GLOBAL FREEDOM ARCHITECTURE
Seven jurisdictions we know intimately.
Indicative ranges only. Every mandate is priced after a conversation.
Golden Visa
UAE
The world's wealth capital, and our home. Zero personal income tax, a currency pegged to the dollar, and a property market that doubles as a residency instrument. Dubai is where most Aethoras mandates begin, and where many of them stay.
Golden Visa
- Route
- Property investment
- Indicative entry
- from AED 2M
- Timeline
- 4–8 weeks
Golden Visa
- Route
- Company / talent route
- Indicative entry
- from AED 2M
- Timeline
- 6–10 weeks
Investor Visa
- Route
- Free zone company
- Indicative entry
- Quoted after review
- Timeline
- 2–4 weeks
COMMON QUESTIONS
The Dubai golden visa property route starts at AED 2 million of qualifying real estate, held in your name. Approval typically runs four to eight weeks from a complete file.
There is no personal income tax in the UAE, and the dirham is pegged to the US dollar. Corporate tax applies to some structures, which is why company setup and residency are planned together.
Yes. A UAE free zone company formation carries an investor visa, usually issued in two to four weeks. Entry cost is quoted after review, because it depends on the activity and the zone.
You keep the residency alive by entering the country periodically and maintaining the qualifying asset or company. Most of our clients split their year across two or three bases.
Citizenship by Investment $400k
Türkiye
Citizenship at the crossroads of continents. A NATO-member passport delivered in months rather than years, backed by a real property market and a route onward to the US E-2 visa. Speed is the differentiator here.
Citizenship by Investment
- Route
- Real estate
- Indicative entry
- from $400k
- Timeline
- 4–8 months
Citizenship by Investment
- Route
- Bank deposit / fund
- Indicative entry
- from $500k
- Timeline
- 4–8 months
E-2 Pathway
- Route
- Via Turkish citizenship
- Indicative entry
- from $200k
- Timeline
- 6–12 months
COMMON QUESTIONS
Turkey citizenship by investment starts at $400k in real estate, or $500k held in a bank deposit or an approved fund. Passports are typically issued four to eight months after filing.
Yes. Türkiye holds a treaty with the United States, so Turkish citizens can apply for the E-2 investor visa, generally from $200k of active business investment.
No residency period is required for the investment route. The property must be held for three years from the date of acquisition.
Golden Visa from €250k
Greece
Europe's most accessible Golden Visa, and still the cleanest way into Schengen through property. Mediterranean yield in the tourist corridors, with no requirement to live there while the clock runs.
Golden Visa
- Route
- Real estate (regional)
- Indicative entry
- from €250k
- Timeline
- 3–6 months
Golden Visa
- Route
- Real estate (prime areas)
- Indicative entry
- from €800k
- Timeline
- 3–6 months
Permanent Residency
- Route
- Renewal every 5 years
- Indicative entry
- ·
- Timeline
- Ongoing
COMMON QUESTIONS
Greece's Golden Visa starts at €250k in the regional threshold areas and €800k in prime areas such as central Athens and the most sought-after islands.
It grants permanent residency renewable every five years, with free movement inside the Schengen area. There is no minimum stay requirement while the permit runs.
Spouse, dependent children and, in most cases, the parents of both spouses are included in one application.
Golden Visa
Portugal
The patient route to an EU passport. Portugal rewards those who plan in five-year horizons: minimal stay requirements, a credible fund route, and naturalisation at the end of it.
Golden Visa
- Route
- Investment fund
- Indicative entry
- from €500k
- Timeline
- 8–14 months
D7 Visa
- Route
- Passive income
- Indicative entry
- under €50k
- Timeline
- 4–8 months
Citizenship
- Route
- After 5 years of residency
- Indicative entry
- ·
- Timeline
- 5+ years
COMMON QUESTIONS
Yes. The portugal golden visa fund route starts at €500k into a qualifying regulated fund, with permits generally issued eight to fourteen months after submission.
Naturalisation becomes possible after five years of maintained residency, subject to the language requirement and a clean record.
The D7 is the passive income route, usually under €50k of set-up cost, designed for people with reliable recurring income rather than a lump sum to invest.
Talent Passport
France
Europe's quiet door. The Talent Passport is built for founders and senior operators rather than passive buyers, which is precisely why it stays underused, and why it works when it fits.
Talent Passport
- Route
- Business project
- Indicative entry
- under €50k
- Timeline
- 3–6 months
Talent Passport
- Route
- Company founder / executive
- Indicative entry
- under €50k
- Timeline
- 3–6 months
Residency renewal
- Route
- 4-year card
- Indicative entry
- ·
- Timeline
- Ongoing
COMMON QUESTIONS
The france talent passport is a multi-year residence permit for founders, executives and senior operators. Set-up is typically under €50k and processing runs three to six months.
No. It is built around a credible business project or an executive role, which is exactly why it stays underused by passive buyers and works well when it fits.
The card is issued for up to four years and is renewable, with long-term residency available after the qualifying period.
Grenada
Caribbean
A second passport in months, not years. Grenada, St. Kitts and Antigua remain the most efficient insurance policies available: visa-free access to 140+ destinations, and for Grenada a treaty route to the US E-2.
Grenada Citizenship
- Route
- Donation
- Indicative entry
- from $200k
- Timeline
- 6–9 months
St. Kitts Citizenship
- Route
- Donation / real estate
- Indicative entry
- from $250k
- Timeline
- 6–9 months
Antigua Citizenship
- Route
- Donation / real estate
- Indicative entry
- from $230k
- Timeline
- 6–10 months
COMMON QUESTIONS
Grenada, St. Kitts and Antigua all deliver in roughly six to ten months. Grenada citizenship starts from $200k by donation, St. Kitts from $250k and Antigua from $230k.
Grenada is the only Caribbean citizenship by investment programme with a US E-2 treaty, so a Grenadian passport opens the grenada citizenship E-2 route into the United States.
Caribbean passports carry visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to more than 140 destinations, including the Schengen area and the United Kingdom.
Qualified Investor Visa
Panama
Dubai gave your capital a home in the East. Panama does the same in the Americas: a dollarised, territorially taxed base at the crossroads of two continents, with permanent residency attached to the investment. The entire process, from property to structure to residency, can be completed without visiting.
Qualified Investor Visa
- Route
- Real estate
- Indicative entry
- from $300k
- Timeline
- Permanent from approval
Investor Residency
- Route
- Panama company ownership
- Indicative entry
- no large capital investment
- Timeline
- Extendable to permanent
Citizenship
- Route
- After 5 years of permanent residency
- Indicative entry
- n/a
- Timeline
- 5+ years, subject to the discretion of the Panamanian authorities
Real estate threshold is USD 300,000 until 15 October 2026, then USD 500,000. Figures verified at publication.
Many of our clients have been told no by other jurisdictions. No nationality is excluded from Panamanian residency; some simply carry longer timelines, and we say honestly which.
A note on naming: Panama has no golden visa. The programme is the Qualified Investor Visa, and the difference matters when you compare thresholds.
COMMON QUESTIONS
There is no Panama golden visa. The correct programme name is the panama qualified investor visa, which grants permanent residency from approval when the qualifying investment is made.
The Qualified Investor Visa is tied to a real estate threshold of USD 300,000 until 15 October 2026, rising to USD 500,000 afterwards. Residency through owning a Panamanian company requires no large capital investment.
Citizenship is possible after five years of permanent residency, subject to the discretion of the Panamanian authorities.
The full process, from property to structure to residency, can be completed without visiting. No nationality is excluded from Panamanian residency; some simply carry longer timelines.