Business Establishment Programme Comparison Chart
Business Establishment Programmes provide residence permits to applicants who establish or invest in an existing business, creating local economic activity and employment opportunities in the chosen country.
Please choose up to three countries from the drop-down boxes below.
| New Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Capital Requirement | € 30,000 | ||
| Business Incubator Programme Option | No | ||
| - Minimum Capital Requirement | NA | ||
| - Self Suffciency Requirement | Yes | ||
| Maximum Age for Inclusion of Dependant Children above 18 years | 24 years | ||
| Include Dependent Parents of the Main Applicant and Spouse | Yes | ||
| Application Processing Time | 2 - 3 months | ||
| Minimum Stay Requirements (average per annum) | Once every 2 years | ||
| Visa Free Travel Throughout Within a Region | No (i) | ||
| Do applicants qualify to take local employment | No | ||
| Time before eligible to apply for Permenent Residency | 2 - 3 months | ||
| Time before eligible to apply for Citizenship by Naturalisation | 7 years (ii) | ||
(i) Option to apply for Schengen Visa at embassies in Cyprus
(ii) Citizenship applicants must lived permanently in Cyprus for 5 years within a 7 year period. Equivalent to 1825 days or 5 x 365.
(iii) €70k when purchasing a property, €100k when renting a property.
(iv) Purchase €350k or Lease €12k per annum. Reduced to €300k or €10k repectively if property is situated in Gozo or the south of Malta.
(v) Applicants for citizenship must have lived permanently in Malta for 4 out of the 5 years and cannot leave during the 12 months before submitting their application.
(vi) Portugal Invesment Requiremetns are Reduced by 20% when invested within an area designated as low density.
(vii) € 0 when employing 10 local employees or more or € 500,000 when employing 5 or more
(ix) If fully dependent, unmarried and in full time education/not working
(x) Citizenship applicants must have lived permanently in Spain for 10 years or from 2 years for those of Sephardic origin, from Ibero-American countries, the Equatorial Guinea, or the Philippines.
(xi) Unmarried daughters and children with special needs can be sponsored with no restrictions their age.
(xii) Holders must enter the UAE at least once every 180 days.
(xiii) Permenent residency issued to those who invest a minimum oF US$1,000,000 in property.
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