Financially Independent Visa Programme Comparison Chart

Financially Independent Visa Programmes provide residence permits to applicants who can demonstrate a regular income and/or personal wealth above a specified amount. They generally require you to make the chosen country your primary place of residence and tax residence.

Please choose up to three countries from the drop-down boxes below.


Minimum Qualifying Annual Income
Main applicant	€24,000
Spouse	€4,800
Dependent Children	€3,600
Dependent Parents	NA
Minimum Age Main Applicant	18 years
Maximum Age for Inclusion of Dependant Children	18 years
Include Parents	No
Personal Residential Property Purchase or Lease Requirement	Yes
Minimum Stay Requirements (average per annum)	NA (i)
Visa Free Travel Throughout Within a Region	No
Does the programme provide the right to take employment	No
Time before eligible to apply for Permanent Residency	5 years
Time before eligible to apply for Citizenship by Naturalisation	7 years (ii)

(i) Cannot stay out of Cyprus for more than three months continuously

(ii) Citizenship applicants must live permanently in Cyprus for 5 years within a 7 year period. Equivalent to 1825 days or 5 x 365.

(iii) 26 if fully dependent, unmarried and in full time education.

(iv) 21 if fully dependent, unmarried and in full time education.

(v) If fully dependent, unmarried and not engage in any gainful activity.

(vi) with a transfer of at least USD 54,000 or its equivalent in freely convertible foreign currency during the 3 years preceding the Permanent residency application.

(vii) Must have resided in Mauritius continuously for 12 months immediately before the date of the application and not less than an aggregate of 5 years during the 7 years before those 12 months.

(viii) Sons in Education up until the age of 25. Unmarried daughters and disabled children of any age.

(ix) Holders must enter the UAE at least once every 180 days.