Lists

Golden and investor visas that still exist in 2026

Residence-by-investment programs after the 2023–2025 wave of closures. Some countries tightened rules instead of killing the program entirely.

01 AU Australia · Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional, Subclass 188) Business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs. 02 BR Brazil · VITEM XIV Investor Visa Foreign investors in Brazilian businesses or real estate. BRL 500,000 03 BR Brazil · VIPER — Investor Visa (Real Estate / Productive Investment) Foreign investors purchasing property or investing in Brazilian companies. BRL 1,000,000 04 CA Canada · Start-up Visa Founders of qualifying innovative start-ups backed by designated investors. 05 CN China (Mainland) · D Visa — Permanent Residence (Chinese Green Card) Long-resident professionals, investors, and immediate family. 06 EG Egypt · Investor Residence Foreign investors in Egyptian enterprises. 07 EG Egypt · Egyptian Citizenship by Investment High-net-worth investors seeking Egyptian citizenship. 08 EG Egypt · Investor Residence Permit Foreign investors in Egyptian companies or fixed assets. 09 EG Egypt · Golden Residency / Citizenship-by-Investment High-net-worth applicants seeking long-term residence or naturalisation. 10 IT Italy · Investor Visa (Visto per Investitori) Non-EU high-net-worth investors or philanthropists. 11 MX Mexico · Investor Temporary Resident Investors in qualifying Mexican companies or real-estate assets. 12 MX Mexico · Investor / Entrepreneur Visa Foreigners investing in Mexican companies or real estate. 13 MA Morocco · Investor / Entrepreneur Visa Foreign investors establishing qualifying Moroccan businesses. 14 MA Morocco · Investor Residence Permit Foreigners investing in Moroccan enterprises or real estate. 15 NZ New Zealand · Active Investor Plus Visa High-net-worth investors committing to NZ-based investments. 16 KR South Korea · D-8 Corporate Investment Foreign-investment-funded employees and founders of Korean entities. 17 AE United Arab Emirates · Golden Visa (10-year residency) Investors, executives, top-tier professionals, exceptional graduates, humanitarian workers. AED 30,000 18 AE United Arab Emirates · Investor Visa (Mainland or Free Zone) Owners and partners of UAE-incorporated entities. 19 US United States · EB-5 Immigrant Investor Investors committing US$1.05M (or US$800k in TEA) to US enterprises creating jobs.

Methodology on the methodology page. Each row links to the country brief with full source attribution.

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