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Every change to our researched data, with the old and new value and why it changed. Records are researched from official sources and published through review.

  1. Residency program Czech Republic Business Visa

    • Name Czech Republic Trade License Visa ⁠Czech Republic Business Visa
    • Savings requirement (USD) 4950 ⁠7175

    noted that an adult on this route uses commercial comprehensive insurance until permanent residence, and that a lone dependent parent can qualify for family reunification (https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-visa/long-term-visa-for-the-purpose-of-doing-business/).

  2. Residency program Cyprus Immigration Permit for Investors

    • Name Cyprus Permanent Residence Programme ⁠Cyprus Immigration Permit for Investors
    • Official page https://www.mip.gov.cy/ ⁠https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/companies-investors-permanent-residence-3/immigrati…
    • Investment options updated

    tax regime name corrected to the non-domicile Special Defence Contribution exemption. Foreign income is taxed for tax residents. Capital gains are taxed on Cyprus immovable property (https://www.gov.cy/mof-tax/en/documents/tax-residency-domicility/) (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/cyprus/individual/other-taxes).

  3. Residency program Investors Permit 2014

    • Name Investor Permit ⁠Investors Permit 2014
    • Official page https://curacaovisitors.com/at-home-in-curacao/investor/ ⁠https://immigrationcur.org/en/dep/investeer/
    • Application fee (USD) none ⁠1042
    • Years to permanent residency 5 ⁠10
    • Investment options updated

    first application is electronic and the decision is awaited abroad. Removed the 120-day stay, minimum age 18, child age 18 and 60-day minimum processing time, none of which is published. Tax label set to inkomstenbelasting on worldwide income. Language requirement set to the naturalisatietoets in Dutch and Papiamentu (https://ind.nl/nl/nederlanderschap/nederlander-worden-in-caribisch-deel-koninkrijk).

  4. Residency program Rentista Visa

    • Savings requirement (USD) 60000 ⁠none

    local name set to the temporary-residence subcategory. Source is the SCIJ text of Decreto 37112. The Law 9996 benefit window closed on 14 July 2026 (https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/gaceta/?date=14%2F07%2F2021).

  5. Residency program Investor Visa

    • Investment options updated

    dependent filing fee set to US$250. Processing times removed. Application method is digital or in person. The Law 9996 tax-benefit window closed on 14 July 2026. The US$150,000 investment amount is kept because that is the figure in the regulation still in force (https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/pub/2023/02/23/ALCA28_23_02_2023.pdf).

  6. Residency program Retirement Visa

    • Official page https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/special-temporary-pensioners-visa-0 ⁠https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/node/26976
    • Monthly income (USD) 1382 ⁠1632
    • Annual income (USD) 16584 ⁠19583
    • Application fee (USD) 177 ⁠260
    • Years to citizenship 5 ⁠10

    set citizenship at 10 years because domicile runs five years from the Resident visa, after five years as an M holder Source

  7. Residency program Investor Visa (Real Estate)

    • Official page https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/resident-investors-visa ⁠https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/node/26979
    • Application fee (USD) 177 ⁠260
    • Years to citizenship 5 ⁠10
    • Investment options updated

    set citizenship at 10 years from the start of the M visa Source

  8. Residency program Entrepreneur Visa

    • Official page https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/ ⁠https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/normograma/compilacion/docs/resolucion_minrelaciones_5477_2…
    • Application fee (USD) 177 ⁠260
    • Years to citizenship 5 ⁠10
    • Investment options updated

    set the type M fee at USD 260, citizenship at 10 years, and removed the 180-day presence quota and dependent parents Source

  9. Residency program Start-Up Chile

    • Name Startup Chile ⁠Start-Up Chile
    • Official page https://startupchile.org/en/ ⁠https://www.corfo.gob.cl/sites/cpp/programa/startup-chile/

    no language requirement for citizenship. The official nationality checklist has no language exam (https://serviciomigraciones.cl/nacionalidad/).

  10. Residency program Retired and Rentier Residence

    • Name Jubilado/Rentista Visa ⁠Retired and Rentier Residence
    • Official page https://serviciomigraciones.cl/en/residencia-temporal-permit/subcategories/retired-and-lea… ⁠https://serviciomigraciones.cl/residencia-temporal/subcategorias/jubilados-y-rentistas/
    • Monthly income (USD) 1000 ⁠none
    • Annual income (USD) 12000 ⁠none
    • Application fee (USD) 200 ⁠none

    citizenship language flag set to false. The official nationality checklist has no language exam (https://serviciomigraciones.cl/nacionalidad/).

  11. Residency program Start-Up Visa Program

    • Program ended 2025-12-31 ⁠none
    • Savings requirement (USD) none ⁠10718
    • Application fee (USD) 1680 ⁠1752

    processing floor set to more than 10 years (3,650 days) from the IRCC service-standard file of 3 September 2026; endorsement type corrected to any designated organization (https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/json/flpt-en.json).

  12. Residency program Quebec Immigrant Investor Program

    • Official page https://www.quebec.ca/immigration/permanente/immigrer-affaires/investisseurs ⁠https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/permanent/immigrate-business/investors
    • Application fee (USD) 13300 ⁠12810
    • Years to permanent residency 2 ⁠none
    • Years to citizenship 5 ⁠3

    removed the years to permanent residence because Quebec publishes a 12-month stay inside two years, not a year count to permanent residence; federal Quebec business class processing set to about 75 months (https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/json/flpt-en.json).

  13. Residency program Qualified Retired Persons Program

    • Years to citizenship 5 ⁠none

    verified against BTB QRP page, brochure and application form plus Immigration citizenship/PR pages; checked 2026-10-09; source and application links→BTB; dependent fee USD 750; no path to citizenship through QRP (previously 5 years); limited to qualifying nationalities; processing time of 30–90 days removed; refreshed description and notes (fees, Investor route, no PR/citizenship pathway) (https://www.belizetourismboard.org/programs-events/retirement-program/).

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