| Malta | Cyprus | Hungary | Spain | Greece | Portugal |
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| Name of Program | Permanent Residence in Malta by means of Investments | Permanent Residence in Cyprus | Permanent Residence in Hungary | Residence Permit in Spain | Residence Permit in Greece | Residence Permit in Portugal |
| Amount of Investment | 550,000 – 600,000 Euro (government bonds + property) | 300,000 Euro (Purchase of Property) | 300,000 Euro (government bonds) + 60,000 Euro fee | 500,000 Euro (Purchase of one or several residential, commercial real estate as well as land) | 250,000 Euro (Purchase of Property) | 500,000 Euro In some regions of Portugal the limit is reduced up to 350,000 Euro (Purchase of one or two property objects) |
| Validity Period | Issued for 5 years with automatic extension in future | Unlimited | Unlimited | Issued for five years and gets extended for unlimited number of times without any problems | First Residence Permit is issued for 1 year, next it gets extended by two years twice and then for another 5 years | The procedure in Portugal is as follows: 1+2+2 years. After 5 years a Permanent Residence Permit may be granted |
| Family Members | Residence Permit applies for all members of the Investor’s family: children under the age of 18 years, the husband/wife and parents dependent on the applicant | Applies for all members of the family, including children up to 25 years and parents from both sides | Applies for the Investor and investor’s family members – husband/wife and children of minor age (under 18 years) | Applies for Investor and investor’s family members – husband/wife and children of minor age (under 18 years) | Applies for Investor and investor’s family members – husband/wife and children of minor age (under 18 years) | All the family members of the applicant – wife, children of minor age and parents from both sides (charged extra) – can also participate in the program |
| Timeframe for obtaining documents | 3 months | 2 months | 6 months | 4 – 6 months | 15 – 30 days | 2 months |
| Obligation to visit the country | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Obligation to stay in the country (minimum days per year) | 0 | 1 day within 2 years | 0 | 7 days within the first year, 14 days within each of the two following years | 0 | 7 days within the first year, 14 days within each of the two following years |
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