{"id":680711,"date":"2023-04-22T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=680711"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T07:45:03","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-get-a-golden-visa-in-australia-canada-ireland-the-uk-and-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/680711\/how-much-it-costs-to-get-a-golden-visa-in-australia-canada-ireland-the-uk-and-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to get a ‘golden visa’ in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Countries across five continents offer residence by investment to wealthy South Africans, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.<\/p>\n

According to Henley and Partners<\/a>, residence by investment programs, also known as golden visa programs, allow wealthy individuals to relocate to live, work, study, and even receive healthcare in a new country.<\/p>\n

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It added that changing residencies to a new country or having multiple residences is a crucial aspect of international planning for their wealthy clientele.<\/p>\n

BusinessTech<\/a> recently looked at 11 countries across the world where wealthy South Africans can \u2018buy citizenship\u2019 through citizenship by investment programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Global Residence Index said that golden visas and citizenship by investment programs are not equivalent, with the latter giving the same benefits to applicants as a natural-born citizen of the country.<\/p>\n

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A golden visa only offers residency in another country for a certain period of time.<\/p>\n

That being said, many residence by investment programs allow for citizenship applications after a set period of time, which can be seen in the list below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n