Investment
National Development Fund
The non-refundable government contribution route in Caribbean CBI programmes. The simplest and fastest path, but the contribution is not recoverable.
Terms Starting with N
4 investment migration terms starting with N, each with a short plain English definition.
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Legal
Naturalisation
The legal process by which a non-citizen acquires citizenship of a country, typically after a qualifying period of residency and the satisfaction of integration requirements.
Documents
NIE (Spain)
The tax and identification number Spain gives to foreigners. You need it to buy property, open a bank account, pay tax or work in Spain.
Documents
NIF (Portugal)
The Portuguese tax identification number. Investors need one before they can open a bank account or make a qualifying investment in Portugal.
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