In the first half of this year, Henley & Partners, an internationally renowned consulting firm, released the "2024 Global Residency Program Index" and the "2024 Global Citizenship Program Index", which comprehensively covered immigration programs in nearly 40 popular countries and regions around the world.
The report evaluates 39 investment immigration programs around the world based on 10 aspects, including reputation, quality of life, visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry, processing time, investment requirements, residency requirements, relocation flexibility, and transparency. It provides an objective reference value for all investors when choosing identity planning and overseas settlement. In the process of this scoring, the performance of "Europe" is really eye-catching, and the top five seats are basically occupied by Europe.
Top 10 Global Residency Programs 2024
Portugal, ranked first
Greece and Austria, tied for second place
Switzerland, in third place
Malta, ranked ninth
And in another Global Citizenship Program Index 2024, Malta has topped the list for nine consecutive years and is arguably one of the most attractive places to live in the world.
Canadian immigrants are the only North American country in the top five, while the United States ranks 10th and Hong Kong, China, ranks 11th. Compared with traditional countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, immigration programs in European countries have many unique advantages:
1. Most investment immigration programs do not have requirements for applicants' academic qualifications, language, business background, interview, etc., and the requirements are relatively simple;
2. There is no need to have quota restrictions on immigrants or need to wait for the schedule/lottery like traditional large countries, and the period of immigration processing is relatively short;
3. The threshold for immigrant investment is relatively low, and some investment methods are also very flexible, such as Malta, which can be approved first and then invested;
4. The residence requirements for maintaining immigration status are low, for example, there is no residence requirement for immigrants in Greece, so that the applicant's life and career in China will not be affected;
5. Most of the immigration programs in Europe have relaxed requirements for accompanying applicants, for example, Malta can apply for immigration together with four generations of a family.
Greece buys a house and immigrants change their politics
Do it now and save ¥4 million! !️
For a long time, Greek home purchase immigration has been recognized as the most cost-effective immigration route in Europe. It's simple and fast, one person applies for three generations of the whole family to get the identity. The application conditions are relaxed, and there are no requirements for language, education, background, or source of funds.
After obtaining the Golden Visa, applicants can freely travel to the 29 Schengen countries without a visa, and can also enjoy the benefits of high-quality medical care and public education in the European Union for free. With the status of overseas Chinese students, children can also return to China to participate in the joint examination for overseas Chinese students, and apply for prestigious domestic schools with low scores.
Now, because of the political change and price increase, the good days of 250,000 euros to get EU status at a high cost performance are numbered.
But if you submit your application now, you can save at least more than 4 million yuan! If you don't want to miss the opportunity, Ruihong overseas immigration experts recommend that you must seize the time:
Malta, super good value for money! !️
At present, Malta can allow up to four generations of the family to obtain European permanent residence status in one step.
That is to say: one person invests, you can bring at least 15 people to immigrate together, and the children do not have the trouble of overage.
Malta is very lenient in terms of age requirements for accompanying children. Even if your child is over 27 years old, as long as they are unmarried and unable to afford it, they can immigrate with their parents. After successful immigration, even if the children are older or married, this will not affect the validity of their Malta permanent residence.
Not only that, there are no requirements for language, education, business background, residence time and other requirements for Maltese immigration, which will not affect our domestic life and work.
According to previous plans, the EU is expected to completely close the golden visa program in 2025. Under the heavy pressure of the European Union, many countries have begun to take action on golden visas/passports in the past two years, or shut down or raise the threshold. With Greece and Malta in their prime window, now may be the perfect time to invest in the future for the whole family!