New indices highlight the best residency programs globally as more Americans seek a second passport option for affordable healthcare and travel freedoms.

Europe's golden visa programs once painted a picture of opportunity for wealthy investors seeking residency through real estate purchases or capital injections. These schemes promised a fast track to ...

Greece has introduced an additional golden visa for startups, marking a shift away from its established property-driven option. Here’s what sets the new program apart. The Greece golden visa program ...

Portugal's Golden Visa (ARI) program issued fewer residence permits in 2024 than the previous year, but family reunification permits linked to the program nearly doubled. The shift, documented in ...

Movingto.com reports that options for buying European residency have dwindled and become more costly, with Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Cyprus now the primary programs available, ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citizenship Bay, a leading citizenship and residency consultancy ...

Movingto.com reports Portugal's Golden Visa has shifted from real estate investments to funds, attracting record applications ...

The demand for golden visas has gained steam in 2026, with Greece recently expanding its program with a new way for investors to gain citizenship. At the start of the year, the European country added ...

Even as governments around the world crack down on migration with renewed force, many are offering fast-track residency to foreigners, for a price. On Dec. 10, the U.S. Trump administration rolled out ...

Golden visas allow wealthy individuals to gain residency in another country through a significant financial investment. Greece has expanded its popular golden visa program to include investments in ...