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Top European
Golden Visas, Compared.
Six EU programs still active in 2026.
In 90 minutes: how they compare, the real costs, and which one fits you.
~90 minutes live online, with Q&A.
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The Closure Cycle
Eleven of seventeen closed. Six still active.
That’s eleven of seventeen major European and EU-adjacent programs gone in four years. Six are still active, Cyprus Permanent Residency among them.
The ones that survived cost more, their citizenship clocks extended, and most placement advisors are still pitching the wrong program to the wrong buyer.
This webinar walks through all six, side by side.
6
Programs covered
11/17
Closed since 2022
€250K
Lowest live entry
2030
List will be shorter
Who's Hosting
Not a placement deck. Independent intelligence.
Alessandro Palombo holds a Ph.D. in Public Law, is a qualified Italian lawyer, and holds a master’s in the regulation of global markets. He’s spent a decade building businesses, residencies, and investment structures across European and non-European jurisdictions, with more than €25M moved through these programs under his direction. He’s also the person behind some of the most-followed jurisdictional intelligence content on the internet, and through Bitizenship he runs two products in this space: an Italian innovative startup for the Investor Visa, and a Portuguese Bitcoin-aligned fund.
This webinar distills that experience into a clear, current read on every active program, so you can see the full landscape and decide what fits your own situation, whatever that turns out to be.
100K+
Followers
300M+
Impressions
6
Jurisdictions
€25M+
Operated
Six countries, side by side
Six programs left. Each one broken down.
The webinar walks through each program in depth: the mechanics, the math, who fits, the catch, and the verdict. Below is the snapshot version:
01Italy
Investor Visa
Entry
€250K
Tax stack
24-bis €300K · 24-ter 7% · Impatriati 50%
Verdict
Rational 2026 default
02Cyprus
PR
Entry
€300K
Tax stack
60-day non-dom · 17-year SDC exemption
Verdict
Durability winner
03Portugal
Golden Visa
Entry
€500K / €250K donation
Tax stack
IFICI (narrow — R&D, PhD, tech)
Verdict
EU PR without moving (citizenship now 10y)
04Greece
Golden Visa
Entry
€250K (Zone C)
Tax stack
5A €100K/y · 5B 7% retiree
Verdict
Cheapest UHNW tax election
05Hungary
GIP
Entry
€250K AIF
Tax stack
No notable expat regime
Verdict
Trough buy, barbell only
06Malta
MPRP
Entry
€375K + €37K
Tax stack
Non-dom + refundable ~5% effective
Verdict
Foreign-source business income only
These six are the proven paths. In the webinar we also weigh Turkey, Bulgaria, and Latvia — open, but each with a catch we’ll cover.
What You'll Get
90 minutes, 7 sections, full Q&A.
Everything you need to evaluate the EU Golden Visa landscape in 2026, structured so you leave with a clear picture of which program fits you, if any, and what it costs to hold.
Why this matters: the Plan B case
7 minWhy optionality is the right frame, and why most people don’t need one of these programs.
The ratchet and what’s left
9 minEleven of seventeen programs closed in four years. What survived, what didn’t, and why.
The six active programs side by side
28 minItaly, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Malta, and Cyprus. Mechanics, math, who fits, and the verdict on each.
The four tests for any program
7 minRecoverability, presence, citizenship trigger, and expiry risk. A framework that still works in 2030.
Tax stacking: the visa is not the tax break
12 minA €5M worked example across all five jurisdictions. Match the regime to your profile, then pick the visa.
Decision matrix: who fits which program
9 minThe right call for each profile, from ex-non-doms to founders pre-exit. Profile is filter #1, the visa is filter #4.
Costs and red flags
8 minThe fees nobody publishes and the guarantees you should refuse before committing to anything.
Live Q&A
10 minBring your specific situation and get it answered on the call.
Who This Is For
Calibrated for four profiles.
$5M–$50M of liquid net worth. Within that range, the right program is different for each profile. If you are one of these, this webinar will save you weeks of research.
UHNW with €5M+ foreign income
Italy 24-bis at €300K/yr or Greek 5A at €100K/yr. Math closes hard above €1M.
UK ex-non-doms on a ticking clock
The 4-year UK transition ends April 2029. Italy 24-bis + Investor Visa is the cleanest exit.
Foreign-pension retirees
Greek 5B (7% on foreign pension) or Italy 24-ter (7% Southern). Stack with the respective Golden Visa.
Founders pre-exit, citizenship-desired
Portugal GV at €500K (or €250K donation). EU PR without moving — though the May 2026 reform doubled the citizenship clock to 10 years (7 for CPLP).
If you don't see yourself clearly in any of these archetypes, you're probably in the do nothing yet bucket. The webinar will clearly tell you if you're in this category.
When is the webinar
Thursday, June 25th at 5:00 PM Lisbon time.
Format
Live online, ~90 minutes including Q&A
Cost
Free
Recording
Sent to all registrants if you can’t make it live
Language
English
Specialist counsel for each jurisdiction (migration, tax, investment vehicle) joins the Q&A as relevant. Per-jurisdiction introductions provided post-webinar to registrants who request them.
Free Live Webinar
90 minutes that will save you weeks of research.
Most people considering an EU Golden Visa spend months piecing together fragmented information from placement decks, blog posts, and outdated guides. Ninety minutes with one practitioner who runs jurisdictional intelligence as a full-time discipline is the fastest way to see how all six programs compare and know which one, if any, fits you.
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Top European Golden Visas, Compared
Thursday, June 25 · 5:00 PM Lisbon · Free live webinar