🇦🇺 Australia NIV
From €0: No financial investment required. Invitation-only, based on exceptional achievement in a specific field.
0 days/year · citizenship in 4 years
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-10-11Free · source-cited · no signup
Which golden visa fits my budget?
Most golden-visa “finders” sell a programme. This one just ranks the active residency-by-investment routes against your budget and goals, and shows you the minimum, the days you have to spend there, and how long to a passport — each quoted straight from the official source with the date we checked it. Closed and paused programmes are never shown. This is decision support, not legal advice.
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Which golden visa fits your budget?
Enter an investment budget and (optionally) what you want it to do. We rank the active residency-by-investment programmes — every minimum, presence rule and citizenship timeline is quoted straight from the official source, with the date we verified it. Closed programmes are never shown. Not legal advice.
Fastest route to a passport
25 active programmes offer a direct route to citizenship; fastest: Antigua CBI (0 years). 3 active programmes have no direct investment→passport route. Every timeline is the legal-residence minimum quoted from the official source — backlogs and language/good-conduct tests can extend it.
- 0 yrAntigua CBI · rules reformingDirect citizenship. Visa-free ~150 countries including UK, Schengen (at time of writing), Singapore. Dual citizenship permitted.Source: Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06
- 0 yrDominica CBI · rules reformingDirect citizenship on approval. No language test, no residence. Dual citizenship permitted. Visa-free access to ~145 countries including UK (but NOT Schengen since EU warnings in 2025).Source: Commonwealth of Dominica Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06
- 0 yrEgypt CBIDirect citizenship. Egyptian passport provides visa-free access to ~50 countries only — weakest passport of any CBI programme but the cheapest non-Caribbean CBI route for applicants with Egyptian business/cultural ties.Source: Arab Republic of Egypt — Cabinet General Secretariat · verified 2026-09-06
- 0 yrGrenada CBI · rules reformingDirect citizenship. Unique: Grenada is the only CBI-offering country with a US E-2 Treaty of Commerce, enabling citizens to obtain US E-2 investor visas. Visa-free to China (unique among Caribbean), UK, Schengen (at time of writing), Russia. ~144 countries total.Source: Investment Migration Agency (IMA) · verified 2026-09-06
- 0 yrNauru CBIDirect citizenship. Visa-free ~90+ countries (including UK and some Schengen members). Passport is less powerful than Caribbean CBI passports but significantly cheaper.Source: Republic of Nauru Citizenship Unit · verified 2026-09-09
- 0 yrSt Lucia CBI · rules reformingDirect citizenship. Visa-free ~146 countries (UK, Schengen at time of writing, Singapore, Hong Kong). Dual citizenship permitted.Source: Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06
Years-to-citizenship is the legal-residence minimum, projected verbatim from each programme’s official record — not legal advice. Verify with the named authority.
The active programmes we rank — and where each figure comes from
28 active programmes, each verified against its official source (most recent 2026-10-11). We never show a closed programme or fabricate a figure.
🇲🇺 Mauritius Residence
From €43,000: ~€43K ($50K) Occupation Permit (business route) OR ~€323K ($375K) Integrated Resort Scheme real estate.
0 days/year · citizenship in 7 years
Source: Economic Development Board Mauritius · verified 2026-09-09🇱🇻 Latvia Golden Visa
Rules reformingFrom €60,000: €50K equity in a small Latvian company (≤50 employees, ≤€10M turnover/balance) + €10K state fee = €60K total — the cheapest route. (PMLP)
0 days/year · citizenship in 10 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: Immigration Law of Latvia (Imigrācijas likums), Section 23(1) — likumi.lv consolidated Latvian text; president.lv 2026-06-19 and Saeima/LSM 2026-08-20 on the new law · verified 2026-09-09🇳🇷 Nauru CBI
From €77,000: ~€77K (USD 90,000) standard contribution for the principal applicant, and the cheapest direct-citizenship route we track. An official, dated discount of USD 25,000 runs until 31 December 2026, so an application filed now costs USD 65,000.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: Republic of Nauru Citizenship Unit · verified 2026-09-09🇸🇹 São Tomé CBI
From €77,000: ~€77K (USD 90,000) minimum contribution. Exactly the same headline dollar figure as Nauru, so the two are tied on price, not ranked — the €200 that used to separate them was an FX rounding difference, not a real one.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: São Tomé and Príncipe Government (secondary industry sources) · verified 2026-09-06🇲🇹 Malta MPRP
Rules reformingFrom €99,000: €99K verified government fees post-L.N. 146/2025 (€60K administrative fee [€15K on submission + €45K on approval] + €37K contribution + €2K NGO donation; adult dependants €7.5K each). PLUS a mandatory property commitment: €375K purchase OR €14K/yr lease anywhere in Malta or Gozo (no lower tier) for 5 years (Residency Malta). True minimum entry ≈ €169K via the lease route.
0 days/year · citizenship in 5 years · Schengen
Source: Residency Malta Agency (RMA) · verified 2026-09-09🇻🇺 Vanuatu CBI
Rules reformingFrom €112,000: ~€112K ($130K) contribution to Development Support Program (DSP). The authority's application-process page does not publish an end-to-end processing range.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: Vanuatu Citizenship Office · verified 2026-10-11🇩🇲 Dominica CBI
Rules reformingFrom €172,000: ~€172K ($200K) Economic Diversification Fund (EDF) contribution for single applicant; $250K for family of up to 3; $260K family of 4; +$25K per additional dependant.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: Commonwealth of Dominica Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06🇦🇬 Antigua CBI
Rules reformingFrom €198,000: ~€198K (US$230,000) National Development Fund (NDF) amount, one price covering a family of up to 4; fees US$10,000 single / US$20,000 family.
1 days/year · citizenship in 0 years · Schengen
Source: Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06🇬🇩 Grenada CBI
Rules reformingFrom €202,000: ~€202K (US$235,000) National Transformation Fund (NTF) amount, covering a single applicant or a family of up to 4; effective 1 July 2024; +US$25,000 per additional dependant.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years · Schengen
Source: Investment Migration Agency (IMA) · verified 2026-09-06🇱🇨 St Lucia CBI
Rules reformingFrom €207,000: ~€207K ($240K) National Economic Fund (NEF) donation — standardised minimum.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years · Schengen
Source: Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit · verified 2026-09-06🇰🇳 St Kitts CBI
Rules reformingFrom €215,000: ~€215K (USD 250K) SISC contribution — non-refundable donation. Plus due diligence fees (~$10K main, $7.5K per adult dependant).
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years · Schengen
Source: St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) · verified 2026-09-09🇪🇬 Egypt CBI
From €215,000: ~€215K ($250K) non-refundable contribution, OR $300K real estate, OR $450K business route ($350K project + $100K direct revenue), OR $500K bank deposit (held 3 years).
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: Arab Republic of Egypt — Cabinet General Secretariat · verified 2026-09-06🇵🇹 Portugal Golden Visa
From €250,000: €250,000 non-refundable cultural/heritage capital transfer is the cheapest route (Lei 23/2007 art. 90.º-A vi; a 20% low-density-territory reduction to €200K exists but is geography-restricted). (The fund route is €500K.)
7 days/year · citizenship in 10 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: AIMA — Autorização de Residência para Investimento · verified 2026-10-07🇬🇷 Greece Golden Visa
Rules reformingFrom €250,000: €250,000 for commercial→residential conversion or listed-building restoration, nationwide.
0 days/year · citizenship in 7 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum — Circular 9 of 24 Sept 2024 implementing Law 5100/2024 art. 64 (Migration Code art. 100 as amended) · verified 2026-09-09🇭🇺 Hungary GIVP
Rules reformingFrom €250,000: €250,000 in MNB-approved real estate investment fund (min 40% Hungarian residential exposure).
0 days/year · citizenship in 8 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: Hungarian National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) — ‘Time period for procedural administration: 21 days.’ · verified 2026-10-01🇮🇹 Italy Investor Visa
From €250,000: €250,000 in an Italian innovative startup (startup innovativa).
0 days/year · citizenship in 10 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) · verified 2026-09-09🇵🇦 Panama Qualified Investor
From €258,000: ~€258K (B/.300,000) real estate, free of liens. Whichever route you use, DE 722 art. 5 requires the investment to be maintained — or reinvested on the decree’s terms — for five years, with annual proof filed through MICI, or the residency is cancelled. The decree sets the amount as a floor (“la suma mínima desde”), not a temporary rate: there is no sunset date and no higher real-estate tier.
0 days/year · citizenship in 5 years
Source: Gaceta Oficial de Panamá — Decreto Ejecutivo 193 de 15 de octubre de 2024 · verified 2026-09-09🇨🇾 Cyprus PR
Rules reformingFrom €300,000: €300,000 investment + €50,000 annual secured income requirement.
0 days/year · no direct citizenship route · EU pathway
Source: Cyprus Civil Registry and Migration Department · verified 2026-08-19🇹🇷 Turkey CBI
From €344,000: ~€344K (USD 400K) real estate investment — direct citizenship route, not a golden visa. Property held 3 years.
0 days/year · citizenship in 0 years
Source: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior — Directorate General of Migration Management · verified 2026-09-06🇹🇭 Thailand LTR
From €430,000: Wealthy Global Citizens needs USD 1M+ total assets AND USD 500K+ invested in Thailand (~€430K) — both are required (BOI). Other categories are income/talent-based without a fixed investment.
0 days/year · no direct citizenship route
Source: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) · verified 2026-09-09🇨🇭 Switzerland Lump-Sum
From €450,000: ~CHF 450K minimum annual lump-sum tax (canton-level estimate; no federal minimum; verify locally).
183 days/year · citizenship in 10 years · Schengen
Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration · verified 2026-09-06🇦🇪 UAE Golden Visa
From €469,000: ~€469K (AED 2,000,000) property investment — full valuation required, not just down payment.
0 days/year · no direct citizenship route
Source: UAE Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) · verified 2026-10-11🇲🇨 Monaco Residence
From €500,000: ~€500,000 estimated bank deposit (not a fee — remains yours, must be maintained; amount varies by bank). Plus obligatory Monaco property (purchase or 12-month+ lease).
90 days/year · citizenship in 10 years
Source: Government of the Principality of Monaco · verified 2026-09-06🇱🇺 Luxembourg Investor
From €500,000: €500K into an existing or new Luxembourg company (commercial/industrial/craft). Real estate explicitly excluded from qualifying investments.
90 days/year · citizenship in 5 years · Schengen · EU pathway
Source: Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · verified 2026-09-09🇺🇸 USA EB-5
From €688,000: ~€688K (USD 800,000) Target Employment Area (TEA) investment; USD 1,050,000 non-TEA. Amounts adjust automatically for CPI-U inflation for petitions filed on or after 1 Jan 2027 (EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act).
183 days/year · citizenship in 5 years
Source: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) · verified 2026-09-09🇳🇿 NZ Active Investor Plus
Rules reformingFrom €2,531,000: ~€2.53M (NZD 5M) Growth category (higher-risk investments); NZD 10M Balanced category (broader acceptable investments).
7 days/year · citizenship in 5 years
Source: Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-10-07🇸🇬 Singapore GIP
From €6,792,000: ~€6.79M (SGD 10M) minimum business investment; €16.98M (SGD 25M) for fund; family-office route needs ≥SGD 200M AUM with ≥SGD 50M (~€33.96M) deployed in Singapore.
183 days/year · citizenship in 2 years
Source: Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) · verified 2026-10-11