Mobility · Private Clients

Residency by Investment

Golden visas and residency across 13 jurisdictions — Portugal, UAE, Malta, Greece and more.

Overview

Residency by investment provides legal residence — and, in many programmes, a path to citizenship — through a qualifying investment or a genuine relocation. We work with thirteen active programmes across Europe, the Gulf and Asia.

Residency and tax residency are different questions. A Portuguese D7 does not automatically make you a Portuguese tax resident; a UAE Golden Visa does not, on its own, remove UK domicile. ASJ Group designs the residency and the tax position together.

Family inclusion, physical-presence requirements and route-to-citizenship timelines vary significantly. We map them explicitly against the client's mobility and succession goals before recommending a programme.

What's included

Scope of engagement

  • Tax-residency planning
  • Family inclusion
  • Path-to-citizenship routes
Who it's for

Typical clients

  • HNW families relocating for tax, lifestyle or security reasons
  • Founders needing an operational base in the EU, GCC or APAC
  • Investors seeking optionality without full relocation
How we work

A named director on the file, from first call to handover.

01 · Residency & tax mapping

Current and target tax positions mapped against candidate programmes.

02 · Programme selection

Right programme chosen for goals, family and physical-presence appetite.

03 · Application

Investment routed, application filed, biometric appointments coordinated.

04 · Post-issuance

Tax residency established or preserved, banking and property completed.

Deliverables

What you receive.

Every engagement closes with a director-signed handover pack — retained on file for thirty years.

  • Residency and tax mapping memorandum
  • Investment routing and evidence
  • Full application file and government liaison
  • Post-issuance tax and banking setup
Where we deliver

Jurisdictions in active use for this service.

Portugal
Greece
Spain
Italy
Malta
UAE
Singapore
Cyprus
Latvia
Panama
Uruguay
Paraguay
Mauritius
Frequently asked

Questions we hear on every intake call.

Which residency programme is fastest?
The UAE Golden Visa is the fastest at genuine end-to-end residency — typically four to eight weeks. Portugal D7 and Greek Golden Visa take three to nine months.
Do I need to physically live there?
The UAE requires roughly one day per six months. Portugal D7 requires meaningful presence. Greek Golden Visa has minimal presence requirements. We match the programme to the presence you can commit.
Does residency make me tax resident?
Not automatically. Tax residency is determined by physical presence, ties and each jurisdiction's own rules. We design both together.
Ready to scope this

Start with a twenty-minute call. Leave with a written scope.

Every engagement begins with a director — not a junior, not a chatbot. Fixed fees, quoted in writing, before any work begins.

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Every engagement begins with a twenty-minute director-led call. Fixed fees, in writing, before any work begins.