How to Choose an Investment Migration Programme for Your Family
A step-by-step framework for families choosing a residence or citizenship programme: goals, eligibility, dependants, budget, timeline and tax.
Adrian Sinclair
Citizenship by Investment Insights
News and analysis on citizenship by investment programmes, from threshold changes to processing times and passport strength.
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How Citizenship by Investment Works
A plain-English explainer of citizenship by investment: qualifying options, due diligence, family inclusion, timelines and the costs to budget for.
Adrian Sinclair
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Citizenship by investment
- Minimum investment
- $250,000
- Processing
- 120–180 days
- Visa-free destinations
- 157
Citizenship by investment
- Minimum investment
- Closed (2025)
- Processing
- 12–14 months
- Visa-free destinations
- 186
Citizenship by investment
- Minimum investment
- $230,000
- Processing
- 3–4 months
- Visa-free destinations
- 151
Citizenship by investment
- Minimum investment
- $200,000
- Processing
- 3–4 months
- Visa-free destinations
- 145
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Investment migration intelligence and research in 2026
Topics covered include: citizenship by investment programme developments (St. Kitts, Dominica, Vanuatu), golden visa regulatory updates (Portugal, Greece, UAE), tax residency strategy (NHR, UAE 0% tax, flat-tax regimes), investment migration legal compliance, and annual passport and programme rankings.
Intelligence covers every major investment migration jurisdiction: Portugal, Greece, the UAE, Singapore, the Caribbean, across citizenship by investment, golden visa, and residency by investment programmes. Reports are written by senior advisors and the in-house tax planning, due diligence, and legal advisory teams.