golden visa portugal https://www.investgoldenvisa.com/portugal-golden-visa/. Many wealthy Chinese have also moved to Portugal, taking advantage of the country's "golden visa" scheme that allows foreign individuals to buy property valued at 500,000 euros ($600,000) or more in return for residency.
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Malta offers EU citizenship to those who contribute more than $740,000 to the national development fund, more than $860,000 into real estate investment, more than $12,000 to charity, and provide proof of at least 36 months of residency in the country.
LISBON, May 14 (Reuters) - Chinese companies have become major investors in Portugal, first drawn by cheap assets at the time of the country's 2011-14 bailout by the European Union and IMF, and now involving a $10.8 billion offer for all of power utility EDP.
While the data shows a jump in applications, the process can take months so it is not immediately clear whether the numbers are a reflection of the government's announcement, which was first floated in November.
Millennium bcp - China's Fosun International bought a 16.7 percent stake in Portugal's largest listed bank in 2016. It has subsequently raised its holding to 27 percent, which is worth around 1.2 billion euros at current market prices.
LISBON, March 14 (Reuters) - Portugal's plan to end its golden visa scheme for investors, yet to be officially approved, has led to a rush in applications according to advisory firms who have criticised the plan as populist.
'It is currently one of the world's fastest-growing markets, with US dollar wealth growth of 87% between 2011 and 2021. Its citizenship by naturalisation process has brought substantial new wealth to the island nation and has been credited with propelling Malta's strong growth in multiple sectors including financial services, IT and real estate.'
CTG has built up its stake to 23 percent since then. It also bought a 49 percent stake in EDP's unit EDP Renewables for 359 million euros in late 2012 and invested 2 billion euros buying minority stakes in wind energy projects.
Henley wrote in its report: 'UK has lost its wealth hub crown, and the US is fading fast as a magnet for the world's wealthy, with the UAE expected to overtake it by attracting the largest net inflows of millionaires globally in 2022'.
As part of a package to address the housing crisis as rents also soar, Portugal's premier Antonio Costa announced last month the intention to scrap the scheme. The measure is under public consultation until next Friday.
EDP - China Three Gorges bought a 21 percent stake in late 2011. It paid 2.7 billion euros for the stake, a premium of 53 percent at the time. CTG beat Germany's E.ON and Brazil's Eletrobras in the privatisation dictated by the terms of the country's bailout.
China's state-owned international investment company CNIC holds a five percent stake in EDP, which it has acquired in the market since 2015. It last raised its holding by two percent at the end of last year. The two state-owned companies' stakes are counted towards one holding by the Chinese state.
The scheme, aimed at non-EU nationals ready to invest in Portugal, has attracted 6.8 billion euros ($7.30 billion) since its launch in 2012, with the bulk of the money going into real estate. Successful applicants are then given residency rights.
In January, 93 golden visas were issued, a 45% drop compared to December, but the number went up again in February, when 130 were handed out, mainly to Chinese, U.S. and Turkish investors, according to border agency data.
His office did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Costa has previously said there was no justification to keep the scheme because it had fulfilled the role it had been intended to fulfil, without elaborating.
Goncalo Roxo, of Portugal-based Your Property Advisor, said he had warned his clients against trying to speed up the process due to the risk from bureaucratic delays. ($1 = 0.9310 euros) (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Additional reporting by Patricia Rua; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Alison Williams)
The most popular destination for these wealthy expats is expected to be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - who have taken the millionaire's playground title from traditional destinations like the US and UK.
Other issues said to have seen the demand for foreign passports spike include the likely end of Roe V Wade, which legalized abortion across the US, Florida's Parental Rights in Education Bill - better known as the Don't Say Gay Bill, as well as fears for the future of America's democracy following the Black Lives Matter and January 6 riots.
"As soon as you put a deadline on something, it gets people rushing," Nuri Katz from another advisers, Apex Capital Partners, told Reuters. "There's absolutely nothing as good as a deadline in this business."
'In the very strict lockdowns there was a point where if you only had an American passport, you could not enter Europe,' Volek said. 'I think that made a lot of particularly ultra-high net worth individuals realize that they're potentially a little bit more fragile than they thought.'
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on the front of the visa card
Malta offers EU citizenship to those who contribute more than $740,000 to the national development fund, more than $860,000 into real estate investment, more than $12,000 to charity, and provide proof of at least 36 months of residency in the country.
LISBON, May 14 (Reuters) - Chinese companies have become major investors in Portugal, first drawn by cheap assets at the time of the country's 2011-14 bailout by the European Union and IMF, and now involving a $10.8 billion offer for all of power utility EDP.
While the data shows a jump in applications, the process can take months so it is not immediately clear whether the numbers are a reflection of the government's announcement, which was first floated in November.
Millennium bcp - China's Fosun International bought a 16.7 percent stake in Portugal's largest listed bank in 2016. It has subsequently raised its holding to 27 percent, which is worth around 1.2 billion euros at current market prices.
LISBON, March 14 (Reuters) - Portugal's plan to end its golden visa scheme for investors, yet to be officially approved, has led to a rush in applications according to advisory firms who have criticised the plan as populist.
'It is currently one of the world's fastest-growing markets, with US dollar wealth growth of 87% between 2011 and 2021. Its citizenship by naturalisation process has brought substantial new wealth to the island nation and has been credited with propelling Malta's strong growth in multiple sectors including financial services, IT and real estate.'
CTG has built up its stake to 23 percent since then. It also bought a 49 percent stake in EDP's unit EDP Renewables for 359 million euros in late 2012 and invested 2 billion euros buying minority stakes in wind energy projects.
Henley wrote in its report: 'UK has lost its wealth hub crown, and the US is fading fast as a magnet for the world's wealthy, with the UAE expected to overtake it by attracting the largest net inflows of millionaires globally in 2022'.
As part of a package to address the housing crisis as rents also soar, Portugal's premier Antonio Costa announced last month the intention to scrap the scheme. The measure is under public consultation until next Friday.
EDP - China Three Gorges bought a 21 percent stake in late 2011. It paid 2.7 billion euros for the stake, a premium of 53 percent at the time. CTG beat Germany's E.ON and Brazil's Eletrobras in the privatisation dictated by the terms of the country's bailout.
China's state-owned international investment company CNIC holds a five percent stake in EDP, which it has acquired in the market since 2015. It last raised its holding by two percent at the end of last year. The two state-owned companies' stakes are counted towards one holding by the Chinese state.
The scheme, aimed at non-EU nationals ready to invest in Portugal, has attracted 6.8 billion euros ($7.30 billion) since its launch in 2012, with the bulk of the money going into real estate. Successful applicants are then given residency rights.
In January, 93 golden visas were issued, a 45% drop compared to December, but the number went up again in February, when 130 were handed out, mainly to Chinese, U.S. and Turkish investors, according to border agency data.
His office did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Costa has previously said there was no justification to keep the scheme because it had fulfilled the role it had been intended to fulfil, without elaborating.
Goncalo Roxo, of Portugal-based Your Property Advisor, said he had warned his clients against trying to speed up the process due to the risk from bureaucratic delays. ($1 = 0.9310 euros) (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Additional reporting by Patricia Rua; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Alison Williams)
The most popular destination for these wealthy expats is expected to be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - who have taken the millionaire's playground title from traditional destinations like the US and UK.
Other issues said to have seen the demand for foreign passports spike include the likely end of Roe V Wade, which legalized abortion across the US, Florida's Parental Rights in Education Bill - better known as the Don't Say Gay Bill, as well as fears for the future of America's democracy following the Black Lives Matter and January 6 riots.
"As soon as you put a deadline on something, it gets people rushing," Nuri Katz from another advisers, Apex Capital Partners, told Reuters. "There's absolutely nothing as good as a deadline in this business."
'In the very strict lockdowns there was a point where if you only had an American passport, you could not enter Europe,' Volek said. 'I think that made a lot of particularly ultra-high net worth individuals realize that they're potentially a little bit more fragile than they thought.'