232: Starting from Scratch: Fundamental Insights into Immigration
The Expat Money Show - With Mikkel Thorup
What Is a Golden Visa?
The D7 visa is very cheap to get in Portugal. It gives you access to Europe and you don't have to become a tax resident. The investment amount started at 500,000 euros. Now they have what's called a non-dom tax system where you could legally reduce it to 20%.
IMMIGRATION BACK TO BASICS
- Confused about the lexicon or language when it comes to immigration? Many people are. This is the episode that you won’t want to miss.
- I start with the most basic language, so you’ll fully comprehend and understand it.
- I discuss the difference between temporary and permanent residencies and why they are so important to understand.
- The next step up is citizenship. What does this mean? What must you do or complete to become a citizen in a new country?
- Are you thinking about starting a family or having additional children? Listen as I talk about birth tourism and what it can mean for you and your family.
- One of my main focuses is on Residency by Investment. What does that look like, and how can you obtain one?
- What is a Golden Visa? You may have heard this phrase.
- The next piece of information I cover is Citizenship by Investment. The countries that offer it, and why I believe it is so important.
- I run through the countries that currently have citizenship by investment and the costs involved.
CONCLUSION
I hope today's episode was beneficial to you and works as a real complement to the three-hour workshop I did on Saturday. If you have more questions after watching the presentation, want to review the CBI programs we discussed, and join me on some of these things, there's a special email address just for people who registered and attended that presentation. See you all next Wednesday on the podcast!Mentioned in this episode:
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