تقل عن (200.000) مئتي ألف دينار أردني حسب تخمين دائرة الأراضي والمساحة","notes":"Ministry of Interior brochure (PDF created 7 Aug 2025); it does not cite the Cabinet decision, so valid_from is the document month (the same amounts were set by decision 4375 of 2 Jul 2025).","restates":"t-e895b6d04f","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-b82a69b35c","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_renewal","valid_from":"2025-07-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"renewal: holder must own the same property or a new one valued at least this","source_id":"jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025","location":"PDF p. 7, section 'Eighthly' 4","quote":"أو مالكاً لعقار جديد يتم تخمينه بقيمة لا تقل عن (200,000) مئتي ألف دينار أردني","notes":"Implementing mechanism of Cabinet decision 4375 of 2 Jul 2025. Digits checked on the page image.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Property value to renew the permit","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-88adc65fe5","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_shared","valid_from":"2025-07-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"JOD","applies_to":"each of several buyers of one new property: minimum value of each share","source_id":"jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025","location":"PDF p. 7, section 'Eighthly' 2","quote":"على ان تكون قيمة حصة كل واحد منهم على حده لا تقل عن 200","notes":"Implementing mechanism of Cabinet decision 4375 of 2 July 2025 (quote from the OCR text of the scanned PDF). The OCR text after '200' is garbled ('ألف' read as 'Call'); the currency 'دينار أردني' follows.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Share in a jointly bought property","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-12ceb36cb0","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"application_deadline_after_purchase","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"property buyer (maximum time from purchase to application)","source_id":"jor-moin-bases-2023","location":"PDF p. 9, section 'Fifthly' (h)","quote":"السماح بتقديم الطلب خلال فترة (3) شهور من شراء العقار بحد اقصى","notes":"Criteria under Cabinet decision 3657 (Prime Minister's letter of 13 Sep 2021); valid_from is the decision date (12 Sep 2021, per jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021). Superseded by decision 4375 (2 Jul 2025) per jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025; this document gives no end date. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Time limit to apply after buying property","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-2fae28c9ed","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person buying residential property","source_id":"jor-jic-conditions-2021","location":"p. 2","quote":"يتم منح المستثمر أو الشخص العادي من غير المستثمرين الإقامة لمدة خمس سنوات","notes":"JIC conditions sheet (Jan 2021) giving the terms after the December 2019 Cabinet cut; valid_from as for the amounts already recorded from this sheet. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly). Regardless of previous residence in Jordan.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-4aca782d13","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person (regardless of previous residence)","source_id":"jor-moin-bases-2023","location":"PDF p. 9, section 'Fifthly'","quote":"يُمنح (المستثمر) أو (الشخص العادي من غير المستثمرين) الإقامة لمدة (5) سنوات","notes":"Criteria under Cabinet decision 3657 (Prime Minister's letter of 13 Sep 2021); valid_from is the decision date (12 Sep 2021, per jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021). Superseded by decision 4375 (2 Jul 2025) per jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025; this document gives no end date. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"t-2fae28c9ed","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-f76c6c4920","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person (regardless of previous residence)","source_id":"jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021","location":"para. 5","quote":"الإقامة لمدّة 5 سنوات، بغضّ النظر عن مدّة إقامته السابقة في المملكة","notes":"Cabinet decision of Sunday 12 Sep 2021 (Petra report on pm.gov.jo). Paragraphs counted from 'عمان - (بترا)'.","restates":"t-2fae28c9ed","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-367c4f8c82","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2025-07-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or ordinary person buying property","source_id":"jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025","location":"PDF p. 7, section 'Eighthly' heading","quote":"منح (المستثمر) أو (الشخص العادي من غير المستثمرين) إقامة لمدة (5) سنوات","notes":"Implementing mechanism of Cabinet decision 4375 of 2 Jul 2025. Digits checked on the page image. Heading garbled in the text layer; quote from OCR of the page image.","restates":"t-2fae28c9ed","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-5b1a01ee3e","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2025-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"property buyer","source_id":"jor-moi-brochure-2025","location":"Third","quote":"منح الإقامة لمدة خمس سنوات عند شراء عقار من مطور عقاري","notes":"Ministry of Interior brochure (PDF created 7 Aug 2025); it does not cite the Cabinet decision, so valid_from is the document month (the same amounts were set by decision 4375 of 2 Jul 2025).","restates":"t-2fae28c9ed","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-5ce9d812e0","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2021-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"property buyer (no sale or mortgage, minimum)","source_id":"jor-jic-conditions-2021","location":"p. 2","quote":"والاحتفاظ به/ بهم لمدة لا تقل عن خمس سنوات بدون التصرف به/ بهم أو رهنه/ رهنهم","notes":"JIC conditions sheet (Jan 2021) giving the terms after the December 2019 Cabinet cut; valid_from as for the amounts already recorded from this sheet. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Time the property must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-99b8bc5080","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"property buyer (no sale or mortgage; restriction registered for 5 years from approval)","source_id":"jor-moin-bases-2023","location":"PDF p. 9, section 'Fifthly'","quote":"والاحتفاظ به / بها لمدة لا تقل عن (5) سنوات دون التصرف به / بها أو رهنه/رهنها","notes":"Criteria under Cabinet decision 3657 (Prime Minister's letter of 13 Sep 2021); valid_from is the decision date (12 Sep 2021, per jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021). Superseded by decision 4375 (2 Jul 2025) per jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025; this document gives no end date. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly).","restates":"t-5ce9d812e0","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Time the property must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-71e60df348","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2021-09-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"property buyer (no sale or mortgage)","source_id":"jor-pm-cabinet-bases-2021","location":"para. 5","quote":"مع الاحتفاظ بالعقار مدّة لا تقلّ عن 5 سنوات دون التصرف به أو رهنه","notes":"Cabinet decision of Sunday 12 Sep 2021 (Petra report on pm.gov.jo). Paragraphs counted from 'عمان - (بترا)'.","restates":"t-5ce9d812e0","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Time the property must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-6889966f77","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"real_estate_holding_period","valid_from":"2025-07-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"property buyer (no sale or mortgage)","source_id":"jor-moin-mechanism-4375-2025","location":"PDF p. 7, section 'Eighthly' 1","quote":"والاحتفاظ به لمدة لا تقل عن (5) سنوات دون التصرف به أو رهنه","notes":"Implementing mechanism of Cabinet decision 4375 of 2 Jul 2025. 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Digits checked on the page image.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"JOR","route_name":"Time limit to apply after buying property","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-8beeea3f58","program_id":"jor-property-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2021-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"years","applies_to":"children included in the residence (under 24)","source_id":"jor-jic-conditions-2021","location":"p. 2","quote":"ويتم منح الاقامة للزوجة و الابناء الأقل من 24 عاماً على أن يتم تقديم الطلب في هيئة الاستثمار قبل شراء العقار","notes":"JIC conditions sheet (Jan 2021) giving the terms after the December 2019 Cabinet cut; valid_from as for the amounts already recorded from this sheet. Quote transcribed from the page image (the PDF text layer maps glyphs wrongly). OCR read '4'; the digits '24' were checked on the 500 dpi image. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KAZ","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-3d0fcc21f8","program_id":"kaz-aifc-itrp","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2026-08-06","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"share-capital option: minimum contribution to the initial or existing share capital of an AIFC Participant (or KZT equivalent)","source_id":"kaz-aifc-itrp-rules-2026","location":"r. 2.2.1","quote":"must amount to USD 60,000 (sixty thousand United States Dollars) or an","notes":"AIFC Rules No. 5 of 2026 on the Investment Tax Residency Programme (approved 23 Jan 2026, commenced 6 Aug 2026). 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","restates":"t-4ef7ad9c46","jurisdiction":"KAZ","route_name":"Minimum age of a spouse","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-53330439c0","program_id":"kaz-aifc-itrp","route":"former_citizenship_exclusion","valid_from":"2022-09-14","valid_to":"2026-08-05","min_amount":"20","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant must not have had Kazakh citizenship terminated at any time in this period before the first application","source_id":"kaz-aifc-itrp-regs-2022","location":"s. 8(d)","quote":"has been terminated at any time within the last 20 years preceding the initial","notes":"AIFC Regulations No. 42 of 2022 (commenced 14 Sep 2022 on publication); they ceased to have effect when the 2026 Regulations commenced on 6 Aug 2026 (2026 Regulations s. 3, stored), hence valid_to. 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Differs from the ministry's own category tables, which give USD 65,000 (age 21-49) and USD 32,000 (age 50+) for SEZ/SFZ (t-3e908bdc01, t-68efe55845): a possible error in the article or a different reference point; kept side by side.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Fixed deposit, special economic zones","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-a883831c5a","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-06","valid_to":"","min_amount":"600000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal: compulsory property purchase, lowest amount (RM600,000 to RM2 million depending on category)","source_id":"mys-nst-mm2h-approvals-2025","location":"para 9","quote":"Applicants are now required to buy a property in Malaysia worth between RM600,000 and RM2 million, depending on which visa category they apply for.","notes":"New Straits Times summary (25 Feb 2025) of the June 2024 MM2H guidelines. 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Up to 50% may be withdrawn for home, health or children's education.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Fixed deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-3077c318cc","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"fixed_deposit","valid_from":"2021-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"participant (fixed deposit account; up to 50% may be withdrawn for property, health and children's education)","source_id":"mys-moha-mm2h-statement-2021","location":"p. 3, KETIGA","quote":"Pemilikan akaun simpanan tetap sekurang-kurangnya RM1 juta dan pengeluaran maksimum sebanyak 50% dibenarkan ke atas nilai prinsipal","notes":"Ministry of Home Affairs media statement, 11 Aug 2021: new MM2H policy agreed by Cabinet on 14 and 30 Jul 2021, applications to reopen from October 2021 once legal processes are complete; applies to new and extension applications.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Fixed deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-24cc61b438","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"fixed_deposit_platinum","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"principal","source_id":"mys-motac-mm2h-overview-2026","location":"table \"MM2H Category & Requirements\", row 'Fixed Deposit', column PLATINUM","quote":"FIXED DEPOSIT ... 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'RM1 million'. Restates t-6b5fb598a7.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Minimum home purchase, Gold tier","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-3e23739d0a","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"real_estate_platinum","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal (compulsory home purchase)","source_id":"mys-motac-mm2h-overview-2026","location":"table \"MM2H Category & Requirements\", row 'Compulsory Residential Purchase (Minimum Property Price)', column PLATINUM","quote":"COMPULSORY RESIDENTIAL PURCHASE (Minimum Property Price) ... 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Previous rule as stated in the statement.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Monthly offshore income","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-16bca66a59","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"offshore_income_monthly","valid_from":"2002","valid_to":"2021-09","min_amount":"10000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal, per month","source_id":"mys-parl-pq-lisan27-2021","location":"p. 2, condition (ii)","quote":"pendapatan luar negara (offshore income) peserta MM2H sekurang-kurangnya RM40,000 sebulan, berbanding RM10,000 sebelum ini","notes":"Income requirement before the 2021 change (not an investment).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Monthly offshore income","rule_type":"other","year":"2002"},{"term_id":"t-6dbc11f3cf","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"offshore_income_monthly","valid_from":"2021-10","valid_to":"2024-06","min_amount":"40000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal, per month","source_id":"mys-parl-pq-lisan27-2021","location":"p. 2, condition (ii)","quote":"pendapatan luar negara (offshore income) peserta MM2H sekurang-kurangnya RM40,000 sebulan","notes":"Income requirement, not an investment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Monthly offshore income","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-afa43e24bb","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"offshore_income_monthly","valid_from":"2021-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"participant (offshore income per month; previously RM10,000)","source_id":"mys-moha-mm2h-statement-2021","location":"p. 3, KEDUA","quote":"Pendapatan luar negara (offshore income) peserta MM2H sekurang-kurangnya RM40,000 sebulan, berbanding RM10,000 sebelum ini.","notes":"Ministry of Home Affairs media statement, 11 Aug 2021: new MM2H policy agreed by Cabinet on 14 and 30 Jul 2021, applications to reopen from October 2021 once legal processes are complete; applies to new and extension applications.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Monthly offshore income","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-7cffe07d09","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"liquid_assets","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-10","min_amount":"350000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"applicant, one category (rule before October 2021; RM500,000 for the other category)","source_id":"mys-moha-mm2h-statement-2021","location":"p. 4, KEENAM","quote":"berbanding syarat sebelum ini yang menetapkan nilai aset cair sebanyak RM350,000 dan RM500,000 mengikut kategori masing-masing","notes":"Ministry of Home Affairs media statement, 11 Aug 2021: new MM2H policy agreed by Cabinet on 14 and 30 Jul 2021, applications to reopen from October 2021 once legal processes are complete; applies to new and extension applications. Previous rule; the statement does not say which category had which amount.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Liquid assets required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ee5fb04d81","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"liquid_assets","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2021-10","min_amount":"500000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"applicant, other category (rule before October 2021)","source_id":"mys-moha-mm2h-statement-2021","location":"p. 4, KEENAM","quote":"berbanding syarat sebelum ini yang menetapkan nilai aset cair sebanyak RM350,000 dan RM500,000 mengikut kategori masing-masing","notes":"Ministry of Home Affairs media statement, 11 Aug 2021: new MM2H policy agreed by Cabinet on 14 and 30 Jul 2021, applications to reopen from October 2021 once legal processes are complete; applies to new and extension applications. Previous rule.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Liquid assets required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a6c1da692a","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"liquid_assets","valid_from":"2021-10","valid_to":"2024-06","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal (declared liquid assets)","source_id":"mys-parl-pq-lisan27-2021","location":"p. 3, condition (vi)","quote":"pengisytiharan aset cair sekurang-kurangnya RM1.5 juta","notes":"Declaration of liquid assets, not money placed in Malaysia.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Liquid assets required","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-f5a2fd2156","program_id":"mys-mm2h","route":"liquid_assets","valid_from":"2021-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"applicant (declared liquid assets)","source_id":"mys-moha-mm2h-statement-2021","location":"p. 4, KEENAM","quote":"Pengisytiharan aset cair sekurang-kurangnya RM1.5 juta.","notes":"Ministry of Home Affairs media statement, 11 Aug 2021: new MM2H policy agreed by Cabinet on 14 and 30 Jul 2021, applications to reopen from October 2021 once legal processes are complete; applies to new and extension applications.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Liquid assets required","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-f94e90c55f","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal (fixed deposit in a licensed Malaysian bank)","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-terms-2026","location":"item 11","quote":"Ownership of a fixed saving account of at least RM1,000,000.00 and a withdrawal of 50% is allowed on the principal value after six (6) months","notes":"50% may be withdrawn after six months for real estate, medical or education (with an Immigration recommendation letter, per the FAQ). Earlier sources said withdrawal after one year.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-571bcffbba","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal (fixed deposit with a licensed bank in Malaysia)","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"General, Q3(ii); Participant application, Q4(ii)","quote":"Open a fixed deposit account of RM1,000,000.00 with a licensed bank in Malaysia","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b4f10a1927","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"2022-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"participant (fixed deposit in a local bank)","source_id":"mys-fmt-pvip-2022","location":"para 10","quote":"RM1 million in a fixed account in local banks","notes":"Immigration Department statement as reported by FMT (12 Oct 2022).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-d9120dc29d","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fixed_deposit","valid_from":"2022-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"principal","source_id":"mys-aseanbriefing-pvip-2023","location":"section 'What are the requirements'","quote":"Open a fixed deposit account of 1 million ringgit (US$227,180) in a licensed Malaysian bank.","notes":"Industry source only. Up to 50% withdrawable after the first year.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Fixed deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-d13cec01c5","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_initial_share","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"percent","applies_to":"each participant: share of the RM200,000 entry fee paid on submitting the online application","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-terms-2026","location":"item 3","quote":"Payment of 1% initial entry fee of RM200,000.00 for each participant when submits the online application.","notes":"Immigration Department terms for new PVIP applicants; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), so valid_from left empty as for the other rows of this source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Share of the fee paid upfront","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7a606b305c","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_initial_share","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"percent","applies_to":"share of the RM200,000 participation fee paid by the agency when each participant application is made online","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"Agency registration, Q6","quote":"the company has to pay an initial participation fee of 1% (RM200,000.00) when the participant application is made online","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Share of the fee paid upfront","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-96017abd10","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Denmark","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Denmark","quote":"Denmark 6.00 -","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b95602fea2","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of United States of America","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row United States of America","quote":"United States of America 6.00 20.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c6ada76286","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6.50","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Portugal","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Portugal","quote":"Portugal 6.50 6.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e7ecea62bb","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Ecuador","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Ecuador","quote":"Ecuador 7.00 0.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-359bbda319","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Finland","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Finland","quote":"Finland 7.00 -","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-51dfaf6bf1","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"9.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Costa Rica","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Costa Rica","quote":"Costa Rica 9.00 20.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c8911ecd0a","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"9.50","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Italy","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Italy","quote":"Italy 9.50 -","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-09afc7275e","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"9.70","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Israel","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Israel","quote":"Israel 9.70 1.10","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-caf221b5fc","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_initial_share","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent","applies_to":"share of the RM 200,000 fee paid upfront by the authorised agent per approved quota place","source_id":"mys-aseanbriefing-pvip-2023","location":"section \"What are the requirements to apply?\"","quote":"Payment of 10 percent of the 200,000 ringgit (US$45,434) fee must firstly be paid by the authorized agent","notes":"Industry source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Share of the fee paid upfront","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-cad6c63851","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"11.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Bolivia","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Bolivia","quote":"Bolivia 11.00 11.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d0e92c1bfa","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12.90","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Dominican Republic","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Dominican Republic","quote":"Dominican Republic 12.90 9.65","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-49332ce7b8","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12.90","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of France","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row France","quote":"France 12.90 -","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5e22583f82","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12.90","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Sudan","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Sudan","quote":"Sudan 12.90 4.30","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a43ed30e1b","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"13.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Liberia","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Liberia","quote":"Liberia 13.00 13.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-100bf59bbd","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"13.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Vietnam","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Vietnam","quote":"Vietnam 13.00 1.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3913c2d685","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"13.50","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Uruguay","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Uruguay","quote":"Uruguay 13.50 13.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-52c87594a9","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14.50","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Panama","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Panama","quote":"Panama 14.50 14.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-21bc84d039","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Indonesia","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Indonesia","quote":"Indonesia 15.00 3.50","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-2347eef98d","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Sri Lanka","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Sri Lanka","quote":"Sri Lanka 15.00 15.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. Visa fee by nationality (fee table row 5: 'Based on existing payment rates by country'); the table's transit-visa column (second figure) is not recorded as it does not apply to the pass.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d570a8f1aa","program_id":"mys-pvip","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"16.00","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"single or multiple entry visa, nationals of Haiti","source_id":"mys-imi-pvip-faq-2026","location":"'Visa fees according to the country' table, row Haiti","quote":"Haiti 16.00 6.00","notes":"Immigration Department PVIP FAQ; undated (PDF created 23 Jan 2026), valid_from left empty. 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Financial Proof (also the table on PDF p. 8)","quote":"RM15,000.00 monthly (for Individual + Dependent)","notes":"Pension or offshore income, alternative to savings funds; the RM500,000 fixed deposit is required in addition ('AND'). Guide amended on 31 July 2025; the rule's start date is not stated, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c81510bafc","program_id":"mys-sarawak-mm2h","route":"agent_paid_up_capital","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"licensed S-MM2H agent (Sarawak-owned company)","source_id":"mys-swk-mtcp-smm2h-agents-2024","location":"para 6","quote":"agents intending to apply must be Sarawak-owned companies with no foreigners on their board of directors and a paid-up capital of RM100,000","notes":"As reported.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Agent company's minimum paid-up capital","rule_type":"other","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-40625072fc","program_id":"mys-sarawak-mm2h","route":"agent_paid_up_capital","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"licensed S-MM2H agent (Sdn Bhd under the Companies Act 2016)","source_id":"mys-swk-mtcp-smm2h-syarat-2024","location":"para 11","quote":"hendaklah mematuhi syarat modal berbayar diterbitkan sebanyak RM100,000","notes":"Utusan Borneo article (31 Oct 2024) on the Sarawak tourism ministry's news page; minister's statement. New requirements in force 1 Jan 2025 (headline: 'berkuat kuasa 1 Jan 2025'), approved by the state Cabinet on 24 Oct 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Agent company's minimum paid-up capital","rule_type":"other","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-968a956f28","program_id":"mys-sarawak-mm2h","route":"savings_balance","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"individual applicant without offshore income or pension; monthly closing balance for the latest three months; subject to panel approval","source_id":"mys-swk-mtcp-smm2h-guide-2025","location":"PDF p. 11 (printed p. 9), Required Documents C. Financial Proof","quote":"RM100,000.00 (for Individual)","notes":"Alternative to pension or offshore income; the RM500,000 fixed deposit is required in addition. Guide amended on 31 July 2025; the rule's start date is not stated, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Savings balance required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1bc034c664","program_id":"mys-sarawak-mm2h","route":"savings_balance","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"individual with dependant, without offshore income or pension; monthly closing balance for the latest three months; subject to panel approval","source_id":"mys-swk-mtcp-smm2h-guide-2025","location":"PDF p. 11 (printed p. 9), Required Documents C. Financial Proof","quote":"RM200,000.00 (for Individual+Dependent)","notes":"Alternative to pension or offshore income; the RM500,000 fixed deposit is required in addition. Guide amended on 31 July 2025; the rule's start date is not stated, so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Savings balance required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-acb503f72e","program_id":"mys-sarawak-mm2h","route":"minimum_balance","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"MYR","applies_to":"minimum balance to be kept in the fixed deposit","source_id":"mys-swk-mtcp-smm2h-guide-2025","location":"p. 14","quote":"Are required to maintain a minimum balance of RM250,000.00 in the SMM2H fixed deposit account in panel banks only.","notes":"Amount, not a period.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MYS","route_name":"Minimum balance to keep","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0c0a593938","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"applicant (family members can also get the visa)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 6(sh); also art. 3(sh)","quote":"ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ބޭންކެއްގައި މަދުވެގެން 250,000 (ދެލައްކަ ފަންސާސް ހާސް) އެމެރިކާ ޑޮލަރު، 5 (ފަހެއް) އަހަރުދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް ފިކްސްޑް ޑިޕޮޒިޓް އެކައުންޓެއްގައި ބަހައްޓައިފައިވާކަން","notes":"'At least 250,000 US dollars kept in a fixed deposit account in a Maldivian bank for 5 years.' Applicant must be 18 or over (art. 6(h)). The English form (Schedule 1, item 7) reads 'Fixed Deposit US$ 250,000 invested in a licensed bank in the Maldives for a period of 5 years'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-0a0ab1c0e6","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"applicant (family members can also get the visa)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 4, art. 7; also art. 3(n)","quote":"ސަރުކާރުން ކަނޑައަޅާ އުސޫލެއްގެ މަތީން، ސަރުކާރުން ކަނޑައަޅާ ވިޔަފާރިތަކުގައި، މަދުވެގެން 250,000 (ދެލައްކަ ފަންސާސް ހާސް) އެމެރިކާ ޑޮލަރު އިންވެސްޓްކޮށް","notes":"'Having invested at least 250,000 US dollars in businesses determined by the government, under a procedure the government determines.' The businesses are those the ministry publishes in the gazette for this visa (art. 7(h)); no such list was found.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-e77a7efd92","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 18 covered)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 3(sh)","quote":"1 މިލިއަން ޔޫ.އެސް ޑޮލަރު، ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ބޭންކެއްގައި 2 އަހަރު ދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް ޑިޕޮސިޓްކޮށްފައިވާ ފަރާތްތައް","notes":"'Persons who have deposited 1 million US dollars in a Maldivian bank for 2 years.' Visa valid for 5 years (art. 5(h)2). The same paragraph allows USD 1 million invested in a financial security (separate row).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-923540c93b","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 18 covered)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 3(n)","quote":"ސަރުކާރުގެ ވުޒާރާއަކުން ހުއްދަކުރާ ރިއަލްއެސްޓޭޓްގައި، މަދުވެގެން 1 މިލިއަން ޔޫ.އެސް ޑޮލަރަށް ވުރެ މަދުނުވާ އަދަދަކަށް އިންވެސްޓްކޮށްފައިވާ ފަރާތްތައް.","notes":"'Persons who have invested not less than 1 million US dollars in real estate approved by a government ministry.' Visa valid for the term of the title lease (art. 5(h)4).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-782a2a7395","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"securities","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 18 covered)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 3(sh)","quote":"މާލީ މުޤާބިލެއް (މާލީ ސެކިއުރިޓީއެއް) ގައި، 1 މިލިއަން ޔޫ.އެސް ޑޮލަރު އިންވެސްޓްކޮށްފައިވާ ފަރާތްތައް.","notes":"'Persons who have invested 1 million US dollars in a financial instrument (financial security).' Visa valid for the period of the investment (art. 5(h)3).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-165b9c3986","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"50000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 18 covered)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 3(h)","quote":"50 މިލިއަން ޔޫ.އެސް ޑޮލަރު ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އިންވެސްޓް ކޮށްފައިވާ ފަރާތްތައް.","notes":"'Persons who have invested 50 million US dollars in the Maldives.' Visa valid for the period of the investment (art. 5(h)1). valid_to assumes the 2021 regulation replaced the 2015 one (not stated).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-0c55559cb3","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"fee_government","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750","currency":"MVR","applies_to":"per 3 months or part of 3 months (making the MVR 15,000 total for 5 years), new or renewed visa, paid to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (art. 19)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 7, art. 19","quote":"ކޮންމެ 3 (ތިނެއް) މަސްދުވަހަކަށް، ނުވަތަ އެ މުއްދަތުން ބަޔަކަށް 750/- (ހަތް ސަތޭކަ ފަންސާސް) ރުފިޔާގެ މަގުން،","notes":"Corporate Resident Visa Regulation 2021/R-115 (Gazette vol. 50 no. 251, 29 Aug 2021; in force on publication, art. 22). Quote taken from the PDF text layer of the Dhivehi text, with direction markers removed and the mirrored parentheses put back in reading order. ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Government fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-a0d5248e78","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"2000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"per visa","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 4, art. 5(n)","quote":"ކޯޕަރޭޓް ރެސިޑެންޓް ވީޒާ ދޫކުރެވޭނީ، އިދާރީ ގޮތުން ޕްރޮސެސިންގ ފީއެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި USD 2000 (ދެހާސް ޔޫ.އެސްޑޮލަރު) ނެގުމަށްފަހުގައެވެ.","notes":"Administrative processing fee; paid again when the visa is put in a new passport (art. 10(n)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-b661690c99","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"fee_government","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15000","currency":"MVR","applies_to":"per visa (new or renewed), 5 years","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 7, art. 19","quote":"ކޮންމެ 3 (ތިނެއް) މަސްދުވަހަކަށް، ނުވަތަ އެ މުއްދަތުން ބަޔަކަށް 750/- (ހަތް ސަތޭކަ ފަންސާސް) ރުފިޔާގެ މަގުން، ޖުމުލަ 15,000/- (ފަނަރަހާސް) ރުފިޔާ","notes":"MVR 750 for every 3 months or part of it, MVR 15,000 in total, paid to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority on approval. The English form (Schedule 1, item 10) says 'you are required to pay visa fee of MVR 15,000'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Government fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-9ba7ff3c46","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"bank_deposit_min_term","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"USD 250,000 fixed deposit in a Maldivian bank must be for a five-year term (art. 3(ށ), 6(ށ); Schedule 1 item 7)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 4), art. 6(ށ)","quote":"އެމެރިކާ ޑޮލަރު، 5 (ފަހެއް) އަހަރުދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް ފިކްސްޑް ޑިޕޮޒިޓް","notes":"Corporate Resident Visa Regulation 2021/R-115 (Gazette vol. 50 no. 251, 29 Aug 2021; in force on publication, art. 22). Quote taken from the PDF text layer of the Dhivehi text, with direction markers removed and the mirrored parentheses put back in reading order. The English application form (Schedule 1, item 7) reads 'Fixed Deposit US$ 250,000 invested in a licensed bank in the Maldives for a period of 5'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Minimum term of bank deposit","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-ce9080bd6b","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2015-04-27","valid_to":"2021-08-28","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"USD 1 million bank-deposit route","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-2015","location":"PDF p. 4, art. 5(h)2","quote":"1 މިލިއަން ޔޫ.އެސް ޑޮލަރު، ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ބޭންކެއްގައި، 2 އަހަރުދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް ޑިޕޮސިޓްކޮށްފައިވާ ފަރާތެއްނަމަ، 5 އަހަރު ދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް.","notes":"Other routes: the investment period (USD 50 million and securities) or the title lease (real estate). Renewal every 5 years (art. 5(sh)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-51b0b1bdf5","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"all groups","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 8 (printed p. 6), art. 14","quote":"5 (ފަހެއް) އަހަރުގެ މުއްދަތަކަށެވެ.","notes":"The visa is issued for 5 years to those meeting arts. 5-8; renewable if the conditions are kept, applying 90 days before expiry (art. 15).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-200e9cf1fa","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"passport_validity_min","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"applicant passport validity required for a complete application (art. 10); Schedule 1 says more than 6 months","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 7 (printed p. 5), art. 10","quote":"ވީޒާއަށް އެދި ހުށަހަޅާ ފަރާތުގެ މަދުވެގެން 6 (ހައެއް) މަސްދުވަހުގެ","notes":"Corporate Resident Visa Regulation 2021/R-115 (Gazette vol. 50 no. 251, 29 Aug 2021; in force on publication, art. 22). Quote taken from the PDF text layer of the Dhivehi text, with direction markers removed and the mirrored parentheses put back in reading order. 'At least 6 months' validity remaining' on the passport bio-data page copy submitted to the Ministry (art. 10); Schedule 1 item 9 reads 'Passport shall remain valid for more than 6'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MDV","route_name":"Minimum passport validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-350a2291a1","program_id":"mdv-corporate-resident-visa","route":"cancellation_notice_deadline","valid_from":"2021-08-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7","currency":"days","applies_to":"the Ministry informs the Controller of Immigration and the Registrar of Businesses within 7 days of deciding to cancel a visa (art. 20)","source_id":"mdv-gazette-crv-regulation-115r-2021","location":"PDF p. 9 (printed p. 7), art. 20","quote":"ކޯޕަރޭޓް ރެސިޑެންޓް ވީޒާ ބާޠިލުކުރުމަށް ނިންމާތާ 7 (ހަތެއް) ދުވަހުގެ ތެރޭގައި،","notes":"Corporate Resident Visa Regulation 2021/R-115 (Gazette vol. 50 no. 251, 29 Aug 2021; in force on publication, art. 22). Quote taken from the PDF text layer of the Dhivehi text, with direction markers removed and the mirrored parentheses put back in reading order. 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The consolidation does not say which Act introduced this wording; valid_from left empty. 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The golden visa itself is issued under the Passports Act on EDB recommendation; its own criteria were not found.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Golden visa holder's investment for permanent residence","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-d4eb987173","program_id":"mus-investor-permit","route":"business_prp_golden_visa","valid_from":"2026-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"golden visa holder seeking a permanent residence permit (aggregate investment in any business activity other than a residential property under the EDB property schemes)","source_id":"mus-act-13-2026-efmmp","location":"s. 15(e)(iii)(B), new item 5 of First Schedule Part IV, pp. 344-345","quote":"5. 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Not carried into the EDB Act First Schedule as replaced by the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Fifth Schedule), hence valid_to 5 Aug 2021. 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If not determined within 2 working days the application is deemed approved (s. 9A(6)). 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Status of resident (s. 8(1)); continues while the property is held (s. 39(1)(b) transitional for IRS/RES certificates).","restates":"t-9fdb19aab4","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-bab0f325e8","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-07-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"375000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and dependants (apartment in a building of at least ground plus 2 floors)","source_id":"mus-immigration-act-2022","location":"s. 8(1)(f)(i), PDF p. 12","quote":"acquires an apartment used, or available for use, as residence in a building of at least 2 floors above ground floor, provided the purchase price is not less than 375,000 US dollars","notes":"Immigration Act 2022 (Act 14 of 2022, assented 27 Jul 2022); valid_from is the assent date (commencement date not printed in the Act).","restates":"t-cba1788a08","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-982a3caeec","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate_joint_share","valid_from":"2022-07-27","valid_to":"","min_amount":"375000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"each co-buyer's share of a jointly purchased scheme property, and dependants","source_id":"mus-immigration-act-2022","location":"s. 8(1)(e)(i), PDF p. 12","quote":"provided that his contribution to the purchase price is not less than 375,000 US dollars","notes":"Immigration Act 2022 (Act 14 of 2022, assented 27 Jul 2022); valid_from is the assent date (commencement date not printed in the Act).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Each co-buyer's share of a jointly bought property","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-c5f1aefc6a","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2015-05-14","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and dependants (Real Estate Scheme buyer)","source_id":"mus-immigration-act-consol-2011","location":"s. 5(1)(g)(ii), PDF p. 3","quote":"under the Real Estate Scheme, the purchase price of which is not less than 500,000 US dollars or its equivalent in any other hard convertible foreign currency","notes":"Consolidated text with amendments to 1 Jan 2009; start date of the USD 500,000 rule not established. In this text owners under the Integrated Resort Scheme (s. 5(1)(g)(i)) had resident status with no price stated in the Act. valid_to is the date of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015, which rewrote s. 5(1)(g); whether RES/IRS kept a threshold between 2015 and 2020 is unclear (the 2015 Act kept existing IRS/RES residents' status).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-911a4b2c13","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2007-11-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"buyer of a residential property in an Integrated Resort Scheme project (plot not exceeding 1.25 arpents)","source_id":"mus-boi-web-reds-2007","location":"web page, paragraph 2","quote":"sold at a price of at least USD 500,000 or its equivalent in Euro or GB pounds sterling","notes":"Board of Investment page on the Real Estate Development Scheme Regulations 2007 (in operation 29 Nov 2007).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-ccc4f64ca8","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"buyer of a luxury residential unit in an Integrated Resort Scheme project","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 6, 'About the scheme', item 1","quote":"for the development of luxury residential units of international standing on freehold land of more than 10 hectares to be sold at a price exceeding USD 500,000.","notes":"BOI guidelines dated December 2007 ('exceeding'; the BOI web page says 'at least').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-1d60be2419","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2015-05-14","valid_to":"2020-08-07","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant and dependants (Property Development Scheme or Smart City Scheme buyer)","source_id":"mus-fa-2015","location":"s. 23(b)(i), new s. 5(1)(g) of the Immigration Act, PDF p. 57","quote":"he is a person who holds immovable property under the Property Development Scheme or Smart City Scheme, the purchase price of which is not less than 500,000 US dollars","notes":"Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015, assented 14 May 2015. The Invest Hotel Scheme was added to the same paragraph by the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (s. 25(a), in force July 2017).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-9652d9e8fe","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2007-11-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"per application for approval to acquire a residential property under IRS or RES","source_id":"mus-boi-web-reds-2007","location":"web page, paragraph 9","quote":"All persons intending to acquire a residential property under IRS and RES shall require an approval from BOI. A processing fee of MUR 10,000 per application is levied.","notes":"Board of Investment page on the Real Estate Development Scheme Regulations 2007 (in operation 29 Nov 2007). Same page: residence permit for IRS buyer and dependants for as long as the property is held; no residency for RES buyers.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-598dea436e","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"per application to acquire a residential property under the IRS (paid through the IRS company)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 20, 'Application to acquire property under IRS', item 2","quote":"a non-refundable processing fee of 10,000 rupees must be made through the IRS Company and addressed to the Managing Director of the Board of Investment","notes":"Rupees = Mauritian rupees (Board of Investment guidelines, Dec 2007).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-3a125bbdd7","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"per application by a person acquiring an IRS residential property on resale or transfer","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 24, 'Resale or transfer of residential property by a purchaser', item 4","quote":"a non-refundable fee of 10, 000 rupees paid by mode of a cheque drawn to the order of the Board of Investment","notes":"Same page item 1: the owner may resell 'with no minimum price requirement'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-07d2b21672","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"buyer's application to acquire a residential property under the Integrated Resort Scheme","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 1","quote":"Application for the acquisition of a residential property under the IRS","notes":"Quote follows the table as extracted (columns run together); the fee column (headed Rs) prints 25,000 per residential property (per unit for IHS) on this row. Non-refundable processing fee paid to the EDB (reg. 3). valid_from is the Gazette date; the regulations state no commencement date. Fees column headed (Rs).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e28d97375b","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"buyer's application to acquire a residential property under the Real Estate Scheme","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 2","quote":"Application for the acquisition of a residential 25,000 property under the RES","notes":"Quote follows the table as extracted (columns run together); the fee column (headed Rs) prints 25,000 per residential property (per unit for IHS) on this row. Non-refundable processing fee paid to the EDB (reg. 3). valid_from is the Gazette date; the regulations state no commencement date. Fees column headed (Rs).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-5af244b085","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"buyer's application to acquire a residential property under the Invest Hotel Scheme (per unit)","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 3","quote":"Application for the acquisition of a unit under the 25,000 per unit IHS","notes":"Quote follows the table as extracted (columns run together); the fee column (headed Rs) prints 25,000 per residential property (per unit for IHS) on this row. Non-refundable processing fee paid to the EDB (reg. 3). valid_from is the Gazette date; the regulations state no commencement date. Fees column headed (Rs).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-0ac5874916","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"buyer's application to acquire a residential property under the Smart City Scheme","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 4","quote":"Application for the acquisition of a residential 25,000 per residential property property under the SCS","notes":"Quote follows the table as extracted (columns run together); the fee column (headed Rs) prints 25,000 per residential property (per unit for IHS) on this row. Non-refundable processing fee paid to the EDB (reg. 3). valid_from is the Gazette date; the regulations state no commencement date. Fees column headed (Rs).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-edd72fb49e","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"buyer's application to acquire a residential property under the Property Development Scheme","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 5","quote":"Application for the acquisition of a residential per residential property property under the PDS","notes":"Quote follows the table as extracted (columns run together); the fee column (headed Rs) prints 25,000 per residential property (per unit for IHS) on this row. Non-refundable processing fee paid to the EDB (reg. 3). valid_from is the Gazette date; the regulations state no commencement date. Fees column headed (Rs).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-46bdf2e98c","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-04-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"application under the PDS to acquire, hold, lease or rent a residential property from a PDS company relating to senior living (per residential property)","source_id":"mus-gn-69-2024-edb-fees","location":"Schedule, Part II, item 6","quote":"6. Application under the PDS to acquire, hold, lease per residential property or rent a residential property from a PDS Company relating to senior living 25,000","notes":"Non-refundable processing fee paid to the Economic Development Board; column headed '(Rs)'. Regulations made 12 Apr 2024, gazetted 20 Apr 2024 (no commencement date stated; valid_from is the gazette date as for the other rows of this source).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-1a41b3bbf0","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2024-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"MUR","applies_to":"per application","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 3.0, item 2, PDF p. 5","quote":"A non-refundable processing fee (per application submitted) of MUR 25,000 for acquisition in IRS/ RES/ PDS","notes":"EDB processing fee for property acquisition applications, as stated in the Nov 2024 guidelines; start date not known. Registration duty (5% or USD 70,000, whichever is lower, for first purchases in IRS/RES) is a tax and not recorded here.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-75aa37c046","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_government","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"seller of an IRS residential property on resale (land transfer tax)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 26, table 'Duty and taxes on acquisition of residential property by purchaser from a person holder of a residential property, i.e resale'","quote":"Land Transfer tax USD 50, 000 (payable by the seller of residential property)","notes":"Paid by the selling property holder, not the buyer.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Government fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-2a5c8f3ee7","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_government","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"buyer of a residential property under the Integrated Resort Scheme (fixed duty on registration)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 23, 'Residency in Mauritius', item 1","quote":"The residential property is deemed to be acquired on its registration and payment of the fixed duty of USD 70, 000 to the registrar general.","notes":"Fixed registration duty; the residence permit follows acquisition (reg. 22(1) of the IRS Regulations 2007).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Government fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-55d072276b","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"fee_government","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"purchaser of an IRS residential property on resale (registration duty)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 26, table 'Duty and taxes on acquisition of residential property by purchaser from a person holder of a residential property, i.e resale'","quote":"Registration duty USD 70, 000 (payable by the purchaser)","notes":"Resale case; the first-sale USD 70,000 duty (p. 23/25) is already in the data.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Government fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-2d2bb68c63","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"police_certificate_period","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"non-citizen applicant (certificate of morality, maximum age of the certificate)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 21, 'Screening of application', item 4(c)","quote":"Certificate of morality dated not more than 3 months","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Look-back period for police certificates","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-6a4982b86d","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"serviced_land_construction_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"non-citizen buyer of serviced land in an IRS or PDS project","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"sections 7.0 item 3 and 8.0 item 4, PDF p. 8","quote":"The purchaser must construct a residential property on the serviced land within 5 years from the date of its acquisition","notes":"EDB guidelines dated Nov 2024; date the rule took effect not stated (valid_from left empty). Citizens and registered Diaspora members buying PDS serviced land have 10 years (8.0 item 2). Non-citizens may buy only one PDS plot (max 2,100 m2) and only if they already hold a scheme residence permit, an occupation permit or a permanent residence permit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Deadline to build on serviced land","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c7fb65d104","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent child of a non-citizen buyer applying for residence (under 18, or over 18 in full-time education)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 21, 'Screening of application', item 4(g)","quote":"his child, stepchild, lawfully adopted child, under the age of 18 years, or above the age of 18 years and who is pursuing full-time education","notes":"Children over 18 in full-time education also qualify.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-ac31054716","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"change_notification_deadline","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"owner intending to sell or transfer an IRS property (written notice to the Managing Director before the sale)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"pp. 23-24, 'Resale or transfer of residential property by a purchaser', item 2","quote":"he/she is required within 30 days prior to the sale, give notice in writing thereof to the Managing Director","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Time limit to report changes","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-653c24f7b2","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"resale_notice_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"owner of a residential property in an IRS, RES or PDS project who intends to sell or transfer it: written notice to the EDB Chief Executive Officer before the sale","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 9.0, item 2, PDF p. 9","quote":"Where the owner of a residential property intends to sell or transfer the property, he/she is required within 30 days prior to the sale, give notice in writing thereof to the Chief Executive Officer of the EDB.","notes":"A copy of the notice goes to the IRS, RES or PDS company. Guidelines dated November 2024 (as the processing-fee row); no effective date stated for this rule.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Advance notice before selling the property","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9f6dc9fd14","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"ihs_owner_occupancy_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"owner of a unit in an approved Invest Hotel Scheme (IHS) development, total occupation per year (former limit)","source_id":"mus-edb-ar-2021","location":"PDF p. 13 (report p. 19), 'Accelerating recovery in the real estate sector'","quote":"Owners under the IHS will be allowed to occupy their units for a total period of 180 days instead of 90 days in a year.","notes":"The former limit, replaced under the National Budget 2021/2022 (the report gives no effective date).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum yearly stay for Invest Hotel Scheme owners","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3e1ecd7701","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"ihs_owner_occupancy_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"180","currency":"days","applies_to":"owner of a unit in an approved Invest Hotel Scheme (IHS) development, total occupation per year (no limit for owners holding a Premium Visa)","source_id":"mus-edb-ar-2021","location":"PDF p. 13 (report p. 19), 'Accelerating recovery in the real estate sector'","quote":"Owners under the IHS will be allowed to occupy their units for a total period of 180 days instead of 90 days in a year. In the case of owners holding a Premium Visa, there will be no restriction in terms of the number of days that they can occupy their units.","notes":"National Budget 2021/2022 measure as reported by the EDB; the report gives no effective date. Premium Visa holders: no day limit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum yearly stay for Invest Hotel Scheme owners","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7b84837b27","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"land_transfer_tax_resale","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"percent","applies_to":"seller on resale of a residential property in an IRS, RES or PDS project","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 10.0 'Duty and taxes on acquisition of residential property by purchaser', PDF p. 10 (tables for IRS, RES and PDS)","quote":"Resale of a residential property ... Land Transfer tax payable 5% of the value of the property ... by seller","notes":"Same 5% in each of the three tables (IRS, RES, PDS). The Finance Act 2025 sets 10% from 1 July 2026 for transfers by a non-citizen to a non-citizen; this November 2024 guide states 5% without distinguishing. Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Land transfer tax on resale","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-773f89fd97","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"registration_duty_rate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"percent","applies_to":"purchaser in a PDS project (first purchase) and any resale in IRS/RES/PDS","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 10.0, PDS table, PDF p. 10","quote":"Seller (PDS Company) holding a ... Registration Duty payable by ... 5% of the value of the property","notes":"EDB guidelines dated Nov 2024; date the rule took effect not stated (valid_from left empty). Land transfer tax of 5% of the value is payable by the seller on resale.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Property registration duty rate","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b655d3b8f3","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"reservation_deposit_max","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"percent","applies_to":"potential buyer on signing the reservation contract (share of the investment deposited in the escrow bank)","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 20, 'Screening of application', item 2","quote":"The potential buyer shall deposit at most 5% of the amount of investment in the acquisition of the property in the bank.","notes":"A maximum, not a minimum. New route name (no existing route for a cap on a reservation deposit).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum deposit on signing a property reservation","rule_type":"other","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-61746df285","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"additional_duty_state_land","valid_from":"2026-08-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent","applies_to":"seller (transferor), deed transferring residential property on State land or Pas Geometriques to a non-citizen under NCPRA s. 3(3)(c)(v); not where a notarised presale agreement was signed before 19 June 2026","source_id":"mus-fa-2026","location":"s. 9(a)(ii) new s. 4(11) and s. 9(d) new Part IV of the Seventh Schedule to the Land (Duties and Taxes) Act, PDF pp. 68-70 (Acts pp. 510-512)","quote":"Rate of additional duty 10 per cent","notes":"In addition to normal duty. s. 9 has no separate commencement in s. 28, so it takes effect with the Act; valid_from is the date of assent (Gazette date not printed). Filed under the property programme as the 2025 land transfer tax row was, because the Act groups NCPRA s. 3(3)(c)(v) purchases with EDB scheme purchases; whether s. 3(3)(c)(v) purchases carry residence is not settled by this document.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Extra duty on sale of State land property to non-citizens","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-68276cf384","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"land_transfer_tax_resale","valid_from":"2026-07-01","valid_to":"2026-08-11","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent","applies_to":"non-citizen seller transferring EDB-scheme residential property (or property first acquired under a scheme) to a non-citizen","source_id":"mus-fa-2025","location":"s. 29(b) new s. 4(9) and s. 29(d) new Part III of the Seventh Schedule to the Land (Duties and Taxes) Act, PDF p. 164-165","quote":"Rate of land transfer tax …………………………………… 10 per cent","notes":"Applies to transfers on or after 1 July 2026 (new s. 4(9)). Seller-side tax on resale between non-citizens; previously 5% per the EDB guidelines (Nov 2024). s. 4(9) was repealed by the Finance Act 2026 s. 9(a)(i), which has no separate commencement in s. 28; valid_to is the day before that Act's assent date (12 Aug 2026), which the dataset uses as its effective date because the Gazette date is not printed in the stored copy.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Land transfer tax on resale","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-3645462cd0","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"serviced_land_max_area","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2100","currency":"m2","applies_to":"plot of serviced land in a PDS project (definition of serviced land; one plot per eligible non-citizen permit holder)","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 8.0, item 1, PDF p. 8","quote":"“Serviced Land” means land, not exceeding 2,100 m2, with all the infrastructural works including roads, walls, drains, landscaping and utility services.","notes":"Maximum plot area (section 8.0, Sale of Serviced Land in a PDS project). IRS serviced plots are limited to 0.5275 ha in section 7.0 (noted on the serviced_land_irs row).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum area of a serviced land plot","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-70f1919bfe","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"registration_duty_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"first-time purchaser in an IRS or RES project (registration duty: USD 70,000 or 5% of value, whichever is lower)","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 10.0, tables for IRS and RES, PDF p. 10","quote":"USD 70, 000 or 5% of the value of ... the property whichever is the lower","notes":"EDB guidelines dated Nov 2024; date the rule took effect not stated (valid_from left empty). On resale and in PDS projects (first purchase too) the registration duty is 5% of the value, and the seller pays 5% land transfer tax on resale. Quote from the IRS and RES tables (column layout: \"Registration duty payable by purchaser\" is in the adjacent column).","restates":"t-7106f45ac9","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum property registration duty","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7106f45ac9","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"registration_duty_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"first-time purchaser in an IRS or RES project (registration duty: USD 70,000 or 5% of value, whichever is lower)","source_id":"mus-edb-ar-2021","location":"p. 19, 'Accelerating recovery in the real estate sector'","quote":"Registration duty on the sale of a residential property under the Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS or Real Estate Scheme (RES) will be levied at the rate of 5% or USD 70,000 whichever is the lower.","notes":"Announced measure of the 2021/2022 National Budget; the report gives no effective date and does not say 'first-time'; applies_to kept as on the EDB guidelines row so the restatement links.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Maximum property registration duty","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-212e055e06","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"foreign_currency_payment_minimum","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"non-citizen buyer financing part of the purchase with a Mauritian-rupee loan","source_id":"mus-edb-guidelines-irs-res-pds-2024","location":"section 4.0, item 4, PDF p. 6","quote":"Where a loan is contracted in Mauritian currency with a bank in Mauritius, the first 500,000 US Dollars must be paid in USD or its equivalent in any other freely convertible foreign currency","notes":"EDB guidelines dated Nov 2024; date the rule took effect not stated (valid_from left empty). Purchase must otherwise be financed from funds outside Mauritius.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Minimum paid in foreign currency on a local loan","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c3072ce13d","program_id":"mus-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2007-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"non-citizen buyer under the Integrated Resort Scheme","source_id":"mus-boi-irs-guidelines-2007","location":"p. 23, 'Residency in Mauritius', items 1 and 3","quote":"Pursuant to Regulation 22(1) of the Investment Promotion (IRS) Regulations 2007, a residence permit under the Immigration Act is granted to the non-citizen upon acquisition of a residential property. ... citizen shall hold the residential property under the scheme","notes":"No fixed term: the permit lasts as long as the property is held.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MUS","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"other","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-57612b0738","program_id":"mex-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2012-11-09","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"temporary residence authorisation: 1, 2 or 3 years as requested on change of status (art. 41, 43); up to 4 years on regularisation (art. 52)","source_id":"mex-dof-lineamientos-tramites-2012","location":"art. 41, vigencia de la autorización; art. 52, vigencia","quote":"Hasta 4 años para residente temporal.","notes":"Lineamientos (DOF 8 Nov 2012) as published; later amendments not read. Applies within change-of-status and regularisation procedures that list the same supporting cases.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MEX","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-a8bac69c47","program_id":"mex-investor-residence","route":"processing_time","valid_from":"2012-11-09","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"working days","applies_to":"maximum time to decide a change of status to temporary resident (arts. 41, 43); regularisation 30 calendar days (art. 52)","source_id":"mex-dof-lineamientos-tramites-2012","location":"art. 41, plazo máximo de resolución","quote":"Plazo máximo de resolución: 20 días hábiles.","notes":"Lineamientos (DOF 8 Nov 2012) as published; later amendments not read. Applies within change-of-status and regularisation procedures that list the same supporting cases.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MEX","route_name":"Processing time","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-2748a93d15","program_id":"mex-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2012-11-09","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"days of general minimum wage (Federal District)","applies_to":"foreigner with a shareholding in a Mexican company (or business fixed assets of the same value); alternative: business creating at least five formal jobs","source_id":"mex-dof-lineamientos-tramites-2012","location":"art. 41 and art. 43, Criterios de resolución, II(a)-(c)","quote":"y que el valor de la inversión sea equivalente a veinte mil días de salario mínimo general vigente en el Distrito Federal","notes":"The criterion appears in the procedures for changing status to temporary resident inside Mexico (art. 41 from humanitarian visitor, art. 43 from student); the main route through a consulate is governed by the 2014 visa guidelines, not read. Amount is a number of days of minimum wage, not a currency amount; not converted.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MEX","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-884934eaf9","program_id":"mex-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2012-11-09","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40000","currency":"days of general minimum wage (Federal District)","applies_to":"temporary resident owning real estate in Mexico (or trust beneficiary rights) of this value","source_id":"mex-dof-lineamientos-tramites-2012","location":"art. 41, requisito 4(d)(i); also art. 52, requisito (d)(i)","quote":"con un valor equivalente a cuarenta mil días de salario mínimo general vigente en el Distrito Federal, original y copia.","notes":"Lineamientos (DOF 8 Nov 2012) as published; later amendments not read. Applies within change-of-status and regularisation procedures that list the same supporting cases. A real-estate case listed beside the investor case (20,000 days); recorded under the investor-residence programme for want of a separate row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MEX","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-21050ca069","program_id":"mex-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"2012-11-09","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"investor case (c): economic or business activities in Mexico generating at least five formal jobs (proof: IMSS certificate that the foreigner employs at least five workers)","source_id":"mex-dof-lineamientos-tramites-2012","location":"art. 41, criterios de resolución II(c) and requisito 4(e)(iii)","quote":"que generen al menos cinco empleos formales.","notes":"Lineamientos (DOF 8 Nov 2012) as published; later amendments not read. Applies within change-of-status and regularisation procedures that list the same supporting cases. Already mentioned in the applies_to of the existing 20,000-days row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MEX","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-9186edebf8","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"applicant without active professional income: bank deposit in Monaco","source_id":"mco-tribune-2026-01-21","location":"para 2","quote":"effectuer un dépôt bancaire à Monaco d'au moins 500 000 euros","notes":"Monaco Tribune (media, 21 Jan 2026) relaying a TV Monaco report; alternative to proof of active professional income; not a legal text.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a767d8ac34","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"initial residence card, renewable each year","source_id":"mco-tribune-2026-01-21","location":"section \"Un système de cartes progressif\"","quote":"La carte de séjour initiale, renouvelable chaque année","notes":"Monaco Tribune (media, 21 Jan 2026) relaying a TV Monaco report; .","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b12a952909","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"1996-02-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"carte de résident temporaire (first card; for a person of independent means, on proof of sufficient means and housing)","source_id":"mco-legimonaco-os-3153","location":"art. 5, para 1; art. 6","quote":"bénéficie d'une carte de séjour de résident temporaire dont la validité ne peut excéder un an.","notes":"Consolidated text on Legimonaco (2 Oct 2026); article 5 as worded by Ordonnance 11.884 of 16 Feb 1996. No money amount is set: a first card needs a work permit or proof of sufficient means.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"1996"},{"term_id":"t-6715124c0b","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"ordinary_card_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"three-year temporary card after three years of legal residence","source_id":"mco-tribune-2026-01-21","location":"section \"Un système de cartes progressif\"","quote":"Après trois ans de résidence légale, les résidents peuvent solliciter une carte temporaire de trois ans.","notes":"Monaco Tribune (media, 21 Jan 2026) relaying a TV Monaco report; the article calls it a 'carte temporaire de trois ans'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence required before an ordinary resident card","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-786cf339c7","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"ordinary_card_qualifying_period","valid_from":"1996-02-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"carte de résident ordinaire, valid three years, after more than three years of residence (proof of sufficient resources if not working)","source_id":"mco-legimonaco-os-3153","location":"art. 5, para 2; art. 7","quote":"Lorsque l'étranger réside dans la Principauté depuis plus de trois ans, il peut être attribué une carte de séjour de résident ordinaire, valable trois ans.","notes":"Consolidated text on Legimonaco (2 Oct 2026); article 5 as worded by Ordonnance 11.884 of 16 Feb 1996. No money amount is set: a first card needs a work permit or proof of sufficient means.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence required before an ordinary resident card","rule_type":"time","year":"1996"},{"term_id":"t-84c7b43e02","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"criminal_record_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"clean criminal record covering the last five years of residence","source_id":"mco-tribune-2026-01-21","location":"para 2","quote":"fournir un casier judiciaire vierge couvrant les cinq dernières années de résidence","notes":"Monaco Tribune (media, 21 Jan 2026) relaying a TV Monaco report; application condition.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Period covered by the clean criminal record","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ea097d6445","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"privileged_card_qualifying_period","valid_from":"1996-02-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"carte de résident privilégié, valid ten years, after at least ten years of residence (one year for parents of a Monegasque child and women who lost Monegasque nationality by marriage), after an inquiry into actual residence and means","source_id":"mco-legimonaco-os-3153","location":"art. 5, para 4; art. 8","quote":"lorsque l'étranger réside dans la Principauté depuis dix ans au moins, il peut lui être attribué une carte de séjour de résident privilégié, valable dix ans.","notes":"Consolidated text on Legimonaco (2 Oct 2026); article 5 as worded by Ordonnance 11.884 of 16 Feb 1996. No money amount is set: a first card needs a work permit or proof of sufficient means.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence needed for the privileged resident card","rule_type":"time","year":"1996"},{"term_id":"t-f1aada91db","program_id":"mco-residence","route":"privileged_card_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12","currency":"years","applies_to":"ten-year permanent card after renewing the three-year card three times (twelve years of continuous presence)","source_id":"mco-tribune-2026-01-21","location":"section \"Un système de cartes progressif\"","quote":"la carte permanente de dix ans n'est accessible qu'après avoir renouvelé trois fois la carte temporaire de trois ans, soit après douze années de présence continue en Principauté","notes":"Monaco Tribune (media, 21 Jan 2026) relaying a TV Monaco report; differs from the ordinance (10 years, t-ea097d6445).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MCO","route_name":"Residence needed for the privileged resident card","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9bcfcd17dc","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"tax base of the real-estate transfer tax assessment (proof of value); not required of EU/EEA/Swiss nationals","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-amend-2025","location":"art. 24 (amending art. 56)","quote":"nije manji od 150.000 eura","notes":"Adopted 31 Dec 2025; in force on the eighth day after publication (date not read), so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9dec749317","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2015-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary residence permit for disposing of rights to real property","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-law-2014","location":"PDF p. 17 (printed p. 16), art. 54(2)","quote":"Dozvola iz stava 1 ovog Olana izdaje se sa rokom va2enja od jedne godine.","notes":"Verbatim OCR. Art. 54(3): value conditions to be set by Government decree (Sl. list CG 61/15, repealed 2016).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-e7742d8475","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"2015-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"general route: 5 years of continuous lawful temporary residence; time spent on temporary residence for use of real property owned in Montenegro is NOT counted","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-law-2014","location":"PDF p. 27 (printed p. 26), art. 82(2) and (5)(2)","quote":"zahtjeva za izdavanje dozvole zakonito boravio u Crnoj God neprekidno pet godina na osnovu odobrenog privremenog boravka","notes":"The same article excludes from the five years time spent on \"privremenom boravku radi raspolaganja pravom na nepokretnosti koje stranac posjeduje u Crnoj Gori\" (art. 82(5)(2)): property-based residence does not lead to permanent residence. Absences of up to ten months in total, or six months at once, in the five years do not break continuity.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-c216bafa55","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"renewal_application_deadline","valid_from":"2015-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days before expiry (at the latest)","applies_to":"extension of a temporary residence permit (all grounds, incl. art. 54); new permit valid up to one year","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-law-2014","location":"PDF p. 18 (printed p. 17), art. 59(1)","quote":"najkasnije u roku od 30 dana prije isteka roka va2enja dozvole za privremeni boravak.","notes":"General rule for temporary residence permits (OCR \"va2enja\" for \"važenja\").","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Time limit to apply for renewal","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-8d0af83b61","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"2015-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"40","currency":"days","applies_to":"temporary residence permit applications (all grounds, incl. art. 54 property owners), from submission of a complete application","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-law-2014","location":"PDF p. 17 (printed p. 16), art. 57(4)","quote":"0 zahtjevu za izdavanje dozvole za privremeni boravak odluouje se u roku od 40 dana od dana predaje urednog zahtjeva.","notes":"General rule for temporary residence permits. Quote as in the OCR text (\"0\" for \"O\", \"odluouje\" for \"odlučuje\"). valid_from is the date the law applies from (art. 145), as for the other rules from this law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-728f667f23","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"renewal_application_window","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"days before expiry (earliest)","applies_to":"extension of a temporary residence permit (all grounds, incl. property owners): application no earlier than 60 days before expiry; property owners must also prove taxes paid during the permit","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-amend-2025","location":"PDF p. 14, art. 31 (amending art. 64(1) and adding a paragraph on real property)","quote":"U clanu 64 stav 1 poslije rijeci „boravka,“ dodaju se rijeci: „najranije u roku od 60, a“.","notes":"The amendment inserts an earliest filing date before the existing latest date in art. 64(1) of the 2018 law (not printed in full here). The new paragraph requires, for extending a property-based permit, proof of tax obligations met while the permit lasted. Entry into force: eighth day after publication (not stored).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"How early a renewal can be applied for","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ae42ca4b06","program_id":"mne-property-residence","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"180","currency":"days within one year (maximum stay)","applies_to":"long-stay visa (visa D) for a foreigner intending to stay more than 90 days, for (among other purposes) the use and disposal of rights to real property owned in Montenegro; requires proof of ownership and of funds for subsistence, accommodation, health insurance and return","source_id":"mne-skupstina-aliens-amend-2025","location":"PDF p. 3, art. 8 (new art. 18(1)) and art. 18 para. on real property","quote":"duze od 90 dana, ali ne duze od 180 dana u vremenskom periodu od jedne godine","notes":"New art. 18 lists \"koriscenja i raspolaganja pravom na nepokretnosti koju posjeduje u Crnoj Gori\" among the purposes of the D visa, and a later paragraph sets the proof required for property owners. The amending law enters into force on the eighth day after publication in the Official Gazette (publication not stored), so valid_from is left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"MNE","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fe8fd9eed3","program_id":"npl-investor-residential-visa","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"one-time investment in the industrial sector","source_id":"npl-embassy-muscat-visa-2026","location":"Residential Visa, Eligibility","quote":"Investors who invest minimum of 100 thousand US$ at one time on the Industrial sector.","notes":"Recorded from \"100 thousand US$\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NPL","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bfb1d1332f","program_id":"npl-investor-residential-visa","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2001","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"one-time investment in Nepal's industrial business (rule 11(1)(घ))","source_id":"npl-immigration-rules-2051","location":"PDF p. 10, rule 11(1)(घ) and footnote","quote":"नेपालको औद्योगिक व्यवसायमा कम्तिमा एकलाख अमेरिकी डलर वा सो बराबरको परिवत्र्य विदेशी मुद्रा एकैपटक लगानी गर्ने व्यक्ति","notes":"'एकलाख' = one lakh = 100,000; 'or the equivalent in convertible foreign currency'. The footnote says the clause was amended by the first amendment (Gazette 2058-02-22 BS, i.e. 2001 by the document's own date anchor); valid_from is that year. Quote transcribed from the page image (text layer mis-encoded).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NPL","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2001"},{"term_id":"t-a678081b85","program_id":"npl-investor-residential-visa","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investment made at one time, as printed among the grounds in the residential visa application form (Schedule 4, item 10(ग))","source_id":"npl-immigration-rules-2051","location":"PDF p. 41, Schedule 4 (rule 11(4)) item 10(ग)","quote":"(ग) एकै पटक १० लाि अमेररकी िलर िन्दा बढी लगानी गरे को ।","notes":"Form wording: 'invested more than US$10 lakh (1,000,000) at one time'. This differs from rule 11(1)(घ) as amended (US$100,000 in industrial business); the form may keep an older wording, but the document does not say. Recorded as printed; '10 लाख' = 1,000,000. Quote copied from the PDF text layer, which mis-encodes some letters (e.g. 'िलर' for डलर, 'लाि' for लाख); numbers read from the words.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NPL","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-63a7fb9b2f","program_id":"npl-investor-residential-visa","route":"fee_permit_renewal","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200","currency":"USD","applies_to":"residential visa, annual renewal (all grounds except rule 11(1)(ङ))","source_id":"npl-immigration-rules-2051","location":"PDF pp. 61-62, Schedule 9 item 8(क)","quote":"नवीकरि गदाथ वाहषथक दुई सय अमेररकी िलर बराबरको नेपाली मुद्रा","notes":"Words ('दुई सय' = two hundred), per year. Schedule 9 (visa fees, rule 29) carries the footnote 'amended by notice published in the Gazette of 2076-03-30 BS' (2019); the text layer does not show which items the footnote covers, so valid_from is left empty. Amount is the Nepali-rupee equivalent of the US dollar figure. 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Amount is the Nepali-rupee equivalent of the US dollar figure. Quote copied from the PDF text layer, which mis-encodes some letters (e.g. 'िलर' for डलर, 'लाि' for लाख); numbers read from the words.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NPL","route_name":"Fee for the first residence permit","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b8d750dc74","program_id":"npl-investor-residential-visa","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"residential visa, first issue (granted by the Department of Immigration with Home Ministry approval for the first year; investors under rule 11(1)(घ) on the Department of Industry's recommendation); renewed thereafter","source_id":"npl-immigration-rules-2051","location":"PDF p. 12, rule 12(1)(ज)","quote":"(ज) आवासीय निसा               पहिलो एक वषथको लानग गृि मन्त्रालयको शस्वकृनत नलई","notes":"Words ('पहिलो एक वर्ष' = the first one year). 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Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-4977301951","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_fee","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4630","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"Band C (rest of world)","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-regs-2022","location":"p. 3 (PDF page; image, OCR), para 7, Table One, Band C column","quote":"Fee 4,750 4,630 4,630","notes":"From Table One (p. 3 of the PDF, an image page read by OCR). Rates prescribed by the Amendment Regulations to come into force on 19 September 2022, when AIP opened; valid_to unknown. Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-a2a693bf94","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_fee","valid_from":"2022-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4750","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"application made in New Zealand","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-investor-2022","location":"p. 10, para 49","quote":"From 1 August 2022, the new fee for the Investor category resident visa applications will be $4,750 (for applications made in New Zealand), with an Immigration Levy charge of $3,150.","notes":"Fee only; the immigration levy is a separate row. Cabinet applied the Investor category charges to AIP. valid_to unknown; the visa page showed a total cost of NZD $27470 in Oct 2026 (separate row).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-658935dbb2","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_fee","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4750","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"Band A (application made in New Zealand)","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-regs-2022","location":"p. 3 (PDF page; image, OCR), para 7, Table One","quote":"Fee 4,750 4,630 4,630","notes":"From Table One (p. 3 of the PDF, an image page read by OCR). Rates prescribed by the Amendment Regulations to come into force on 19 September 2022, when AIP opened; valid_to unknown. Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-5c96b05871","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_cost_total","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7780","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"Band B (Pacific): fee plus levy","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-regs-2022","location":"p. 3 (PDF page; image, OCR), para 7, Table One, Total row, Band B","quote":"Total 7,900 7,780 7,780","notes":"From Table One (p. 3 of the PDF, an image page read by OCR). Rates prescribed by the Amendment Regulations to come into force on 19 September 2022, when AIP opened; valid_to unknown. Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Total application cost, fee plus levy","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-f1c9b50c60","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_cost_total","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7780","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"Band C (rest of world): fee plus levy","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-regs-2022","location":"p. 3 (PDF page; image, OCR), para 7, Table One, Total row, Band C","quote":"Total 7,900 7,780 7,780","notes":"From Table One (p. 3 of the PDF, an image page read by OCR). Rates prescribed by the Amendment Regulations to come into force on 19 September 2022, when AIP opened; valid_to unknown. Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Total application cost, fee plus levy","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-75cb889aee","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_cost_total","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7900","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"Band A (New Zealand): fee plus levy","source_id":"nzl-mbie-cab-regs-2022","location":"p. 3 (PDF page; image, OCR), para 7, Table One, Total row","quote":"Total 7,900 7,780 7,780","notes":"From Table One (p. 3 of the PDF, an image page read by OCR). Rates prescribed by the Amendment Regulations to come into force on 19 September 2022, when AIP opened; valid_to unknown. Currency: the table prints no currency or \"$\"; recorded as NZD, the issuing government's currency for fees prescribed by New Zealand immigration regulations (METHODOLOGY decisions 4 and 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Total application cost, fee plus levy","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-41b33f9d9e","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"application_cost_total","valid_from":"2026-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"27470","currency":"NZD","applies_to":"per application (as displayed without country selected)","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Cost box","quote":"Cost NZD $27470","notes":"As displayed on 2 Oct 2026; the date it took effect is not known, and INZ says costs depend on the country of application. Presumably fee plus levy; the page doesn't split it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Total application cost, fee plus levy","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-b904437165","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"investment_period","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"2025-03-31","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"principal applicant: investment period during which qualifying investments are made and maintained","source_id":"nzl-mbie-aip-briefings-2024","location":"p. 18 (PDF), MBIE briefing 2324-4021 (26 July 2024), Annex Four 'Active Investor Plus Visa policy settings' (current policy settings)","quote":"Investors can make qualifying investments throughout a four-year investment period, investing at least 50 per cent in the first 18 months and 100 per cent by the end of the third year. Investments would have to be maintained up until the end of the fourth year.","notes":"Current AIP settings as described by MBIE in July 2024 (in force since the visa opened on 19 September 2022 and replaced on 1 April 2025, per the instructions stored elsewhere). Restates rules already stated by INZ instructions. Dollar amounts: a New Zealand government document's '$' is NZD (decision 5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Investment period","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-ae2f2a0600","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"time from approval in principle to transfer and invest the funds; a further 6 months may be given","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Overview and Transfer investment funds","quote":"If we approve your application in principle, you will have 6 months to transfer and invest your funds in New Zealand.","notes":"'In some cases we can give you a further 6 months'. Start date from nzl-inz-aip-release-2025.","restates":"t-5450163432","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-5450163432","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"investment_deadline","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"Growth and Balanced categories: time from approval in principle to make all investments; a 6-month extension may be applied for","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-release-2025","location":"Media release, list of changes from 1 April 2025","quote":"both categories must make all investments within 6 months of their approval in principle but may apply for a 6 month extension","notes":"Announced 9 February 2025 for 1 April 2025.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Deadline to make the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-aa90102251","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"aftercare_check_in_deadline","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"2025-03-31","min_amount":"12","currency":"months","applies_to":"investor must check in with NZTE within the first 12 months","source_id":"nzl-mbie-aip-briefings-2024","location":"p. 19 (PDF), MBIE briefing 2324-4021, Annex Four (continued)","quote":"Investors will be required to check in with NZTE in the first 12 months to ensure their aftercare needs are being met.","notes":"Current AIP settings as described by MBIE in July 2024 (in force since the visa opened on 19 September 2022 and replaced on 1 April 2025, per the instructions stored elsewhere). Restates rules already stated by INZ instructions. Dollar amounts: a New Zealand government document's '$' is NZD (decision 5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Time limit for aftercare check-in with NZ Trade and Enterprise","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-8bfc17e206","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"physical_presence_growth","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21","currency":"days","applies_to":"Growth category principal applicant, over the 36-month investment period","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"While you are in New Zealand, Spend time in New Zealand","quote":"If you apply for the Growth category you must spend at least 21 days in New Zealand as a holder of a resident visa during the 36-month investment period.","notes":"Days as resident visa holder. Start date assumed from the April 2025 settings (nzl-inz-aip-release-2025); the page itself is undated. Growth holders may travel as residents for 4 years from first arrival.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Required physical presence, Growth category","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-4f807c73e5","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"years","applies_to":"dependent children included in the application (aged 24 and younger; those aged 21 to 24 must show they still rely on the applicant financially)","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Overview ('This visa lets you'); Dependent children","quote":"include your partner and dependent children, aged 24 and younger, in your application","notes":"Evidence section: \"if your children are aged between 21 and 24, evidence that they are still relying on you for financial support.\" Page read 2 Oct 2026; valid_from as on the other rows from this page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-044e00f574","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"investment_period_growth","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"36","currency":"months","applies_to":"Growth category principal applicant (NZD 5 million kept in acceptable investments)","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Investment funds","quote":"You must invest your nominated investment funds in acceptable investments in New Zealand for at least 36 months for the Growth category and for at least 60 months for the Balanced category.","notes":"Page read 2 Oct 2026; valid_from as on the other rows from this page (rules from 1 April 2025). The page also gives evidence dates at 24 and 36 months and permanent residence after 3 years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Investment period, Growth category","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-787c7f278b","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"investment_period_balanced","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"months","applies_to":"Balanced category principal applicant (NZD 10 million kept in acceptable investments)","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Investment funds","quote":"You must invest your nominated investment funds in acceptable investments in New Zealand for at least 36 months for the Growth category and for at least 60 months for the Balanced category.","notes":"Page read 2 Oct 2026; valid_from as on the other rows from this page (rules from 1 April 2025). The page also gives evidence dates at 24 and 60 months and permanent residence after 5 years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Investment period, Balanced category","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-baf63d89e2","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"physical_presence_balanced","valid_from":"2025-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"63","currency":"days","applies_to":"Balanced category principal applicant nominating NZD 13 million (the extra NZD 3 million in acceptable Growth category investments)","source_id":"nzl-inz-aip-visa-2026","location":"Table 1: Types of funds and required number of days, row NZD $13 million","quote":"NZD $13 million (the extra NZD $3 million must be invested in acceptable Growth category investments) 63 days","notes":"Each extra NZD 1 million in Growth category investments (excluding philanthropy) cuts the requirement by 14 days, up to 42 days; extra funds must be nominated before approval in principle. 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Dollar amounts: a New Zealand government document's '$' is NZD (decision 5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Weighting for listed shares","rule_type":"other","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-32c3a52e49","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"weighting_philanthropy","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"2025-03-31","min_amount":"1","currency":"multiplier","applies_to":"weighting applied to philanthropy","source_id":"nzl-mbie-aip-briefings-2024","location":"p. 18 (PDF), MBIE briefing 2324-4021 (26 July 2024), Annex Four 'Active Investor Plus Visa policy settings' (current policy settings)","quote":"Philanthropy (50% cap) 1x N/A $7.5 million","notes":"Current AIP settings as described by MBIE in July 2024 (in force since the visa opened on 19 September 2022 and replaced on 1 April 2025, per the instructions stored elsewhere). Restates rules already stated by INZ instructions. 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Dollar amounts: a New Zealand government document's '$' is NZD (decision 5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Weighting for managed funds","rule_type":"other","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-51576230a3","program_id":"nzl-aip","route":"weighting_direct_investment","valid_from":"2022-09-19","valid_to":"2025-03-31","min_amount":"3","currency":"multiplier","applies_to":"weighting applied to acceptable direct investments","source_id":"nzl-mbie-aip-briefings-2024","location":"p. 18 (PDF), MBIE briefing 2324-4021 (26 July 2024), Annex Four 'Active Investor Plus Visa policy settings' (current policy settings)","quote":"Direct investments 3x $5 million N/A","notes":"Current AIP settings as described by MBIE in July 2024 (in force since the visa opened on 19 September 2022 and replaced on 1 April 2025, per the instructions stored elsewhere). Restates rules already stated by INZ instructions. 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Applies to Investor 1 and Investor 2 alike ('Investor category resident visa applications').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a2f7f0ad19","program_id":"nzl-investor-2","route":"investment_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2022-07","min_amount":"4","currency":"years","applies_to":"principal applicant (Investor 2)","source_id":"nzl-mbie-aip-briefings-2024","location":"p. 14 (PDF), MBIE briefing 2324-4021 (26 July 2024), Annex One 'A history of investor pathways'","quote":"It required individuals to invest minimum $3 million for four years.","notes":"MBIE's July 2024 summary of the closed Investor 1 and 2 categories (2009-2022; closed to new applicants as of July 2022). Restates settings stated by the INZ instructions stored elsewhere; the summary does not date each setting, so valid_from is left empty. 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NZD 1.5 million 146 days/year 5 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Footnote 3: includes the qualification period for permanent residency under residency programmes. NZD 1.5 million matches the Investor 2 category; mapping by amount.","restates":"t-2cc9d4fafb","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c64db6c066","program_id":"nzl-investor-2","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship (as listed by the UK MAC, Feb 2014)","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 71 (printed p. 65), Table 4.1 'Investor routes offered by A-list competitor countries', row New Zealand","quote":"5 years","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. 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Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NZL","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6770397b57","program_id":"nzl-investor-2","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"NZD 1.5 million route","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 47 (printed p. 40), appendix 'Country-by-Country details of comparable schemes'","quote":"New Zealand NZ $1.5 million 146 days in NZ in each of the last 3 years of a 4 year investment period 5 years","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country). 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Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Renewal fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-8beb2cb8a5","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"NIO","applies_to":"residence and nationality application form","source_id":"nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 122, table 'Servicios de extranjería'","quote":"Formulario de residencia y nacionalidad C$ 50","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-c9907e1a45","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"400","currency":"NIO","applies_to":"certificate of the naturalisation resolution","source_id":"nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 122 table (right column)","quote":"Certificado de la resolución de nacionalización C$ 400","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-4f2b46db8d","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"fee_naturalisation","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"NIO","applies_to":"application for nationality by extension to family members","source_id":"nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 122 table (right column)","quote":"Solicitud de trámite de nacionalidad por extensión al vínculo C$ 500","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Naturalisation fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-c4bfac1a01","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"fee_naturalisation","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"NIO","applies_to":"application for Nicaraguan nationality","source_id":"nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 122 table (right column)","quote":"Solicitud de trámite de nacionalidad ... nicaragüense C$ 2,000.00","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed. 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The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. Art. 122 says foreigners' fees are paid in US dollars or the equivalent in córdobas, but the table prints the amounts with C$ (córdobas); recorded as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Residence card fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-7d0c5c2315","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent residents (incl. 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Ley 153 was repealed by Ley 761 of 2011 (art. 222, in force August 2011); valid_to left empty because no day is settled.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Time government bonds must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"1993"},{"term_id":"t-c52829fffe","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent residence card (cédula de residencia permanente), as priced in the fee table","source_id":"nic-gaceta-126-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 122, table 'Servicios de extranjería'","quote":"Trámite de cédula de residencia permanente por cinco años C$ 5,000.00","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead. The law states no card validity elsewhere; the period is read from the fee item.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-7c7c170b7c","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"21","currency":"years","applies_to":"children under the naturalised person's custody, to whom nationality acquired by foreigners (incl. investor residents, art. 55) extends","source_id":"nic-gaceta-125-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 9, art. 57","quote":"La nacionalidad nicaragüense adquirida por los extranjeros, será extensiva a los hijos e hijas de éstos, menores de veintiún años, que se encuentren bajo su tutela o patria potestad.","notes":"Ley 761 entered into force 30 days after publication in La Gaceta (art. 224); the law was published across Nos. 125 and 126 (6-7 Jul 2011), so early August 2011 (month precision, as on the existing entry-into-force event). The two existing rows from Gaceta 125 use the publication date 2011-07-06 instead.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-ce59330835","program_id":"nic-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"2011-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"capital invested in any lawful economic activity, or in state or national financial-institution securities and bonds","source_id":"nic-gaceta-125-2011-ley-761","location":"PDF p. 7, art. 35","quote":"Los extranjeros que inviertan su capital en cualquier ramo de la actividad económica lícita en Nicaragua, podrán adquirir la calidad de residente inversionista","notes":"Amount unset: the law sets none and leaves requirements to regulation (Decreto 31-2012, not stored); press and industry figures of USD 30,000 not confirmed. valid_from is the month the law took effect: art. 224 (Gaceta No. 126, PDF p. 12) puts it in force thirty days after publication, which spans Nos. 125 and 126 (6 and 7 Jul 2011), so 5 or 6 Aug 2011 (counted by us); month given, as for the other Ley 761 rules.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NIC","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"other","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-ebc45dc692","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"investment_any","valid_from":"2025-08-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor (10-year Golden Residency; family included)","source_id":"omn-investoman-golden-residency-2025","location":"para 'The programme provides seven investment-based routes'","quote":"Applicants must meet a minimum capital threshold of OMR 200,000 (approximately USD 520,000)","notes":"Seven routes: property in Integrated Tourism Complexes, company formation, Government Development Bonds, Muscat-listed shares, fixed-term bank deposit, business employing 50+ Omanis, nomination by a foreign-investment-law company. Fees and legal basis not found.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Investment of any type","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-cc5d6f1dfc","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-03-14","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, second category card via residential property","source_id":"omn-mhup-dec-58-2022","location":"Art. 1","quote":"بقيمة لا تقل عن (٢٥٠,٠٠٠) مائتين وخمسين ألف ريال عماني","notes":"Translation: 'with a value of not less than OMR 250,000'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-be33057bdf","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-03-14","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor (5-year visa): property","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"or buying a property for that value, are eligible for a five-year visa","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025. Restates t-cc5d6f1dfc. valid_from from the official sources, not this article.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-defb739f36","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-03-14","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, first category card via residential property","source_id":"omn-mhup-dec-58-2022","location":"Art. 1","quote":"بقيمة إجمالية لا تقل عن (٥٠٠,٠٠٠) خمسمائة ألف ريال عماني","notes":"Translation: 'with a total value of not less than OMR 500,000'. One or more residential units in areas open to foreigners. In force the day after publication in Gazette 1433 (13/3/2022).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-15852e1249","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-03-14","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor (10-year visa): property","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"or buying a property in the sultanate to that value, are eligible for a 10-year visa that can be extended","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025. Restates t-defb739f36. valid_from from the official sources, not this article.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-afca1385b0","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"shares_bonds_or_company","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, first category (10-year card)","source_id":"omn-fm-irp-launch-2021","location":"paras 4-5","quote":"They must prove ownership of shares with a market value of no less than OMR 500,000","notes":"Also qualifies: government bonds of no less than OMR 500,000, or a company employing at least 50 Omanis. valid_to is the launch of the 2025 Golden Residency; whether the old rules were formally repealed is not known.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Investment in shares, a company or government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-eb1d98fdc8","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"shares_bonds_or_company","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"500000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor (10-year visa, extendable): LLC, public joint-stock company or government bonds","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"Those making an investment of at least 500,000 Omani rials in a limited liability company, public joint-stock company or government bonds","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025. Restates t-afca1385b0. valid_from from the official sources, not this article.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Investment in shares, a company or government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-7c796db7f7","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_dependant_residence_renewal_category_2","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"dependant residence (5-year), every 3 years","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (7), residence renewal item 9","quote":"إقامة التحاق بمستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٥٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Dependant residence renewal fee, 5-year residence","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-56200b477b","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_dependant_visa_category_2","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"dependant (joining an investor) visa, 5-year","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (7), entry visas item 30","quote":"تأشيرة التحاق بمستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٥٠","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Dependant visa fee, 5-year visa","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-92f205f5ba","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_dependant_residence_renewal","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"dependant residence (10-year), every 3 years","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (7), residence renewal item 9","quote":"إقامة التحاق بمستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ١٠٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Dependant residence renewal fee, 10-year residence","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-fd706b7494","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_dependant_visa","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"dependant (joining an investor) visa, 10-year","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (7), entry visas item 30","quote":"تأشيرة التحاق بمستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ١٠٠","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). 'Visa for joining an investor, ten years: 100.'","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Dependant visa fee, 10-year visa","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-c9f7986032","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_residence_renewal_category_2","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor residence (5-year), renewal fee every 3 years","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (5)","quote":"إقامة مستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٣٠٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). 'Investor residence for five years: 300 every three years.'","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Investor residence renewal fee, 5-year residence","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-54eddded13","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, 5-year investor visa (renewal OMR 300 every 3 years)","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Art. 4 and 5","quote":"تأشيرة مستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٣٠٠","notes":"Translation: '5-year investor visa 300 (OMR)'. Dependant visa OMR 50.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-3aeb395d4d","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_residence_renewal","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor residence (10-year), renewal fee every 3 years","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (5)","quote":"إقامة مستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ٥٠٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). 'Investor residence for ten years: 500 every three years.'","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Investor residence renewal fee, 10-year residence","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-7b92076d63","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_visa","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, 10-year investor visa (renewal of residence OMR 500 every 3 years)","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Art. 4 and 5","quote":"تأشيرة مستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ٥٠٠","notes":"Translation: '10-year investor visa 500 (OMR)'. Dependant visa OMR 100. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). The National (2025) cites a total fee of 551 rials for the 10-year visa, which may include other charges.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Visa fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-1c1c7d856d","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"fee_visa_category_1","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"551","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"10-year investor visa","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"The fee for the visa is 551 rials.","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Visa fee, 10-year investor visa","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-edf7e18611","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"multiple_entry_investor_visa_validity","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"multiple-trip visa for prospective investors (and spouse/children), extendable once; stays of up to 3 months each","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (6)","quote":"وتكون التأشيرة صالحة لمدة لا تزيد على سنة واحدة قابلة للتمديد لفترة مماثلة ... لمدة لا تزيد على (٣) ثلاثة أشهر في كل مرة","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). 'Valid for no more than one year, extendable for a similar period; entry and stay of up to three months each time.'","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Validity of the multiple-entry visa for prospective investors","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-e65c1d86bb","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"visa_use_deadline","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor visa must be used within one year of issue","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Annex, Art. (1), Art. 10 item 9","quote":"وتستخدم التأشيرة خلال سنة واحدة من تاريخ إصدارها","notes":"Translation from the Arabic. In force the day after publication (Gazette 1413, 24/10/2021). Issued on a certificate from the competent authority that the foreigner wishes to invest.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Time to use the visa after issue","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-3e4ea67f98","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"owner_visa_entry_deadline","valid_from":"2026-06-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"owner visa: entry into Oman within 3 months of issue","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-87-2026","location":"Annex, Art. (2)","quote":"ويشترط الدخول إلى سلطنة عمان خلال (٣) ثلاثة أشهر من تاريخ إصدار التأشيرة","notes":"Translation from the Arabic; owner visa/residence for property owners (no minimum value in the text). In force the day after publication (Gazette 1653, 21/6/2026).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Time to enter after the owner visa is issued","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-20256b2434","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor residence card, 5-year category and retirees (renewable)","source_id":"omn-timesofoman-irp-2700-2023","location":"paras 2 and 5","quote":"has three categories to offer under 10-year, and 5-year category, and retirees","notes":"Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion as reported by Times of Oman (Aug 2023). Which category the retiree card falls under is not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-9a404ef3e7","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity_category_2","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (five-year category) and retirees","source_id":"omn-observer-irp-463-2022","location":"para 2","quote":"investors and foreign retirees are granted the right of long-term residency for a duration of 5 years or 10 years","notes":"Media restatement (Jun 2022).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Permit validity, Category 2","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7a5c314a39","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity_category_2","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"second category card (up to 5 years)","source_id":"omn-fm-irp-launch-2021","location":"para 7","quote":"The second category of applicants, who can obtain residency up to 5 years","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Permit validity, Category 2","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-56511f0f26","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity_category_2","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"second category card (up to 5 years)","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Art. 4 and Art. 5 (fee tables replacing Art. 29 items of the Foreign Residency Law regulations)","quote":"تأشيرة مستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٣٠٠ ... إقامة مستثمر لمدة خمس سنوات ٣٠٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"The 5-year investor visa and investor residence are named in the fee tables (the fee rows are recorded separately). valid_from: the day after publication in Official Gazette 1413 (24 October 2021), as on the other rows from this decision. applies_to kept as on the Foreign Ministry launch row so the restatement links.","restates":"t-7a5c314a39","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Permit validity, Category 2","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-f23dac2205","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity_category_2","valid_from":"2022-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"second category (renewable)","source_id":"omn-ona-irp-217-cards-2022","location":"para 2","quote":"The residency period reaches 5 or 10 years, subject to renewal.","notes":"","restates":"t-7a5c314a39","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Permit validity, Category 2","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-ccb48926a4","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"owner_purchase_visa_validity","valid_from":"2026-06-22","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"multiple-trip visa for buyers of building land or unregistered property units (and spouse, first-degree relatives, legal representatives of corporate owners); stays of up to 3 months each","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-87-2026","location":"Annex, Art. (1)","quote":"وتكون التأشيرة صالحة لمدة لا تقل عن (٦) ستة أشهر، ولا تزيد على سنة واحدة قابلة للتمديد لفترة مماثلة","notes":"Translation from the Arabic; owner visa/residence for property owners (no minimum value in the text). In force the day after publication (Gazette 1653, 21/6/2026). 'Valid for no less than six months and no more than one year, extendable for a similar period.' Upper bound 1 year.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Minimum validity of the property buyer's visa","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-7ff15f0fee","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (ten-year category)","source_id":"omn-observer-irp-463-2022","location":"para 2","quote":"investors and foreign retirees are granted the right of long-term residency for a duration of 5 years or 10 years","notes":"Media restatement (Jun 2022).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-69c21cd321","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor residence card, 10-year category (renewable)","source_id":"omn-timesofoman-irp-2700-2023","location":"paras 2 and 5","quote":"grants foreign investors and retirees the right to long-term residence in the Sultanate of Oman for a period of 5 or 10 years, subject to renewal","notes":"Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion as reported by Times of Oman (Aug 2023). Programme began in 2021 (year only).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-1c7a3254b0","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"first category card (up to 10 years)","source_id":"omn-fm-irp-launch-2021","location":"para 4","quote":"The first category of investors who can obtain residency for up to 10 years","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-a9546fd441","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2021-10-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"first category card (up to 10 years)","source_id":"omn-rop-dec-234-2021","location":"Art. 4 and Art. 5 (fee tables replacing Art. 29 items of the Foreign Residency Law regulations)","quote":"تأشيرة مستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ٥٠٠ ... إقامة مستثمر لمدة عشر سنوات ٥٠٠ كل (٣) ثلاث سنوات","notes":"The 10-year investor visa and investor residence are named in the fee tables (the fee rows are recorded separately). valid_from: the day after publication in Official Gazette 1413 (24 October 2021), as on the other rows from this decision. applies_to kept as on the Foreign Ministry launch row so the restatement links.","restates":"t-1c7a3254b0","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-2eba3e22ed","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2022-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"first category (renewable)","source_id":"omn-ona-irp-217-cards-2022","location":"para 2","quote":"The residency period reaches 5 or 10 years, subject to renewal.","notes":"5 years for the second category.","restates":"t-1c7a3254b0","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-9532fada17","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2025-08-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"Golden Residency (renewable; investor and family)","source_id":"omn-investoman-golden-residency-2025","location":"para 1","quote":"grants a renewable 10-year residency to international investors, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals","notes":"","restates":"t-1c7a3254b0","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-ccc87d98b4","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"business_employment","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"50","currency":"Omani employees","applies_to":"investor, first category (10-year card): owner of a company employing Omanis","source_id":"omn-fm-irp-launch-2021","location":"para 5","quote":"Investor residency applicants can also fall under this category if they own a company that employs at least 50 Omani employees.","notes":"Alternative to the OMR 500,000 share or bond routes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Jobs required from the business","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-1c5a589ebd","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"business_employment","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"50","currency":"Omani employees","applies_to":"investor establishing a company (10-year visa)","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"The visa is also offered to those who establish a company employing a minimum of 50 Omani nationals.","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025. Restates t-ccc87d98b4. valid_from from the official sources, not this article.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Jobs required from the business","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-74fddc7a4c","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"business_employment","valid_from":"2025-08-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"Omani employees","applies_to":"Golden Residency route: operating a business employing Omanis","source_id":"omn-investoman-golden-residency-2025","location":"para on seven routes","quote":"operating a business that employs a minimum of 50 Omani citizens","notes":"One of seven routes; the OMR 200,000 minimum capital applies to the programme.","restates":"t-ccc87d98b4","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Jobs required from the business","rule_type":"other","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-7ae298c102","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"assets_any","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor, second category (5-year card)","source_id":"omn-fm-irp-launch-2021","location":"para 5","quote":"have their assets (such as property, businesses or company shares) valued at not less than OMR 250,000","notes":"valid_to as above; status of the 5-year category after 2025 unknown.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Minimum assets of any kind","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-14880f8678","program_id":"omn-investor-residence","route":"assets_any","valid_from":"2021-10-03","valid_to":"2025-08-31","min_amount":"250000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"investor (5-year visa): LLC or public joint-stock company","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes'","quote":"those investing 250,000 rials in a limited liability company or public joint-stock company, or buying a property for that value, are eligible for a five-year visa","notes":"The National (25 Aug 2025), citing the ministry's Invest Oman platform, describing the rules before the Golden Residency launched on 31 August 2025. Restates t-7ae298c102. valid_from from the official sources, not this article.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Minimum assets of any kind","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-c653ae6b21","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"forced_sale_period","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"owner convicted by final judgment of a crime against honour or trust, or subject to a final deportation decision: period to dispose of the property through an agent before it is sold at public auction","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 23","quote":"فإن ذلك لا يخل بحقه في التصرف في العقار خلال سنة بمعرفة من يوكله في ذلك","notes":"Proceeds go to the owner (or heirs) after deductions. valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Time to sell property before forced auction","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-fca7718c7c","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"construction_deadline_extension","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"owner of a plot of land in an ITC: extension of the 4-year building period, on the Ministry of Tourism's recommendation, requested before the original period ends","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"arts. 12-13","quote":"تحدد المدة الإضافية التي يجوز منحها للمالك بسنتين على الأكثر","notes":"Starts the day after the four years end (art. 13). valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Extension of the time limit to build","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-110713e09a","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"owner of a built unit and first-degree relatives (renewed automatically every two years for six years)","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 25","quote":"تكون الإقامة لمن يملك وحدة مبنية ولأقاربه من الدرجة الأولى لمدة سنتين وتجدد تلقائيا لمدة ست سنوات بواقع سنتين لكل مرة دون التقدم بطلب","notes":"Valid-from is the day after Gazette publication (1 Oct 2007).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-93fad15a0d","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years (each issue)","applies_to":"owner of a plot of land for building in an ITC and first-degree relatives: multiple-entry investor visa, issued for two years at a time until the building is complete","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 25","quote":"وتمنح تأشيرة مستثمر برحلات متعددة بواقع سنتين لكل مرة لمالك قطعة الأرض المعدة للبناء ولأقاربه من الدرجة الأولى وذلك حتى اكتمال البناء","notes":"Plot owners get an investor visa rather than residence; built-unit owners get the 2-year residence already recorded. valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-975e5cb654","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"construction_deadline","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"years from registration of the land","applies_to":"owner of a plot of land in an ITC: must build and finish it (or reach the completed-unit stage, or use it for its purpose) within this period","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 11","quote":"وذلك كله خلال مدة لا تتجاوز أربع سنوات من تاريخ تسجيل الأرض باسمه في السجل العقاري","notes":"Until then the plot may only be mortgaged to finance building (art. 15). valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Time limit to complete construction","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-24dc70e45b","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7","currency":"working days","applies_to":"grant of residence after a complete application","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 24","quote":"وعلى الجهات المختصة منح الإقامة خلال مدة لا تتجاوز سبعة أيام عمل من تاريخ تقديم الطلب إليها","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-2ca4dd989f","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"usufruct_max_term","valid_from":"2022-05-30","valid_to":"","min_amount":"99","currency":"years","applies_to":"non-Omani buyer of a built unit in an Integrated Tourism Complex in Musandam governorate (usufruct only; no freehold)","source_id":"omn-mhup-dec-109-2022","location":"Art. 1 (new text of Art. 2 of the executive regulations); Art. 3","quote":"ولا يجوز لغير العماني في المجمعات السياحية المتكاملة في محافظة مسندم إلا شراء الوحدات المبنية بنظام حق الانتفاع وبما لا تجاوز مدته (٩٩) تسعا وتسعين سنة","notes":"Maximum usufruct term, printed in digits and words. Decision issued 18 May 2022, published in Official Gazette 1443 of 29 May 2022 and in force the day after publication (Art. 3), so 30 May 2022. Copy from Qanoon.om (not an official source).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Maximum term of a property usufruct","rule_type":"time","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-7622ce7613","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"fine_max","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"owner (المالك) who violates the regulations or agreements and does not remove the violation after warning: maximum fine, set by the gravity of the violation","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 29(b)","quote":"على ألا تتجاوز خمسين ألف ريال عماني للمطور وخمسة آلاف ريال عماني للمالك","notes":"Imposed by the Minister, without prejudice to other penalties. valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Maximum fine","rule_type":"other","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-e590ee37cc","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"fine_max","valid_from":"2007-10-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"OMR","applies_to":"developer (المطور) of an ITC who violates the regulations or agreements and does not remove the violation after warning: maximum fine","source_id":"omn-md-191-2007-itc-regulations","location":"art. 29(b)","quote":"على ألا تتجاوز خمسين ألف ريال عماني للمطور وخمسة آلاف ريال عماني للمالك","notes":"Fine on the developer, not the investor; recorded because it is part of the programme's rules. valid_from: the decision applies from the day after publication (art. 3) in Official Gazette No 848 of 1 Oct 2007.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Maximum fine","rule_type":"other","year":"2007"},{"term_id":"t-86da25231c","program_id":"omn-itc-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2006-02-19","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"owner of a built unit in a licensed Integrated Tourism Complex, and first-degree relatives; no minimum price","source_id":"omn-rd-12-2006-itc-ownership","location":"art. 8 of the system","quote":"يجوز منح غير العماني المالك لعقار مبني بغرض السكن أو الاستثمار، إقامة له ولأقاربه من الدرجة الأولى","notes":"No minimum price set in the texts read (RD 12/2006, MD 191/2007). valid_from is the decree's in-force date (date of issue).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"OMN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"other","year":"2006"},{"term_id":"t-a013de09c8","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; fixed-term deposit of at least 3 years at a general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-go-de226-2021","location":"p. 3, art. 2 (new art. 3(2)(c) of DE 416)","quote":"con una vigencia mínima de tres años y por un valor no inferior a doscientos mil balboas (B/.200,000.00)","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-7fac8bf918","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; property held personally (from DE 226 also via a company or foundation); two-year provisional permit first","source_id":"pan-go-de197-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 2 (new art. 3(2)(b) of DE 416)","quote":"con un valor mínimo de doscientos mil balboas (B/200,000.00)","notes":"Alternative to an employment route (job letter plus work permit). DE 197 was to take effect 90 days after promulgation; DE 226 fixed 7 Aug 2021. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-9e07f51c8a","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; property held personally (from DE 226 also via a company or foundation); two-year provisional permit first","source_id":"pan-go-de226-2021","location":"p. 3, art. 2 (new art. 3(2)(b) of DE 416) (OCR)","quote":"siempre que el bien inmueble tenga un valor mínimo de doscientos mil balboas (B/.200,000.00).","notes":"DE 226 of 2021 rewrites art. 3 of DE 416, restating the DE 197 rule; in force 7 August 2021 (art. 5). Text read by OCR (scan). DE 226 adds holding through a company of which the applicant is final beneficiary, or a private-interest foundation; purchase may be financed by a local bank.","restates":"t-7fac8bf918","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-ea6f4179d4","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"provisional_residence_period","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; provisional residence before permanent residence can be requested","source_id":"pan-go-de197-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 2 (new art. 3 of DE 416); p. 3, art. 3 (OCR)","quote":"podrá conceder un permiso de Residencia Provisional por un periodo de dos años","notes":"After two years permanent residence may be requested on the same requirements as at the start (art. 3). valid_from is the start date set by DE 226 of 2021 (art. 3, new art. 5 of DE 197); DE 197 itself said 90 days after promulgation. Restated by DE 226. Text read by OCR (scan).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Provisional residence period","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-8ab8c33222","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"provisional_residence_period","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; provisional residence before permanent residence can be requested","source_id":"pan-go-de226-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 2 (new art. 3 of DE 416) (OCR)","quote":"El Servicio Nacional de Migración podrá conceder un permiso de Residencia Provisional por un periodo de dos años","notes":"DE 226 of 2021 rewrites art. 3 of DE 416, restating the DE 197 rule; in force 7 August 2021 (art. 5). Text read by OCR (scan).","restates":"t-ea6f4179d4","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Provisional residence period","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-0e69be01b0","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"economic_activity","valid_from":"2012-06-18","valid_to":"2021-08-07","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; economic or professional activity plus proof of solvency","source_id":"pan-go-de416-2012","location":"p. 10, art. 3(3)(a)","quote":"saldo no inferior a cuatro cifras medias","notes":"No investment required. Solvency shown by a bank statement with a balance of at least 'mid four figures' (i.e. roughly B/.5,000; the decree gives no exact amount). Effective date taken as the gazette date.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Economic or professional activity","rule_type":"other","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-620fe3da7b","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"employment","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; job offer letter, employer's registry certificate and work permit","source_id":"pan-go-de197-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 2 (new art. 3(2)(a) of DE 416)","quote":"Carta de trabajo en papel membrete, firmada por el representante legal del empleador","notes":"No minimum salary stated in the decree.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-72d9785387","program_id":"pan-friendly-nations","route":"employment","valid_from":"2021-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"nationals of listed countries; job offer letter, employer's registry certificate and work permit","source_id":"pan-go-de226-2021","location":"pp. 2-3, art. 2 (new art. 3(2)(a) of DE 416) (OCR)","quote":"Carta de trabajo en papel membrete, firmada por el representante legal del empleador, donde se certifique el cargo, el salario y el compromiso de asumir los gastos de repatriación","notes":"DE 226 of 2021 rewrites art. 3 of DE 416, restating the DE 197 rule; in force 7 August 2021 (art. 5). Text read by OCR (scan). No minimum salary stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-881cf9302d","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1","quote":"En caso de traer dependientes debe incrementar la inversión a dos mil balboas (B/. 2,000.00) por cada dependiente","notes":"Restates DE 320.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-90264a15d0","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; added to the main amount","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 48, art. 187","quote":"En caso de traer dependientes se debe incrementar la inversión a dos mil balboas (B/.2,000.00) por cada dependiente","notes":"Added to the B/.160,000 share capital per applicant; may be shown with a local bank reference. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-d6c0261e11","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"160000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each applicant; shareholder and officer of the company","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1, art. 185 quoted","quote":"Extranjero que deseen invertir en una empresa, cuyo capital social mínimo es de B/.160,000.00 por solicitante, siendo estos accionistas y dignatarios de la misma empresa","notes":"Restates DE 320 art. 185. Undated current sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4e4ba2904e","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"business","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"160000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each applicant; sole holder of shares in the company, which must be a shareholder and officer","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"pp. 47-48, art. 185","quote":"con un capital social mínimo de ciento sesenta mil balboas (B/.160,000.00) por solicitante","notes":"Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-855ad42c30","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the macro-enterprise investor (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 2ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b389241154","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; provisional permanent residence permit (macro-enterprise)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-43c7f9f551","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the macro-enterprise investor (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 2ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b0c2c0531b","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"provisional permit, after which the applicant may apply for permanent residence","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1","quote":"Este Permiso será por término de dos (2) años, luego de transcurrido este período el solicitante podrá optar por la residencia permanente.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d7e2844daa","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"employment_proof_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"applicant; the social-security payroll filed (minimum five Panamanians per applicant) must be one paid within the three months before the month of filing","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1, item 17","quote":"La misma debe corresponder a uno de los pagos efectuados dentro de los tres meses anteriores al mes de presentación.","notes":"Read from 'tres meses' (words). Documentary rule on how recent the payroll proof of the 5-employee requirement must be. Undated SNM requirements sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Recent period for proof of payroll","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-01e306487e","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"employment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"per applicant; Panamanian employees on the company payroll earning at least the minimum wage","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 2, item 17","quote":"con un mínimo de cinco (5) panameños por solicitante, devengando el salario mínimo establecido por ley","notes":"Restates DE 320.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-48227f32c7","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"employment","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"per applicant; full-time Panamanian employees at no less than the regional minimum wage, registered with the Caja de Seguro Social","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 48, art. 188","quote":"La empresa debe contar con una planilla de cinco (5) empleados panameños (por cada solicitante), laborando a tiempo completo","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-f7b9d7990f","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; provisional permanent residence permit (macro-enterprise)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-macroempresa","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3967b4723c","program_id":"pan-macro-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; repatriation deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'DEPÓSITO DE REPATRIACIÓN'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the macro-enterprise investor (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 2ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-20ba38b44b","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"minimum_any_option","valid_from":"2024-10-15","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each main applicant; overall minimum from foreign sources, personally or through a company of which the applicant is final beneficiary","source_id":"pan-go-de193-2024","location":"p. 9, art. 1 (new art. 2 of DE 722) (OCR)","quote":"una inversión por un monto mínimo desde trescientos mil balboas (B/. 300,000.00) proveniente de fuente extranjera","notes":"Replaces the B/.500,000 overall minimum of DE 722 art. 2. Route minimums: real estate and presale B/.300,000, securities B/.500,000 (art. 3). Text read by OCR. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Minimum investment for any option","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-02fa9273fd","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"minimum_any_option","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each main applicant; overall minimum from foreign-source own funds (gifts and donations not counted); real estate first sale and presale; other routes higher","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 25, art. 2 (OCR)","quote":"una inversión por un monto mínimo de trescientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 300,000.00) proveniente de fuente extranjera","notes":"General floor in art. 2; the route minimums in arts. 4-9 are B/.300,000 (new property, presale), B/.500,000 (resale property, securities, deposit at Banco Nacional/Caja de Ahorros) and B/.750,000 (deposit at a private bank). Text read by OCR (the decree pages have no text layer). B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-20ba38b44b","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Minimum investment for any option","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-26c43f9fa4","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; directly or through a presale contract; transitional, first 24 months","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2022-08-18","location":"press release, last paragraph","quote":"siendo este último el que goza de mayor aceptación, ya que el monto mínimo de inversión comienza desde los 300 mil dólares.","notes":"Printed as '300 mil dólares'; currency kept as PAB as on the DE 722 row (the balboa is at par with the US dollar, which circulates as legal tender). Press release of 18 August 2022, while the transitional B/.300,000 real-estate minimum of DE 722 art. 10 applied; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 722 row.","restates":"t-1bb1eb6a20","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f2c27172f3","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; property free of liens; co-ownership with spouse/dependants allowed","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2025-05-28","location":"press release, list of the three investment options","quote":"Inversión mínima de 300 mil dólares en bienes raíces","notes":"Printed in 'dólares'; currency kept as PAB as on the decree row (the balboa is at par with the US dollar, which circulates as legal tender). Press release of 28 May 2025 restating DE 193 of 2024; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 193 row.","restates":"t-3b792e97bd","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7fdf854dd4","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; first sale of a new, unoccupied property from the developer","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2026-09-21","location":"press release, para 2","quote":"el Consejo de Gabinete aprobó el monto de B/.300 mil para propiedades inmobiliarias nuevas, de primera venta, como inversión mínima para calificar en este régimen","notes":"Press release of 21 September 2026 describing DE 17 of 8 September 2026; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 17 row.","restates":"t-2b6fc0b222","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4cf3c1d879","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; first sale of a new, unoccupied property from the developer","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2026-09-28","location":"Press release, paragraph 2","quote":"El Decreto Ejecutivo No. 17 de 8 de septiembre de 2026 mantiene en B/.300,000 la inversión mínima en inmuebles de primera venta","notes":"Restates DE 17 of 2026 (pan-go-de17-2026) as described by MICI. The release gives the decree date (8 September 2026) but no effective date, so validity is left empty.","restates":"t-2b6fc0b222","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8a5be11da5","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-10-15","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; purchase of a property; transitional, extended to 48 months from Oct 2020","source_id":"pan-mici-web-de722","location":"Programme page, 'Monto Mínimo'","quote":"con la entrada en vigencia del Decreto Ejecutivo No. 109 de 2022, la inversión mínima en bienes raíces debe ser de al menos USD $300,000 (en lugar de USD $500,000) hasta el 15 de octubre de 2024","notes":"Restates DE 109 of 2022 (t-c25007b41b, recorded in PAB); currency USD as printed. valid_to as the page states it; valid_from not stated as a date (only 'con la entrada en vigencia del Decreto Ejecutivo No. 109 de 2022').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1bb1eb6a20","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2022-10-13","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; directly or through a presale contract; transitional, first 24 months","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 7, art. 10 (Transitorio)","quote":"Durante los primeros veinticuatro meses posteriores a la entrada en vigencia del presente Decreto Ejecutivo","notes":"Art. 10 continues: '...podrá ser por la suma de trescientos mil balboas (B/. 300,000.00)'. Excess value may be financed by a local mortgage. valid_to is when DE 109 extended the transition. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-c25007b41b","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-10-13","valid_to":"2024-10-15","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; purchase of a property; transitional, extended to 48 months from Oct 2020","source_id":"pan-go-de109-2022","location":"p. 7, art. 2 (new art. 10 of DE 722)","quote":"Durante los primeros cuarenta y ocho meses posteriores a la entrada en vigencia del presente Decreto Ejecutivo","notes":"The amended article says the B/.300,000 applies to 'la compra de un bien inmueble'; unlike the 2020 text it no longer mentions presale contracts explicitly. 48 months from 16 Oct 2020 ends mid-Oct 2024; DE 193 replaced the article on 15 Oct 2024. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-1bb1eb6a20","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-3b792e97bd","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2024-10-15","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; property free of liens; co-ownership with spouse/dependants allowed","source_id":"pan-go-de193-2024","location":"p. 9, art. 2 (new art. 3(1) of DE 722); co-ownership with spouse/dependants: p. 12, art. 3 (new art. 3A of DE 722)","quote":"aquella persona extranjera que invierta la suma mínima desde trescientos mil balboas (B/. 300,000.00)","notes":"No end date in the decree (the transitional article was replaced), contrary to claims online of an automatic rise to B/.500,000 in Oct 2026. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-1bb1eb6a20","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-2b6fc0b222","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; first sale of a new, unoccupied property from the developer","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 27, art. 4(a)","quote":"Inmueble de primera venta (Monto mínimo de B/. 300,000.00)","notes":"Counted value is the lower of price paid and market value, minus liens; MICI may demand an independent valuation (art. 6). In force on publication (art. 21). B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-e2c485cd5e","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"2024-10-15","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; via trust deposit, or 100% paid to developer backed by a bank performance guarantee","source_id":"pan-go-de193-2024","location":"pp. 9-10, art. 2 (new art. 3(2) of DE 722)","quote":"compraventa para la adquisición de un bien inmueble por la suma mínima desde trescientos mil balboas (B/. 300,000.00)","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-d0090088e5","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; trust deposit or 100% payment backed by stand-by letter of credit, bank aval or guarantee; at most 3 years on presale alone","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 29, art. 7","quote":"mínimo de trescientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 300,000.00), conforme a las siguientes","notes":"One substitution with a second presale contract allowed if the developer defaults (art. 7(6)-(8)). B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-e2c485cd5e","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-cd5a6d307d","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; 5-year fixed deposit at Banco Nacional de Panamá or Caja de Ahorros (state banks)","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2026-09-21","location":"press release, para 6","quote":"Los depósitos a plazo fijo realizados en el Banco Nacional de Panamá o en la Caja de Ahorros tendrán una inversión mínima de B/.500 mil","notes":"Press release of 21 September 2026 describing DE 17 of 8 September 2026; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 17 row. The release does not mention the 5-year term.","restates":"t-b1efe09d1b","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-356b6020b7","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; 5-year fixed deposit at Banco Nacional de Panamá or Caja de Ahorros (state banks)","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2026-09-28","location":"Press release, paragraph 4","quote":"El decreto incorpora, además, la opción de realizar depósitos a plazo fijo por un mínimo de B/.500,000 en el Banco Nacional de Panamá o la Caja de Ahorros","notes":"Restates DE 17 of 2026 as described by MICI. The release does not mention the five-year term; applies_to kept as on the gazette row so the restatement links. No effective date stated.","restates":"t-b1efe09d1b","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b1efe09d1b","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; 5-year fixed deposit at Banco Nacional de Panamá or Caja de Ahorros (state banks)","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 33, art. 9(b)","quote":"La suma mínima exigida se reducirá de manera exclusiva a quinientos mil balboas","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-7f16829bbc","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"minimum_any_option","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2024-10-15","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each main applicant; overall minimum from foreign sources, personally or through a company of which the applicant is always the final beneficiary","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 3, art. 2 (OCR)","quote":"una inversión por un monto mínimo de quinientos mil balboas (B/. 500,000.00) proveniente de fuente extranjera","notes":"Overall floor in the original decree; the transitional art. 10 nonetheless allowed B/.300,000 for real estate (first 24 months, extended to 48 by DE 109), and the deposit route required B/.750,000. Replaced by B/.300,000 in DE 193 of 2024. Text read by OCR. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Minimum investment for any option","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-ffe6c62d1f","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; secondary-market property (previously sold, occupied or let)","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2026-09-21","location":"press release, para 5","quote":"La nueva reglamentación mantiene la suma para optar por el estatus migratorio con la inversión en propiedades de segunda venta, en B/.500 mil.","notes":"Press release of 21 September 2026 describing DE 17 of 8 September 2026; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 17 row.","restates":"t-08807a143d","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3267f7d51a","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; property free of liens; standard amount in art. 3","source_id":"pan-mici-web-de722","location":"Programme page, 'Monto Mínimo'","quote":"Inversión mínima de $500,000.00 libre de gravámenes; con la entrada en vigencia del Decreto Ejecutivo No. 109 de 2022, la inversión mínima en bienes raíces debe ser de al menos USD $300,000 (en lugar de USD $500,000)","notes":"Restates DE 722 of 2020 art. 3 (t-fce91dcfaf, recorded in PAB). The page prints '$' and, in the same sentence, 'USD $', so the currency is recorded as USD as printed (balboa at par with the US dollar); not linked automatically to the PAB rows because the currency differs. The page does not say whether the $500,000 is the overall minimum or the real estate minimum; 'libre de gravámenes' and '(en lugar de USD $500,000)' point to real estate. Undated page; no validity stated for this amount.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fce91dcfaf","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2024-10-15","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; property free of liens; standard amount in art. 3","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 4, art. 3(1)","quote":"aquella persona extranjera que invierta la suma de quinientos mil balboas (B/. 500,000.00), en la compra de un bien inmueble","notes":"Headline amount in the decree, but in practice never applied: the transitional art. 10 allowed B/.300,000 (see next rows), and DE 193 of 2024 cut the standard amount to B/.300,000 before the transition ended. DE 109 of 2022 restated the B/.500,000. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-ba17c27cfa","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-10-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; property free of liens; standard amount in art. 3","source_id":"pan-go-de109-2022","location":"p. 6, art. 1 (new art. 3(1) of DE 722)","quote":"aquella persona extranjera que invierta la suma de quinientos mil balboas (B/. 500,000.00), en la compra de un bien inmueble en la República de Panamá, el cual deberá estar libre de gravámenes.","notes":"Restates the DE 722 amount: art. 1 of DE 109 rewrites art. 3 of DE 722 in full; in force on promulgation (Gaceta Oficial 29643-A, 13 October 2022). Any excess over B/.500,000 may be financed by a local mortgage.","restates":"t-fce91dcfaf","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-08807a143d","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; secondary-market property (previously sold, occupied or let)","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 27, art. 4(b)","quote":"Inmueble de mercado secundario (Monto mínimo de B/, 500,000.00)","notes":"OCR reads 'B/,' for 'B/.'. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-21e6af5e30","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2022-10-13","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; presale contract paid through a trust at a local bank or trust company","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 4, art. 3(2)","quote":"por la suma de quinientos mil balboas (B/.500,000.00), realizada por medio de un depósito de fideicomiso","notes":"Art. 10 (transitional) allowed B/.300,000 also 'por medio de contratos de promesa de compraventa' during the first 24 months. Permit cancelled if the sale is never registered. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-28252495dc","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"2022-10-13","valid_to":"2024-10-15","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; presale contract paid through a trust","source_id":"pan-go-de109-2022","location":"p. 6, art. 1 (art. 3(2) of DE 722)","quote":"por la suma de quinientos mil balboas (B/.500,000.00), realizada por medio de un depósito","notes":"Whether the B/.300,000 transitional amount still covered presale contracts after DE 109 is unclear from the text (see real_estate row). B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-21e6af5e30","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-572caddb30","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; securities bought through a licensed broker on the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2025-05-28","location":"press release, list of the three investment options","quote":"Inversión de 500 mil en valores","notes":"No currency printed for this item (the other two items say dólares); PAB as on the decree row. Press release of 28 May 2025 restating DE 722; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 722 row; the release gives no conditions.","restates":"t-5ea3c0dfe5","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b2efdc09f7","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; securities bought through a licensed broker on the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-mici-web-de722","location":"Programme page, 'Monto Mínimo'","quote":"Opción de inversión de $500,000.00 en el mercado de valores de Panamá.","notes":"Restates DE 722 of 2020 (t-5ea3c0dfe5, recorded in PAB). Bare '$'; the same paragraph prints 'USD $', so recorded as USD. The page does not mention the broker or the five-year holding; applies_to kept as on the decree row. Undated page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5ea3c0dfe5","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; securities bought through a licensed broker on the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"pp. 4-5, art. 3(3)","quote":"por un monto mínimo de quinientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/.500,000.00) en títulos","notes":"Same amount restated by DE 109 of 2022 and DE 193 of 2024. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-5e84535b0d","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2022-10-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; securities bought through a licensed broker on the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-go-de109-2022","location":"p. 6, art. 1 (new art. 3(3) of DE 722)","quote":"por un monto mínimo de quinientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/.500,000.00) en títulos valores de emisores, cuyos negocios incidan en el territorio nacional, a través de la Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, y cuyo compromiso se mantenga por al menos cinco (5) años","notes":"Restates the DE 722 amount: art. 1 of DE 109 rewrites art. 3 of DE 722 in full; in force on promulgation (Gaceta Oficial 29643-A, 13 October 2022).","restates":"t-5ea3c0dfe5","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-18235691c0","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2024-10-15","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; securities bought through a licensed broker on the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-go-de193-2024","location":"p. 11, art. 2 (new art. 3(3) of DE 722) (OCR)","quote":"por un monto mínimo de quinientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/.500,000.00) en títulos valores de emisores","notes":"Restates the DE 722 amount (art. 2 of DE 193 rewrites art. 3 of DE 722 in full; in force on promulgation, art. 6). Five-year holding: \"cuyo compromiso se mantenga por al menos cinco (5) años\". Text read by OCR, figure checked against the page image. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-5ea3c0dfe5","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-0c2512386d","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; private-equity/venture funds, Panamanian government bonds or other registered securities, held 5 years","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 31, art. 8","quote":"por un monto mínimo agregado de quinientos mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 500,000.00)","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-5ea3c0dfe5","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-6de162330c","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; fixed-term deposit of at least 5 years at any general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2025-05-28","location":"press release, list of the three investment options","quote":"Depósito bancario a plazo fijo de 750 mil dólares.","notes":"Printed in 'dólares'; currency kept as PAB as on the decree row (the balboa is at par with the US dollar, which circulates as legal tender). Press release of 28 May 2025 restating DE 722; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 722 row; the release does not mention the 5-year term.","restates":"t-926941d879","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-120dc141d5","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; fixed-term deposit of at least 5 years at any general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-mici-web-de722","location":"Programme page, 'Monto Mínimo'","quote":"Apertura de Plazo Fijo en Bancos Locales de Panamá: USD $750,000.00","notes":"Restates DE 722 of 2020 (t-926941d879, recorded in PAB); currency USD as printed. The page does not mention the five-year term; applies_to kept as on the decree row. 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B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-839ced4004","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2022-10-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; fixed-term deposit of at least 5 years at any general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-go-de109-2022","location":"p. 7, art. 1 (new art. 3(4) of DE 722)","quote":"por un monto mínimo de setecientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.750,000.00), en cualquier banco de licencia general autorizado para operar en el territorio nacional, y que dicho depósito tenga un término mínimo de validez de cinco (5) años.","notes":"Restates the DE 722 amount: art. 1 of DE 109 rewrites art. 3 of DE 722 in full; in force on promulgation (Gaceta Oficial 29643-A, 13 October 2022). OCR-damaged words nearby; the quoted sentence reads cleanly.","restates":"t-926941d879","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-f0ddd4e79b","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2024-10-15","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"750000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; fixed-term deposit of at least 5 years at any general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-go-de193-2024","location":"pp. 11-12, art. 2 (new art. 3(4) of DE 722) (OCR; amount on p. 12)","quote":"por un monto mínimo de setecientos cincuenta mil balboas (B./.750,000.00), en cualquier banco de licencia general autorizado para operar en el territorio nacional","notes":"Restates the DE 722 amount; the deposit must be free of liens and last at least five years (\"un término mínimo de validez de cinco (5) años\"). Printed \"B./.\" as in the gazette. Text read by OCR, figure checked against the page image. B/. = balboa, at par with the US dollar.","restates":"t-926941d879","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-623ac85a5a","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; 5-year fixed deposit at a private general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 32, art. 9(a)","quote":"La suma mínima exigida será de setecientos cincuenta mil balboas","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"t-926941d879","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-f662a51869","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each new dependant (child born or adopted, or spouse married, after the main approval); payment to the National Treasury","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 36, art. 17 (OCR)","quote":"pagar los derechos correspondientes de mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Tesoro Nacional y mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración por cada nuevo dependiente","notes":"Plus B/.1,000 to the SNM per new dependant (next row). Dependants included in the original application pay B/.1,000 fee plus B/.1,000 repatriation deposit (art. 11(2); t-db439da501 and the DE 722 dependant deposit row). Text read by OCR. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-1c38197a2d","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_dependant_addition_snm","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each new dependant added after the main approval; payment to the Servicio Nacional de Migración","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 36, art. 17 (OCR)","quote":"mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración por cada nuevo dependiente","notes":"Art. 17 calls both payments 'derechos'; unlike art. 11 it does not call the SNM payment a repatriation deposit. Text read by OCR. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Fee to the National Migration Service per new dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-db439da501","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant; application fee to the National Treasury (plus B/.1,000 repatriation deposit)","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 5, art. 4(2)","quote":"un pago de mil balboas (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Tesoro Nacional","notes":"B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-4434467adb","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant; application fee to the National Treasury (plus B/.1,000 repatriation deposit)","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 33, art. 11(2) (OCR)","quote":"se deberá aportar por cada dependiente un pago de mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Tesoro Nacional, en concepto de derechos por la solicitud del trámite migratorio","notes":"Same amount as under DE 722 art. 4. DE 17 of 2026 in force from publication in Gaceta Oficial 30613 (16 September 2026), as on the other rows from this decree.","restates":"t-db439da501","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-de6c73134f","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; application fee to the National Treasury","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 5, art. 4(1)","quote":"Un pago por cinco mil balboas (B/. 5,000.00) a favor del Tesoro Nacional","notes":"Plus a B/.5,000 repatriation deposit to the SNM; for each dependant B/.1,000 fee plus B/.1,000 deposit (art. 4(2)). Same amounts in DE 17 of 2026, art. 11 (p. 33). B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-afede6089f","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; application fee to the National Treasury","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 33, art. 11(1) (OCR)","quote":"Un pago por cinco mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 5,000.00) a favor del Tesoro Nacional, en concepto de derechos por la solicitud del trámite migratorio","notes":"Same amount as under DE 722 art. 4. DE 17 of 2026 in force from publication in Gaceta Oficial 30613 (16 September 2026), as on the other rows from this decree.","restates":"t-de6c73134f","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-4ea4e373af","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"certificate_validity","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"months","applies_to":"MICI investment certificate; must be valid when the complete application reaches the SNM","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 25, art. 3(4) (OCR)","quote":"La Certificación de Inversión tendrá una vigencia de tres (3) meses, contados a partir de su emisión","notes":"Expiry after filing does not require renewal when the delay is not the applicant's fault (art. 3(5)). Text read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Validity of investment certificate","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-66832a9de3","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent resident in the qualified-investor category and dependants: consecutive years of residence in Panama before applying for naturalisation","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 35, art. 14 (OCR)","quote":"Podrán optar por la ciudadanía panameña por naturalización los extranjeros con residencia permanente bajo la categoría de inversionista calificado, incluyendo sus dependientes, una vez hayan cumplido cinco (5) años consecutivos de residencia en la República de Panamá","notes":"\"conforme a lo dispuesto en la Constitución Política\". The application goes through the MICI investment window with a certificate that the investment is still held; the SNM approves if constitutional and legal requirements are met.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-462538ab0c","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant; investment must be maintained, with MICI confirming it to the SNM every year for five years","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 6, art. 5 (OCR)","quote":"es necesario que la inversión se mantenga por un periodo mínimo de cinco años","notes":"If the investment ends early without reinvestment, the SNM cancels the permanent residence. Text read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-8d9798d275","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant; investment must be kept, with annual proof to MICI for five years","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 34, art. 12(1) (OCR)","quote":"Período mínimo de mantenimiento: Es necesario que la inversión se mantenga por un periodo mínimo de cinco (5) años.","notes":"If the investment ends early the holder must notify MICI within 30 calendar days (art. 12(2)) and has up to 90 calendar days to reinvest (art. 12(3)); see the reinvestment_period row. Text read by OCR.","restates":"t-462538ab0c","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-f8f611d261","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"certificate_processing_time_max","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15","currency":"working days","applies_to":"MICI investment certificate, from admission of a complete file","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 36, art. 15(1) (OCR)","quote":"contará con un plazo máximo de quince (15) días hábiles, contados a partir de la admisión del expediente, para emitir la certificación","notes":"Statutory maximum, not a measured time. Incomplete files get 15 working days to be corrected, and the clock starts only once complete. Text read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum processing time for investment certificate","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-34b4615fb1","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"working days","applies_to":"SNM decision on the application, from receipt at the special processing window","source_id":"pan-mici-press-2022-08-18","location":"press release, last paragraph","quote":"permite otorgar una residencia permanente panameña en tan solo 30 días hábiles por inversiones en la República de Panamá","notes":"Press release restating DE 722 of 2020; no validity dates given. applies_to kept as on the DE 722 row so the restatement links.","restates":"t-a422c5cd9e","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-575e8d6875","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"working days","applies_to":"SNM decision on the application, from receipt at the special processing window","source_id":"pan-mici-web-de722","location":"Programme page, 'Beneficios'","quote":"Aprobación en 30 días hábiles.","notes":"Restates DE 722 of 2020 (t-a422c5cd9e). Statutory maximum presented as a benefit, not a measured time. Undated page.","restates":"t-a422c5cd9e","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a422c5cd9e","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"2026-09-16","min_amount":"30","currency":"working days","applies_to":"SNM decision on the application, from receipt at the special processing window","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 7, art. 8 (OCR)","quote":"deberá ser resuelta en un periodo no mayor de treinta (30) días hábiles, contados a partir del momento de la recepción de la solicitud","notes":"Statutory maximum, not a measured time. MICI press releases repeat it ('en tan solo 30 días hábiles', pan-mici-press-2022-08-18). Text read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-0d0f9d0841","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"working days","applies_to":"SNM decision on the residence permit, from receipt of the complete file after the MICI certificate","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 36, art. 15(2) (OCR)","quote":"la solicitud deberá ser resuelta en un plazo no mayor de treinta (30) días hábiles, contados desde la recepción formal del expediente completo","notes":"Statutory maximum, 'sin perjuicio de las suspensiones legalmente procedentes'. Same 30 working days as DE 722 art. 8. Text read by OCR.","restates":"t-a422c5cd9e","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-b6aaf24bf2","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"reinvestment_period","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"permanent resident whose investment ends, is sold or replaced within the five years","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 34, art. 12(3) (OCR)","quote":"un término perentorio de hasta noventa (90) días calendario para que el interesado acredite de forma documental una reinversión equivalente","notes":"Calendar days; without reinvestment the SNM cancels the residence. Text read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Time limit to reinvest after a sale","rule_type":"time","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-29dfec1063","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit_dependant","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included in the application; repatriation deposit to the SNM","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 5, art. 4(2) (OCR)","quote":"otro pago de mil balboas (B/.1,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración en concepto de depósito de repatriación","notes":"In addition to the B/.1,000 application fee per dependant (t-db439da501). Same amount in DE 17 of 2026, art. 11(2). Text read by OCR. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit per dependant","rule_type":"other","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-aca37c7858","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit_dependant","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included in the application; repatriation deposit to the SNM","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 33, art. 11(2) (OCR)","quote":"y otro pago de mil balboas (B/. 1,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración en concepto de depósito de repatriación","notes":"Same amount as under DE 722 art. 4. DE 17 of 2026 in force from publication in Gaceta Oficial 30613 (16 September 2026), as on the other rows from this decree.","restates":"t-29dfec1063","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit per dependant","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-3e97f07cc3","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2020-10-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; repatriation deposit to the SNM","source_id":"pan-go-de722-2020","location":"p. 5, art. 4(1)","quote":"otro pago de cinco mil balboas (B/. 5,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración en concepto de depósito de repatriación","notes":"Dependants: B/.1,000 each. Unchanged in DE 17 of 2026, art. 11. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-6a3419abce","program_id":"pan-qualified-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2026-09-16","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"main applicant; repatriation deposit to the SNM","source_id":"pan-go-de17-2026","location":"p. 33, art. 11(1) (OCR)","quote":"otro pago de cinco mil balboas con 00/100 (B/. 5,000.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración en concepto de depósito de repatriación","notes":"Same amount as under DE 722 art. 4. DE 17 of 2026 in force from publication in Gaceta Oficial 30613 (16 September 2026), as on the other rows from this decree.","restates":"t-3e97f07cc3","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-74edd3fd27","program_id":"pan-call-center-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; investment in a company providing call-centre services for export; same requirements as the export processing zone investor permit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 55, art. 214","quote":"serán similares y deberán cumplir con los mismos requisitos de los Permisos de Residentes Permanentes de las Zonas Procesadoras para la Exportación","notes":"The call-centre article prints no amount: it applies the requirements of the export processing zone investor permit, whose article 211 (p. 54) sets 'una suma no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) proveniente del extranjero'. The amount is therefore read by cross-reference. Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-19c6d52326","program_id":"pan-call-center-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the call-centre investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 7ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-cf3037c2bd","program_id":"pan-call-center-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence permit (call-centre investor)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-call-center","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8470c72169","program_id":"pan-call-center-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the call-centre investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 7ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-73c34c0f1a","program_id":"pan-call-center-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence permit (call-centre investor)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-call-center","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7abceb71f2","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; investment in the film industry (more than this amount)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-cine","location":"p. 1, art. 217 quoted","quote":"invierta en la Industria Cinematográfica, un monto superior a ciento cincuenta mil balboas (B/.150,000.00)","notes":"Restates DE 320 art. 217. The amount is a floor that must be exceeded. Undated current sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8718659096","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; investment in the film industry, in a company authorised under the special regime of Ley 36 of 2007; permanent residence","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 55, art. 217","quote":"Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero que invierta en la Industria Cinematográfica, un monto superior a ciento cincuenta mil balboas (B/.150,000.00)","notes":"The text says 'superior a' (more than) B/.150,000, so the threshold is strictly above the amount stored. Funds must come from abroad (bank letter, art. 218(2)); the company's existence and authorisation under Ley 36 of 2007 are certified by the Technical Secretariat of the Panama Film Commission (art. 218(1)); the investment is proven with at least two of: registered purchase or lease of the company's premises, invoices with an inventory by a certified public accountant, or customs clearances of imported goods (art. 218(3)). Permanent residence 'por políticas especiales' (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 8ª); art. 219 lists an extra document (tax clearance of company and applicant) 'para solicitar permanencia'. No amount per dependant is set for this category. Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-eced691402","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the film and audiovisual industry investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 8ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-642e63a69f","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence permit (film industry investor)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-cine","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dd4e260e6d","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the film and audiovisual industry investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 8ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-915cf505fd","program_id":"pan-film-industry-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence permit (film industry investor)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-cine","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fed49154fd","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; permanent forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 1","quote":"Para incluir dependiente debe adicionar la inversión de B/. 2,000.00 por cada dependiente","notes":"Restates DE 320.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1866332de2","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; temporary forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-temporal","location":"p. 1","quote":"Para incluir dependiente debe adicionar la inversión de B/. 2,000.00 por cada dependiente","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5fd6d6f6f0","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; temporary forestry investor permit; added to the investment","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 32, art. 102","quote":"En caso de traer dependientes se debe incrementar la inversión a dos mil balboas (B/.2,000.00) por cada dependiente","notes":"May be shown with a local bank reference. Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-fc1894a71f","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; permanent forestry investor permit; added to the investment","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 47, art. 182","quote":"En caso de traer dependientes se debe incrementar la inversión a dos mil balboas (B/.2,000.00) por cada dependiente","notes":"May be shown with a local bank reference. Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-f949bf35e1","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"60000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; reforestation or forest plantation authorised by the National Environment Authority; temporary residence","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 32, art. 100","quote":"la suma de sesenta mil balboas (B/.60,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal","notes":"Temporary forestry investor permit (Título III, Cap. II, Sec. 2ª). Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-6a99d23334","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"80000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; temporary forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-temporal","location":"p. 1","quote":"un monto mínimo de ochenta mil balboas (B/. 80,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal","notes":"Restates DE 199 of 2021 (new art. 100). Undated current sheet.","restates":"t-e7f891a956","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1e7ef0e978","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"80000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; reforestation or forest plantation authorised by the National Environment Authority; permanent residence","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"pp. 46-47, art. 180","quote":"y cuya inversión mínima sea ochenta mil balboas (B/.80,000.00)","notes":"Permanent forestry investor permit (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 1ª). Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-e7f891a956","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"80000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; temporary forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"p. 1 (gazette p. 1), art. 1 (new art. 100)","quote":"un monto mínimo de ochenta mil balboas (B/.80,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal u otros autorizados por el Ministerio de Ambiente","notes":"Replaces the B/.60,000 on at least 10 hectares of DE 320 art. 100; the new text sets no minimum area. In force from promulgation (art. 11), gazette 20 May 2021.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-550e9739fb","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; permanent forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 1, art. 180 quoted","quote":"un monto mínimo de ciencia mil balboas (B/.100,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal","notes":"Restates DE 199 of 2021 (new art. 180); sheet misspells cien as ciencia. Undated current sheet.","restates":"t-330f67f6fa","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-330f67f6fa","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; permanent forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 5 (new art. 180)","quote":"un monto mínimo de cien mil balboas (B/. 100,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal","notes":"Replaces B/.80,000 on at least 20 hectares (DE 320 art. 180); no minimum area in the new text. New art. 181 drops the two-applicant limit for the permanent permit (each foreign applicant must make the minimum investment).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry plantation investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-f4c1cd9fae","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation_automatic_permanent","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"350000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence granted directly","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 1","quote":"un monto mínimo de trescientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/. 350,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal","notes":"Restates DE 199 of 2021.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry investment for direct permanent residence","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-94968d25c3","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation_automatic_permanent","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"350000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; permanent residence granted directly","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 5 (new art. 180)","quote":"invierta un monto mínimo de trescientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/. 350,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal u otros autorizados por el Ministerio de Ambiente, podrá optar por la residencia permanente en forma automática","notes":"New route: permanent residence without the provisional stage.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Forestry investment for direct permanent residence","rule_type":"price","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-4eb3caeed8","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. Por razones de inversión', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR RAZONES DE INVERSIÓN -------- B/. 250.00 B/. 800.00 -------- B/.50.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all temporary residence permits for investment, which include the temporary forestry investor (Título III, Cap. II); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.50. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-e4c649292f","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the permanent forestry investor (Título IV, Cap. I); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-02e4ba16f2","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; provisional permanent residence permit (forestry)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5a67707a47","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-temporal","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3e5b9ab0f4","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. 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B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-4fffb2a195","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the permanent forestry investor (Título IV, Cap. I); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-e918cb78da","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"reporting_interval","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit holder; proof that the investment is maintained, each year from the approval date","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 2, last paragraph before Fundamento Legal","quote":"El plazo anual para presentar cada comprobante de la inversión correrá a partir de la fecha en que se apruebe el permiso de Residencia Permanente correspondiente.","notes":"Read from 'anual' (words). Same wording as Decree 199 of 2021 art. 9 (new art. 184-A of Decree 320). Undated SNM requirements sheet.","restates":"t-280d5b6762","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"How often proof of the investment must be filed","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-280d5b6762","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"reporting_interval","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit holder; proof that the investment is maintained, each year from the approval date","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"pp. 3-4, art. 9 (new art. 184-A, second paragraph)","quote":"El plazo anual para presentar cada comprobante de la inversión correrá a partir de la fecha en que se apruebe el permiso de Residencia Permanente correspondiente.","notes":"Read from 'anual' (words). Annual proof of the investment during the five-year holding period. Decree in force on promulgation (art. 11); gazette date 20 May 2021 used. Scanned gazette, read by OCR.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"How often proof of the investment must be filed","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-4df3b678a3","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary forestry investor permit; extensions","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 95","quote":"será por el período de seis (6) años, prorrogable cada dos (2) años","notes":"Extensions need proof of spending on the reforestation project in the last year or a maintenance-contract certificate (art. 104). Later amendments not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b4560e01e7","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 2","quote":"es necesario que la inversión se mantenga por un periodo mínimo de cinco años","notes":"Restates DE 199 of 2021 (art. 184-A).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1981b9a21c","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit (both amounts)","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"pp. 3-4, art. 9 (new art. 184-A)","quote":"es necesario que la inversión se mantenga por un periodo mínimo de cinco años","notes":"If the investment ends earlier, the permanent residence is cancelled.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-6ed3175389","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary forestry investor permit (temporary residence permits for investment)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 95","quote":"será por el período de seis (6) años, prorrogable cada dos (2) años","notes":"General rule for the chapter on temporary permits for investment. Later amendments not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-7962839833","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"applicants_per_company_max","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"2","currency":"applicants","applies_to":"temporary forestry investor permit through a company; each must have invested B/.60,000","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 32, art. 101","quote":"podrán solicitar este permiso hasta dos extranjeros, siempre que demuestren que cada uno hizo la inversión de sesenta mil balboas (B/.60,000.00) cada uno","notes":"Failing this is grounds for cancelling the application and leaving the country. Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum applicants per company","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-67794d2134","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"applicants_per_company_max","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"2","currency":"applicants","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit through a company; each must have made the minimum investment","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 47, art. 181","quote":"podrán solicitar este permiso hasta dos extranjeros, siempre que demuestren que cada uno hizo la inversión mínima que establece el artículo anterior","notes":"Failing this is grounds for cancelling the application and leaving the country. Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum applicants per company","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-f5739d6712","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"applicants_per_company_max","valid_from":"2021-05-20","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"applicants","applies_to":"temporary forestry investor permit, investment through a company","source_id":"pan-go-de199-2021","location":"p. 2, art. 2 (new art. 101)","quote":"podrán solicitar este permiso hasta dos extranjeros, siempre que demuestren que cada uno hizo la inversión de ochenta mil balboas","notes":"Each of the (at most two) applicants must have invested B/.80,000.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Maximum applicants per company","rule_type":"other","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-ffe1058f74","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation_min_area","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"10","currency":"hectares","applies_to":"temporary forestry investor permit; land on which the B/.60,000 is invested","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 32, art. 100","quote":"la inversión deberá hacerse en un mínimo de diez (10) hectáreas","notes":"Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Minimum forestry plantation area","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-8a4a00c15e","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"forestry_plantation_min_area","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"2021-05-19","min_amount":"20","currency":"hectares","applies_to":"permanent forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 46, art. 180","quote":"de al menos veinte (20) hectáreas","notes":"Ended by DE 199 of 2021 (in force on promulgation, gazette 20 May 2021); other amendments between 2008 and 2021 not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Minimum forestry plantation area","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-94f6488634","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; provisional permanent residence permit (forestry)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-permanente","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ab8c1d427f","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary forestry investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-forestal-temporal","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-42bc7f585c","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; repatriation deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. 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B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-81a3bf1097","program_id":"pan-forestry-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; repatriation deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'DEPÓSITO DE REPATRIACIÓN'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include the permanent forestry investor (Título IV, Cap. I); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-fe37eb5ef3","program_id":"pan-processing-zone-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; funds from abroad invested in a zone promoter, operator or company","source_id":"pan-snm-req-zonas-procesadoras","location":"p. 1, art. 211 quoted","quote":"haber invertido una suma no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) proveniente del extranjero","notes":"Restates DE 320 art. 211. Undated current sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-af43800bb5","program_id":"pan-processing-zone-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; funds from abroad invested in a promoter or operator of an export processing zone or a company established in one (Ley 25 of 1992)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 54, art. 211","quote":"una suma no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) proveniente del extranjero","notes":"Investment certified by the Ministry of Commerce and Industries' export promotion directorate (art. 212). Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-a1dd691f51","program_id":"pan-processing-zone-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the export processing zone investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 6ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. 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Por políticas especiales', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the export processing zone investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 6ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-d3eaf69e0c","program_id":"pan-processing-zone-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence permit (processing zone investor)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-zonas-procesadoras","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9577b02c11","program_id":"pan-panama-pacifico-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; risk capital of a Panamá-Pacífico company or developer/operator","source_id":"pan-snm-req-panama-pacifico","location":"p. 1, art. 206 quoted","quote":"una inversión no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) en el capital de riesgos de empresa del Área Panamá-Pacifico","notes":"Restates DE 320 art. 206. Undated current sheet (PDF created Jan 2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-745ca08e1b","program_id":"pan-panama-pacifico-investor","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; risk capital of a Panamá-Pacífico Area company or a developer or operator company","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 53, art. 206","quote":"una inversión no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250.000.00) en el capital de riesgo","notes":"Printed 'B/.250.000.00' (full stops as thousands separators); the words say two hundred and fifty thousand. Funds must come from abroad (art. 207(8)). Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-189c3f412d","program_id":"pan-panama-pacifico-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por políticas especiales'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 2. Por políticas especiales', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR POLÍTICAS ESPECIALES -------- B/.250.00 -------- -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for special policies, which include the Panamá-Pacífico investor (Título IV, Cap. II, Sec. 4ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit (none printed), guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. 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B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-60bc9bef95","program_id":"pan-panama-pacifico-investor","route":"social_security_clearance_threshold","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"months","applies_to":"applicant's company; a current social-security clearance (paz y salvo de la CSS) is required if the company has operated more than two months","source_id":"pan-snm-req-panama-pacifico","location":"p. 1, item 14","quote":"Paz y salvo de la CSS si la empresa tiene más de dos meses de estar operando.","notes":"Read from 'dos meses' (words). Documentary rule. 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The label says these permits are governed by the costs set in the special law and the regulation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-f8ece385b6","program_id":"pan-ciudad-saber-investor","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary residence permits for special policies (incl. City of Knowledge businessperson or executive, arts. 108, 113): total maximum unless a special law sets another term, renewable annually","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"PDF p. 33, art. 105","quote":"Salvo que alguna ley especial establezca otro término, se otorgará hasta por seis (6) años, prorrogable anualmente.","notes":"Valid from the Gaceta publication date (13 Aug 2008), as on the other rows from this decree.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-6ecdfc637e","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; added to the main amount","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 50, art. 191","quote":"En caso de incluir dependientes deberá demostrar una solvencia adicional de dos mil balboas (B/.2,000.00) por cada uno.","notes":"Additional solvency per dependant on top of the B/.300,000 investment. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-176948561d","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"real_estate_transitional_exception","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"foreigners who had invested at least B/.200,000 (and under B/.300,000) in Panamanian property but, by force majeure, could not prove title before the regulation took effect; at the SNM Director-General's discretion","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 50, art. 193, parágrafo III","quote":"una suma mínima de doscientos mil balboas (B/.200,000.00) y menor de trescientos mil balboas (B/.300,000.00)","notes":"A one-off exception for pre-2008 purchases, proved by bank transfer to the developer and an authenticated promise-of-sale contract; no end date is given. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property investment under the transitional exception","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-d0e7a11271","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; fixed-term deposit of at least 3 years at a general-licence bank","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 50, art. 192(1)","quote":"con una duración mínima de tres (3) años","notes":"Same article: '...por un valor mínimo de trescientos mil balboas (B/.300,000.00)'. Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-057239c352","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"mixed","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; combination of real estate and fixed-term deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 50, art. 191","quote":"trescientos mil balboas (B/.300,000.00) en bienes inmuebles o depósito a plazo fijo o la combinación de ambos","notes":"Funds must come from abroad. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Mixed investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-845006da05","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; property in own name or own private-interest foundation, free of liens; plus B/.2,000 solvency per dependant","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 50, art. 193(1)","quote":"a título personal del solicitante con un valor mínimo de trescientos mil (B/.300,000.00), libre de gravámenes","notes":"Excess over B/.300,000 may be mortgaged (parágrafo II). Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-0d8311165a","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include Solvencia Económica Propia (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 3ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-d8b5f7ebb8","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include Solvencia Económica Propia (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 3ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-bde116bc69","program_id":"pan-solvencia-economica","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; permanent residence 'por razones económicas'; repatriation deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residentes permanentes 1. Por razones económicas', column 'DEPÓSITO DE REPATRIACIÓN'","quote":"1. POR RAZONES ECONÓMICAS -------- B/. 250.00 B/.800.00 -------- B/.100.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all permanent residence permits for economic reasons, which include Solvencia Económica Propia (Título IV, Cap. I, Sec. 3ª); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.100. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-ec4bc00ca9","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1","quote":"Para incluir dependiente debe adicionar la inversión de B/.500.00 por cada dependiente","notes":"Restates DE 320.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-585ab22ebd","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"investment_per_dependant","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"each dependant included; added to the investment, in favour of the SNM, or shown by a bank letter","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 97","quote":"debe adicionar a la inversión quinientos balboas (B/.500.00) a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración, por cada dependiente","notes":"Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Extra investment per dependant","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-146efc5cc8","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"agriculture","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant (sheet says personally only: a título personal)","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1","quote":"Extranjero que a título personal haya invertido la suma mínima de B/.60,000.00 en la industria agropecuaria o de acuicultura","notes":"Restates DE 320 art. 96, except that the sheet omits investment through a company (persona jurídica), which the decree allows. Undated current sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in agriculture or aquaculture","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-74f78ede2a","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"agriculture","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60000","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant, personally or through a company; agricultural, livestock or aquaculture activity in lines the Ministry of Agricultural Development considers of national interest; temporary residence","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 96","quote":"haya invertido la suma mínima de sesenta mil balboas (B/.60,000.00), en la industria agropecuaria o de acuicultura","notes":"Temporary residence for investment (Título III, Cap. II, Sec. 1ª). Proof of direct investment of at least B/.60,000 (bank transfer certificate compulsory; art. 98(5)). Later amendments not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Investment in agriculture or aquaculture","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-764d6e7eb4","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; residence card","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. Por razones de inversión', column 'CARNÉ'","quote":"2. POR RAZONES DE INVERSIÓN -------- B/. 250.00 B/. 800.00 -------- B/.50.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all temporary residence permits for investment, which include the agrarian investor (Título III, Cap. II); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.50. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-d9bd5114f6","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary agrarian investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional.","notes":"Undated current SNM sheet.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4db0d62f54","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; application for the migration category (payment per application)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. Por razones de inversión', column 'PAGO POR SOLICITUD DE CATEGORÍA MIGRATORIA'","quote":"2. POR RAZONES DE INVERSIÓN -------- B/. 250.00 B/. 800.00 -------- B/.50.00","notes":"General SNM fee table (art. 315) for all temporary residence permits for investment, which include the agrarian investor (Título III, Cap. II); not specific to this route. Columns in order: services fee (none), application fee B/.250, repatriation deposit B/.800, guarantee deposit (none), card B/.50. Whether the amounts were later changed was not checked. B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-2a626bd88e","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary agrarian investor permit; granted and extended in two-year periods up to six years","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1, introductory paragraph","quote":"El Permiso será por períodos bianuales hasta un total de seis (6) años.","notes":"Read from 'bianuales' (words; two-year periods). Undated SNM requirements sheet (posted on the SNM site 2025-09-15 per the site listing); valid_from left empty as for the sheet's other rules.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7a2dbc792b","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary residence permits for investment (agrarian and forestry investors); extensions","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 95","quote":"será por el período de seis (6) años, prorrogable cada dos (2) años","notes":"Extensions need the original documents plus a national tax clearance of the applicant (art. 99). Later amendments not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-5e99b2e3cd","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary agrarian investor permit: total duration, granted in two-year periods","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1","quote":"El Permiso será por períodos bianuales hasta un total de seis (6) años.","notes":"Restates DE 320.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-de8c9d8c27","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"years","applies_to":"temporary residence permits for investment (agrarian and forestry investors)","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 31, art. 95","quote":"será por el período de seis (6) años, prorrogable cada dos (2) años","notes":"General rule for the chapter on temporary permits for investment. Later amendments not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-c220737952","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary agrarian investor permit","source_id":"pan-snm-req-agrario","location":"p. 1, items 6-7","quote":"Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.","notes":"The sheet does not say what the B/.800 cheque is for; DE 320 of 2008 calls the B/.800 payment to the SNM a repatriation deposit, so the existing route name is reused.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-15569105ae","program_id":"pan-agrarian-investor","route":"repatriation_deposit","valid_from":"2008-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800","currency":"PAB","applies_to":"applicant; temporary residence 'por razones de inversión'; repatriation deposit","source_id":"pan-go-de320-2008","location":"p. 72, art. 315, fee table, row 'Permisos de residente temporales 2. 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B/. = balboa, Panama's currency, at par with the US dollar (which circulates as legal tender).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PAN","route_name":"Repatriation deposit","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-f8dde8bfe6","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"productive investment within two years, plus at least 5 formal jobs for Paraguayans","source_id":"pry-mic-suace-guia-inversionistas-2025","location":"PDF p. 6, 'Paso 1'","quote":"mínima de USD 70.000 dentro de un plazo de dos años, y comprometerte a generar al menos","notes":"Guide of June 2025 (rules under Res. 1052/2025 or earlier; not read).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a8488de5af","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2026-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"70000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"productive investment (industry, commerce, services), 5 formal jobs and a business plan","source_id":"pry-mic-res-283-2026-news","location":"section 'Un esquema más flexible', bullet 1","quote":"Inversiones productivas (industria, comercio y servicios): desde USD 70.000, con la obligación de generar al menos 5 empleos formales","notes":"Res. MIC 0283/2026; the stored MIC page says it was put into force ('puso en vigencia') but gives no date.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-7fe5e314a0","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"investment","valid_from":"2026-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"tourism investment with business plan","source_id":"pry-mic-res-283-2026-news","location":"section 'Un esquema más flexible', bullet 4","quote":"Inversiones de carácter turístico: desde USD 150.000, orientadas al desarrollo del sector turístico nacional","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-1a94910c1f","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2026-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"real estate for economic activity (personal or family use excluded)","source_id":"pry-mic-res-283-2026-news","location":"section 'Un esquema más flexible', bullet 3","quote":"Inversiones de carácter inmobiliario: desde USD 200.000, destinadas a actividades económicas, excluyendo el uso personal o familiar","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-ff846e9670","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"securities","valid_from":"2026-04","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"financial instruments, held at least two years","source_id":"pry-mic-res-283-2026-news","location":"section 'Un esquema más flexible', bullet 2","quote":"Inversiones a través de instrumentos financieros: desde USD 200.000, sin obligación de generar empleos","notes":"Holding period: 'mantener la inversión por un mínimo de dos años'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2026"},{"term_id":"t-6951eebc31","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"1996-11-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"daily minimum wages (salarios mínimos diarios)","applies_to":"issue of certificates and other documents","source_id":"pry-ley-978-1996","location":"art. 152(f)","quote":"f) Expedición de certificados y otros documentos: dos salarios mínimos diarios.","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its promulgation (8 Nov 1996, BACN record header), as on the programme's launch event. Ley 6984 repealed it (art. 107, published 18 Oct 2022), but no in-force date settles a valid_to.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"1996"},{"term_id":"t-fe61b28371","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2022-10-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"daily minimum wages (jornales)","applies_to":"issue of certificates and other documents","source_id":"pry-ley-6984-2022","location":"art. 100(11)","quote":"Expedición de certificados y otros documentos: 2 (dos) jornales.","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its publication (18 Oct 2022, BACN record header), as on the existing event from this law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-21ea6c7d73","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_permit_renewal","valid_from":"2022-10-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"daily minimum wages (jornales)","applies_to":"renewal of the permanent resident card","source_id":"pry-ley-6984-2022","location":"art. 100(8)","quote":"Renovación de carnet de residente permanente: 4 (cuatro) jornales.","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its publication (18 Oct 2022, BACN record header), as on the existing event from this law.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Permit renewal fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-76700cffd0","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_change_of_category","valid_from":"1996-11-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"daily minimum wages (salarios mínimos diarios)","applies_to":"change of migration category","source_id":"pry-ley-978-1996","location":"art. 152(e)","quote":"e) Cambio de categoría: diez salarios mínimos diarios; y,","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its promulgation (8 Nov 1996, BACN record header), as on the programme's launch event. Ley 6984 repealed it (art. 107, published 18 Oct 2022), but no in-force date settles a valid_to.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Fee for changing migration category","rule_type":"fee","year":"1996"},{"term_id":"t-a3755d183d","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_change_of_category","valid_from":"2022-10-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"daily minimum wages (jornales)","applies_to":"change of migration category","source_id":"pry-ley-6984-2022","location":"art. 100(9)","quote":"Cambio de categoría: 10 (diez) jornales.","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its publication (18 Oct 2022, BACN record header), as on the existing event from this law. The SUACE guide (May 2025) prices 'Residencia Permanente (incluido cambio de categoría)' at Gs. 2.690.675, which equals 15 + 10 jornales at the rate implied by its other items.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRY","route_name":"Fee for changing migration category","rule_type":"fee","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-0c99acbe72","program_id":"pry-investor-residence","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"1996-11-08","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"daily minimum wages (salarios mínimos diarios)","applies_to":"registration as permanent resident (incl. investors and immigrants with capital)","source_id":"pry-ley-978-1996","location":"art. 152(a)","quote":"a) Residente permanente: diez salarios mínimos diarios;","notes":"The law states no entry-into-force date; valid from its promulgation (8 Nov 1996, BACN record header), as on the programme's launch event. 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In force 3 September 2015.","restates":"t-30f7677c1b","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum building age for the rehabilitation route","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-96e209bb7d","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"rehabilitation_building_min_age","valid_from":"2017-11-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"years","applies_to":"property for the rehabilitation route (unless located in an urban regeneration area)","source_id":"prt-law-102-2017","location":"PDF p. 18 (DR p. 5109), annex (republished Law 23/2007), art. 3(1)(d)(iv)","quote":"iv) Aquisição de bens imóveis, cuja construção tenha sido concluída há, pelo menos, 30 anos ou localizados em área de reabilitação urbana","notes":"Restated in the republication of Law 23/2007 annexed to Law 102/2017 (art. 3(1)(d)). The law enters into force 90 days after publication on 28 August 2017 (26 November 2017); no end date stated.","restates":"t-30f7677c1b","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum building age for the rehabilitation route","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-a6074b1cfc","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"processing_time_max_renewal","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"days","applies_to":"decision on a residence permit renewal (all residence permits, including ARI)","source_id":"prt-law-63-2015","location":"PDF p. 2 (DR p. 4522), art. 2 (amended art. 82(2) of Law 23/2007)","quote":"2 — O pedido de renovação de autorização de residência deve ser decidido no prazo de 60 dias.","notes":"General deadline of the Foreigners' Law, not specific to ARI. Legal maximum. No row for this rule from another source. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fa0fe78808","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"2015-07-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"decision on a residence permit application (all residence permits, including ARI)","source_id":"prt-law-63-2015","location":"PDF p. 2 (DR p. 4522), art. 2 (amended art. 82(1) of Law 23/2007)","quote":"1 — O pedido de concessão de autorização de residência deve ser decidido no prazo de 90 dias.","notes":"General deadline of the Foreigners' Law, not specific to ARI. Legal maximum, not a measured time. No row for this rule from another source. 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The page adds that the job-creation activity may not be aimed at real estate investment. Undated page.","restates":"t-7c29414275","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7c29414275","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"employment","valid_from":"2013-01-28","valid_to":"2015-06-30","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"main investor","source_id":"prt-igai-ari-audit-2014","location":"PDF p. 9 and p. 92-93","quote":"b) Criação de, pelo menos, 30 postos de trabalho (reduzidos para 10 pelo Despacho conjunto n.º 1661-A/2013, de 28-01-2013","notes":"Joint ministerial order (despacho) 1661-A/2013 of 28 Jan 2013 cut the job-creation route from 30 to 10 jobs; IGAI argues an order cannot override the 30 jobs in Law 29/2012 (p. 93). 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From 1 Jul 2015 the minimum could be up to 20% lower in low-density territories (art. 3(2) Law 23/2007 as amended by Law 63/2015, covering subalíneas ii to vi); from 7 Oct 2023 that reduction covers only ii, v and vi.","restates":"t-7c29414275","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-a777023613","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"employment","valid_from":"2015-09-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"main investor","source_id":"prt-dr-15a-2015","location":"PDF p. 2 (DR p. 6812-(3)), art. 3, new art. 65-A(1)(b)","quote":"b) A criação de, pelo menos, 10 postos de trabalho;","notes":"Restates Law 63/2015 in new art. 65-A of Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007. 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The law enters into force 90 days after publication on 28 August 2017 (26 November 2017); no end date stated.","restates":"t-7c29414275","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-0a8739715a","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"employment","valid_from":"2024-01-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"main investor","source_id":"prt-dr-1-2024","location":"PDF p. 40 (DR p. 45), art. 42-R(1)(a)","quote":"Através da consulta às bases de dados da segurança social, no tocante à criação e manutenção de, pelo menos, 10 postos de trabalho;","notes":"Restated by Decreto Regulamentar 1/2024 in new art. 42-R of Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007 (how each route is proven from databases). 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Capital Investments: Transfer of Funds above € 1,000,000. Creation of a minimum of 10 jobs. | 1-year permission, renewable for 2 and then a further 2. Permanent Residency after 5 years. Eligible to apply for Citizenship after 6 years. Actual residency requirements – 7 days in first year and 14 days in each subsequent period of two years. | €514.80 plus €80.20 per family member Initial Golden Visa €5,147.80 Initial Golden Visa for Family members €5,147.80 Renewal of Golden Visa €2,573.90","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Jobs to be created","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3ee9f87aef","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"low_density_reduction","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"percent","applies_to":"reduction of the minimum investment for property in low-density areas","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 4, PDF p. 69 (printed p. 67), 'Investment criteria', real estate","quote":"Property worth at least €500,000, or €350,000, if the property is at least 30 years old and located in urban regeneration areas. 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Art. 3(3): NUTS III with under 100 inhabitants per km2 or GDP per head below 75% of the national average. In force 1 July 2015.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Reduction for low-density areas","rule_type":"other","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-68f3f9dc2e","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"low_density_reduction","valid_from":"2015-09-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"percent","applies_to":"routes b) to f) of art. 65-A(1) (jobs, real estate, rehabilitation, research, culture), in low-density NUTS III territories","source_id":"prt-dr-15a-2015","location":"PDF p. 3 (DR p. 6812-(4)), new art. 65-A(9)","quote":"9 — Nos casos previstos nas alíneas b) a f) do n.º 1, o requisito quantitativo mínimo da atividade de investimento pode ser inferior em 20 %, quando as atividades sejam efetuadas em territórios de baixa densidade.","notes":"Art. 65-A(10): NUTS III with under 100 inhabitants per km2 or GDP per head below 75% of the national average. 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The law enters into force 90 days after publication on 28 August 2017 (26 November 2017); no end date stated. Art. 3(3) defines low-density territories (NUTS III, under 100 inhabitants per km2 or GDP per head below 75% of the national average).","restates":"t-3b6f12dae5","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Reduction for low-density areas","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-f1e7c86ca0","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"low_density_reduction","valid_from":"2024-01-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"percent","applies_to":"job-creation (ii), research (v) and culture (vi) routes, when carried out in low-density territories (Portaria 208/2017)","source_id":"prt-dr-1-2024","location":"PDF p. 24 (DR p. 29), amended art. 65-A(9) of Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007","quote":"Os investimentos previstos nas subalíneas ii), v) e vi) da alínea d) do n.º 1 do artigo 3.º da Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho, na sua redação atual, podem ser inferiores em 20 %, quando as atividades sejam efetuadas em territórios de baixa densidade.","notes":"Art. 65-A(10) defines low-density territories as those in Portaria 208/2017 with under 100 inhabitants per km2 or GDP per head below 75% of the national average. The resulting amounts (8 jobs, EUR 400,000, EUR 220,000) are recorded from the AIMA page. No row for the percentage itself from another source. In force 18 January 2024.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Reduction for low-density areas","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-b9e3e97f7e","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"employment","valid_from":"2012-10-08","valid_to":"2015-06-30","min_amount":"30","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"main investor","source_id":"prt-law-29-2012","location":"PDF p. 2","quote":"Criação de, pelo menos, 30 postos de trabalho","notes":"Subalínea ii. 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Undated page.","restates":"t-70b29e2729","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum share of the fund invested in Portuguese companies","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-70b29e2729","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"investment_fund_min_portugal_share","valid_from":"2017-11-26","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent","applies_to":"share of the fund's investments in companies based in Portugal","source_id":"prt-law-102-2017","location":"PDF p. 1, art. 2 (amended art. 3(1)(d)(vii)); also PDF p. 18, republication","quote":"pelo menos, 60 % do valor dos investimentos seja concretizado em sociedades comerciais sediadas em território nacional","notes":"In force 26 November 2017.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum share of the fund invested in Portuguese companies","rule_type":"other","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-d0d7706beb","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"investment_fund_min_portugal_share","valid_from":"2022-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent","applies_to":"share of the fund's investments in companies based in Portugal","source_id":"prt-dl-14-2021","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 2 (amended art. 3(1)(d)(vii) of Law 23/2007)","quote":"pelo menos, 60 % do valor dos investimentos seja concretizado em sociedades comerciais sediadas em território nacional","notes":"In force 1 January 2022 (art. 4); the decree states no end date.","restates":"t-70b29e2729","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum share of the fund invested in Portuguese companies","rule_type":"other","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-d8c0b7b534","program_id":"prt-golden-visa","route":"investment_fund_min_portugal_share","valid_from":"2024-01-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent","applies_to":"share of the fund's investments in companies based in Portugal","source_id":"prt-dr-1-2024","location":"PDF p. 40 (DR p. 45), art. 42-R(1)(c)","quote":"pelo menos, 60 % do valor dos investimentos seja concretizado em sociedades comerciais sediadas em território nacional","notes":"Restated by Decreto Regulamentar 1/2024 in new art. 42-R of Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007 (how each route is proven from databases). In force the day after publication (art. 6), i.e. 18 January 2024; no end date stated.","restates":"t-70b29e2729","jurisdiction":"PRT","route_name":"Minimum share of the fund invested in Portuguese companies","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e19f937d33","program_id":"qat-permanent-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"consecutive months","applies_to":"after applying: if the applicant leaves Qatar for more than this, the Interior Minister may disregard the earlier residence","source_id":"qat-almeezan-law-10-2018-full","location":"art. 1(1), second paragraph","quote":"وإذا غادر طالب الترخيص بالإقامة الدائمة البلاد بعد تقديمه طلب الحصول عليه لمدة تزيد على ستة أشهر متتالية","notes":"Number in words (\"six consecutive months\"). Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. 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Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. Unofficial consolidated text on Al Meezan.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"QAT","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1e6ec68287","program_id":"qat-permanent-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2018-10-21","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"children of the card holder (Art. 7)","source_id":"qat-glmm-law-10-2018","location":"Art. 7 summary","quote":"The spouse and children below the age of eighteen of the holder of a permanent residence card may receive the same privileges","notes":"Academic summary.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"QAT","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-c7dcda826e","program_id":"qat-permanent-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant born outside Qatar: lawful, consecutive ordinary residence immediately before applying (general route, art. 1)","source_id":"qat-almeezan-law-10-2018-full","location":"art. 1(1)","quote":"إقامته العادية في البلاد لمدة عشرين سنة إذا كان مولوداً خارج الدولة","notes":"Number in words (\"twenty years\"). Other conditions in art. 1: sufficient income (minimum set by Cabinet decision), good conduct and no conviction for crimes of honour or trust, adequate knowledge of Arabic. Art. 2 exempts listed categories (children of Qatari mothers, foreign spouses of Qataris, children of naturalised Qataris, people who rendered great services, people with special skills the state needs). Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. 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Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. 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Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. Unofficial consolidated text on Al Meezan.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"QAT","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-152c7a7138","program_id":"qat-permanent-residence","route":"annual_approval_cap","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"persons per year","applies_to":"all permanent residence licences; may be raised for a given year with the Emir's approval on the Interior Minister's proposal","source_id":"qat-almeezan-law-10-2018-full","location":"art. 4","quote":"يكون الترخيص بالإقامة الدائمة، لعدد لا يزيد على مائة شخص في السنة.","notes":"\"Not more than one hundred persons a year\" (number in words). Law No. 10 of 2018, published in the Official Gazette no. 15 of 21 October 2018 (law card); the law states no separate commencement date, so valid_from is left empty. 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The report ties QAR 730,000 to usufruct and US$1 million to freehold; the Qatari official sources tie these two values to the two classes of real-estate residency (residency; residency with permanent-residency benefits), not to the type of title.","restates":"t-f61f16f4cf","jurisdiction":"QAT","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d5dd992b18","program_id":"qat-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2020-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"730000","currency":"QAR","applies_to":"property owner and family (residence while owned)","source_id":"qat-aqarat-own-real-estate","location":"Real estate residence, Second class","quote":"A property is purchased for a minimum value of 730,000 Qatari Riyals (equivalent to 200,000 US Dollars)","notes":"Valid from Cabinet Decision 28/2020 (October 2020) per press reports; text of the decision not downloaded.","restates":"t-f61f16f4cf","jurisdiction":"QAT","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-f61f16f4cf","program_id":"qat-property-residence","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2020-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"730000","currency":"QAR","applies_to":"property owner","source_id":"qat-tourism-nonqatari-ownership-manual","location":"PDF p. 9, 'Conditions for obtaining residency in Qatar'","quote":"The value of the real estate should be more than (730,000) seven hundred and thirty thousand Qatari riyals to obtain the real estate residency.","notes":"Second source. 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Article added by Decreto-Legge 23 June 2021 n. 110 (footnote 22); valid_from is the decree's date (its entry into force is not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SMR","route_name":"Provisional permit or certificate validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2021"},{"term_id":"t-6bee500a95","program_id":"smr-residenza-elettiva","route":"government_bonds_holding_period","valid_from":"2017-08-07","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"deposit route","source_id":"smr-cgg-legge-118-2010-tc-2025","location":"Art. 16-bis(1)(b), p. 31","quote":"deposito infruttifero e vincolato per la durata di 10 anni","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SMR","route_name":"Time government bonds must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-50fe98baf1","program_id":"smr-residenza-elettiva","route":"ineligibility_prior_expulsion_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"residence refused if expelled from San Marino, or had a permit or residence revoked for irregularities, in the previous ten years (art. 17(2)(c), (e))","source_id":"smr-cgg-legge-118-2010-tc-2025","location":"Art. 17(2)(c), p. 45","quote":"essere stato destinatario nei dieci anni precedenti della misura dell’espulsione dalla","notes":"Coordinated text of Law 118/2010 updated to 3 June 2025. 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Wording already in the original art. 16-bis introduced by Law 7 Aug 2017 n. 94 (footnote 19), hence valid_from.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SMR","route_name":"Time limit to complete construction or renovation","rule_type":"time","year":"2017"},{"term_id":"t-3d74a39026","program_id":"smr-residenza-elettiva","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"extension to secondary applicants (art. 16-bis(6) refers to art. 16(3-bis)): dependent child aged no more than 25, unmarried and not cohabiting; also dependent children unable to support themselves because of disability, any age; non-separated spouse","source_id":"smr-cgg-legge-118-2010-tc-2025","location":"Art. 16(3-bis)(b), p. 27","quote":"figlio di età non superiore a 25 anni legittimo, naturale riconosciuto o adottivo, che risulti","notes":"Coordinated text of Law 118/2010 updated to 3 June 2025. 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Start date is when applications opened (Argaam, 23 Jun 2019). Still listed among the seven product types in Nov 2025 (Asharq Al-Awsat), so valid_to left open; current fee not verified.","restates":"t-0c03e381a0","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"One-time fee, permanent residency","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-0c03e381a0","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"fee_permanent","valid_from":"2019-06-23","valid_to":"","min_amount":"800000","currency":"SAR","applies_to":"single applicant (permanent premium residency, one-time)","source_id":"sau-argaam-prc-launch-2019","location":"para 2","quote":"800,000 Saudi riyals ($213,321.96)","notes":"Second source for the same fee.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"One-time fee, permanent residency","rule_type":"fee","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-f7bc08f4e5","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"special competence, talent and entrepreneur (first category): fixed-term residency, renewable once","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"product table","quote":"إقامة محددة لخمس سنوات قابلة للتجديد لمرة واحدة","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-20d0e2f490","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"special talent, gifted and entrepreneur (first category): fixed-term residency, renewable once","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Special talent residency","quote":"A five-year fixed-term residency, renewable for one term upon meeting product eligibility criteria.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-df503668f9","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"medical_report_max_age","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"applicant: medical report (free of communicable diseases) not older than this at the application date","source_id":"sau-misa-premium-residency-law-en-2024","location":"PDF p. 2, Art. 4(1)(e)","quote":"The date of such report shall not exceed six months from the date of the application.","notes":"English translation by the Premium Residency Center of the law as amended by Royal Decree M/84 (1445H); valid_from is the date of the amended text (the provision may date from the 2019 law, which this translation does not show).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Maximum age of the medical report","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-5447a27822","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"2019-05-15","valid_to":"2024-01-10","min_amount":"21","currency":"years","applies_to":"applicant (requirement repealed in 2024)","source_id":"sau-uqn-prl-amendment-2024","location":"item 5 (خامساً), repealing Art. 4(1)(b)","quote":"ألا يقل سن المتقدم عن إحدى وعشرين سنة","notes":"The amendment repeals Art. 4(1)(b) of the 2019 law, quoting its text ('the applicant's age shall not be less than twenty-one years'). valid_from is the date of Royal Decree M/106 (10/9/1440H, about 15 May 2019) as recorded for the programme; the 2019 law took effect the day after publication, which this page does not give. valid_to is the publication date of the amendment (10 Jan 2024).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-efa64bc7cf","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"children who may reside with the holder (all categories)","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"general benefits list","quote":"والأبناء الذين تقل أعمارهم عن 25 عامًا","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-03f232d8f8","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25","currency":"years","applies_to":"children who may reside with the holder (all categories)","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"benefits list","quote":"Reside in Saudi Arabia with family members, including parents, spouses, and children under 25.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"t-efa64bc7cf","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-4616e30c78","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"fee_payment_deadline","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"approved applicant: pay the CEDA-approved fees and provide medical insurance after notice of approval","source_id":"sau-misa-premium-residency-law-en-2024","location":"PDF pp. 2-3, Art. 6(1)","quote":"within 30 days from the date of being notified of the approval decision","notes":"English translation by the Premium Residency Center of the law as amended by Royal Decree M/84 (1445H); valid_from is the date of the amended text (the provision may date from the 2019 law, which this translation does not show). Application deemed cancelled if not met (Art. 6(2)). Fees themselves are set per product by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (Art. 3(2)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Time limit for paying fees","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-bf4221ff36","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"residence_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"months in 5 years","applies_to":"special competence, talent and entrepreneur (first category): residence for permanent residency or renewal","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"product table","quote":"وإقامة لمدة 30 شهرًا خلال 5 سنوات متصلة أو غير متصلة","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\". Translation: \"and residence of 30 months during 5 consecutive or non-consecutive years\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Residence requirement","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-fae08d9d40","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"residence_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"months in 5 years","applies_to":"special talent, gifted and entrepreneur (first category): residence for permanent residency or renewal","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Special talent residency","quote":"a residency for 30 months in five consecutive or non-consecutive years","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Residence requirement","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-5f707b0682","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"usufruct_max_term","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"99","currency":"years","applies_to":"permit holder: usufruct of real estate in Mecca and Medina","source_id":"sau-misa-premium-residency-law-en-2024","location":"PDF p. 1, Art. 2(1)(e)","quote":"Usufruct of real estate located in the cities of Mecca and Medina for a period not exceeding 99 years","notes":"English translation by the Premium Residency Center of the law as amended by Royal Decree M/84 (1445H); valid_from is the date of the amended text (the provision may date from the 2019 law, which this translation does not show). Ownership allowed elsewhere except Mecca, Medina and border areas (Art. 2(1)(d)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Maximum term of a property usufruct","rule_type":"time","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-7b2f8d84c3","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"business_jobs","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"investor: jobs to create within two years","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"product table, 'مستثمر أعمال'","quote":"استحداث عدد 10 وظائف خلال عامين","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Business investment with job creation","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-3da371f5ba","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"business_jobs","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"investor: jobs to create in Saudi Arabia (within the first two years)","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Investor residency","quote":"Creating a minimum of 10 jobs in Saudi Arabia.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Business investment with job creation","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-7e9e1b5f54","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"company_equity_minimum","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent","applies_to":"entrepreneur, second category: applicant's share in the start-up","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, 'رائد أعمال' second category","quote":"ألا تقل حصة المتقدم في الشركة الناشئة عن 10","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\". The percent sign is on the next line in the page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum company equity or applicant's share","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-3aecbb04ec","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"company_equity_minimum","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"percent","applies_to":"entrepreneur, second category: applicant's share in the start-up","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Entrepreneur residency, Second category","quote":"The applicant’s share in the start-up is not less than 10 per cent.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"t-7e9e1b5f54","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum company equity or applicant's share","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e365a813ec","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"enterprise_jobs","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs per year","applies_to":"entrepreneur, second category: jobs in the first year and 10 more in the second year","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, 'رائد أعمال' second category","quote":"استحداث 10 وظائف على الأقل خلال السنة الأولى، و10 وظائف إضافية على الأقل خلال السنة الثانية","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Jobs the enterprise must create","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-480124061e","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"enterprise_jobs","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs per year","applies_to":"entrepreneur, second category: jobs in the first year and 10 more in the second year","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Entrepreneur residency, Second category","quote":"Create at least 10 jobs during the first year and at least 10 additional jobs during the second year.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"t-e365a813ec","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Jobs the enterprise must create","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-cdf493afa0","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"company_equity_minimum","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"percent","applies_to":"entrepreneur, first category: applicant's share in the company","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, 'رائد أعمال' first category","quote":"ألا تقل حصة المتقدم في الشركة عن 20%","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum company equity or applicant's share","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e3bbf877c8","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"company_equity_minimum","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20","currency":"percent","applies_to":"entrepreneur, first category: applicant's share in the company","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Entrepreneur residency, First category","quote":"The applicant’s share in the company is not less than 20 per cent.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"t-cdf493afa0","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum company equity or applicant's share","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-51159746d9","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"cancellation_criminal_threshold","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"days imprisonment","applies_to":"permit cancelled on conviction of a crime punishable by at least this term (or a fine of at least SAR 100,000)","source_id":"sau-misa-premium-residency-law-en-2024","location":"PDF p. 3, Art. 9(1)(a)","quote":"convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term not less than 60 days or a fine not less than one hundred thousand riyals","notes":"English translation by the Premium Residency Center of the law as amended by Royal Decree M/84 (1445H); valid_from is the date of the amended text (the provision may date from the 2019 law, which this translation does not show). Fine threshold recorded as a separate row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Criminal penalty that leads to cancellation","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-4fec5aeb68","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special competence, researchers: minimum total monthly wage","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, 'الكفاءة الاستثنائية' researchers","quote":"ألا يقل إجمالي الأجر الشهري عن 14 ألف ريـال","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\". Also bachelor's degree, 3+ years' experience, points test.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-1091f76e43","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special talent, researchers: minimum monthly wage","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Special talent residency","quote":"Minimum monthly wage of SAR14,000.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-849aea0657","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"35000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special competence, health and scientific professionals: minimum total monthly wage","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, 'الكفاءة الاستثنائية' health/scientific","quote":"ألا يقل إجمالي الأجر الشهري عن 35 ألف ريـال","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-ed4aea417b","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"35000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special talent, health and scientific professionals: minimum monthly wage","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Special talent residency","quote":"Minimum monthly wage of SAR35,000.","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-e12774b978","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"80000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special talent tracks (minimum monthly salary)","source_id":"sau-enterprise-30mn-tier-2026","location":"para on thresholds","quote":"including a minimum monthly salary of SAR 80k","notes":"EnterpriseAM (Jan 2026), citing Bloomberg and Okaz. Summary of existing thresholds.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b5e80298fc","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"80000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special competence, executives (first or second level): minimum total monthly wage","source_id":"sau-argaam-five-products-2024","location":"eligibility table, executives track","quote":"بشرط ألا يقل إجمالي الأجر الشهري عن 80 ألف ريـال","notes":"Argaam (10 Jan 2024) reproducing the Premium Residency Centre statement and product table; \"all conditions subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-7005ffee03","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"income_requirement","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"80000","currency":"SAR per month","applies_to":"special talent, executives (first or second level): minimum monthly wage","source_id":"sau-gulfnews-five-products-2024","location":"Special talent residency","quote":"with a total minimum monthly wage of SAR80,000","notes":"Gulf News explainer (11 Jan 2024) of the Premium Residency Centre's five products; \"all conditions are subject to change\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Minimum income required","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-1140a210a2","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"cancellation_criminal_threshold","valid_from":"2024-01-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100000","currency":"SAR","applies_to":"permit cancelled on conviction of a crime punishable by a fine of at least this amount (or at least 60 days imprisonment)","source_id":"sau-misa-premium-residency-law-en-2024","location":"PDF p. 3, Art. 9(1)(a)","quote":"a fine not less than one hundred thousand riyals or its equivalent","notes":"English translation by the Premium Residency Center of the law as amended by Royal Decree M/84 (1445H); valid_from is the date of the amended text (the provision may date from the 2019 law, which this translation does not show). Printed in words, 'riyals'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Criminal penalty that leads to cancellation","rule_type":"other","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-836857be11","program_id":"sau-premium-residency","route":"net_worth_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"proposed high-net-worth category (under consideration; not in force)","source_id":"sau-enterprise-30mn-tier-2026","location":"para 1","quote":"aimed this time at individuals with a net worth of at least USD 30 mn","notes":"EnterpriseAM (Jan 2026), citing Bloomberg and Okaz. Proposal reported by Bloomberg; could be announced in April 2026. Not a rule in force.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SAU","route_name":"Net worth required","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-2f869e265f","program_id":"syc-eden-island-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"SCR","applies_to":"per application","source_id":"syc-ics-web-residence-permit-2026","location":"'Conditions of the permit', fee lines","quote":"There is a fee of SCR 1,000.00 for processing of the application","notes":"Page is about the ordinary Residence Permit (as captured 2026; undated, so valid_from left empty) and does not mention the Eden Island Scheme; recorded under the Eden Island programme because that scheme is a residence permit category, but whether the condition applies to it is not stated.","restates":"t-4cf42e3720","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4cf42e3720","program_id":"syc-eden-island-residence","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"2020-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"SCR","applies_to":"per application","source_id":"syc-ics-fees-2020","location":"p. 1, after 'Special Circumstances'","quote":"Processing fee of SCR. 1,000 is payable on submission of all your application.","notes":"Applies to all applications in the list; valid_from is the document date.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Processing fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-3c10b3a18c","program_id":"syc-eden-island-residence","route":"fee_permit_issue","valid_from":"2020-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"SCR","applies_to":"main applicant incl. spouse and children, 5 years","source_id":"syc-ics-fees-2020","location":"'Resident Permit', p. 1","quote":"Residence Permit – Eden Island Scheme 05 years including endorsement of Spouse and children: SCR 150,000","notes":"No official minimum property price was found. The ordinary residence permit costs SCR 150,000 for the main applicant plus SCR 75,000 for a spouse and SCR 25,000 per child.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Residence permit issue fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-f8fc0cdedb","program_id":"syc-eden-island-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"days per 12 months","applies_to":"residence permit holder","source_id":"syc-ics-web-residence-permit-2026","location":"'Conditions of the permit', first bullet","quote":"reside in Seychelles for at least five days during each twelve month of the terms of the permit","notes":"Page is about the ordinary Residence Permit (as captured 2026; undated, so valid_from left empty) and does not mention the Eden Island Scheme; recorded under the Eden Island programme because that scheme is a residence permit category, but whether the condition applies to it is not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c970b1d6a6","program_id":"syc-eden-island-residence","route":"bank_guarantee","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"20000","currency":"SCR","applies_to":"residence permit holder (minimum)","source_id":"syc-ics-web-residence-permit-2026","location":"'Conditions of the permit', second bullet","quote":"The permit holder shall provide a bank guarantee to the Chief Immigration Officer, of not less than SCR 20,000.00","notes":"Page is about the ordinary Residence Permit (as captured 2026; undated, so valid_from left empty) and does not mention the Eden Island Scheme; recorded under the Eden Island programme because that scheme is a residence permit category, but whether the condition applies to it is not stated. 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Form dated December 2013; validity not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3e02d315c5","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"business","valid_from":"2013-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"syc-ics-quickguide-2013","location":"'Permanent Residence - Investors', p. 3","quote":"Type 1 Has invested 1,000,000 US Dollars or more in a business in Seychelles and has resided for 1 year in Seychelles","notes":"Type 2: same investment and at least 5 years of business association. Rules introduced by 2013 amendments to the Citizenship Act and Immigration Decree; exact commencement date not found. 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Same amount as the 2013 guideline.","restates":"t-f67221ca1d","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Residence permit issue fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2020"},{"term_id":"t-8339d44458","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2013-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent resident (absence without the Minister's consent)","source_id":"syc-ics-quickguide-2013","location":"'Permanent Residence - General conditions', p. 2","quote":"Period of absence does not exceed 1 year without consent of Minister.","notes":"General condition for all permanent residence categories.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-e347055435","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"residence_requirement","valid_from":"2013-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant, Investors Type 1","source_id":"syc-ics-quickguide-2013","location":"'Investors' Type 1, p. 3","quote":"and has resided for 1 year in Seychelles","notes":"Investors Type 1 also requires USD 1,000,000 or more invested in a business in Seychelles (already recorded).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Residence requirement","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-e4fd191d69","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"residence_requirement","valid_from":"2013-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant, type i (legal residence before applying)","source_id":"syc-ics-pr-guideline-2013","location":"'Investors' (i), p. 1","quote":"have been a legal resident in Seychelles for a period of not less one year","notes":"Alternative to type ii (5 years' business association).","restates":"t-e347055435","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Residence requirement","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-6e275895c7","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"business_association_period","valid_from":"2013-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant, Investors Type 2 (alternative to 1 year residence)","source_id":"syc-ics-quickguide-2013","location":"'Investors' Type 2, p. 3","quote":"has at least 5 years of business assocaiton as a result of the direct investment","notes":"Spelling 'assocaiton' as printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Years of business association","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-3e79baa110","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"business_association_period","valid_from":"2013-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"main applicant, type ii (alternative to 1 year residence)","source_id":"syc-ics-pr-guideline-2013","location":"'Investors' (ii), p. 1","quote":"have invested of an equivalent of not less than US$ 1million and has had business association/affiliation with Seychelles for a period of not less than five years","notes":"Same USD 1 million investment.","restates":"t-6e275895c7","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Years of business association","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-ed9a10cb66","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2013-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"minor children endorsed on the permit","source_id":"syc-ics-pr-guideline-2013","location":"'Conditions following approval of the permit' A(iii), p. 2","quote":"Minor children of the permit holder may be endorsed on permit until they reach the age of 18 years","notes":"After 18 they need another permit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-91c5c99c78","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"property_sanction_fee_discount","valid_from":"2013-11","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"percent","applies_to":"permit holder buying land or residential property","source_id":"syc-ics-quickguide-2013","location":"'Permanent Residence - Rights', p. 2","quote":"Can buy land and residential property with Government sanction, with only 50% of the Sanction Fee payment","notes":"A benefit of the permit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Reduction in the property sanction fee","rule_type":"other","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-8a9c3f42c8","program_id":"syc-investor-pr","route":"property_sanction_fee_discount","valid_from":"2013-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"percent","applies_to":"permit holder buying immovable property","source_id":"syc-ics-pr-guideline-2013","location":"'Conditions following approval of the permit' A(ii), p. 2","quote":"50% sanction fee for acquisition of immovable property;","notes":"Holder pays 50% of the Government sanction fee for buying property (a benefit, not a cost of the programme). Holders may also work without a Gainful Occupation Permit and are not entitled to free health care.","restates":"t-91c5c99c78","jurisdiction":"SYC","route_name":"Reduction in the property sanction fee","rule_type":"other","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-90e25f30f4","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"family_parent","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2010-12-31","min_amount":"300000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"each parent or parent-in-law","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2009","location":"PDF p. 4","quote":"Your parents and parents-in-law are eligible for PR at an additional investment of S$300,000 per person under your application.","notes":"Start date not found: the factsheet is undated (PDF created June 2009) and only shows these terms were in force in 2009-2010. Additional investment per parent included for PR. From 1 Jan 2011 parents could no longer be included (only a Long Term Visit Pass).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Extra investment per parent","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-32ac00e9ff","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2010-12-31","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2009","location":"PDF p. 2","quote":"Option A: Invest at least S$1 million in a new business startup or expansion of an existing business operation.","notes":"Start date not found: the factsheet is undated (PDF created June 2009) and only shows these terms were in force in 2009-2010. Option A. 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Option B: business or GIP-approved fund.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business or fund investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bcfef86a70","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business_fund_or_real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2010-12-31","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2009","location":"PDF p. 2","quote":"Option C: Invest at least S$2 million 2 in a new business startup, expansion of an existing operation, or a GIP-approved- fund.","notes":"Start date not found: the factsheet is undated (PDF created June 2009) and only shows these terms were in force in 2009-2010. Option C. Footnote 2: 'Up to 50% of the investment amount can be invested in residential property, for owner occupancy only.' The same option is in the Oct 2010 factsheet (sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2010).","restates":"t-a7f23957e0","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business, fund or real estate investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a7f23957e0","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business_fund_or_real_estate","valid_from":"2005-07-19","valid_to":"2010-12-31","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-parl-ms-property-2005","location":"cols 933-934","quote":"Under a new option to the current GIP, a foreigner can now be considered for PR status if he invests at least $2 million in business set-ups, other investment vehicles such as venture capital funds, foundations or","notes":"S$2 million in businesses, funds, foundations or trusts and/or private homes, with at most half in residential property ('This policy change will take immediate effect'). Later listed as Option C (sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2009). valid_to: the property option was dropped from 1 Jan 2011 (sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2010).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business, fund or real estate investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-c44c88e17a","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2023-03-14","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-mr-2023","location":"Annex \"Summary of Changes\", column \"Existing Requirements\"","quote":"Invest S$2.5 million in a new business entity or existing business operation in Singapore upon Approval-in-Principle (AIP).","notes":"Option A requirement before 15 Mar 2023 (start date not given here).","restates":"t-d0f1b1fec4","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9981162498","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2011","location":"PDF p. 2, Investment options, Option A","quote":"Option A:   Invest at least S$2.5 million in a new business entity or expansion of an existing business operation.","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated as of 1 April 2011'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-d0f1b1fec4","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d36d332215","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2012","location":"PDF p. 2, Investment options, Option A","quote":"Option A:   Invest at least S$2.5 million in a new business entity or to expand an existing business operation.","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated as of 2 October 2012'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-d0f1b1fec4","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bbcb611c7b","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2014","location":"PDF p. 2, Investment options, Option A","quote":"Option A:   Invest at least S$2.5 million in a new business entity or to expand an existing business operation.","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated as of 1 April 2014'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-d0f1b1fec4","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0b251839c7","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2021","location":"PDF p. 3, Investment options, Option A; also PDF p. 4","quote":"Option A:       Invest S$2.5 million in a new business entity or in the expansion of an existing business operation.","notes":"Factsheet dated 16 August 2021; validity not stated.","restates":"t-d0f1b1fec4","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d0f1b1fec4","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"business","valid_from":"2011-01-01","valid_to":"2023-03-14","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2010","location":"PDF p. 4 (Important note)","quote":"Option A: Invest at least S$2.5 million in a new business entity or expansion of an existing business operation.","notes":"Announced in the Oct 2010 factsheet as taking effect 'from 1 January 2011'; confirmed by sgp-parl-wa-gip-2010 and sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2011. 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By Oct 2012 the fund had to be 'a GIP fund that invests in Singapore-based companies' (sgp-cs-gip-factsheet-2012); in 2023 EDB described the old rule as a fund investing at least 50% in Singapore-based companies (sgp-edb-gip-mr-2023 annex). Replaced 15 Mar 2023.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Investment fund units","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-4171667b22","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2500000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); no residency requirement; 2-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Singapore N.A. 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Factsheet 'Updated: 02 August 2023'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-3b35d8bfdf","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Share of time lived in the country, for renewal","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fe66b6557d","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"renewal_residence_share","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50","currency":"percent of the time","applies_to":"re-entry permit renewal: residence in Singapore of the investor or GIP-PR dependants (more than half the time; alternative condition for a 3-year renewal, required with the business condition for a 5-year renewal)","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2025","location":"PDF p. 9, Renewal criteria, item iii (5-year) and (B) (3-year)","quote":"You or all your dependants, who obtained PR under your GIP application, must have resided in Singapore for more than half of the time.","notes":"Printed as 'more than half of the time' (a lower bound). 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Start date not given.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Minimum company turnover","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-daf347faa7","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"eligibility_company_turnover","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"Next Generation Business Owners: annual turnover of the family company, in the year before applying and on average over the three years before","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2023","location":"PDF p. 3, qualifying criteria table, Next Generation Business Owners (b)","quote":"This company’s annual turnover must be at least S$500 million in the year immediately preceding your application, and at least S$500 million per annum on average for the three years immediately preceding your application;","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated: 02 August 2023'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-6e48c92594","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Minimum company turnover","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b2e962430a","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"eligibility_company_turnover","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"Next Generation Business Owners: annual turnover of the family company, in the year before applying and on average over the three years before","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2025","location":"PDF p. 3, qualifying criteria table, Next Generation Business Owners (b)","quote":"This company’s annual turnover must be at least S$500 million in the year immediately preceding your application, and at least S$500 million per annum on average for the three years immediately preceding your application;","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated 5 May 2025'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-6e48c92594","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Minimum company turnover","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4152db3c31","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"eligibility_company_valuation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"Founders of Fast Growth Companies: valuation of the company the applicant founded and is one of the largest individual shareholders of","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2021","location":"PDF p. 3, qualifying criteria table","quote":"You must be a founder and one of the largest individual shareholders of a company with a valuation of at least S$500 million","notes":"The company must have been invested into by reputable venture capital or private equity firms and be in an Annex B industry. 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Factsheet 'Updated: 02 August 2023'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-4152db3c31","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Minimum valuation of the founder's company","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4841447881","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"eligibility_company_valuation","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"Founders of Fast Growth Companies: valuation of the company the applicant founded and is one of the largest individual shareholders of","source_id":"sgp-edb-gip-factsheet-2025","location":"PDF p. 3, qualifying criteria table, Founders of Fast Growth Companies (a)","quote":"You must be a founder and one of the largest individual shareholders of a non-publicly listed company with a valuation of at least S$500 million;","notes":"Factsheet 'Updated 5 May 2025'; validity not stated.","restates":"t-4152db3c31","jurisdiction":"SGP","route_name":"Minimum valuation of the founder's company","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-59d19ba38d","program_id":"sgp-gip","route":"fund_manager_aum_minimum","valid_from":"2023-03-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000000","currency":"SGD","applies_to":"assets under management of a fund management company to qualify as a GIP-select fund manager","source_id":"sgp-edb-gipselect-mr-2023","location":"p. 4, Annex A, item 3(i)","quote":"Total Assets Under Management (AUM) of at least S$1 billion;","notes":"Criteria of the call for proposals of 2-31 March 2023 (valid_from = start of the call). 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Wording read from the scanned Gazette: the stored OCR text and a fresh tesseract OCR of the page image (300 dpi) agree on the figures.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-95369abba6","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"2003-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years from issuance (first renewal)","applies_to":"permanent residence permit for a foreigner who establishes a business investing the prescribed contribution (s. 27(c)): permit lapses if the accountant's certification is not renewed in time","source_id":"zaf-act-13-2002-immigration","location":"PDF p. 22 (Gazette p. 42), s. 27(c)(ii)","quote":"the permit shall lapse if the holder fails to renew such certification within two years of the issuance of the permit. and three years thereafter:","notes":"Then three years (next row). The capitalisation requirement can be waived or reduced for businesses in the national interest (s. 27(c)(i)). valid_from is the commencement of the Act (12 Mar 2003, all sections except s. 37, per the gov.za record zaf-govza-immigration-act-page); the Act itself says it commences on a date fixed by proclamation (s. 55). Wording read from the scanned Gazette: the stored OCR text and a fresh tesseract OCR of the page image (300 dpi) agree on the figures.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-d4a07800e3","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"2003-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years (after the first renewal)","applies_to":"permanent residence permit under s. 27(c): subsequent renewal of the accountant's certification (permit lapses otherwise)","source_id":"zaf-act-13-2002-immigration","location":"PDF p. 22 (Gazette p. 42), s. 27(c)(ii)","quote":"and three years thereafter","notes":"Printed \"three years thereafter\"; whether a single further renewal or a recurring one is meant is not spelled out. valid_from is the commencement of the Act (12 Mar 2003, all sections except s. 37, per the gov.za record zaf-govza-immigration-act-page); the Act itself says it commences on a date fixed by proclamation (s. 55). Wording read from the scanned Gazette: the stored OCR text and a fresh tesseract OCR of the page image (300 dpi) agree on the figures.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-354ff596ce","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"visa_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years (maximum per issue)","applies_to":"business visa","source_id":"zaf-dirco-business-visa","location":"PDF p. 5, notes","quote":"A business visa may be issued for a period not exceeding three years at a time.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"Validity of the visa","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5abe42df74","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"months from issuance (first proof), then every 2 years","applies_to":"business visa holder: proof that the prescribed financial or capital contribution has been invested","source_id":"zaf-dirco-business-visa","location":"PDF p. 5, notes","quote":"within twenty-four (24) months of the issuance of the visa, and within every two (2) years thereafter.","notes":"Restates s. 15(4) of the Act as amended (now proof of investment rather than accountant certification).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a98a3e5154","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"renewal_interval","valid_from":"2003-03-12","valid_to":"","min_amount":"24","currency":"months from issuance (first renewal)","applies_to":"business permit holder: renewal of the chartered accountant's certification of the investment (s. 15(1)(c))","source_id":"zaf-act-13-2002-immigration","location":"PDF p. 16 (Gazette p. 30), s. 15(4)","quote":"to be renewed within 24 months of the issuance of the permit, and within every two years thereafter.","notes":"Then every two years (next row). valid_from is the commencement of the Act (12 Mar 2003, all sections except s. 37, per the gov.za record zaf-govza-immigration-act-page); the Act itself says it commences on a date fixed by proclamation (s. 55). Wording read from the scanned Gazette: the stored OCR text and a fresh tesseract OCR of the page image (300 dpi) agree on the figures.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"How often the permit must be renewed","rule_type":"time","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-1080512629","program_id":"zaf-business-visa-investor","route":"employment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent of total staff (minimum)","applies_to":"business visa: share of the business's staff who must be South African citizens or permanent residents employed permanently; proof (Department of Labour letter) within 12 months of issue","source_id":"zaf-dirco-business-visa","location":"PDF p. 2, new business, requirement b); also PDF p. 3, existing business, requirement b), and PDF p. 5, notes","quote":"an undertaking by the applicant that at least 60% of the total staff complement to be employed in the operations of the business shall be South African citizens or permanent residents employed permanently in various positions","notes":"New business: undertaking, with proof within 12 months of issue; existing business: proof with the application.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ZAF","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-164ef3bf97","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"F-2 residence, with at least 2 Korean employees","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-2, item 24 거주(F-2), 라 3)","quote":"3) 미화 30만 달러 이상을 투자한 외국인으로서 2명 이상 의 국민을 고용하고 있는 사람","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-91210bc957","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2011-12-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor employing 2 or more Koreans, residence (F-2)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"Reasons for amendment, item 나","quote":"미화 30만 달러 이상 투자하고 국민을 2명 이상 고용하고 있는 외국인에게도 거주(F-2) 체류자격을 부여할 수 있도록","notes":"Still in the current decree (annex 1-2 item 24(라)3)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-9049871592","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"F-5 permanent residence, with at least 5 Korean employees","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-3 (영주 F-5), item 3","quote":"3. 「외국인투자 촉진법」에 따라 미화 50만 달러를 투자한 외국인투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 사람","notes":"Current decree as of 2 Oct 2026; table cell lines joined.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-aca08691fe","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"F-2 residence, after 3 years in D-8 status","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-2, item 24 거주(F-2), 라 1)","quote":"1) 미화 50만 달러 이상을 투자한 외국인으로서 기업투자 (D-8) 체류자격으로 3년 이상 계속 체류하고 있는 사람","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e8e58f5603","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act employing 5 or more Koreans (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 다목","quote":"외국투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 사람","notes":"Restates the 2008 item (in force 1 Sep 2008); valid_from left empty.","restates":"t-3578a9ff58","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d98bcf824f","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2003-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor, permanent residence (F-5) after 3 years in D-8 status, with job creation","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2003","location":"Annex 1 item 28-3(나); reasons for amendment item 마","quote":"미국화폐 50만불 이상을 투자한 외국인이 영주자격을 취득하기 위하여 필요한 체류기간을 8년에서 3년으로 단축하여","notes":"Printed as 미화/미국화폐 (US currency). By 2005 the item also required 3 Korean employees; replaced in the 2008 revision by the US$500,000 + 5 employees item. valid_to not established.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-05f4e5050c","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2005-09-25","valid_to":"2008-07-02","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor, permanent residence (F-5) after 3 years in D-8 status employing 3 or more Koreans","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 나목","quote":"나. 미화 50만불 이상을 투자한 외국투자가로서 기업투자(D-8)자격으로 3년 이상 국내에 계속 체류하면서 국민을 3인 이상 고용한 자","notes":"In force 25 Sep 2005 (부칙 ①). valid_to: the 2008 version (in force 3 Jul 2008 except F-5 다목) no longer has this item.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-3578a9ff58","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act employing 5 or more Koreans, permanent residence (F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2008","location":"Annex 1 item 28-3(다); 부칙","quote":"「외국인투자촉진법」에 따라 미화 50만 달러 이상을 투자한 외국인투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 자","notes":"Still in the current decree (annex 1-3 item 3).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b80e865ec7","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2011-12-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor, residence (F-2) after 3 years in corporate-investor (D-8) status","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"Reasons for amendment, item 나","quote":"미화 50만 달러 이상 투자한 외국인으로서 기업투자(D-8) 체류자격으로 3년 이상 체류하고 있거나","notes":"Still in the current decree (annex 1-2 item 24(라)1)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-196fdffad6","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2005-09-25","valid_to":"2008-07-02","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor employing 5 or more Koreans, permanent residence (F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"Reasons for amendment, item 라","quote":"미화 200만불 이상을 투자하고 대한민국의 국민을 5인 이상 고용한 자","notes":"Replaced an earlier US$5 million item. Not in the 3 Jul 2008 revision of the F-5 list (valid_to is the day before).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-88b65466e1","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2005-09-24","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"foreign investor, permanent residence (F-5), rule before this amendment (as stated in the reasons)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"reasons for amendment, item 라(2)","quote":"종전 미화 500만불 이상 투자한 외국투자가에 대하여 영주체류자격을 주던 것을 미화 200만불 이상을 투자한 외국투자가로 요건을 완화하고","notes":"Earlier rule described in the reasons; not in the 2002 or 2003 decree texts (probably set by the Minister of Justice). Start date not stated; ended when the 2005 version took effect (25 Sep 2005).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8dd497daff","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"2003-09-01","valid_to":"2005-09-24","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"foreign investor of US$500,000 or more: continuous stay in corporate-investor (D-8) status before permanent residence (F-5), with contribution to job creation","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2003","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 나목","quote":"자격으로 3년 이상 국내에 계속 체류하면서 국민의 고용창","notes":"Decree in force on promulgation (1 Sep 2003). valid_to: the 2005 version (in force 25 Sep 2005) rewords the item to require 3 or more Korean employees.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2003"},{"term_id":"t-b41bbcd436","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"2005-09-25","valid_to":"2008-07-02","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"US$500,000 investor: continuous stay in D-8 status before permanent residence (F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 나목","quote":"나. 미화 50만불 이상을 투자한 외국투자가로서 기업투자(D-8)자격으로 3년 이상 국내에 계속 체류하면서 국민을 3인 이상 고용한 자","notes":"valid dates as the item.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-92d21be0de","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"2002-04-18","valid_to":"2003-08-31","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor holding residence (F-2) through investment, staying 5 years running a business and contributing to job creation (permanent residence F-5), with children under 20","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2002","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5)","quote":"투자함으로써 거주(F-2)의 자격을 가진 자중 5년 이상 국내에 체류하면서 기업활동에 종사하여 국민 고용창출에 기여한 자와 이들의 20세 미만의 자녀","notes":"valid_to: replaced in the 2003 version by the US$500,000 / 3 years in D-8 item (in force 1 Sep 2003).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":"2002"},{"term_id":"t-3f53847b49","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2003-08-31","min_amount":"8","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor of US$500,000 or more: stay required for permanent residence before this amendment (as stated in the reasons)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2003","location":"reasons for amendment, item 마","quote":"미국화폐 50만불 이상을 투자한 외국인이 영주자격을 취득하기 위하여 필요한 체류기간을 8년에서 3년으로 단축하여","notes":"Earlier rule as described in the reasons ('from 8 years to 3 years'); the 2002 text shows 5 years in F-2. Start date not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f63f0f9175","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"2002-04-18","valid_to":"2003-08-31","min_amount":"20","currency":"years","applies_to":"children of investors granted permanent residence (F-5): under 20 (20세 미만, so 20 is excluded)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2002","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5)","quote":"이들의 20세 미만의 자녀","notes":"Limit is 'under 20' (exclusive). valid_to as the F-5 investor item it belongs to.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":"2002"},{"term_id":"t-c53d47d05c","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$300,000 investor (residence F-2)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-2, item 24 거주(F-2) 라목 3)","quote":"3) 미화 30만 달러 이상을 투자한 외국인으로서 2명 이상","notes":"Start date not shown in this version.","restates":"t-141b9cad99","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-141b9cad99","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"2011-12-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$300,000 investor (residence F-2)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"annex 1, item 27 거주(F-2) 라목 3)","quote":"3) 미화 30만 달러 이상을 투자한 외국인으로서 2명 이상의","notes":"In force 15 Dec 2011 (부칙 제1조).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-f34a7697c7","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"2005-09-25","valid_to":"2008-07-02","min_amount":"3","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$500,000 investor after 3 years in D-8 (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 나목","quote":"나. 미화 50만불 이상을 투자한 외국투자가로서 기업투자(D-8)자격으로 3년 이상 국내에 계속 체류하면서 국민을 3인 이상 고용한 자","notes":"valid dates as the item.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-07ba940e58","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$500,000 investor (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 다목","quote":"외국투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 사람","notes":"Restates the 2008 item; valid_from left empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6c81691ea5","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$500,000 investor (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-3, item 3","quote":"외국인투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 사람","notes":"Annex 1-3 as amended 12 Dec 2023; the item's own start date is not shown.","restates":"t-07ba940e58","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-44de9d5420","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"2005-09-25","valid_to":"2008-07-02","min_amount":"5","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$2 million investor (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2005","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 가목","quote":"가. 미화 200만불 이상을 투자한 외국투자가로서 국민을 5인 이상 고용한 자","notes":"valid_to: the 2008 version no longer has this item.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2005"},{"term_id":"t-ba3ab99a1a","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"employment","valid_from":"2008-09-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"persons","applies_to":"Korean employees required of a US$500,000 investor under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (permanent residence F-5)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2008","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 다목","quote":"투자가로서 5명 이상의 국민을 고용하고 있는 자","notes":"F-5 다목 in force 1 Sep 2008 (부칙).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Jobs to create","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-bec5afeafe","program_id":"kor-fdi-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2002-04-18","valid_to":"2003-08-31","min_amount":"","currency":"","applies_to":"investor of at least an amount and for a period set by the Minister of Justice in a domestic industry, still running the business (residence F-2)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2002","location":"annex 1, item 27 거주(F-2)","quote":"법무부장관이 정하는 일정금액·일정기간 이상을 국내산업체에 투자하고 계속하여 기업활동에 종사하고 있는 자","notes":"Amount left to the Minister of Justice; recorded as unset (METHODOLOGY decision 15). Decree in force on promulgation (18 Apr 2002). valid_to: the 2003 version (Decree 18097, in force 1 Sep 2003) no longer lists this item under F-2 or F-5. Currency not stated in this version; USD as in later versions is not assumed: amount empty.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"other","year":"2002"},{"term_id":"t-8e083e277e","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_retirement","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"300000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor aged 55+ (F-2, then F-5)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, table","quote":"55세 이상의 외국인이 3억 원 이상 투자 시 거주(F-2) 자격을 부여하고, 5년 간 투자 유지 시 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여하는 제도(’13. 5월 시행)","notes":"Abolished 29 June 2023. MOJ web page adds that retirees also needed 300m won in other assets.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, retirement route","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-a252156b82","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_retirement","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"300000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor aged 55+ (F-2, then F-5); abolished 29 June 2023","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 5","quote":"‘은퇴투자이민제도’는 55세 이상 외국인이 3억원 이상 투자 시 거주 자격을 부여하고","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. Restates t-8e083e277e; the article says the scheme was abolished (para 11).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, retirement route","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-27b8bc28e3","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_general","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (F-2, then F-5 after 5 years)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, table '공익사업 투자이민제도 종류'","quote":"5억 원 이상 투자 시 거주(F-2) 자격을 부여하고, 5년 간 투자 유지 시 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여하는 제도(’13. 5월 시행)","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, general route","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-53d61afd60","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_general","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (F-2, then F-5 after 5 years)","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 10","quote":"일반투자이민제도 기준금액을 현재의 5억원에서 15억원으로 끌어 올렸다","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. '5억원' = 500 million won. Restates t-27b8bc28e3.","restates":"t-27b8bc28e3","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, general route","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-cb18e8cb58","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_general","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor, spouse and unmarried children (F-2, then F-5 after 5 years); applies to both the principal-guaranteed interest-free KDB fund and the profit-and-loss regional development projects","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-page-2026","location":"web page, section '투자 기준 금액은 얼마인가요?'","quote":"15억 원 이상 (단, 고액투자이민의 경우 30억 원 이상)","notes":"Undated MOJ web page captured 2026; valid_from not stated (the press release gives 29 Jun 2023).","restates":"t-e37d1304c4","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, general route","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e37d1304c4","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_general","valid_from":"2023-06-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (F-2, then F-5 after 5 years)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1-2, item 1","quote":"주요국 해외 사례* 등을 고려하여 투자 기준금액을 5억 원에서 15억 원으로 상향합니다.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, general route","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-c8b3669bd0","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_general","valid_from":"2023-06-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (F-2, then F-5 after 5 years)","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 10","quote":"일반투자이민제도 기준금액을 현재의 5억원에서 15억원으로 끌어 올렸다","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. '15억원' = 1.5 billion won. Restates t-e37d1304c4.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, general route","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-038a740127","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_high_value","valid_from":"2014-10","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"1500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (immediate F-5 on 5-year pledge)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, table","quote":"15억 원 이상 투자하고 5년 이상 투자를 유지할 것을 조건으로 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여하는 제도(’14. 10월 시행)","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, high-value route","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-6449d67a63","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_high_value","valid_from":"2014-10","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"1500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (immediate F-5 on a 5-year pledge)","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 11","quote":"고액투자이민제도의 기준금액을 15억원에서 30억원으로 두 배 올렸고","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. Restates t-038a740127.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, high-value route","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-2746051279","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_high_value","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"high-value investor, spouse and unmarried children (F-5 on condition of keeping the investment 5 years; revoked if the money is returned earlier)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-page-2026","location":"web page, section '투자 기준 금액은 얼마인가요?'","quote":"15억 원 이상 (단, 고액투자이민의 경우 30억 원 이상)","notes":"Undated MOJ web page captured 2026.","restates":"t-04e78a8eb5","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, high-value route","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-04e78a8eb5","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_high_value","valid_from":"2023-06-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (immediate F-5 on 5-year pledge)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 2, item 2","quote":"투자 기준금액을 15억 원에서 30억 원으로 상향합니다.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, high-value route","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-b0b4474eb9","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"fund_high_value","valid_from":"2023-06-29","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (immediate F-5 on a 5-year pledge)","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 11","quote":"고액투자이민제도의 기준금액을 15억원에서 30억원으로 두 배 올렸고","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. Restates t-04e78a8eb5.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Fund investment, high-value route","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-ef36b12ae9","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: F-2 then F-5 after keeping the investment 5 years (general); F-5 kept after the money is returned; high-value F-5 cancelled if repaid within 5 years","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-page-2026","location":"web page, sections '어떤 제도인가요?' and '어떤 혜택이 있나요?'","quote":"5년간 투자 유지 시 영주(F-5) 자격으로 변경하는 제도입니다.","notes":"Principal-guaranteed type: KDB fund repays only the principal after 5 years, lent to SMEs at low interest.","restates":"t-71a371a774","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-633a36da52","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor of at least the amount set in the Minister of Justice's notice, on condition of keeping the investment 5 years (immediate permanent residence F-5, with spouse and children); permanent residence may be revoked under art. 94-4","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-3, item 16; art. 94-4","quote":"16. 5년 이상 투자 상태를 유지할 것을 조건으로 법무부장관","notes":"Amount left to the Minister's notice (high-value public-project route in the data). Annex 1-3 as amended 12 Dec 2023.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-71a371a774","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"general and retirement public-project investors: investment kept for 5 years to move from residence (F-2) to permanent residence (F-5); high-value investors: F-5 on condition of keeping the investment 5 years","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, table","quote":"5억 원 이상 투자 시 거주(F-2) 자격을 부여하고, 5년 간 투자 유지 시 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여하는 제도","notes":"HWP press release; text extracted from the HWP body stream.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-726f7a94fc","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"general and retirement investors: keep the investment 5 years for F-5","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 4","quote":"5년간 투자를 유지하면 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여한다","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. Restates t-71a371a774.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-4e545e2579","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"55","currency":"years","applies_to":"retirement investment immigration (abolished from 29 Jun 2023)","source_id":"kor-moj-public-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, table and item 3","quote":"55세 이상의 외국인이 3억 원 이상 투자 시 거주(F-2) 자격을 부여하고","notes":"The retirement scheme was abolished with effect from 29 Jun 2023 (welfare costs, low threshold). valid_to set to the day before the new rules (29 Jun 2023), as for the threshold rows.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-c445fa7fc1","program_id":"kor-public-investment-immigration","route":"minimum_age","valid_from":"2013-05","valid_to":"2023-06-28","min_amount":"55","currency":"years","applies_to":"retirement investment immigration","source_id":"kor-segye-investment-immigration-2023","location":"para 5","quote":"55세 이상 외국인이 3억원 이상 투자 시","notes":"Segye Ilbo report of the Justice Ministry announcement of 29 June 2023. Restates t-4e545e2579.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Minimum age","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-48e6322a80","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate_jeju","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2023-04-30","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (resort property in designated Jeju tourism zones)","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-fdi-2024","location":"second-to-last section, para 4 (province statement)","quote":"2023년 5월 1일부터 투자이민제 투자금액 기준을 5억원에서 10억원으로 상향 조정했다","notes":"Segye Ilbo quoting Jeju Province.","restates":"t-d116feb02d","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Resort property purchase in Jeju","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d116feb02d","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate_jeju","valid_from":"2010-02","valid_to":"2023-04-30","min_amount":"500000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (resort property in designated Jeju tourism zones)","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-2024","location":"para 4","quote":"법무부와 협의를 거쳐 2023년 5월 1일부터 투자이민제 투자금액 기준을 5억원에서 10억원으로 상향 조정했다","notes":"Jeju Province statement reported by Segye. Thresholds in other designated areas (e.g. Incheon, Busan) are not covered by the sources read; MOJ says most areas had not changed in over ten years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Resort property purchase in Jeju","rule_type":"price","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-e50a3d8d06","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2023-05-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (tourism/resort facilities in five designated areas)","source_id":"kor-moj-tourism-investment-2023","location":"p. 1","quote":"법무부는 5월 1일부터 제주, 인천 등 5개 지역의 부동산 투자이민제도* 기간을 3년 연장하고, 투자 기준금액을 10억 원으로 상향하여 시행합니다.","notes":"Areas extended three years (to about April/May 2026); whether they were extended again in 2026 was not checked.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-1c4b87fcf8","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2023-05-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (resort condominiums, lodging and tourist pension facilities in designated tourism zones)","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-fdi-2024","location":"second-to-last section, para 4 (province statement)","quote":"2023년 5월 1일부터 투자이민제 투자금액 기준을 5억원에서 10억원으로 상향 조정했다","notes":"Segye Ilbo quoting Jeju Province; also stated in para 7 of the first section ('지난해 5월부터 기존 5억원에서 10억원으로 상향').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-d3e0a0c1e4","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate_jeju","valid_from":"2023-05-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000000","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor (resort/lodging facilities in designated Jeju tourism complexes and sites)","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-2024","location":"para 4","quote":"2023년 5월 1일부터 투자이민제 투자금액 기준을 5억원에서 10억원으로 상향 조정했다","notes":"Jeju Province statement reported by Segye (June 2024). Scheme renamed the tourism-resort facility investment immigration scheme; F-2 visa, permanent residence eligibility after five years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Resort property purchase in Jeju","rule_type":"price","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-817c4c5bc5","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor in real estate or other assets meeting the investment area, object and amount set in the Minister of Justice's notice (residence F-2); spouse and minor children under 카목","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"annex 1, item 27 거주(F-2) 차목","quote":"하는 기준에 따라 부동산 등 자산에 투자한 사람","notes":"Amount left to the Minister of Justice's notice; recorded as unset (METHODOLOGY decision 15). The item covers real estate and other assets, so it is also the basis of public-project investment immigration. Date the item was added is not shown in this version.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-f436bf606e","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"KRW","applies_to":"investor in real estate or other assets meeting the area, object and amount set in the Minister of Justice's notice, or an executive or shareholder of a corporation recognised by the Minister (residence F-2)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-2, item 24 거주(F-2) 차목","quote":"시하는 기준에 따라 부동산 등 자산에 투자한 사람 또는 법","notes":"Amount left to the Minister's notice; recorded as unset (METHODOLOGY decision 15). For corporations the Minister sets the number of people granted status by investment amount. Also the basis of public-project investment immigration.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1960309b75","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: F-2 visa on purchase, eligible to apply for permanent residence after 5 years","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-fdi-2024","location":"second-to-last section, para 4","quote":"한화 10억원 이상 휴양 체류시설을 매입해야만 출입국관리법시행령 12조에 따른 F-2 비자를 받을 수 있으며 5년 후 영주권 신청 자격도 주어진다는 설명이다.","notes":"Segye Ilbo paraphrasing Jeju Province.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e9dd8c8cf5","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"F-2 차목 holder who kept the investment 5 years or more (permanent residence F-5, with spouse and minor children)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2011","location":"annex 1, item 28의3 영주(F-5) 하목","quote":"하. 거주(F-2) 차목의 체류자격을 받은 후 5년 이상 계속 투자상","notes":"Date the item was added is not shown in this version.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b82821f120","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"F-2 차목 holder who has kept the investment 5 years or more (permanent residence F-5, with spouse and qualifying children)","source_id":"kor-moleg-immigration-decree-2026","location":"annex 1-3, item 14","quote":"을 받은 후 5년 이상 계속 투자 상태를 유지하고 있는","notes":"Annex 1-3 as amended 12 Dec 2023.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6e3ca9066f","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2010-02","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor in designated tourism/resort facilities: F-2 on investment, F-5 after keeping it 5 years","source_id":"kor-moj-tourism-investment-2023","location":"p. 1, footnote","quote":"외국인에게 경제활동이 자유로운 거주(F-2) 자격을 부여하고, 5년 간 투자 유지 시 영주(F-5) 자격을 부여하는 제도(’10. 2월 시행)","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-a14bdbad7b","program_id":"kor-real-estate-immigration","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor holding F-2 status under the Jeju scheme","source_id":"kor-segye-jeju-2024","location":"para 4","quote":"5년 후 영주권 신청 자격도 주어진다는 설명이다","notes":"Jeju Province explanation as reported.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"KOR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e90527a35c","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); no residency requirement; 10-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Spain 2013 EUR 500,000 No 10 years","notes":"IMF working paper table (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other providers); note 1/: alternative investment options may be eligible. Valid as listed in May 2015; no start date given. Qualifying period includes the period to permanent residence for residency programmes.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0080c1afe3","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"minimum investment (main investor) as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Spain 2013 EUR 500,000 No 10 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible.","restates":"t-e90527a35c","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bfeca26d54","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"each applicant (main investor); property free of charges up to EUR 500,000","source_id":"esp-meyss-informe-movilidad-2015","location":"PDF p. 27 (printed p. 26), section 1.1 Inversores, point b); also annex table, PDF p. 93","quote":"La adquisición, libre de toda carga y gravamen, de bienes inmuebles en España por un valor igual o superior a quinientos mil (500.000) euros (la inversión que exceda esta suma podrá estar sometida a carga o gravamen).","notes":"Restates Ley 14/2013 art. 63 b) as described by the Employment Ministry (April 2015). Validity dates not stated in the report.","restates":"t-ec8d030e0a","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1ef623ddc1","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"each applicant (main investor); property free of charges up to EUR 500,000","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 74 (printed p. 68), Table 4.2 (continued), row Spain","quote":"Spain Euro 500,000 £410,000 Real estate.","notes":"Secondary listing in the MAC's comparison table (MAC analysis; the sterling equivalents use exchange rates of February 2013). Validity dates not stated. Free-of-charges condition not mentioned in the table; applies_to kept as on the Ley 14/2013 row so the restatement links.","restates":"t-ec8d030e0a","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6693b3536c","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"each applicant (main investor); property free of charges up to EUR 500,000","source_id":"esp-congreso-resp-184-87824-2022","location":"Government answer 184/87824, p. 1, third paragraph","quote":"a los titulares de bienes inmuebles en España con una inversión de valor igual o superior a 500.000 euros por cada solicitante","notes":"Government written answer to the Congreso (6 September 2022) restating the Ley 14/2013 threshold; the answer itself does not mention the free-of-charges condition (applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule). Validity dates not stated in the answer.","restates":"t-ec8d030e0a","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6c7b31ed11","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"each applicant (main investor); property free of charges up to EUR 500,000","source_id":"esp-mivau-golden-visa-2024-04-09","location":"PDF p. 2, section 'Modificación legislativa'","quote":"que permite obtener el visado de residencia si se invierte en nuestro país, comprando vivienda por encima de 500.000 euros","notes":"Ministry of Housing press release of 9 April 2024 quoting the minister; it says 'above EUR 500,000' and does not mention the per-applicant or free-of-charges conditions (applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-ec8d030e0a","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8ff919c92b","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 63 (printed p. 61)","quote":"(e) Real estate purchase €500,000","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. 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Raised to three years by Ley 28/2022.","restates":"t-bf7509d366","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Validity of the first residence permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-e0bcfcff08","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"residence_permit_renewal_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"renewal of investor residence authorisation","source_id":"esp-meyss-informe-movilidad-2015","location":"PDF p. 92, annex 'Comparativa entre la Ley Orgánica 4/2000 ... y la Ley 14/2013', Inversores, Entrada","quote":"Autorización de residencia: dos años, prorrogables por periodos de dos años.","notes":"Restates Ley 14/2013 as described by the Employment Ministry (April 2015). 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Ley 28/2022 reduced this to two years plus a sworn declaration covering five years (from 23 Dec 2022).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Period covered by the criminal record check","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-e972b41534","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2013-09-29","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"public debt route: applicant sole holder of the investment","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-14-2013","location":"p. 78860 (BOE), art. 64 a) 3.º","quote":"el solicitante es el titular único de la inversión para un periodo igual o superior a 5 años","notes":"Certificate must show sole ownership of the public-debt investment for 5 years or more. Wording unchanged by Ley 25/2015 (art. 64 a) 3.º).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-9f9b841917","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2015-07-30","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"public debt route: applicant sole holder of the investment","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-25-2015","location":"p. 64531 (BOE), disposición final undécima, Tres (art. 64 a) 3.º)","quote":"es el titular único de la inversión para un periodo igual o superior a 5 años.","notes":"Ley 25/2015 (BOE 29 July 2015), disposición final undécima rewriting Ley 14/2013; in force 30 July 2015. valid_to as for the other rows from this source (Ley 14/2013 investor route closed by Ley Orgánica 1/2025 from 3 April 2025).","restates":"t-e972b41534","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-a0644d7994","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"permanent_residence_eligibility","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (as listed by the Commission)","source_id":"intl-ec-swd-2019-5","location":"PDF p. 21 (printed p. 20), section III.6","quote":"In most Member States, permanent residence is granted after 5 years (ES, HR, IE, LV, UK).","notes":"Commission Staff Working Document of 23 January 2019, describing the rules as found by the 2018 study; no dates of application stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a0c67f996c","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"residence_permit_initial_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor residence authorisation, as described by the Ministry of Housing","source_id":"esp-mivau-golden-visa-2024-04-09","location":"PDF p. 2, section 'Modificación legislativa'","quote":"La vigencia de las autorizaciones concedidas para las llamadas ‘Golden Visa’ son de 5 años","notes":"Ministry of Housing press release of 9 April 2024. As printed: the release gives 5 years for the authorisations without separating initial and renewed ones; under the law the initial authorisation was 3 years from 23 Dec 2022 (esp-boe-ley-28-2022) and renewals 5 years. Possible simplification by the release; kept as stated. 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Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-2518d04216","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"applicant_min_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"years","applies_to":"visa and residence-authorisation applicants (all Ley 14/2013 categories)","source_id":"esp-meyss-informe-movilidad-2015","location":"PDF p. 36 (printed p. 35), section 3 a), requisitos de carácter formal i)","quote":"Ser mayor de 18 años de edad.","notes":"Restates Ley 14/2013 as described by the Employment Ministry (April 2015). 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Art. 76.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-cd2053445f","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"2015-07-30","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"20","currency":"days","applies_to":"residence authorisations under the Ley 14/2013 section, from filing with the Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos (deemed granted if not decided in time)","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-25-2015","location":"p. 64538 (BOE), disposición final undécima, Once (art. 76.1)","quote":"El plazo máximo de resolución será de veinte días desde la presentación de la solicitud en el órgano competente para su tramitación.","notes":"Ley 25/2015 (BOE 29 July 2015), disposición final undécima rewriting Ley 14/2013; in force 30 July 2015. valid_to as for the other rows from this source (Ley 14/2013 investor route closed by Ley Orgánica 1/2025 from 3 April 2025). 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Kept by Ley 25/2015.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Maximum age of investment certificate at renewal","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-82ce8b02dd","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"renewal_certificate_max_age","valid_from":"2015-07-30","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"financial routes: certificates proving the investment was maintained","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-25-2015","location":"pp. 64532-64533 (BOE), disposición final undécima, Cinco (art. 66.2 a) 1.º-5.º)","quote":"El certificado deberá estar fechado dentro de los 30 días anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud.","notes":"Ley 25/2015 (BOE 29 July 2015), disposición final undécima rewriting Ley 14/2013; in force 30 July 2015. valid_to as for the other rows from this source (Ley 14/2013 investor route closed by Ley Orgánica 1/2025 from 3 April 2025).","restates":"t-b246972705","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Maximum age of investment certificate at renewal","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-7283f05a57","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment_window_before_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"days","applies_to":"financial routes (public debt, shares, bank deposits)","source_id":"esp-meyss-informe-movilidad-2015","location":"PDF p. 27 (printed p. 26), section 1.1 Inversores, point a)","quote":"La inversión, en un periodo no superior a los 60 días anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud, de, al menos:","notes":"Restates Ley 14/2013 as described by the Employment Ministry (April 2015). The report's recommendations (PDF p. 82-83) propose lengthening this period; that is a proposal, not a rule. Validity dates not stated in the report.","restates":"t-0443c2c076","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Period before applying within which to invest","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0443c2c076","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"investment_window_before_application","valid_from":"2013-09-29","valid_to":"2015-07-29","min_amount":"60","currency":"days","applies_to":"financial routes (public debt, shares, bank deposits)","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-14-2013","location":"p. 78859 (BOE), art. 64 a)","quote":"en un periodo no superior a 60 días anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud","notes":"The qualifying financial investment had to be made no more than 60 days before the visa application. Ley 25/2015 extended this to one year.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Period before applying within which to invest","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-4ab0fe7d65","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"renewal_certificate_max_age_real_estate","valid_from":"2013-09-29","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"real-estate route: Land Registry ownership certificate","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-14-2013","location":"p. 78861 (BOE), art. 66.2 d)","quote":"debe estar fechado dentro de los 90 días anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud","notes":"Land Registry certificate proving ownership of property worth the minimum must be dated within 90 days before the authorisation application. Kept by Ley 25/2015 (art. 66.2 b)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Maximum age of property ownership certificate at renewal","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-e762c0880c","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"renewal_certificate_max_age_real_estate","valid_from":"2015-07-30","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"real-estate route: Land Registry ownership certificate","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-25-2015","location":"p. 64533 (BOE), disposición final undécima, Cinco (art. 66.2 b))","quote":"debe estar fechado dentro de los 90 días anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud.","notes":"Ley 25/2015 (BOE 29 July 2015), disposición final undécima rewriting Ley 14/2013; in force 30 July 2015. valid_to as for the other rows from this source (Ley 14/2013 investor route closed by Ley Orgánica 1/2025 from 3 April 2025).","restates":"t-4ab0fe7d65","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Maximum age of property ownership certificate at renewal","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-c6cbb39eba","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"renewal_late_filing_grace","valid_from":"2015-07-30","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"renewal application filed after the previous authorisation expired","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-25-2015","location":"p. 64538 (BOE), disposición final undécima, Once (art. 76.2)","quote":"en los noventa días posteriores a la finalización de la anterior autorización","notes":"A renewal filed within 90 days after expiry still extends the authorisation until decided, without prejudice to a sanction procedure.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ESP","route_name":"Grace period for a late renewal application","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-7d818f9459","program_id":"esp-golden-visa","route":"visa_expiry_grace_period","valid_from":"2013-09-29","valid_to":"2025-04-02","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"application for the residence authorisation after the investor visa expires","source_id":"esp-boe-ley-14-2013","location":"p. 78860 (BOE), art. 66.2 a)","quote":"hallarse dentro del plazo de los noventa días naturales posteriores a la caducidad de éste","notes":"The residence authorisation may be requested while the visa is valid or within 90 calendar days after it expires. 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Moved here from a price-change event that had been dated to our access date.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"LKA","route_name":"Share of deposit withdrawable after first year","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fbc289e674","program_id":"lka-golden-paradise","route":"minimum_balance","valid_from":"2022-05-25","valid_to":"","min_amount":"50000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"minimum balance from the second year","source_id":"lka-immig-gp-circular-2022","location":"p. 1, Criteria (II)","quote":"After the 1st year, a minimum deposit of US $ 50,000 should be maintained in the account throughout the visa period.","notes":"Amount to keep in the account, not a period.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"LKA","route_name":"Minimum balance to keep","rule_type":"other","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-8ff2b6d65e","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"cantonal_minimum_tax","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"CHF","applies_to":"canton of Thurgau only: minimum tax amount (cantonal counter-proposal)","source_id":"che-bbl-2011-6021","location":"PDF p. 6 (BBl p. 6026), section 1.1.5","quote":"entweder einen Steuerbetrag von 150 000 Franken","notes":"Thurgau voters rejected abolition on 15 May 2011 and accepted the government counter-proposal with these minimums; date of entry into force not given. 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The base is the highest of worldwide living expenses, CHF 400,000 (indexed), this multiple, and Swiss-source gross income (control calculation).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Transition period under the old rules","rule_type":"time","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-8d996725ac","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"prior_absence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"eligibility: foreign national who has not lived in Switzerland for at least ten years and does not work in Switzerland","source_id":"che-swissvotes-587","location":"PDF p. 2, Vorgeschichte","quote":"Sie steht ausschliesslich Personen offen, die eine ausländische Staatsangehörigkeit besitzen, mindestens zehn Jahre lang nicht in der Schweiz gewohnt haben und keiner Erwerbstätigkeit im Inland nachgehen.","notes":"Swissvotes describing the rule as of 2011-2014 (before the 2016 reform); period of validity not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Time away from the country before applying","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4e6933edde","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"prior_absence","valid_from":"2016-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years","applies_to":"eligibility: foreign national with first-time unlimited tax liability in Switzerland, or after at least ten years away, and not working in Switzerland; both spouses must qualify","source_id":"che-fedlex-dbg-2016","location":"art. 14(1) and (3) (PDF p. 7)","quote":"erstmals oder nach mindestens zehnjähriger Unterbrechung unbeschränkt steuerpflichtig (Art. 3) sind","notes":"Wording of the federal act of 28 Sep 2012 (AS 2013 779), in force 1 Jan 2016; unchanged in the 2025 and 2026 consolidations. The base is the highest of worldwide living expenses, CHF 400,000 (indexed), this multiple, and Swiss-source gross income (control calculation).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Time away from the country before applying","rule_type":"time","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-50bc952a21","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"vut-imf-art4-2015","location":"PDF p. 45, Appendix III, Table 1","quote":"Switzerland N.A. CHF 250,000/year No 12 years","notes":"IMF Table 1 (sources: Xu, El-Ashram and Gold 2015, and Vanuatu authorities), as published June 2015; the date at which the amount applied is not stated. Footnote 1: alternative investment options may be eligible. Footnote 3: includes the qualification period for permanent residency under residency programmes. \"CHF 250,000/year\" is listed as a minimum investment; it is probably the Swiss lump-sum tax arrangement, mapping to be checked.","restates":"t-58627025de","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-58627025de","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12","currency":"years","applies_to":"qualifying period for citizenship as listed by the IMF","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"Switzerland N.A. CHF 250,000/year No 12 years","notes":"IMF Working Paper WP/15/93 (May 2015), Table 1 (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other service providers). Note 2/: explicit minimum residency requirements under investor schemes; note 3/: qualifying period includes the period for permanent residency under residency programmes. Recorded as its own row (the earlier pass folded it into the investment row's applies_to). 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The base is the highest of worldwide living expenses, CHF 400,000 (indexed), this multiple, and Swiss-source gross income (control calculation). Cantons must apply the same multiples (art. 6 StHG, per the 2011 message).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Minimum tax base as a multiple of board and lodging","rule_type":"other","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-718f72427c","program_id":"che-lump-sum-taxation","route":"cantonal_board_multiple","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"times annual board and lodging","applies_to":"canton of Thurgau only: tax base at least four times board and lodging costs, if higher","source_id":"che-bbl-2011-6021","location":"PDF p. 7 (BBl p. 6027), section 1.1.5","quote":"oder das Vierfache der Pensionskosten als Bemessungsgrundlage","notes":"Thurgau voters rejected abolition on 15 May 2011 and accepted the government counter-proposal with these minimums; date of entry into force not given. 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Exceptions possible in justified individual cases.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-5a9b851028","program_id":"che-wealthy-residence-permit","route":"residence_permit_renewal_validity","valid_from":"2008-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"extension of the residence (B) permit","source_id":"che-fedlex-vzae-2008","location":"PDF p. 22, art. 58(1)","quote":"sie kann um zwei Jahre verlängert werden. Ausnahmen sind in begründeten Einzelfällen möglich.","notes":"VZAE of 24 October 2007, version in force on 1 January 2008. Art. 58 applies to all residence (B) permits, including those granted for substantial cantonal fiscal interests (art. 32(1)(c)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"CHE","route_name":"Validity of a renewed residence permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-307107ce54","program_id":"twn-investor-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"foreign investor, or representative of a foreign corporate investor, with an investment above a set amount approved or recorded by the competent authority (alien resident certificate)","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 23(1)(4)","quote":"四、在我國有一定金額以上之投資，經中央目的事業主管機關核准或備查 之投資人或外國法人投資人之代表人","notes":"Amount not set in the Act ('一定金額', a certain amount), left to regulations (art. 35); recorded as unset (METHODOLOGY decision 15). The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-a9b04b93bb","program_id":"twn-investor-residence","route":"renewal_validity","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"each extension of an alien resident certificate (all residence grounds)","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 31(2)","quote":"其外僑居留證之有效期間應自原居留屆滿之翌日起延期，最長不得逾三年","notes":"Maximum (words). The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Validity of a renewed permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-ab39419ead","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"bank_deposit_transitional","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2003-06-10","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong/Macao residents who deposited NT$5 million or more for one year within three years before 10 June 2003 may use the residence and settlement rules in force before that date","source_id":"twn-nia-hkmo-residence-regs-en-2018","location":"PDF p. 16, Article 29 (last paragraph)","quote":"Those who have deposited NT$5 million or more for one year, with proof of documents from foreign exchange banks, within three years before the implementation of this Article on June 10, 2003","notes":"Transitional rule implying an earlier deposit-based route that ended with the article's implementation on 10 June 2003 (the translation's date; the amendment list gives 10 June 2002 for an amendment of Article 9). Not in the 2022 Chinese text read here.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Bank deposit, transitional rule","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-85bf851b62","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"2014-06-09","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident (spouse and minor children may join)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"Art. 16(1)(5)","quote":"在臺灣地區有新台幣五百萬元以上之投資","notes":"Investment approved by the central competent authority. valid_from is the 1999 full revision (the 2001 text is the earliest read; art. 16 unchanged since 1999 per the amendment history); valid_to is the day before the 2014 amendment. Printed as 新台幣 (New Taiwan dollars).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-4dbc8001d5","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"deposit","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"2014-06-09","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident (spouse and minor children may join)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"Art. 16(1)(6)","quote":"匯入等值新台幣五百萬元以上，並存款滿一年，附有外匯銀行證明者","notes":"Remitted funds equivalent to NT$5 million kept on deposit for one year, certified by a foreign-exchange bank. Dates as for the investment route; not listed in the 2014 version.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-b356987b69","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"deposit","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"transitional only: deposits of NT$5 million or more remitted before 10 June 2014 that complete one year within three years after the amendment keep the old residence and settlement rules","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30, last paragraph","quote":"本辦法中華民國一百零三年六月十日修正施行前，已匯入等值新臺幣五百萬元以上之存款，於修正施行後三年內，存款滿一年，附有外匯銀行證明者，仍適用修正施行前有關居留、定居之規定","notes":"The 2014 version no longer lists the deposit ground in art. 17(1); this clause keeps it for deposits already remitted. Three-year window recorded in the next row. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-f66fe2ef08","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident applicant","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2022","location":"Article 16, para 1, item 5","quote":"五、在臺灣地區有新臺幣六百萬元以上之投資，經中央目的事業主管機關審查通過","notes":"NT$6 million or more invested in Taiwan, reviewed and approved by the central competent authority. Text in force as amended 13 June 2022; the date the NT$6m figure was introduced was not established (the 2018 English translation, twn-nia-hkmo-residence-regs-en-2018, has the same figure).","restates":"t-d7ea740f3c","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-d7ea740f3c","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident applicant (English translation of the 6 Feb 2018 text)","source_id":"twn-nia-hkmo-residence-regs-en-2018","location":"PDF p. 7, Article 16(1)(5)","quote":"5.The applicant has an investment of NT$6 million or more in Taiwan, which is reviewed and approved by the central competent authority;","notes":"Unofficial NIA translation predating the 2022 amendment; the Chinese text prevails. Same amount as the 2022 Chinese text.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-41090d6a13","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident (spouse and minor children may join)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"Art. 17(1)(5)","quote":"在臺灣地區有新臺幣六百萬元以上之投資","notes":"Investment approved by the central competent authority; same amount in art. 16(1)(5) of the current (2022) text.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-72b4b69745","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"deposit_holding_period","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident applying on the deposit ground (NT$5 million remitted)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 16(1)(6)","quote":"匯入等值新台幣五百萬元以上，並存款滿一年","notes":"Printed in words ('滿一年'). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Period the deposit must be held","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-67e4b4cadf","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity_investor","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years (minimum; maximum 3)","applies_to":"residence granted for investment (art. 16(1)(5)): one to three years","source_id":"twn-nia-hkmo-residence-regs-en-2018","location":"PDF p. 12, Article 25","quote":"Those who are granted residence in accordance with the provisions stipulated in Subparagraph 5 Paragraph 1 Article 16 may reside in Taiwan for one to three years","notes":"2018 English translation; the general validity was then eighteen months to three years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence permit validity for investors","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b71df11cd6","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"renewal_validity","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"each extension of the residence certificate while the original ground continues","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 26","quote":"得申請延期，每次不得逾一年","notes":"Maximum per extension (words). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Validity of a renewed permit","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-70afd9aa58","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_period_deduction_overstay","valid_from":"2015-07-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"Hong Kong or Macao resident who overstayed residence by less than 30 days and reapplies for residence, when later applying for settlement","source_id":"twn-mac-hkmo-relations-act-2022","location":"Article 14-2","quote":"香港或澳門居民逾期居留未滿三十日，原申請居留原因仍繼續存在者，經依第四十七條之一規定處罰後，得向內政部移民署重新申請居留；其申請定居者，核算在臺灣地區居留期間，應扣除一年。","notes":"Applies to all Hong Kong and Macao residents holding residence, including those admitted on the investment ground. Article 14-2 was added by the amendment promulgated 17 June 2015 and in force from 3 July 2015 (amendment history page, twn-mac-hkmo-relations-act-history-2026, item 5).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Time deducted from the residence period after an overstay","rule_type":"time","year":"2015"},{"term_id":"t-f545577872","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (art. 16(1)(5) first part) and family: continuous residence of one year before applying for registered permanent residence (settlement), or two years with more than 270 days a year; up to 30 days abroad a year allowed","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2022","location":"Article 29, paras 1(1), 2 and 4","quote":"前項第一款所稱一定期間，指自申請日往前推算連續居留滿一年，或連續居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上。","notes":"Settlement (定居) leads to household registration in Taiwan. The innovation/entrepreneurship route (art. 16(1)(5) latter part) needs five continuous years with 183 days a year instead. The investor must still meet the original residence conditions.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c799cc6b7a","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or depositor (art. 16(1)(5)-(6)) with spouse and minor children: continuous residence before applying for settlement (定居, registered permanent residence)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 29(1)(1) and (2)","quote":"指連續居留滿一年或居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Alternative: two years of residence with at least 270 days a year in Taiwan (next row). Applicants must still meet the original residence condition. Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-f97966a786","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (art. 17(1)(5)) with spouse and minor children: continuous residence counted back from the application date, before applying for settlement (定居)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30(1)(1) and (2)","quote":"指自申請日往前推算連續居留滿一年，或連續居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Alternative: two years continuous residence with at least 270 days a year (next row). Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-bed5c7b01b","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"renewal_validity","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"each extension of the residence certificate while the original ground continues; apply within 30 days before expiry","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 27","quote":"得申請延期，每次不得逾二年","notes":"Maximum per extension (words); one year in the 2001 version. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Validity of a renewed permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-5b588fd5d0","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor or depositor with spouse and minor children: alternative to one year continuous, two years of residence with at least 270 days a year in Taiwan","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 29(2)","quote":"指連續居留滿一年或居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Words ('二年', '二百七十日'). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-e92dba95bc","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor with spouse and minor children: alternative of two years continuous residence with at least 270 days a year in Taiwan","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30(2)","quote":"指自申請日往前推算連續居留滿一年，或連續居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Words. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-ef31e7a36c","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"deposit_transition_period","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"window after 10 June 2014 within which deposits remitted earlier must complete one year to keep the old rules","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30, last paragraph","quote":"於修正施行後三年內，存款滿一年","notes":"Words ('三年內'). Proposed route name deposit_transition_period. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Transition period for earlier deposits","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-31f5d36517","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"Taiwan Area Resident Certificate for Hong Kong/Macao residents (1 to 3 years from entry; extensions up to 2 years each while the reason continues)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2022","location":"Articles 25 and 26","quote":"其有效期間，自入境之翌日起算為一年至三年","notes":"General rule for all residence grounds other than art. 16(1)(8) (up to five years).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-edf984fe7d","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity_max","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"Taiwan residence certificate (or residence entry-exit permit), upper end of the validity range","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 25","quote":"其有效期間自入境之翌日起算為一年六個月至三年","notes":"Upper end of the range (words: '三年'). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Longest permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-e8eaef8987","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity_max","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years","applies_to":"Taiwan residence certificate (or residence entry-exit permit), upper end of the validity range","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 26","quote":"其有效期間，自入境之翌日起算為一年六個月至三年","notes":"Upper end of the range (words). Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"t-edf984fe7d","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Longest permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-dc203ef6a3","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period_entrepreneur","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"residents admitted for innovation or entrepreneurship (art. 16(1)(5) second part): continuous residence before applying for settlement, with at least 183 days a year in Taiwan","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2022","location":"Article 29, para 2","quote":"但依第十六條第一項第五款後段規定許可居留者，指連續居留滿五年，且每年在臺灣地區居住一百八十三日以上。","notes":"The second limb of art. 16(1)(5) (innovation/entrepreneurship approved by the competent authority) has no investment amount; recorded because it shares the item with the NT$6 million investment route. Text as amended 13 June 2022; validity not stated. No row for this rule from another source.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before settlement, innovation or entrepreneur route","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-96646c4492","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"months","applies_to":"Taiwan residence certificate (or residence entry-exit permit), lower end of the validity range of 1 year 6 months to 3 years from entry","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 25","quote":"其有效期間自入境之翌日起算為一年六個月至三年","notes":"Printed in words as 'one year six months to three years'; stored as the lower end in months (18) with the upper end in the next row; the article applies to all residence grounds. Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-62154d166b","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"18","currency":"months","applies_to":"Taiwan residence certificate (or residence entry-exit permit), lower end of the validity range of 1 year 6 months to 3 years from entry","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 26","quote":"其有效期間，自入境之翌日起算為一年六個月至三年","notes":"Printed in words; stored as the lower end in months with the upper end in the next row. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"t-96646c4492","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-91de3661e0","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year during the continuous residence counted for settlement (any number of trips)","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 29(4)","quote":"一年內得出境三十日","notes":"Words ('三十日'). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-d18f3df4f0","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year during the continuous residence counted for settlement","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30(4)","quote":"一年內得出境三十日","notes":"Words. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-aaf69c3ae9","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2000-12-30","valid_to":"","min_amount":"183","currency":"days","applies_to":"resident must live in Taiwan at least 183 days in a year (except the year of entry) or the residence permit may be revoked","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 28(1)(8)","quote":"一年內在臺灣地區居住未滿一百八十三日者","notes":"Printed in words ('一百八十三日'). Art. 28 was amended on 30 December 2000 per the amendment history; whether the 183-day rule existed before is not shown. Not in the 2014 version's art. 29 list.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2000"},{"term_id":"t-fdfda17a9e","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"1999-05-31","valid_to":"","min_amount":"270","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year, under the two-year route to settlement","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2001","location":"art. 29(2)","quote":"指連續居留滿一年或居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Words ('二百七十日'). Text of the version amended 6 August 2001 (only art. 9 changed then). Per the amendment history (twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-history-2026) this article was last set by the full revision of 31 May 1999, which took effect on promulgation (art. 39); it was amended again on 6 March 2002 and 22 November 2004, but the stored documents do not show what changed, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"1999"},{"term_id":"t-3f5ddfdd28","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2014-06-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"270","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year, under the two-year route to settlement","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2014","location":"art. 30(2)","quote":"指自申請日往前推算連續居留滿一年，或連續居留滿二年且每年在臺灣地區居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Words. Version amended 10 June 2014 (arts. 17-19, 26, 27, 30 amended that day per the amendment history), in force on promulgation.","restates":"t-fdfda17a9e","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-b9beab9bdf","program_id":"twn-hkmo-investment-residence","route":"guarantor_requirement","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"persons per year (maximum per guarantor)","applies_to":"applicant must have a guarantor: a relative within the second degree or spouse with household registration in Taiwan, or a citizen with a proper occupation; such a citizen may guarantee at most five persons a year","source_id":"twn-moi-hkmo-residence-regs-2022","location":"Article 18","quote":"前項有正當職業之公民，其保證對象每年不得超過五人。","notes":"A guarantor is required for all residence grounds except students and art. 16(1)(16).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Maximum people a guarantor may sponsor","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-410045b554","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"15000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"foreign national","source_id":"twn-nia-apr-investment-guidelines-2024","location":"section II (III) item 1","quote":"Foreign nationals who have invested in profitable businesses in the ROC with an investment amount exceeding NTD 15 million and have created employment opportunities for five (5) or more nationals for a period of three (3) years.","notes":"'Exceeding' NT$15 million, plus at least five jobs for ROC nationals for three years. Gives permanent residence (Alien Permanent Resident Certificate) directly.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b033edf543","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"government_bonds","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"foreign national","source_id":"twn-nia-apr-investment-guidelines-2024","location":"section II (III) item 2","quote":"Foreign nationals who have invested in central government bonds with a face value exceeding NTD 30 million for a period of three (3) years.","notes":"'Exceeding' NT$30 million face value, held for three years.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3346e011e4","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"per item (application); investment immigrants pay, special contributors and senior professionals are exempt","source_id":"twn-nia-apr-investment-guidelines-2024","location":"section V (Fees)","quote":"V. Fees: NTD 10,000 per item. However, applicants applying under Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Point 2 are exempt from the fee.","notes":"Guidelines dated 10 Apr 2024 on the NIA site; start date of the fee not given. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Point 2 are the special-contribution and senior-professional groups, so the fee applies to investment immigrants.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7e2345f95e","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"residence_certificate_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"3","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"alien resident certificate (incl. investors under art. 23(1)(5) with an investment of a certain amount approved by the competent authority), extendable up to three years each time","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2023","location":"Articles 22(3), 23(1)(5) and 31(2)","quote":"外僑居留證之有效期間，自許可之翌日起算，最長不得逾三年。","notes":"The Act leaves the investment amount to subsidiary rules (art. 35: investment objects and fund management set by the competent authority).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Validity of the resident certificate","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1f22d05f45","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"183","currency":"days","applies_to":"foreign permanent resident (incl. investment immigrants): permanent residence revoked if living in Taiwan under 183 days a year, unless approved for study, medical treatment or other special reasons","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 33(4)","quote":"永久居留期間，每年居住未達一百八十三日","notes":"Printed in words ('一百八十三日'). Applies to all alien permanent residence holders. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-5cea7b95c5","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"pr_retention_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"183","currency":"days per year (average over the last five years)","applies_to":"holder of alien permanent residence (incl. investment immigrants): PR revoked if average annual stay over the latest five years is below 183 days, unless approved for study, medical or other special reasons","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2023","location":"Article 33(4)","quote":"四、永久居留期間，最近五年平均每年居住未達一百八十三日。","notes":"Applies to all alien permanent residents; investment-immigration PR is granted under art. 25(4) once the investment is approved and made.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Average yearly stay to keep permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-58c07bc7cd","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"fine_agent","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"migration agency that brokers investment-immigration funds without case-by-case approval or receives investment-immigration fund money (lower end of NT$30,000-150,000; business ordered to improve, closed if it does not)","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 79(1)(2)-(3)","quote":"移民業務機構有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣三萬元以上十五萬元以下罰鍰","notes":"Words ('三萬元以上十五萬元以下'); upper end in the next row. The same fine covers other agency breaches (registration, advertising, records, contracts). Proposed route name fine_agent. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Fine for agents breaching investment fund rules","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-729e53a764","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"fine_agent_investor_funds","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"immigration agency that receives investment-immigration fund money, handles a foreign immigration fund without case-by-case approval, or advertises without review: fine of NT$30,000 to 150,000 and order to improve","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2023","location":"Article 79(1)(2)-(4); Article 56(2)-(4)","quote":"處新臺幣三萬元以上十五萬元以下罰鍰，並令其限期改善","notes":"Maximum NT$150,000; business closure if not improved. Agencies may handle foreign immigration fund business only case by case with NIA approval and may not receive the funds (art. 56).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Fine for agents receiving investors' funds","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c52b342b29","program_id":"twn-apr-investment","route":"fine_agent_max","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150000","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"migration agency breaching the investment-immigration fund rules: upper end of the fine","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 79(1)(2)-(3)","quote":"移民業務機構有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣三萬元以上十五萬元以下罰鍰","notes":"Upper end of the fine range (words). The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Maximum fine for agents breaching fund rules","rule_type":"other","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b79bad38fe","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"business_investment","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"","currency":"TWD","applies_to":"national without household registration in Taiwan (e.g. overseas Chinese holding ROC nationality) with an investment above a set amount, approved or recorded by the competent authority; spouse and minor children may join","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 9(1)(6)","quote":"六、在臺灣地區有一定金額以上之投資，經中央目的事業主管機關核准或 備查","notes":"Amount not set in the Act ('一定金額'), left to regulations; recorded as unset (METHODOLOGY decision 15). The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-4ea8726139","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor (art. 9(1)(6)) and other grounds 1-9: continuous residence before applying for settlement (定居); alternatives 2 years with 270 days a year or 5 years with 183 days a year","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(3)(1)","quote":"為連續居住一年，或居留 滿二年且每年居住二百七十日以上，或居留滿五年且每年居住一百八 十三日以上","notes":"Words. Applicant must still meet the original residence condition. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-b20edde377","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"settlement_application_deadline","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"settlement must be applied for within two years after completing the residence period","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(6)","quote":"應於連續居留或居留滿一定期間後二年內申請之","notes":"Words. Proposed route name settlement_application_deadline. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Deadline to apply for settlement after the residence period","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-e495025216","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: alternative of two years of residence with at least 270 days a year","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(3)(1)","quote":"為連續居住一年，或居留 滿二年且每年居住二百七十日以上，或居留滿五年且每年居住一百八 十三日以上","notes":"Words. 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The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Validity of a renewed permit","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-2e17438adf","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"settlement_qualifying_period","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"investor: alternative of five years of residence with at least 183 days a year","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(3)(1)","quote":"為連續居住一年，或居留 滿二年且每年居住二百七十日以上，或居留滿五年且每年居住一百八 十三日以上","notes":"Words. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Residence period before permanent settlement","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-70e7c522b8","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"183","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year, under the five-year route to settlement","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(3)(1)","quote":"或居留滿五年且每年居住一百八 十三日以上","notes":"Words. The 2007 full revision took effect on 1 August 2008 (date set by the Executive Yuan, art. 97; date from the amendment history twn-moj-immigration-act-history-2026). Later amendments (2021, effective 2023-01-01; 2022, effective 2022-01-28; 2023, effective 2024-01-01) touched this part of the Act but the stored documents do not show the new wording, so no valid_to is set.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TWN","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":"2008"},{"term_id":"t-846d95643a","program_id":"twn-nwohr-investment-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"2008-08-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"270","currency":"days","applies_to":"per year, under the two-year route to settlement","source_id":"twn-moj-immigration-act-2007","location":"art. 10(3)(1)","quote":"居留 滿二年且每年居住二百七十日以上","notes":"Words. 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Can be combined with real estate per the Budget Communication (\"real estate investments and or the purchase of Zero Coupon Bonds\").","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-1a06244ac4","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"bonds","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"main applicant (Central Bank zero coupon bonds, and/or real estate)","source_id":"bhs-mof-budget-comm-2024","location":"PDF p. 54","quote":"This will now increase to $1.0 million in real estate investments and or the purchase of Zero Coupon Bonds from the Central Bank of The Bahamas.","notes":"Budget Communication 2024/25 (29 May 2024): announced measure, effective 1 January 2025 as stated. Bond proceeds to be used only for education, health, culture and Family Island infrastructure. Currency: bare \"$\" read as BSD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The budget marks its one US-dollar amount explicitly (\"US$500.0 million\" loan), so bare \"$\" is the Bahamian dollar; the $750,000 in the same sentence is already recorded as BSD (t-e1ebb4b896).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Government bonds","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-8f26e94fba","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"bonds","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"main applicant (Central Bank zero coupon bonds, and/or real estate)","source_id":"bhs-tribune-epr-2024","location":"PM's budget speech as quoted, para 6","quote":"This will now increase to $1m in real estate investments and or the purchase of zero coupon bonds from the Central Bank of The Bahamas.","notes":"Tribune (media) quoting PM Davis's 2024/25 Budget speech; effective 1 January 2025. 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Bill text; start date per s.1(2) and the 2024 Budget Communication.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-60abf7d000","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"main applicant (real estate and/or Central Bank zero coupon bonds)","source_id":"bhs-mof-budget-comm-2024","location":"PDF p. 54","quote":"This will now increase to $1.0 million in real estate investments and or the purchase of Zero Coupon Bonds from the Central Bank of The Bahamas.","notes":"Budget Communication 2024/25 (29 May 2024): announced measure, effective 1 January 2025 as stated. Previously $750,000 in real estate only (already recorded). Currency: bare \"$\" read as BSD, the issuing government's dollar (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed). The budget marks its one US-dollar amount explicitly (\"US$500.0 million\" loan), so bare \"$\" is the Bahamian dollar; the $750,000 in the same sentence is already recorded as BSD (t-e1ebb4b896).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-81109f1d7a","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"main applicant (real estate and/or Central Bank zero coupon bonds)","source_id":"bhs-tribune-epr-2024","location":"PM's budget speech as quoted, para 6","quote":"This will now increase to $1m in real estate investments and or the purchase of zero coupon bonds from the Central Bank of The Bahamas.","notes":"Tribune (media) quoting PM Davis's 2024/25 Budget speech; 'This measure will come into effect on January 1, 2025.' Bare '$' read as the Bahamian dollar (inferred).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-d20a3003bc","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"real_estate_accelerated","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"owner of a residence (speedy consideration)","source_id":"bhs-mofa-pr-page-2026","location":"Eligibility","quote":"persons purchasing a residence for BS$1.5 million or more will get speedy consideration","notes":"Undated MOFA page (read 2026-10-02) that appears to describe the pre-2021 administrative policy; valid_from left empty. Financially independent owners of a residence may apply at any value; no minimum stated.","restates":"t-735c46d8d3","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase for faster consideration","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9cc2ae613c","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"real_estate_accelerated","valid_from":"2011","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"unspecified","applies_to":"real estate purchase of $1.5m or above (accelerated consideration)","source_id":"bhs-tribune-delaney-2021","location":"para 5","quote":"investors who made a real estate purchase valued at $1.5m or above would be accepted for so-called “accelerated” consideration","notes":"Tribune (press) report of a former attorney general's statement. Bare \"$\" in a Bahamian newspaper; could be B$ or US$ (pegged 1:1), so recorded unspecified (METHODOLOGY decision 5). Economic permanent residence was a policy, not a statute, before July 2021. Policy of the Ingraham administration in 2011 (year only here; bhs-rtc-accelerated-2011 dates it 18 Apr 2011).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase for faster consideration","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-735c46d8d3","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"real_estate_accelerated","valid_from":"2011-04-18","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant (home value)","source_id":"bhs-rtc-accelerated-2011","location":"para 2","quote":"those applying for permanent residency will now have to spend at least US$1.5 million on a Bahamian home to get fast-tracked by the Immigration Department.","notes":"Administrative policy (2011 National Investment Policy), not law: buying a home of this value earned \"accelerated\" (fast-tracked) consideration; previously US$500,000. Lower-value owners could still apply on the ordinary route. valid_from is the day the policy was tabled (18 April 2011, per later reports); end date unknown. The MOFA page (bhs-mofa-pr-page-2026) still mentions BS$1.5 million \"speedy consideration\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Property purchase for faster consideration","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-f263644192","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"fee_processing","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"per application, non-refundable","source_id":"bhs-mofa-pr-page-2026","location":"Related Fee(s)","quote":"There is a non-refundable processing fee of BS$100.00, payable via cash or bank manager","notes":"Undated MOFA page (read 2026-10-02) that appears to describe the pre-2021 administrative policy; valid_from left empty. 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The fee scale prints no other dollar; its other rows are recorded as BSD.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"BHS","route_name":"Fee for a duplicate certificate","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-29a5758d31","program_id":"bhs-epr","route":"fee_reinstatement","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"BSD","applies_to":"per lapsed application","source_id":"bhs-mof-budget-comm-2024","location":"p. 53","quote":"We are also imposing a $500 reinstatement fee for Permanent Resident Applications which have been successfully concluded but not finalized after 90 days.","notes":"Applies to all permanent residence applications; written into s.17A(1A) for economic PR by the 2024 bill. 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Further conditions: money deposited at a Dutch bank or EU bank with a Dutch branch supervised by DNB, added value per RVO, FIU check, no investment in residential property.","restates":"t-2c541ce07c","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8cf32bae1d","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"business","valid_from":"2013-10-01","valid_to":"2024-04-17","min_amount":"1250000","currency":"EUR","applies_to":"investor","source_id":"nld-stb-2024-83","location":"PDF p. 12, nota van toelichting","quote":"Aan vreemdelingen met een vermogen van minimaal € 1.250.000 kan op grond van artikel 3.29a Vb 2000 een verblijfsvergunning worden afgegeven.","notes":"In policy (Vreemdelingencirculaire B11/2.2) the amount had to be invested in an innovative Dutch company (or a fund under the SEED scheme), with added value for the Dutch economy assessed by RVO and a FIU check. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ccf744d961","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"months per 12 months","applies_to":"investor: minimum presence in the Netherlands","source_id":"intl-ec-swd-2019-5","location":"PDF p. 20 (printed p. 19), footnote 103","quote":"For at least 4 months in every 12-month period.","notes":"Commission Staff Working Document of 23 January 2019, describing the rules as found by the 2018 study; no dates of application stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-cf8bcff5c7","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"physical_presence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"4","currency":"months within 12 months","applies_to":"EUR 1.25 million route","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 47 (printed p. 40), appendix 'Country-by-Country details of comparable schemes'","quote":"Netherlands €1.25 million Four months within a 12-month period 5 years","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-36ee410a5b","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"EUR 1.25 million route","source_id":"irl-doj-iip-interim-eval","location":"PDF p. 47 (printed p. 40), appendix 'Country-by-Country details of comparable schemes'","quote":"Netherlands €1.25 million Four months within a 12-month period 5 years","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Qualifying period for citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-41aa091fbe","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"investor_experience_criterion","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-04-17","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"RVO secondary test, non-financial contribution: active founder/owner with at least five years of entrepreneurship experience or of relevant senior work experience, or bringing at least five clients (alternatives; a master-level degree also qualifies)","source_id":"nld-stcrt-2024-13488","location":"PDF p. 2, B11/2.2, Ad 1 en 3, B. 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","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Required physical presence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-97c8b629fa","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"business_jobs","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"jobs","applies_to":"investor: one of the added-value criteria (two of three must be met): at least 10 jobs created within five years","source_id":"nld-ah-tk-20192020-867","location":"PDF p. 7, Antwoord 24","quote":"Binnen vijf jaar worden ten minste 10 arbeidsplaatsen gecreëerd","notes":"RVO tests added value: two of (a) at least 10 jobs within 5 years, (b) more innovation in the Dutch company, (c) other non-financial added value (knowledge, networks, customers, active involvement). Policy as described on 28 Nov 2019; start date not given here. FIU checks in the Netherlands and the country of origin are mandatory.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"NLD","route_name":"Business investment with job creation","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3812abe0f7","program_id":"nld-investor-residence","route":"job_creation_criterion","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-04-17","min_amount":"10","currency":"fte","applies_to":"RVO secondary test, job creation criterion (one of three criteria, at least two must be met): jobs excluding the applicant within 5 years, 60% of them within 3 years","source_id":"nld-stcrt-2024-13488","location":"PDF p. 2, B11/2.2, Ad 1 en 3, B. 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General rule for short-term residence permits, which include the permit for foreign property owners (art. 28(3)). Maximum; number in words ('birer yıllık').","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0bb479e90f","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2016-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years (maximum per issue)","applies_to":"short-term residence permit, incl. owners of real property (art. 31(1)(b)); not for investors (j) or TRNC citizens (k)","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-law6458-consol","location":"PDF p. 12, art. 31(2)","quote":"Kısa dönem ikamet izni, birinci fıkranın (j) ve (k) bentleri hariç olmak üzere, her defasında en fazla ikişer yıllık sürelerle verilebilir.","notes":"Paragraph as amended by Law 6735 (marked \"Değişik: 28/7/2016-6735/27 md.\"), in force 13 Aug 2016 per the list of amending acts (PDF p. 47). The original 2013 wording is not printed.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-57c403b38a","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months in a year (or more than 1 year in total in the last 5 years)","applies_to":"residence permit holders: stays outside Turkey beyond this break residence, and earlier permit periods are not counted (except compulsory public service, education and health reasons)","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-law6458-consol","location":"PDF p. 10, art. 28(1)","quote":"bir yılda toplam altı ayı geçen veya son beş yıl içinde toplam bir yılı aşan Türkiye dışında kalışlar ikamette kesinti sayılır.","notes":"General rule for counting continuous residence (e.g. towards the 8-year long-term permit).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a179ae5798","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"max_continuous_absence","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"months","applies_to":"long-term residence: application refused if the applicant spent more than six months at once or consecutively abroad or without a permit within the eight years","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-yonetmelik-21460","location":"art. 40(2)(ç)","quote":"peş peşe, yurtdışında ya da ikametsiz olarak Türkiye’de geçirdiği süre altı ayı geçen yabancıların talepleri,","notes":"Implementing Regulation of Law 6458 (RG 17.03.2016 no. 29656, in force on publication, art. 162), current consolidated text from mevzuat.gov.tr; the stored copy does not date individual amendments, so valid_from is empty. 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General rule for short-term residence permits, which include the permit for foreign property owners (art. 28(3)). Number in words. Interruptions: art. 40(2)(b)-(ç).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"Time before eligible for permanent residence","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-35a0b8e048","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"deficiency_cure_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"30","currency":"days","applies_to":"missing documents to be supplied within 30 days of notice, otherwise the application is dropped","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-yonetmelik-21460","location":"art. 22(1)","quote":"otuz gün içerisinde bilgi ve belgelerin tamamlanmaması halinde başvuru işlemden kaldırılır.","notes":"Implementing Regulation of Law 6458 (RG 17.03.2016 no. 29656, in force on publication, art. 162), current consolidated text from mevzuat.gov.tr; the stored copy does not date individual amendments, so valid_from is empty. 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General rule for short-term residence permits, which include the permit for foreign property owners (art. 28(3)). Number in words.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"How much shorter the permit is than the passport","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-72872f5b55","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"decision_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"residence permit applications decided within 90 days of processing","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-yonetmelik-21460","location":"art. 22(2)","quote":"İkamet izni başvuruları, başvurunun işleme alınmasından itibaren en geç doksan gün içinde sonuçlandırılır.","notes":"Implementing Regulation of Law 6458 (RG 17.03.2016 no. 29656, in force on publication, art. 162), current consolidated text from mevzuat.gov.tr; the stored copy does not date individual amendments, so valid_from is empty. General rule for short-term residence permits, which include the permit for foreign property owners (art. 28(3)). Number in words.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TUR","route_name":"Time limit for a decision","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-cb1d6fa935","program_id":"tur-property-residence","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"120","currency":"days in the last year","applies_to":"short-term permit refused, cancelled or not renewed if the holder spent more than 120 days in total abroad in the last year (except compulsory public service, duty, education or health)","source_id":"tur-mevzuat-yonetmelik-21460","location":"art. 29(1)(c)","quote":"son bir yıl içinde toplamda yüz yirmi günden fazla süreyle yurt dışında","notes":"Implementing Regulation of Law 6458 (RG 17.03.2016 no. 29656, in force on publication, art. 162), current consolidated text from mevzuat.gov.tr; the stored copy does not date individual amendments, so valid_from is empty. General rule for short-term residence permits, which include the permit for foreign property owners (art. 28(3)). 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Not condition B of the Residence Permit: the Home Owner's Permit is its own permit (Ordinance s. 29-31, inserted with the 2015 Ordinance); recorded under the investor residence programme for want of a separate programme row (see summary). Validity 5 years (reg 34(2)); fee USD 1,500 (Schedule 7).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Home value required for a Home Owner's Permit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dde69bac69","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"fee_administration","valid_from":"2016-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150","currency":"USD","applies_to":"first-time annual residence permit, non-refundable administrative fee","source_id":"tca-bc-residence-permit-form","location":"p. 3, 'First time residence permit application (annual)', Fee (2) (OCR)","quote":"Non-refundable administrative fee $150.00","notes":"Read by OCR. Category of the checklist not stated (see the permit fee row from this form). '$' recorded as USD (inferred, TCI currency). Effective 1 April 2016 per the form.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Administration fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-dc7cb8563a","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"2016-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"endorsement of a spouse or each child on an annual residence permit (plus USD 150 administrative fee)","source_id":"tca-bc-residence-permit-form","location":"p. 3, 'Endorsement of spouse to a permit (annual residence permit)' and 'Endorsement of children' (OCR)","quote":"The fee structure is a $150.00 non-refundable administrative fee, as well as a non-refundable fee of $500 with respect to each endorsee.","notes":"Read by OCR. Same amounts printed for spouse endorsement ('Permit Fee of $500.00', 'Administrative fee $150.00') and for children. Category of permit not stated (see the permit fee row). '$' recorded as USD (inferred). The ordinance's USD 500 endorsement fee is already recorded for the investor residence permit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-8013e76213","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"2016-04-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"first-time annual residence permit (checklist on a form covering Independent Means, Spouse of an Islander and Home Owner)","source_id":"tca-bc-residence-permit-form","location":"p. 3, 'First time residence permit application (annual)', Fee (1) (OCR)","quote":"Annual Permit fee $1,500.00","notes":"Read by OCR from the scanned form. The checklist does not say which permit category it covers; the form's category boxes are Independent Means, Spouse of a Turks and Caicos Islander and Home Owner (no Investor box), and the checklist asks for a letter of undertaking not to work, which fits Independent Means and Home Owner. The Immigration Ordinance gives the Home Owner's Permit fee as USD 1,500 plus USD 150 (tca-imm-ord-rev-2021). '$' recorded as USD, the currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). valid_from is the form's 'Effective April 1, 2016'.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2016"},{"term_id":"t-52c7d830da","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"home_owner_permit_fee","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"Home Owner's Permit fee (plus USD 150 administrative fee)","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Residence Permits","quote":"Home Owner’s Permit $1,500","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation. Separate Home Owner's Permit.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Home Owner's Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a5e6a12359","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"home_owner_permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"Home Owner's Permit, extendable or renewable on proof of continued ownership","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 89, reg 34(2)","quote":"a Home Owner’s Permit shall be valid for five years and may be extended or renewed.","notes":"Separate Home Owner's Permit; see the US$300,000 row.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Validity of a Home Owner's Permit","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-a4138ececa","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"weeks","applies_to":"applications in the Investor, Home Owner and Independent Means categories","source_id":"tca-bc-faqs-2026","location":"Visa & Resident Permit section, \"How long does a Residence Permit Application take?\"","quote":"Application processing in the Investor, Home Owner and Independent Means categories can take up to six (6) weeks.","notes":"Stated processing time (\"can take up to\"), not a statutory limit. Undated page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-68de4631e8","program_id":"tca-home-owner-permit","route":"appeal_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14","currency":"days","applies_to":"appeal against a refused Residence Permit, to the Appeals Tribunal","source_id":"tca-bc-faqs-2026","location":"Visa & Resident Permit section, \"If my application is refused what are my next steps?\"","quote":"In the case of a refused Residence Permit, the applicant may appeal the outcome to the Appeals Tribunal within 14 days of the refusal.","notes":"Applies to all Residence Permit categories, including Investor and Home Owner. Undated web page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Time limit for an appeal","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6e9611536c","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"home_or_business_family_islands","valid_from":"2012-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant (condition B); Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 86, reg 24(4)(a)(ii)","quote":"not less than $250,000 in a business or a home for himself and his dependants in the island of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos;","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation. valid_from as for the existing US$500,000 row (2012 announcement); the 2016 Regulations re-enacted it.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Investment in a home or business on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-9597075996","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"home_or_business_family_islands","valid_from":"2012-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor in Grand Turk or the family islands (residence permit up to ten years)","source_id":"tca-rtc-imm-law-2012","location":"bullet on Schedule 3","quote":"it will be possible for someone who has invested $500,000.00 or more in Providenciales or West Caicos, or $250,000.00 or more in Grand Turk or the family Islands, to obtain a residence permit for up to ten years","notes":"Media report; bare \"$\" read as USD (territory currency).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Investment in a home or business on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-415548536e","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"home_or_business","valid_from":"2012-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; Providenciales or West Caicos","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 86, reg 24(4)(a)(i)","quote":"not less than $500,000 in a business or a home for himself and his dependants in the island of Providenciales or West Caicos","notes":"Residence permit (not permanent), up to 10 years per the 2012 announcement (tca-rtc-imm-law-2012). Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos: US$250,000 (reg 24(4)(a)(ii)). Permit fee US$1,500 plus US$150 admin (Schedule 7).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Investment in a home or business","rule_type":"price","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-3ae879f680","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"home_or_business","valid_from":"2012-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor in Providenciales or West Caicos (residence permit up to ten years)","source_id":"tca-rtc-imm-law-2012","location":"bullet on Schedule 3","quote":"it will be possible for someone who has invested $500,000.00 or more in Providenciales or West Caicos, or $250,000.00 or more in Grand Turk or the family Islands, to obtain a residence permit for up to ten years","notes":"Media report of the 2012 amendments (Radio Turks & Caicos). Bare \"$\": the Turks and Caicos Islands use the US dollar, so read as USD.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Investment in a home or business","rule_type":"price","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-af6a5f66fd","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"fee_administration","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150","currency":"USD","applies_to":"Residence Permit application, non-refundable administrative fee","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Residence Permits","quote":"Non Refundable Administrative fee $150","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Administration fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-aee08dc0ae","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"endorsement of spouse or child on a Residence Permit, each, plus USD 150 administrative fee","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Residence Permits","quote":"Endorsement of Spouse or Child $500 each plus $150 administrative fee","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e0f4e12357","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"fee_permit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"Residence Permit, investment/independent means route (plus USD 150 non-refundable administrative fee)","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Residence Permits","quote":"Investment/Independent Means $1,500","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Permit fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1646bf9126","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"processing_time_max","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"6","currency":"weeks","applies_to":"applications in the Investor, Home Owner and Independent Means categories","source_id":"tca-bc-faqs-2026","location":"Visa & Resident Permit section, \"How long does a Residence Permit Application take?\"","quote":"Application processing in the Investor, Home Owner and Independent Means categories can take up to six (6) weeks.","notes":"Same sentence already recorded for the Home Owner permit (t-a4138ececa); this row records it for the investor residence permit, which the sentence also names. Undated web page saved 2026-10-11.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Maximum processing time","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-66f8468d5a","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"Residence Permit under condition B (investment): 1 to 10 years as the Director determines, extendable or renewable","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 88, reg 28(3)","quote":"may be issued for a period of not less than one year and not more than ten years as the Director may determine, and may be extended or renewed.","notes":"Law as at 31 Mar 2021.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-45cc5e464a","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"permit_validity","valid_from":"2012-08-13","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10","currency":"years (maximum)","applies_to":"investor residence permit","source_id":"tca-rtc-imm-law-2012","location":"bullet on Schedule 3","quote":"to obtain a residence permit for up to ten years","notes":"Media report.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Residence permit validity","rule_type":"time","year":"2012"},{"term_id":"t-40b735a17a","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"appeal_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"14","currency":"days","applies_to":"appeal against a refused Residence Permit, to the Appeals Tribunal","source_id":"tca-bc-faqs-2026","location":"Visa & Resident Permit section, \"If my application is refused what are my next steps?\"","quote":"In the case of a refused Residence Permit, the applicant may appeal the outcome to the Appeals Tribunal within 14 days of the refusal.","notes":"Applies to all Residence Permit categories, including Investor and Home Owner. Undated web page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Time limit for an appeal","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5ff9f475b9","program_id":"tca-investor-residence-permit","route":"late_renewal_penalty","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250","currency":"USD","applies_to":"renewal applied for after the Residence Permit expired (renewal due 30 days before expiry), in addition to the permit fee","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 88, reg 30","quote":"the applicant shall be liable to pay a penalty fee of $250 in addition to the fee for the Residence Permit.","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Penalty for late renewal","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dd1863103a","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"home_or_business_parent_of_islander","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"applicant with an Islander child who has lived 10 years in the Islands, the applicant 15 years, no criminal convictions (reg 13(2)(j))","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 82, reg 13(2)(j)(iii)","quote":"the applicant has invested not less than $250,000 in a home or business in the Islands; and","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation. A family/residence route with an investment condition, not a pure investor route; its fee is USD 5,000 (Schedule 7, applicant who has a child who is an Islander).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Home or business investment, parent of an Islander","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fdb2f0d7ad","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"minimum_capital_business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"Form 5 (undertaking application), business: minimum authorised capital, inclusive of offshore branches; proposed total investment minimum $300,000","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF pp. 126-127 (printed pp. 124-125), Form 5, items 12-13 (OCR)","quote":"Authorised Capital: USDS (minimum: USD$ 300,000 - inclusive of offshore branches)","notes":"From OCR of an image page (Schedule 3, Form 5). Form guidance also says equity must be brought from offshore and transferred into the enterprise's US dollar resident bank account in the Islands. The form's option for US$1,500,000 lists the same five islands as the US$750,000 option, unlike reg 13(2)(g)(ii) (other islands): apparently a drafting slip in the form.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Minimum authorised capital of the business","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-dc88f33503","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"real_estate_family_islands","valid_from":"2013","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, reg 13(2)(f)(i)","quote":"not less than $300,000 in the actual construction of a new home or the purchase or renovation of a distressed property as a home for himself and his dependants in the island of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"Undertaking required; no right to work.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Property on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-3c31ddaa5c","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"real_estate_family_islands","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"300000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"new home or renovation of a distressed property on Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos (no right to work)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Qualifying criteria\", list","quote":"a. Investment of not less than $300,000 in actual construction of a new home, or in renovation of a distressed property as a home for the applicant and his or her dependants, on the islands of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Property on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-55a3897120","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business_family_islands","valid_from":"2013","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, reg 13(2)(g)(i)","quote":"not less than $750,000 in a business or enterprise in the island of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"60% non-work-permit employees rule applies.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Business investment on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-0314718f7b","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business_family_islands","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"cash in a business on Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos (right to work in it)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Qualifying criteria\", list","quote":"c. Investment of not less than $750,000 in cash in a business or enterprise in Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Business investment on the smaller islands","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-571a22c94d","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"donation_public_project","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, reg 13(2)(h)","quote":"has contributed not less than $1,000,000 in a designated approved public sector project in the Islands","notes":"Contribution to a public project designated by the Governor in the Gazette (reg 22). No designations were found. Start date not established (present in the 2016 regulations).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Contribution to an approved public project","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1f7eeb56f4","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"home_or_business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 82, reg 13(2)(k)","quote":"has invested an amount of not less than $1,000,000 in a home or business in the Islands","notes":"Route without the undertaking procedure; no location distinction. Start date not established.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Investment in a home or business","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e5cc3e45c1","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2013","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; Providenciales and other islands not listed below","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, Immigration Regulations reg 13(2)(f)(ii)","quote":"not less than $1,000,000 in the actual construction of a new home or the purchase or renovation of a distressed property as a home for himself and his dependants in any of the islands, other than the island of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"Requires an undertaking from the Governor beforehand; no right to work. \"$\" in the regulations; TCI uses the US dollar. The 2016 Regulations (L.N. 28/2016) were amended on this point by L.N. 6/2017; the wording before 2017 was not seen. The route dates from the 2013 reintroduction (tca-misick-prc-2013).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-f603835721","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"new home or renovation of a distressed property on the other islands (no right to work)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Qualifying criteria\", list","quote":"b. Investment of not less than $1,000,000 in actual construction of a new home or renovation of a distressed property as a home for the applicant and his or her dependants in any of the other islands.","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-64be88fe66","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business","valid_from":"2013","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"main applicant; Providenciales and other islands","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, reg 13(2)(g)(ii)","quote":"not less than $1,500,000 in a business or enterprise in any of the islands other than the island of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos","notes":"At least 60% of the business's employees must be non-work-permit holders; right to work in that business only.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-cac50ad4fe","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"cash in a business on the other islands (right to work in it)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Qualifying criteria\", list","quote":"d. Investment of not less than $1,500,000 in cash in a business or enterprise in one of the other islands","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-6691e6394a","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_administration","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"150","currency":"USD","applies_to":"PRC application, non-refundable administrative fee (all routes)","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Permanent Residence Certificates","quote":"Non Refundable Administrative fee $150","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation. Under reg 12(3) the route fee (e.g. USD 25,000 investor route) is refundable if the application fails, except USD 1,000.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Administration fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-798b8da8d9","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200","currency":"USD","applies_to":"endorsement of spouse or child on a PRC","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7, Permanent Residence Certificates","quote":"Endorsement of Spouse or Child $200","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-44df401d7f","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200","currency":"USD","applies_to":"endorsement of spouse or each dependant on the PRC","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Fees\"","quote":"on payment of an additional fee of $200 for spouse or dependant.","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-f9b49acb9d","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_non_refundable_part","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"non-refundable part of the PRC route fee if the application is unsuccessful","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 80, reg 12(3)","quote":"The applicable fee paid in terms of regulation (2)(b) shall be refundable if the application is not successful, except for $1,000 which shall be a non-refundable fee.","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Non-refundable part of the fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-ba04e8fa25","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_application","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"admin fee per application (undertaking and/or PRC)","source_id":"tca-dcn-prc-investment-process","location":"p. 1, flow chart footer","quote":"Payment of $1,500 Admin Fee and $25,000 PRC when applicable","notes":"Undated flow chart. Currency: bare '$' read as USD, the issuing government's currency (the Turks and Caicos Islands use the US dollar; the investment application form in the Ordinance volume says USD $1,500) (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Application fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9bfd1fde0a","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_non_refundable_part","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"non-refundable administrative part of the PRC fee","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Fees\"","quote":"of which $1,500 shall be a non-refundable administrative fee.","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Non-refundable part of the fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-5310673766","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_undertaking","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"application for a certificate of undertaking (private or public investment), non-refundable","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7; PDF p. 128, Form 5","quote":"Certificate of undertaking 1,500 Non-Refundable Application Fee","notes":"Form 5 (p. 128) says: full payment of which USD $1,500 shall be a non-refundable Administrative Fee.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fee for a certificate of undertaking","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b7b8353a36","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"PRC fee, when applicable","source_id":"tca-dcn-prc-investment-process","location":"p. 1, flow chart footer","quote":"Payment of $1,500 Admin Fee and $25,000 PRC when applicable","notes":"Undated flow chart. Same amount as Schedule 7 'Investor Route(private) $25,000' in the Immigration Regulations. Currency: bare '$' read as USD, the issuing government's currency (the Turks and Caicos Islands use the US dollar) (METHODOLOGY decision 5; inferred, not printed).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-48d4c4158d","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2013","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"per certificate","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 219, Schedule 7","quote":"Investor Route(private) $25,000","notes":"Plus US$150 administrative fee, US$1,500 non-refundable certificate of undertaking fee, and US$200 per endorsed spouse or child. The same one-off US$25,000 fee was reported for 2013 (tca-misick-prc-2013).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-5025622291","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fee_certificate","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"25000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"once-off fee per PRC (of which $1,500 non-refundable administrative fee)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Fees\"","quote":"Each such PRC carries a once-off fee of $25,000 of which $1,500 shall be a non-refundable administrative fee.","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Certificate fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-3450d4a194","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"absence_limit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2","currency":"years","applies_to":"PRC may be revoked if the holder ordinarily resides outside the Islands for a continuous period of two years or more (unless authorised by endorsement)","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 24, Ordinance s. 25(g)","quote":"P has, subsequent to the issue of the Certificate, ordinarily resided outside the Islands for a continuous period of two years or more;","notes":"PRC otherwise valid for life (s. 23).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Maximum time allowed abroad","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-765cfb5520","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"botc_naturalisation_residence","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"PRC holder ordinarily resident in TCI: eligible for naturalisation as a British Overseas Territory Citizen","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"No Direct Taxes\", para 2","quote":"someone who has a PRC in TCI, and who has been ordinarily resident in TCI for five years, is eligible for naturalization as a British Overseas Territory Citizen (BOTC)","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). Under the British Nationality Act as described by the firm.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Residence required for British Overseas Territory citizenship","rule_type":"time","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-f1c32db783","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"investment_holding_period","valid_from":"2018-06-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"home or business used for a PRC under reg 13(2)(f), (g) or (k): no sale for five years from issue unless an equivalent sum is reinvested within 12 months; PRCs issued before 15 June 2018 exempt","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 82-83, reg 14(1)-(2) and reg 17","quote":"for a period of at least five years after the person has been issued the Permanent Residence Certificate.","notes":"Inserted by L.N. 34/2018. Disposal must be notified within 30 days (reinvestment within 14 days); annual proof of ownership, administrative fine USD 1,500 for failing to report (reg 16(3)). Failing to retain the investment is a ground for revoking the PRC (Ordinance s. 25(j), inserted by Ord. 14 of 2018).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Holding period for the investment","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-48363f1620","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"islander_status_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"British Citizen holding a Permanent Residence Certificate, applying for Turks and Caicos Islander status by grant","source_id":"tca-bc-faqs-2026","location":"TCI Status by grant section, eligibility","quote":"Applicant is a British Citizen who has held a permanent residence certificate for a period of at least five years.","notes":"Applies to any PRC holder who is a British Citizen, not only PRCs obtained by investment. Applications accepted annually between 1 June and 30 September; fee $5,150 ($150 administrative and $5,000 application). Undated web page.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Time holding permanent residence before Islander status","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-c989d495bb","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"spouse_endorsement_validity","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"11","currency":"years","applies_to":"endorsement of a dependant spouse on a PRC, renewable","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 84, reg 20(5)(b)","quote":"a dependant spouse shall be for a period of eleven years and may be renewed as necessary.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Validity of a dependant spouse's endorsement","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fdedeb0e53","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"reinvestment_deadline","valid_from":"2018-06-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"12","currency":"months","applies_to":"PRC investor who disposes of the qualifying home or business within five years","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 82, reg 14(2)","quote":"the person shall within a period of twelve months of such disposal, reinvest a sum equivalent to the original prescribed amount into another home, business or enterprise in the Islands.","notes":"Inserted by L.N. 34/2018.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Time limit to reinvest after a sale","rule_type":"time","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-063a2e03f7","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"dependant_child_max_age","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"19","currency":"years","applies_to":"endorsement of a dependant child on a PRC ends when the child turns 19","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 23, Ordinance s. 22(4)","quote":"An endorsement of a dependant child shall terminate on him attaining the age of nineteen years.","notes":"","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Maximum age of a dependent child","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-61b4d60b96","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business_local_employment_share","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent","applies_to":"business route (reg 13(2)(g)): minimum share of employees of the business who are not work permit holders (or a lesser number the Governor determines)","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 81, reg 13(2)(g)(i)-(ii)","quote":"which business or enterprise generates employment for persons in the Islands, of which not less than 60% of its employees are non-work permit holders","notes":"Evidence: audited financial statements and a certificate from the Labour Commissioner (reg 21(4)(b)).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Minimum share of local employees","rule_type":"other","year":""},{"term_id":"t-834d4a081b","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"business_local_employment_share","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"60","currency":"percent","applies_to":"business route: minimum share of employees who are TCI nationals or permanent residents","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Qualifying criteria\", list","quote":"which business generates employment for persons in TCI of which not less than 60% are TCI nationals or permanent residents","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Minimum share of local employees","rule_type":"other","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-61c368b203","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"annual_cap","valid_from":"2013-10","valid_to":"","min_amount":"200","currency":"certificates","applies_to":"PRCs issuable in the first 12 months after the regulations came into force (Governor to set a quota)","source_id":"tca-misick-prc-2013","location":"section \"Quota\"","quote":"the number of such PRCs that can be issued within the first 12 months after the coming into force of the regulations is not to exceed 200.","notes":"Misick & Stanbrook law-firm blog (industry, 1 Oct 2013) on the newly enacted regulations. Bare '$' read as US dollars, the only currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (inferred). ","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Annual cap","rule_type":"other","year":"2013"},{"term_id":"t-f12e9ab91a","program_id":"tca-prc-investment","route":"fine_annual_reporting","valid_from":"2018-06-15","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1500","currency":"USD","applies_to":"PRC investor failing to submit annual proof of retention of the investment","source_id":"tca-imm-ord-rev-2021","location":"PDF p. 83, reg 16(3)","quote":"A person who fails to comply with this regulation is liable to an administrative fine of $1,500.","notes":"Printed with a bare '$'; recorded as USD like the other terms from this volume because Form 5 in the same volume prints 'USD $1,500' and asks for US dollar amounts. Law as at 31 Mar 2021; valid_from not stated in the consolidation. Inserted by L.N. 34/2018 (already described in event e-d2b22b73de).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"TCA","route_name":"Fine for missing annual proof of investment","rule_type":"other","year":"2018"},{"term_id":"t-a9269bc3bb","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"tax_contribution","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family, Dubai (10-year); amount per year","source_id":"are-gdrfad-golden-investor-service","location":"section \"Tax Collection Investor\", item 2","quote":"with his/her tax contribution amounting to no less than AED 250,000 annually","notes":"As displayed on the GDRFA Dubai service page on 2026-10-02 (no date on the page); 10-year permit, renewable. Start date unknown; probably since Res. 65/2022 (3 Oct 2022). Annual tax paid by the establishment(s) attributable to the investor, certified by the Federal Tax Authority.","restates":"t-3d8a5d6ef8","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Yearly tax contribution","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-e899a8cb10","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"tax_contribution","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investors; amount per year (federal portal summary)","source_id":"are-uae-portal-golden-visa","location":"table \"Eligible categories\", row \"Investors (in public investments or real estate)\", column Main Requirements","quote":"contribution to an establishment paying at least AED 250,000 annually in taxes","notes":"Federal portal summary, page updated 28 Jul 2026; an annual tax payment by the establishment, not a lump-sum investment. valid_from unknown (page date only).","restates":"t-3d8a5d6ef8","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Yearly tax contribution","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-28222f5106","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"tax_contribution","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor, Abu Dhabi (10-year); amount per year, for the 2 years before applying","source_id":"are-adro-golden-visa-investors","location":"section \"Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Non-Real Estate Investors\", Criteria","quote":"A proof of tax payment for the minimum amount of AED 250,000 per year for 2 years prior to the application.","notes":"Abu Dhabi Residents Office page, no date, as displayed on 2026-10-02. The page gives an example: an investor with 25% of a company paying AED 1,000,000 a year in taxes qualifies.","restates":"t-3d8a5d6ef8","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Yearly tax contribution","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3d8a5d6ef8","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"tax_contribution","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"owner of a company paying at least this much federal tax a year (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 31, annex art. 8, first part, item 4","quote":"بقيمة لا تقل عن (250,000) مئتين وخمسين ألف درهم سنوياً","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page). Translation: owner of an establishment/company that pays taxes to the federal government \"of no less than AED 250,000 annually\".","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Yearly tax contribution","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-8685eb21b8","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"tax_contribution","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"250000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"partner whose share of the company's federal tax is at least this much a year (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 31, annex art. 8, first part, item 5","quote":"وتكون مساهمة حصته في الشركة تعادل على الأقل (250,000) مئتين وخمسين ألف درهم سنوياً من الضريبة المدفوعة سنوياً","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Yearly tax contribution","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-9712802f47","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family, Dubai (10-year)","source_id":"are-gdrfad-golden-investor-service","location":"section \"Financial Deposit Investor\", item 2","quote":"Provide proof of ownership of a financial deposit of no less than AED 2,000,000 in a local bank in UAE.","notes":"As displayed on the GDRFA Dubai service page on 2026-10-02 (no date on the page); 10-year permit, renewable. Start date unknown; probably since Res. 65/2022 (3 Oct 2022). Deposit may be local sukuk or investment bonds; may not be withdrawn during the 10-year permit.","restates":"t-7a4d56d178","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-8651710cc6","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family, Abu Dhabi","source_id":"are-adro-golden-visa-investors","location":"section \"Investor (non-real estate)\"","quote":"Must have one of the following investments with a minimum value of AED 2 million in the form of: A deposit","notes":"Abu Dhabi Residents Office, as displayed on 2026-10-02. The same AED 2 million minimum applies to company capital; alternatively AED 250,000 a year in taxes for the two preceding years.","restates":"t-7a4d56d178","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-7a4d56d178","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"bank_deposit","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor: deposit in an investment fund or national banks operating in the UAE (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 31, annex art. 8, first part, item 1","quote":"أن تكون للمستثمر وديعة بقيمة لا تقل عن (2,000,000) مليوني درهم في صندوق استثماري أو في المصارف الوطنية العاملة داخل الدولة","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page). Invested capital must be wholly owned, not a loan (item 6); health insurance (item 7).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Bank deposit","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-accf082b73","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"business","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor or partner and family, Dubai (10-year)","source_id":"are-gdrfad-golden-investor-service","location":"section \"Investing in Companies (Public Investment)\"","quote":"An investor or partner in a company within the UAE with a value of no less than AED 2 million","notes":"As displayed on the GDRFA Dubai service page on 2026-10-02 (no date on the page); 10-year permit, renewable. Start date unknown; probably since Res. 65/2022 (3 Oct 2022). 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Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-5621370ddd","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"donation","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"financial supporters of humanitarian work (golden residence, humanitarian pioneers category); support of at least this value","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 39, annex art. 23(4)","quote":"الداعمون مادياً للعمل الإنساني، على ألا تقل قيمة الدعم عن (2,000,000) مليوني درهم إماراتي أو ما يعادلها","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page). Not an investor route: a category for people who financially support humanitarian work, on recommendation of the Ministry of Community Development (art. 22). Recorded because it is a money threshold for golden residence; it is not part of the headline price.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Donation","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-186da74ff0","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investors (public investment or real estate)","source_id":"are-uae-portal-golden-visa","location":"table \"Eligible categories\", row Investors","quote":"Minimum capital of AED 2 million; property ownership or contribution to an establishment paying at least AED 250,000 annually in taxes","notes":"Federal portal summary, page updated 28 Jul 2026. It lists 10 years for public investments but 5 years for real estate, which conflicts with the emirate pages (10 years).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-fd0fbb05c4","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family, Dubai (10-year)","source_id":"are-gdrfad-golden-investor-service","location":"section \"Real Estate Investor\", item 2","quote":"Ownership of one or more properties with a value of no less than AED 2,000,000 (two million dirhams).","notes":"As displayed on the GDRFA Dubai service page on 2026-10-02 (no date on the page); 10-year permit, renewable. Start date unknown; probably since Res. 65/2022 (3 Oct 2022). Mortgaged property accepted; a lien is placed on the property for the life of the permit.","restates":"t-9f9f5c41e7","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-71cdab8332","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family, Dubai (10-year)","source_id":"are-dld-golden-visa-investor-service","location":"service description","quote":"owning a property the purchase value of which is equal to or more than 2 million AED at the time of purchase","notes":"Dubai Land Department; mortgaged property accepted if AED 2 million has been paid. As displayed on 2026-10-02.","restates":"t-9f9f5c41e7","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-18eefc9e12","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor, spouse and children, Abu Dhabi","source_id":"are-adro-golden-visa-investors","location":"section \"Real Estate Investor\"","quote":"Must own real estate which is/are purchased with a minimum total value of AED 2,000,000 outside a mortgage.","notes":"Abu Dhabi Residents Office page, as displayed on 2026-10-02; investor equity must be at least AED 2 million where there is a mortgage; off-plan accepted with AED 2 million paid to the developer.","restates":"t-9f9f5c41e7","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b612e93f6e","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"property investor (one or several properties)","source_id":"omn-thenational-golden-2025","location":"section 'Golden visa schemes', UAE paragraph","quote":"An investor can acquire property, through various means, valued at Dh2 million or more to qualify for the golden visa.","notes":"Press summary (The National, Aug 2025); restates t-f54f3493af.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-9f9f5c41e7","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor and family (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-wam-exec-regs-2022","location":"para \"Golden Residence for Real Estate Investors\"","quote":"Real estate investors can obtain Golden Residence when purchasing a property worth no less than AED2 million.","notes":"Cabinet summary of the executive regulation approved 18 Apr 2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (Res. 65/2022). Also allows purchases with loans from specified local banks and off-plan property from approved developers. The legal annex was not read; the change from AED 5 million may have come earlier under Res. 8/2021 (not verified).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-f54f3493af","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"real-estate investor, one or more properties (10-year golden residence); loan from a local bank named by the local authority allowed","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 31, annex art. 8, second part, item 1","quote":"أن يكون للمستثمر عقاراً أو أكثر بقيمة إجمالية لا تقل عن (2,000,000) مليوني درهم","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page). This is the legal text that the existing note on are-wam-exec-regs-2022 says was not read.","restates":"t-9f9f5c41e7","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-19871ce842","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"off-plan property investor, Abu Dhabi (10-year); amount paid to the developer","source_id":"are-adro-golden-visa-investors","location":"section \"Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Real Estate Investors\", Requirements, For Off-Plan Real Estate","quote":"Evidence that no less than AED 2,000,000 in payments till date have been made to the real estate developer.","notes":"Abu Dhabi Residents Office page, no date, as displayed on 2026-10-02. Purchase from an approved developer.","restates":"t-257828b6fb","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-257828b6fb","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"off-plan property buyer (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-wam-exec-regs-2022","location":"para \"Golden Residence for Real Estate Investors\"","quote":"Investors can also obtain Golden Residence when buying one or more off-plan properties of no less than AED2 million from approved local real estate companies.","notes":"Cabinet summary of 18 Apr 2022; the regulations come into force 90 days after Gazette publication (3 Oct 2022 per Res. 65/2022 art. 80). valid_from left empty because the article gives no date.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-36a3c8129c","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate_presale_contract","valid_from":"2022-10-03","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"buyer of one or more off-plan units from local companies approved by the local authority (10-year golden residence)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-65-2022","location":"PDF p. 32, annex art. 8, second part, item 2","quote":"عند شرائه لوحدة عقارية أو أكثر على الخارطة بقيمة إجمالية لا تقل عن (2,000,000) مليوني درهم","notes":"Annex (golden residence) to Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, in force 3 Oct 2022 (art. 80). The stored PDF is a consolidated text (it includes art. 77 bis on 'blue residence', added later), so the annex wording may include later amendments; amendment dates not shown. Quote retyped from the page (text layer has broken Arabic glyphs; checked against OCR ara of the 300 dpi page).","restates":"t-257828b6fb","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Off-plan property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2022"},{"term_id":"t-91cecb617e","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (5-year permit), under Res. 56/2018","source_id":"are-wam-ica-first-golden-2019","location":"para 7 (first bullet)","quote":"Investors in a property of a value of AED5 million or more will be granted a residence for five years.","notes":"WAM summary of Cabinet Resolution 56/2018 published 3 Jun 2019. No validity dates in the article: these were the Res. 56/2018 terms (in force 3 Feb 2019), replaced by AED 2 million from 3 Oct 2022 at the latest (Res. 65/2022).","restates":"t-1c3bbf700a","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b46d8bcd99","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"real-estate investor and family (5-year golden visa), Dubai Land Department ceremony 2019","source_id":"are-wam-dld-20-investors-2019","location":"para 2","quote":"the five-year golden visas were given to real estate investors whose individual investments in the local real estate market exceed AED 5 million","notes":"Describes the threshold met by the 20 investors in the July 2019 batch (Res. 56/2018 era); one or more properties, owned individually or by a group of investors. No validity dates in the article.","restates":"t-1c3bbf700a","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-1c3bbf700a","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"real_estate","valid_from":"2019-02-03","valid_to":"2022-10-02","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (5-year permit)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-56-2018","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 4(2)","quote":"ان يكون الاستثمار في عقار او أكثر بقيمة اجمالية للاصل العقاري لا تقل عن 5 مليون درهم","notes":"Translation: \"investment in one or more properties with a total value of no less than AED 5 million\". 5-year renewable permit (art. 4(4)); same holding and solvency conditions as above. Res. 56/2018 was replaced in 2021 by Cabinet Resolution No. 8 of 2021 (text not found), which was repealed when Res. 65/2022 took effect on 3 Oct 2022; whether Res. 8/2021 changed these amounts is not verified, so the end date is uncertain.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Property purchase","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-7f08441837","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"business","valid_from":"2019-02-03","valid_to":"2022-10-02","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (10-year permit)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-56-2018","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 4(1)(b)","quote":"يقوم بإنشاء شركة في الدولة برأس مال لايقل عن 10 مليون درهم أو أن يكون شريك في شركة قائمة او جديدة بحصة مالية لا تقل عن 10 مليون درهم","notes":"Translation: \"establishes a company with capital of no less than AED 10 million, or is a partner in an existing or new company with a share of no less than AED 10 million\". Cabinet Resolution 56/2018 art. 4. 10-year permit for \"public investments\", renewable; investment must be fully owned (not a loan), kept at least 3 years, and the investor must have unencumbered solvency of at least AED 10 million. valid_to: Res. 56/2018 was replaced in 2021 by Cabinet Resolution No. 8 of 2021 (text not found), which was repealed when Res. 65/2022 took effect on 3 Oct 2022; whether Res. 8/2021 changed these amounts is not verified, so the end date is uncertain.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Business investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-23d85c1eeb","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (10-year permit), deposit, company, partnership or mixed investments with at least 60% outside real estate, under Res. 56/2018","source_id":"are-wam-ica-first-golden-2019","location":"para 7 (second bullet)","quote":"Those making public investments through a deposit, an established company or a business partnership worth AED10 mn or more","notes":"WAM summary of Cabinet Resolution 56/2018 published 3 Jun 2019. Conditions listed: invested amount wholly owned (not a loan), kept at least three years; each business partner must contribute AED 10 million; one executive director and one advisor may be included. No validity dates in the article (Res. 56/2018 terms, replaced by 3 Oct 2022 at the latest).","restates":"t-5fc0424b75","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-5fc0424b75","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"investment","valid_from":"2019-02-03","valid_to":"2022-10-02","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (10-year permit)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-56-2018","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 4(1)(c)","quote":"ان تكون لديه استثمارات في الدولة بقيمة اجمالية لا تقل عن 10 مليون درهم (على أن لا يقل الاستثمار في غير العقار عن 60% من إجمالي نلك الاستثمارات)","notes":"Translation: \"investments in the State totalling no less than AED 10 million, with non-real-estate investment at least 60% of the total\". Cabinet Resolution 56/2018 art. 4. 10-year permit for \"public investments\", renewable; investment must be fully owned (not a loan), kept at least 3 years, and the investor must have unencumbered solvency of at least AED 10 million. valid_to: Res. 56/2018 was replaced in 2021 by Cabinet Resolution No. 8 of 2021 (text not found), which was repealed when Res. 65/2022 took effect on 3 Oct 2022; whether Res. 8/2021 changed these amounts is not verified, so the end date is uncertain.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-9336d65c20","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"investment_fund","valid_from":"2019-02-03","valid_to":"2022-10-02","min_amount":"10000000","currency":"AED","applies_to":"investor plus spouse and children (10-year permit)","source_id":"are-cabinet-res-56-2018","location":"PDF p. 2, art. 4(1)(a)","quote":"ان تكون لديه وديعة بقيمة لا تقل عن 10 مليون درهم في صندوق إستثماري في داخل الدولة","notes":"Translation: \"a deposit of no less than AED 10 million in an investment fund inside the State\". Cabinet Resolution 56/2018 art. 4. 10-year permit for \"public investments\", renewable; investment must be fully owned (not a loan), kept at least 3 years, and the investor must have unencumbered solvency of at least AED 10 million. valid_to: Res. 56/2018 was replaced in 2021 by Cabinet Resolution No. 8 of 2021 (text not found), which was repealed when Res. 65/2022 took effect on 3 Oct 2022; whether Res. 8/2021 changed these amounts is not verified, so the end date is uncertain.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Investment in a fund","rule_type":"price","year":"2019"},{"term_id":"t-c8f40ec4f1","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"fee_dependant_addition","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"AED","applies_to":"added for each sponsored person (family or parent), Dubai real-estate route","source_id":"are-dld-golden-visa-investor-service","location":"section \"Service Fees\", Notes","quote":"Added for each sponsored person: AED 100","notes":"Dubai Land Department page as displayed on 2026-10-02 (no date).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Fee for adding a dependant","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-aa384a75f3","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"fee_permit_issue_increment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"100","currency":"AED","applies_to":"residence permit issuance fee, Dubai; added per year when the residence is over two years","source_id":"are-gdrfad-golden-investor-service","location":"section \"Fees\", Note","quote":"The issuance fee increases by AED100 annually whenever the residency is over two years.","notes":"GDRFA Dubai page as displayed on 2026-10-02. Base residence permit fee AED 1,100 (already recorded). 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Start date unknown; probably since Res. 65/2022 (3 Oct 2022). Further small charges listed (Knowledge and Innovation Dirham AED 10 each, AED 500 in-country fee, AED 20 delivery); medical, Emirates ID and DLD fees are extra.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"ARE","route_name":"Administration fee","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-10682729e4","program_id":"are-golden-visa","route":"fee_family_permit_issue","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5774.50","currency":"AED","applies_to":"each family member (spouse, children) of a real-estate investor, Dubai, 10-year permit","source_id":"are-dld-golden-visa-investor-service","location":"section \"Service Fees\", Family residence permit for 10 years","quote":"Family residence permit for 10 years Fees: AED 5,774.50","notes":"Dubai Land Department page as displayed on 2026-10-02 (no date). 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Law 3180-IX (in force 20 Oct 2023) later limited quotas to cases of mass arrival.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"UKR","route_name":"Annual quota","rule_type":"other","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-656d795ab6","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"qualifying_investment_minimum","valid_from":"2011-04-06","valid_to":"2014-11-05","min_amount":"750000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"amount of the GBP 1 million to be invested in UK government bonds, share or loan capital (the balance in assets or deposits)","source_id":"gbr-ho-hc863-2011","location":"PDF p. 37, Appendix A Table 8","quote":"The applicant has invested not less than £750,000 of his capital in the UK by way of UK Government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies","notes":"Statement of Changes HC 863 (in force 6 April 2011); validity as for the other rows from this source (replaced for new applicants by HC 693 from 6 November 2014).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Minimum held in government bonds, shares or loan capital","rule_type":"price","year":"2011"},{"term_id":"t-27056dbe34","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"qualifying_investment_minimum","valid_from":"2014-11-06","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"amount of the GBP 1 million to be invested in UK government bonds, share or loan capital (the balance in assets or deposits)","source_id":"gbr-ho-hc693-2014","location":"PDF p. 35, Appendix A Table 8B; PDF p. 19, para 53 (new para 245EE(e)(ii))","quote":"The applicant has invested not less than £750,000 of his capital in the UK by way of UK Government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies","notes":"Statement of Changes HC 693 (in force 6 November 2014); valid_from is that date.  Rule kept for applicants who first applied before 6 November 2014 (Tables 8B and 9B). Para 245EE(e)(ii) also makes GBP 750,000 the capital to be maintained for extension by these applicants.","restates":"t-656d795ab6","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Minimum held in government bonds, shares or loan capital","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-8c5b5dd642","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"1994-10-01","valid_to":"","min_amount":"750000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"investor applicants up to 2004 (also required to hold at least GBP 1 million in the UK and make the UK their main home)","source_id":"gbr-mac-tier1-investor-2014","location":"PDF p. 17 (printed p. 11), para 2.3","quote":"Up to 2004, investor applicants were required to hold at least £1 million in the UK and to invest £750,000 in UK Government bonds, stocks or corporate bonds.","notes":"Pre-Points-Based-System investor route, operated since 1 October 1994 (same paragraph); 'up to 2004' is not an exact end date, so valid_to is left empty. Para 2.4: from 2004 the funds could be borrowed from a UK regulated institution if personal assets were at least twice the investment.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"1994"},{"term_id":"t-94aaf433d0","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"minimum investment (as listed by IMF, May 2015); residency 185 days/year; 6-year qualifying period","source_id":"intl-imf-wp-15-93","location":"PDF p. 6 (printed p. 5), Table 1 'Selected Economic Citizenship/Residency Programs Worldwide'","quote":"UK 1994 GBP 1 million 185 days/year 6 years","notes":"IMF working paper table (sources: country authorities, UK MAC report, Henley and Partners, Arton Capital and other providers); note 1/: alternative investment options may be eligible. Valid as listed in May 2015; no start date given. 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Applicant had to intend to invest not less than GBP 750,000 in UK government bonds or share/loan capital of active UK trading companies (not property companies, not deposits) and make the UK his main home; leave to enter up to 2 years, extensions up to 3 years. 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Application fees of £1,530 per person and per family dependant.","notes":" Secondary summary of another country's scheme in an Irish Department of Justice (IGEES) evaluation, data to March 2017 (decision 9: secondary for that country).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0317746f65","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"main applicant (own money); settlement after 5 years","source_id":"gbr-ho-cp632-em-2022","location":"PDF p. 2, para 7.3","quote":"While the minimum investment threshold for the route was subsequently increased from £1m to £2m","notes":"Explanatory memorandum to CP 632 (February 2022); no dates given (the GBP 2m threshold applied from 6 November 2014 under HC 693). applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule.","restates":"t-4a048f3844","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-169bd447ca","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"main applicant (own money); settlement after 5 years","source_id":"gbr-ho-hc1919-em-2019","location":"PDF p. 8, para 7.20","quote":"The Tier 1 (Investor) category is for high net worth individuals making an investment of at least £2 million in the UK.","notes":"Explanatory memorandum to HC 1919 (March 2019) restating the threshold; no dates given. applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule.","restates":"t-4a048f3844","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6b4115dc5d","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"main applicant (own money); settlement after 5 years","source_id":"gbr-isc-russia-2020","location":"PDF p. 24, footnote 60","quote":"A Tier 1 (Investor) visa allows the recipient to stay in the UK for three years and four months in exchange for a £2m investment in the UK.","notes":"Intelligence and Security Committee 'Russia' report (HC 632, July 2020) restating the rule; no dates given. applies_to kept as in the existing row for the rule.","restates":"t-4a048f3844","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-4a048f3844","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2014-11-06","valid_to":"2022-02-17","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"main applicant (own money); settlement after 5 years","source_id":"gbr-ho-hc693-2014","location":"PDF p. 34, Appendix A Table 7 (substituted)","quote":"The applicant has money of his own under his control held in a regulated financial institution and disposable in the UK amounting to not less than £2 million.","notes":"Full GBP 2m to be invested in UK government bonds or share/loan capital in active UK trading companies (bonds excluded from 29 March 2019 by HC 1919); loan option removed. valid_to: closed to new applicants at 16:00 on 17 Feb 2022 (CP 632).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-aaf5741d61","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"securities","valid_from":"2014-11-06","valid_to":"","min_amount":"2000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"minimum investment per applicant from 6 November 2014 (as stated in a written answer)","source_id":"gbr-ho-pq135529-2018","location":"answer text","quote":"since that date it has been £2 million per applicant","notes":"Written answer of 18 April 2018 (route still open then).","restates":"t-4a048f3844","jurisdiction":"GBR","route_name":"Investment in shares or securities","rule_type":"price","year":"2014"},{"term_id":"t-5da35f3256","program_id":"gbr-tier1-investor","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5000000","currency":"GBP","applies_to":"government bonds, share capital or loan capital in UK companies","source_id":"intl-ti-gw-european-getaway-2018","location":"Annex 2, PDF p. 63 (printed p. 61)","quote":"(b) £5 million (~ €5.6 million)","notes":"TI/Global Witness report (NGO), rules as described at 1 September 2018. 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Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-c7775bc900","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-0e6b003cdb","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 21 included); standard amount outside targeted employment areas","source_id":"usa-dhsoig-14-19-2013","location":"p. 2 (printed), 'EB-5 Program Requirements'; also p. 10","quote":"The EB-5 program requires that the foreign investor make a capital investment of either $500,000 or $1 million, depending on whether or not the investment is in a high-unemployment area.","notes":"Restates the statute and regulations as described by DHS OIG (December 2013). Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-c7775bc900","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-77d013ceff","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 21 included); standard amount outside targeted employment areas","source_id":"usa-dhsoig-eb5-mayorkas-2015","location":"PDF p. 11, Background; also PDF p. 19, footnote 8","quote":"The EB-5 program requires that the foreign investor make a capital investment of either $500,000 or $1 million, depending on whether or not the investment is in a high-unemployment area, known as a Targeted Employment Area.","notes":"Restates the statute and regulations as described by DHS OIG (March 2015). Footnote 8: 'an investor only has to invest $500,000 (rather than $1,000,000 in other areas)'. Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-c7775bc900","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-6764b2619b","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 21 included); standard amount outside targeted employment areas","source_id":"usa-doj-edla-nola-rc-2021","location":"press release, paragraph 3","quote":"The visa program permits immigrants to invest a minimum of $1,000,000.00 in a United States job-creating enterprise and obtain permanent residency if, after two years, that investment created or preserved ten American jobs.","notes":"Restates the statute as described by DOJ (22 June 2021), in the past tense. Validity dates not stated.","restates":"t-c7775bc900","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":""},{"term_id":"t-b26df0b613","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 21 included); standard amount outside targeted employment areas","source_id":"usa-doj-ndca-sfrc-2021","location":"press release, paragraph 4","quote":"make an investment of a minimum of $1 million, or $500,000 if the investment is made in certain areas of high unemployment.","notes":"Restates the statute as described by DOJ (22 July 2021). 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The court gives 1990 as the start; the amount applied until the 2019 rule took effect, which the order says happened on 21 November 2019 (p. 5, lines 23-24), so valid_to is the day before. p. 4 also: 'the amount of capital required to obtain such a visa is $1,000,000'.","restates":"t-c7775bc900","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"1990"},{"term_id":"t-c7775bc900","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"1990-11-29","valid_to":"2019-11-20","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor (spouse and children under 21 included); standard amount outside targeted employment areas","source_id":"usa-law-pl101-649-1990","location":"104 Stat. 4990 (PDF p. 13), INA 203(b)(5)(C)(i)","quote":"the amount of capital required under subparagraph (A) shall be $1,000,000","notes":"Statutory amount from the Immigration Act of 1990; investments counted from enactment, visas available from FY1992 (1 Oct 1991). The Act also allowed up to 3x more in high-employment areas, but DHS never set a higher amount (2019 rule, p. 5). Stayed in force until the 2019 rule took effect.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investment","rule_type":"price","year":"1990"},{"term_id":"t-163aa3e168","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"investment","valid_from":"2021-06-22","valid_to":"2022-03-14","min_amount":"1000000","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor; standard amount (petitions filed before 15 Mar 2022)","source_id":"usa-uscis-web-eb5-classification-2025","location":"table 'minimum investment amounts by filing date'","quote":"Before 3/15/2022 $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000","notes":"After the 2019 rule was vacated USCIS returned to the pre-November 2019 regulations (usa-uscis-web-eb5-program-2023: 'we will apply the EB-5 regulations that were in effect before the rule was finalized on Nov. 21, 2019'). 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Tables 1 and 2 head the column \"Reinstated on Nov. 13, 2025\"; the text says USCIS reverted on 12 Nov 2025 and accepted the 2024 fee for items postmarked before 26 Nov 2025.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Regional centre annual statement fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-30b7b8cd83","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i526","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-03-31","min_amount":"3675","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor petition, Form I-526 (filing fee; standalone and regional-center investors)","source_id":"usa-fr-uscis-fee-rule-2024","location":"PDF p. 7 (89 FR 6200), fee comparison table, row for Forms I-526/I-526E","quote":"$3,675 $11,160 $11,160 $7,485 204%","notes":"Row values as extracted: current fee, proposed fee, final fee, change, percent change. Start date of the USD 3,675 fee (set by the 2016 fee rule, 81 FR 73292, not stored) not verified. 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'Currently' as of the proposed rule (July 2026).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investor petition fee (Form I-526)","rule_type":"fee","year":""},{"term_id":"t-3bca390a98","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i526","valid_from":"2025-11-12","valid_to":"2026-11-29","min_amount":"3675","currency":"USD","applies_to":"investor petition, Forms I-526 and I-526E (filing fee)","source_id":"usa-fr-eb5-fee-rule-2026","location":"PDF p. 2 (91 FR 61941), section I.C.1","quote":"On November 12, 2025, USCIS reverted to accepting the EB-5 fees that were in effect until March 31, 2024.","notes":"Amount: the pre-April 2024 fee (USD 3,675, see usa-fr-uscis-fee-rule-2024 p. 7); this source states the reversion but its fee table is an image. USCIS's EB-5 What's New page dates the new G-1055 fee schedule edition 14 Nov 2025.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investor petition fee (Form I-526)","rule_type":"fee","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-0108f9e1e8","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i526e","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-03-31","min_amount":"3675","currency":"USD","applies_to":"regional-center investor petition, Form I-526E (filing fee)","source_id":"usa-fr-uscis-fee-rule-2024","location":"PDF p. 7 (89 FR 6200), Table 1, row 'I-526/526E Immigrant Petition by Standalone/Regional Center' (image table, checked by OCR)","quote":"$3,675 $11,160 $11,160 $7,485 204%","notes":"Columns: current fee, NPRM fee, final fee, difference, percent. One row covers both I-526 and I-526E, so the same as the existing fee_petition_i526 row; Form I-526E was created after the 2022 Act (footnote 295), so the start date is not before 2022 and is not given here. 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Tables 1 and 2 head the column \"Reinstated on Nov. 13, 2025\"; the text says USCIS reverted on 12 Nov 2025 and accepted the 2024 fee for items postmarked before 26 Nov 2025. Overlaps existing row t-3bca390a98 (route fee_petition_i526, which covers I-526 and I-526E); kept for the separate I-526E route.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Regional centre investor petition fee (Form I-526E)","rule_type":"fee","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-71d0524401","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i829","valid_from":"","valid_to":"2024-03-31","min_amount":"3750","currency":"USD","applies_to":"petition to remove conditions, Form I-829","source_id":"usa-fr-uscis-fee-rule-2024","location":"PDF p. 9 (89 FR 6202), fee comparison table, row for Form I-829","quote":"$3,750 $9,525 $9,525 $5,775 154%","notes":"Row values as extracted: current, proposed, final, change, percent change. Start date not verified. Applied again from 12 Nov 2025 after the Moody v. 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Tables 1 and 2 head the column \"Reinstated on Nov. 13, 2025\"; the text says USCIS reverted on 12 Nov 2025 and accepted the 2024 fee for items postmarked before 26 Nov 2025.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Fee for petition to remove conditions (Form I-829)","rule_type":"fee","year":"2025"},{"term_id":"t-af59cb3d62","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_regional_center_annual_statement","valid_from":"2024-04-01","valid_to":"2025-11-11","min_amount":"4470","currency":"USD","applies_to":"regional center annual statement, Form I-956G (formerly I-924A)","source_id":"usa-fr-eb5-fee-nprm-2025","location":"PDF p. 7 (90 FR 48522), Table 2 (continued)","quote":"Fee 4,470 No Fee No Fee","notes":"Table 2 continued lists I-956G, I-956H, I-956K in that order. These are the fees set by the FY 2022/2023 fee rule, in force from 1 April 2024 (section III.E.1). End date taken from usa-fr-eb5-fee-rule-2026 (USCIS reverted to the pre-April 2024 fees on 12 Nov 2025 after Moody v. 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Read from a table image (no text layer) by OCR; values cross-checked against the table's own totals/differences.","restates":"t-bfd532b754","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Regional centre annual statement fee","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-bfd532b754","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_regional_center_annual_statement","valid_from":"2024-04-01","valid_to":"2025-11-11","min_amount":"4470","currency":"USD","applies_to":"regional center annual statement, Form I-956G, per regional center per year","source_id":"usa-fr-uscis-fee-rule-2024","location":"PDF p. 197 (89 FR 6390), 8 CFR 106.2(a)(67)","quote":"certify that a Regional Center under the Immigrant Investor Program has maintained its eligibility. $4,470.","notes":"Proposed new route name. Separate from the Integrity Fund fee. Stayed by the D. Colo. in Moody v. 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End date not in this document (later fee rules changed it).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Fee for regional centre designation","rule_type":"fee","year":"2010"},{"term_id":"t-d98d1148d5","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i526","valid_from":"2026-11-30","valid_to":"","min_amount":"7615","currency":"USD","applies_to":"standalone investor petition, Form I-526 (incl. 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(ii) Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor, Form I–526E: $11,160.","notes":"Stayed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in Moody v. Noem on 12 Nov 2025; USCIS reverted to the fees in effect until 31 Mar 2024 that day (usa-fr-eb5-fee-rule-2026, p. 2).","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Investor petition fee (Form I-526)","rule_type":"fee","year":"2024"},{"term_id":"t-12b4a52cea","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"fee_petition_i526e","valid_from":"2024-04-01","valid_to":"2025-11-11","min_amount":"11160","currency":"USD","applies_to":"regional-center investor petition, Form I-526E (filing fee; Integrity Fund fee extra)","source_id":"usa-fr-eb5-fee-nprm-2025","location":"PDF p. 6 (90 FR 48521), Table 2","quote":"Fee $11,160 11,160 9,525 47,695 47,695","notes":"Table 2 lists the current fees in this order: I-526, I-526E, I-829, I-956, I-956F. These are the fees set by the FY 2022/2023 fee rule, in force from 1 April 2024 (section III.E.1). 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PDF p. 23 and 30: the RIA replaced the earlier requirement to sustain the investment throughout conditional residence.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Time the investment must stay invested","rule_type":"time","year":""},{"term_id":"t-bbb2671963","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"citizenship_qualifying_period","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"5","currency":"years","applies_to":"permanent residents (all categories, incl. investors): continuous residence after lawful admission for permanent residence before applying to naturalize","source_id":"usa-uscode-8-1427-2023","location":"PDF p. 1 (Code p. 487), 8 U.S.C. 1427(a)","quote":"has resided continuously, after being lawfully admitted for permanent residence, within the United States for at least five years","notes":"General naturalization rule, not specific to the programme. 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No existing row for this rule from another source. valid_from is the month the page gives; end not stated.","restates":"","jurisdiction":"USA","route_name":"Green Card extension while Form I-829 is pending","rule_type":"time","year":"2023"},{"term_id":"t-2bcd332fb0","program_id":"usa-eb5","route":"integrity_fund_payment_deadline","valid_from":"","valid_to":"","min_amount":"90","currency":"days","applies_to":"each designated regional center: termination of designation if the annual EB-5 Integrity Fund fee is not paid within this many days of the due date","source_id":"usa-uscis-web-eb5-whats-new-2025","location":"alert 'Notice for fiscal year 2025 Integrity Fund payments – due Oct. 1, 2024'","quote":"We must terminate the designation of any regional center that does not pay the required fee within 90 days after the date such fee is due. 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