In response to the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, high-net-worth individuals purchase overseas real estate, a real asset with inflation-hedging properties, which is the best way to achieve wealth preservation and appreciation.

The prevalence of overseas real estate investment makes people not only focus on the investment properties of real estate, but also expect to invest in overseas real estate and obtain overseas identity, so that "real estate investment + identity planning" can be achieved in one step.

At present, many countries have introduced immigration policies for purchasing a house to obtain an identity. How to choose the most suitable program for you?

01

Greece

Purchasing Property for Permanent Residency

Greece is currently one of the countries with the lowest thresholds for all home-purchase immigration programs in Europe. There are no language, business, and capital source requirements. Holders of a permanent resident card are exempt from visas to 26 Schengen countries.

As long as you are 18 years old and purchase real estate in Greece of more than 250,000 euros (about 1.76 million yuan), you can get a Greek permanent residence card for three generations. After holding the permanent residence card for 5 years, you can also apply for EU permanent residence and enjoy the right to work and receive education in other EU countries; after holding the permanent residence card for 7 years, you can apply for naturalization.

Therefore, if investors who like to live in Europe want to live in EU countries in a cost-effective way, they can choose the permanent residence program in Greece.

02

Portugal

Buying a property to obtain residency status

The Portuguese Golden Residence Program was dubbed the first "golden visa" when it first came out.

Investors can purchase real estate with a value of more than 500,000 euros (about 3.53 million yuan) in Portugal, and the three generations of the whole family can obtain Portuguese residence status and live and live in 26 countries applying for visas.

Compared with Spain, Portugal has very loose requirements for permanent residence status. After accumulatively holding a residence card for 5 years, and meeting the 7-day residence requirement every year, you can apply for permanent residence status.

03

Cyprus

Purchasing Property for Permanent Residency

Investors can obtain permanent residency for a family of three generations by purchasing real estate in Cyprus with a value of more than 300,000 euros (about 2.12 million yuan). The project has no language requirements, immigration supervision and funding source review, and the policy is stable and has no schedule.

Cyprus is the only country in Europe where people with permanent residency status can enjoy free medical care. Obtaining a permanent residence card provides visa-free access to 26 Schengen countries. After holding the permanent residence card for 5 years, you can also apply for EU permanent residence and enjoy the right to work and receive education in other EU countries; after holding the permanent residence card for 7 years, you can apply for naturalization.

With Cyprus permanent residence status, children can study in many excellent local international schools and institutions of higher learning, and Cyprus permanent residents can be recognized as permanent residents of EU countries, so they have the right to study in schools in EU countries with extremely low tuition fees.

04

Turkey

Buying Property to Get Citizenship

As long as the investor is over 18 years old, he can obtain Turkish citizenship by purchasing one or more properties in Turkey with a total value of not less than 400,000 US dollars (about 2.69 million yuan). The project has a capital exit mechanism. The purchased property can be sold after holding it for three years without affecting the status. The threshold is low and it is extremely flexible.

The most important thing is that it has no language, residence, and source of funds requirements, which is easy to apply. Turkish passports can be visa-free to more than 110 countries and regions. Many investors can apply for E-2 visas as a springboard after obtaining Turkish status through this project. Immigrate to America.

From June 13th, the investment threshold for Turkish home purchase and naturalization has officially increased from US$250,000 to US$400,000. As a "golden springboard" for moving to the United States, even if the price rises, it is still exciting. The Turkish real estate market has been singing all the way. continued upward trend.

In addition to the above typical countries, there are many countries that have relevant immigration policies for house purchases, such as Dubai, Malta, Spain, St. Kitts Nevis, etc. These countries have investment thresholds, popularity, benefits and unique advantages. It is also loved by Chinese investors with different needs.

Although some countries have not introduced home purchase immigration policies, investors can also achieve long-term residence and enjoy education and social welfare through legal investment channels.

01

Japan

Business management visa

Although Japan does not have a relevant "purchasing immigration" policy, investors can also apply for naturalization and permanent residency through business management visas.

Holders of a Japanese business management visa can enjoy the same treatment as Japanese nationals except for the right to vote. After the applicant sets up a company in Japan and applies for a business management visa, he or she can apply for naturalization in Japan in 5 years and permanent residency in Japan in 10 years. The start-up capital of the project is only more than 5 million yen (about 250,000 yuan) .

Generally speaking, if you have no business management experience, you can choose to open a homestay and apply for a business management visa. Purchasing a set of real estate can not only provide investors with vacation residence, but also make profits through short-term rental of homestays, and solve vacation, investment and visa problems in one step.

02

Thailand

Elite Visa

In addition to the developed elderly care industry, Thailand's advantages in international education, medical services, and business investment have been known to the Chinese in recent years.

At this stage, the Thai government has not yet issued a clear home purchase immigration policy. Therefore, many investors usually move to Thailand by obtaining a long-term residence visa. Taking the Thai elite visa that can live for 5/10/20 years in one application as an example, the investment threshold is only 600,000-1,000,000 baht (approximately RMB 11.4- 190,000 yuan), and a family of three can apply simultaneously.

In addition to long-term residence qualifications, visa holders can enjoy VIP services every time they enter Thailand. For example, international flights will be escorted by VIP personal assistants, quick entry and exit, and tax ID application.

03

the Philippines

SRRV visa

Similar to Thailand, most of the investors who move to the Philippines are to plan for retirement life and to apply for overseas Chinese status for their children, which is more advantageous when they are admitted to colleges and universities.

Taking the mainstream SRRV visa as an example, you must be at least 50 years old to apply for a Philippine SRRV visa, and a traditional SRRV requires a deposit of US$50,000 (about 350,000 yuan), and then you can apply for investment in Philippine commercial real estate. The smiling SRRV only needs to save 20,000 US dollars (about 130,000 yuan), and the real estate can be purchased on demand.

Both of these methods can obtain Philippine permanent residence and can also solve real estate investment problems together.

All in all, the “Purchase Home Immigration” project should still be selected according to the investor’s own needs and preferences. It is a wise choice to choose the most cost-effective one within the scope of the budget.

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