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EUROPE VISA PROGRAM | 欧洲签证项目
the ability to travel without completing lengthy paperwork processes involved in obtaining a visa, opportunities to purchase a second home, the various business opportunities across the globe that are more attainable to individuals in possession of dual citizenship.
More importantly is the fact that it provides families a certain degree of guarantee for the future, as obtaining second citizenship is something which may be passed on to children and help secure their economic wellbeing for years to come.
Having a second citizenship may also provide families with a safe haven in the event of political instability in their home country. In light of this, the number of citizenship and residency programs being introduced worldwide are on the rise.
Countries are starting to compete on the attractiveness of their programs and are giving due consideration to factors such as quality of life, visafree access, compliance of their programs, investment, residency requirements, relocation flexibility, total costs, time to acquire residency / citizenship and tax incentives. The requirements imposed under the various investment programs are vastly different. Let’ s compare the requirements imposed under the Maltese, Cypriot and Austrian programs.
MALTA HAS SET THE STANDARD FOR MANY
Malta’ s Individual Investor Programme( IIP) was launched by the government in 2014 to attract foreign investment into the Maltese economy. Individuals who invest in Malta will, after taking up residence on the island for one year, be entitled to be naturalized as Maltese citizens.
The Maltese program targets high net worth individuals as well as families worldwide. It is widely considered to be one of the best designed and most exclusive citizenship-by-investment programs.
The Maltese program allows visa-free access to 182 countries, requires a minimum residency of a year, boasts one of the most thorough due-diligence checks and takes roughly one year for individuals to acquire citizenship. Applicants need to contribute 650,000 euros to the National Development and Social fund and need to purchase a property of at least 350,000 euros or, alternatively, lease a property with a value of 16,000 euros per year.
Malta’ s compliance and due-diligence standards are quite stringent and considered to be one of the most thorough and highly ranked in the citizenship-byinvestment industry.
马耳他项目使得参与人 能够免签出行 167 个国 家, 最低居住期限仅为 一年...
提供一个安全的避风港 。 正因为如此, 全球范围内越来 越多的国家也正在加入投资公民和居民项目大军 。
各国争相提升本国项目的吸引力, 同时将生活质量 、 免 签旅行目的地数量 、 项目合规性 、 投资 、 居住要求 、 迁 居灵活性 、 总开销 、 申请用时和税务鼓励措施都纳入了 考量范围 。
各国项目的要求也不尽相同 。 以下就马耳他 、 塞浦路斯 和奥地利三国的投资移民项目要求进行比较 。
马耳他项目全球领先
马耳他个人投资者计划( IIP) 于 2014 年在政府的支持下 推出, 旨在吸引外国投资, 促进马耳他经济发展 。 进行投 资的个人在取得马耳他居民身份的一年后便有资格申请 入籍成为马耳他公民 。
马耳他投资移民计划面向全球高净值个人及其家庭, 被 广泛地认为是全世界众多项目中设计最合理的独家投资 公民计划 。
马耳他项目使得参与人能够免签出行 182 个国家, 最低居 住期限仅为一年, 尽职调查与审核流程最为严格, 参与项 目一年后便可申请入籍 。 申请人需向国家发展和社会基 金投资 65 万欧元, 购买至少价值 35 万欧元的房产或租赁 一套年租金至少 1.6 万欧元的住宅 。
马耳他项目的合规性和尽职调查标准颇为严格, 被认为 是投资移民行业中最为彻底 、 排名最高的项目之一 。 其 他优势包括透明性 、 移居灵活性和较为宽松的停留时间 要求 。
马耳他项目的高要求同样为其他国家开展类似项目时应 设立的合规性和尽职调查标准提供了重要参考依据 。
马耳他总理 Joseph Muscat 曾公开声明, 一旦申请配额 满额, 将会对该项目进行改革更新 。
塞浦路斯提供最为快捷的公民项目
塞浦路斯项目为投资人带来全球 171 个国家免签旅行的 优惠政策以及在欧盟地区自由工作 、 居住和进行房地产 投资的权利 。
其尽职调查流程和审理总用时约 3 到 6 个月, 这也使得塞