The advantages of the Golden Visa
A safe harbour in Europe
Living and working in Spain`also for the Family member
You have the security of a second residence in a safe and stable country
Residence visa waiver
Allows for applying for permanent residency
Tax advantages
Visa exemption for travelling within the Schengen Area
Allows for applying for full citizenship
No actual long residency is required
Prestigious Golden visa programs
Access the European excellent Healthcare and Education systems
No additional investment is required for additional family members
Why invest in Spain?
A secure legal framework,
Public office rules designed to favor (or at least not harm) the investor.
A surfeit of first-rates assets,
A jurisdiction that can be used to open up markets to nearly half a billion Spanish speakers all make Spain an attractive proposal.
The qualified investments for the golden visa
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Capital transfer of at least 1 million EUR
Investment of 1,000,000 EUR in a Spanish public company’s stocks
The purchase of real estate property in Spain for at least 500.000 EUR
The purchase of 2,000,000 EUR Spanish government debt bonds.
A ‘major’ business investment which fulfils at least one of the following three conditions:
i) Meaningful job creation as a direct result of the investment
ii) Significant socioeconomic impact in the geographical location where the activity will be carried out
iii) Technological or scientific impact
Most of the Golden Visa investments are in real estate and most of them are in Barcelona
The advantages of real estate investment
Most investors choose the real estate investment option, since it provides easy access to the EU, giving investors and their families a residential home in the Mediterranean to enjoy.
There is the option to sell and buy property without any limitation if the total investment sum is being kept.
Apart from granting you and your family the golden visa it can be a very good investment.
The real estate portfolio can be diversified - one or several properties, the properties can be of residential, commercial, rural, touristic, or industrial nature. It can be land (rural, developed, buildings under construction, or decrepit buildings).
There is no need to increase the investment in order to include more family members who are eligible to be included at the Golden Visa.
The investment can be made by a company as long as the investor holds at least 51% of the investing company’s stocks.
The investor visa allows to invest one investment at a time.
You can achieve the investment with more than one property which from an investment point of view is even better because rental returns do not grow proportionally with the property value.
What makes Spain an excellent country for retirement?
Spain consistently tops the retirement index charts among the best countries to retire in (click here to the 2020 retirement index results).
An excellent combination of a western country low cost of living, great climate and access to excellent and very affordable health care make these two countries perfect for a healthy and active retirement living.
