This year, the European immigration policy is surging, and the ** visa limit is continuous.
Last year, the European Union formally adopted a proposal on visas, requiring all member states to shut down all visa programs by 2025.
Traditional immigration countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia will have multiple additional conditions such as immigration supervision or job creation in addition to requiring funds, and the immigration threshold is high.
Most of the EU's ** visas only have investment requirements, and immigration supervision is very lenient or even no immigration supervision, which greatly reduces immigration costs.
As a result, many people choose to take an EU green card or even a passport to make money and live in China, immigrate instead of moving, and live a fairy and happy life.
Such a "fairy immigration project" has attracted a large number of Chinese applications in the past decade.
But the news of the "cancellation of the ** residence immigration program" means that the most popular European immigration method for Chinese is coming to an end! In the future, it will be much more difficult to get an EU passport than it is now!
Among the applicants for "** visas" in various countries, the number of wealthy Chinese accounts for a significant proportion.
Therefore, this policy is considered a hunting operation against the rich in China!
Recently, there has been news of an imminent tightening of immigration policies from European countries:
Greece
According to the Greek Finance **enikonomiaAccording to the latest report from the GR, Greece is considering adjusting the system for issuing "** visas".
Recently, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Greece's SKAI TV that the visa as an investment model has fulfilled its mission.
In fact, the '** visa' has lost its usefulness since its introduction. ”
The Prime Minister said Greece was looking for other investment projects to grant visas, such as investing in old and closed buildings, and asking buyers to carry out complete renovations.
This remark has caused many investors to worry, and they are generally worried about whether this will be an early signal that Greece's "** visa" is about to end.
However, so far, in addition to Mitsotakis's statement, the Greek authorities have not officially announced the relevant details of the adjustment of the "** visa", so it is still too late to hurry up and get on the bus.
Turkey
The difficulty of citizenship by investment in Turkey continues to rise, and there is news at the end of 2023:In early 2024, the citizenship by investment program will be raised from $400,000 to $600,000 or more!
Recently, the application requirements have been added, requiring customers to provide a [Certificate of No Criminal Record]: a historical certificate of no criminal record issued within 6 months before submitting PR is required, and customers who have already submitted it are likely to also need to make up for it, which will be officially implemented from the time this information is announced (November 29, 2023, Turkish time).
The news of the price increase has not yet been decided, but for investors considering the status of a large country and livable, they should also be wary of the risk of price increase and start the application as soon as possible.
If you miss the opportunity, you may lose the cost-effective window for Turkish citizenship by investment.
The only remaining ** road
Greece
For a long time, Greek property buyers have been popular among investors because of their relatively low investment amount, relatively simple application procedures, and the ability to obtain residency in Europe.
As of December 2023, a total of 41,142 applicants** residence permits have been issued, an increase of 30% for the year.
Among them, 23,655 residence cards were issued to Chinese applicants, an increase of 28% for the year, accounting for 57 of the total number of approvals in the world5%, continuing to hold the first place.
Although prices have risen in some parts of Greece, the value of Greek identity remains the same as it used to be, and investors will continue to be concerned.
In the four months since the implementation of the new Greek policy, some 2,866 people have submitted ** visa applications, an increase of 65% compared to the same period in 2022.
Malta
Malta's visa program is one of the most popular in the European Union, mainly because it offers two packages.
One is to take permanent residence, Malta investment immigration is flexible, rent + donate or buy a house + donation. Malta has no immigration superintendent and is a family of four generations. The advantage is that the cost is low, but the disadvantage is that it needs to be donated, which is a sunk cost that cannot be recovered.
The second is to get a passport, which is the fastest way to naturalize in the European Union.
Maltese citizenship brings full EU rights to the applicant and their family, plus a strong passport that is ranked 8th in the world. In this program, there are two options: full citizenship after 12 months and citizenship after 36 months. Which one to choose depends on how much money the investor is prepared to spend.
With the change of visas in Portugal and Ireland, Greece raising the application threshold for its visas, and the tightening of the permanent residence policy in Cyprus, the EU's containment of visas has caused the immigration market to continue to change.
Shutdowns, price increases, or raising the threshold are the eternal melody of immigration policy. Looking at the tightening of immigration policies in European countries since 2023, all investors who are interested in European immigration should seize the opportunity and apply as soon as possible!
It is no exaggeration to say that the European visa is gradually moving towards the end ......There is not much time left for investors to wait and see.
Don't hesitate, friends in need should seize the opportunity and choose to plan as soon as possible!
I'm Pan Pan, a senior immigration specialist.