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Choose the job before choosing the jurisdiction.
A country, a bank account, a company and a tax status solve different problems. Use these working shortlists and worksheets alongside the country comparison. Source edition: 22 October 2026.
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Property routes: ranked by the type of legal connection
Tier 1: documented property-linked route. Tier 2: conditional connection. Tier 3: fund exposure rather than direct home ownership. Within a tier names are alphabetical, not a quality ranking. These are evidence tiers, not the cheapest or easiest countries, nor a property-investment recommendation. Other countries remain to be assessed.
Tier 1
- Cyprus — Investor immigration permits have qualifying investment and ongoing income/maintenance conditions; EU citizens should assess free movement first. Official reference ↗
- Serbia — Property ownership is a listed residence ground; title, qualifying property and continued residence conditions still apply. Official reference ↗
- Türkiye — The official exceptional-nationality route includes qualifying property with a resale restriction. Approval, valuation and source-of-funds checks remain separate. Official reference ↗
Tier 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — Exceptional property-based residence requires an effective connection, not merely a purchase. Official reference ↗
Tier 3
- Hungary — A qualifying real-estate fund share is different from buying a home directly. Official reference ↗
Citizenship-investment shortlist and unresolved claims
Documented programme list, alphabetically: no cheapest-passport or guaranteed-approval ranking is implied. A full current worldwide legal inventory is unfinished.
- Antigua and Barbuda — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Dominica — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Grenada — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Jordan — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Nauru — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Saint Kitts and Nevis — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Saint Lucia — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Türkiye — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
- Vanuatu — An official investor-citizenship route is described. Due diligence, permitted applicants, family rules, fees, investment retention and approval conditions apply; no guaranteed timeline or visa access. Official reference ↗
Specifically requested claims to verify
- Botswana — The February 2026 ministry speech said implementing regulations were being finalised. This edition does not confirm open CBI applications or a payable qualifying price. Official reference ↗
- Argentina — The current official naturalisation service requires two years of continuous lawful residence with no exit abroad, DNI and lawful livelihood. Eligibility is not approval. Separately, the government announced an investment-citizenship programme on 2 October 2026, with intake scheduled during Q4. A currently open intake is not confirmed here. Official reference ↗
- São Tomé and Príncipe — A marketed CBI programme is a research item here; current official operator, legal basis and terms have not been verified. Official reference ↗
- Cambodia — Exceptional investment-related nationality needs official legal verification; do not treat an agency quote as a standard programme. Official reference ↗
- Serbia — Property residence is not citizenship by investment. A marketed Serbian passport offer is not verified here as an open standard CBI programme. Official reference ↗
Which residence is easier for me?
For an EU/EEA citizen, first compare existing free-movement rights in EU destinations before paying for an investor route designed for third-country nationals. For other applicants, nationality, family grounds, income type, work and physical presence determine the route. This edition does not invent a universal ease score.
EU residence rights ↗Business, foundation or personal tax residence?
| Question | Wyoming LLC | Panama private-interest foundation | Hong Kong company | Cyprus personal tax residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Operating business entity | Asset-purpose / governance structure | Operating business entity | Personal tax status; not a company |
| When to investigate | Compare for a genuine business with customers, contracts and an identified owner. State formation is separate from federal classification. | Compare for defined asset purposes, beneficiaries, succession and governance with legal advice. It is not interchangeable with a trading LLC. | Compare for actual business needs, administration and payment relationships; company registration does not grant personal residence. | Compare where you actually live and maintain the required ties. A personal tax-residence rule cannot replace an operating entity or foundation. |
| Tax and administration | A foreign-owned disregarded entity can have Form 5472 and pro-forma 1120 reporting for reportable transactions. Disregarded does not mean no filings, no owner tax or no foreign obligations. | Law 25 distinguishes a private-interest foundation from a profit-seeking business. Review permitted activities, records, beneficial ownership and tax treatment in every connected jurisdiction. | Profits-tax source is a factual analysis, not an automatic offshore exemption. Review bookkeeping, audit/filing duties and applicable foreign-source income rules. | The Tax Department lists 183-day and 60-day tests. The shorter test has cumulative conditions; 60 days alone is insufficient. Review current law, home/business ties and overlapping foreign residence. |
| Banking reality | Bank acceptance depends on actual operations, owners, address and funds; a registered agent is not an operational address. | Expect council/founder/beneficiary/control and source-of-wealth checks; a foundation is not an anonymous banking bypass. | HKMA confirms customer due diligence and differing bank requirements. Compare providers against the actual company and beneficial owners. | A tax certificate is not guaranteed bank acceptance. Keep actual home, tax numbers and business/ownership records consistent. |
| Primary reference | Official source ↗ | Official source ↗ | Official source ↗ | Official source ↗ |
There is no single lowest-tax winner across these four: two are operating entities, one is an asset-purpose structure, and one is a personal status. Map the owner, actual management, customers, income, controlled-foreign-company rules and treaties before choosing.
Off-grid site readiness worksheet
Assess a specific site, not an entire nation. Mark only independently checked conditions. An unchecked item remains unresolved; the count is not a safety score or a climate guarantee.
Country climate evidence to investigate ↗Banking application evidence checklist
Compare actual banks and their contracting entities, not a nationality stereotype. Record residence eligibility, personal/business account type, true operational/home address, beneficial owners, tax numbers, source of funds/wealth, payment corridors, fees, deposit protection and closure/review process. Never use a mailbox as a false home or office.
HKMA account-opening guidance ↗Your site checks stay in this page and the file you download. No identity documents or financial data are requested.
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International Options Workbook
A practical workbook for the life you want, the systems you depend on and your next international decision. Edition 1, 11 October 2026. English · 12 pages · 44 fillable fields.
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