Spain: Golden Visa & Beckham law

In 2013 Spain launched a visa for long-term stay in its territory for foreigners investing in Spain, popularly called as the Golden visa. Unlike the similar program in Portugal (which we discussed here), Golden visa in Spain can be obtained in a shorter time – the application for this type of residence is considered by the competent authority within 20 days.

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Portugal: Golden visa and NHR regime

Portugal Golden visa program is the most successful program in Europe for obtaining the right of long-term residence for investment as it imposes low requirements for the duration of stay in Portugal (on average, only 7 days per year). If you plan to live in Portugal, it will also be helpful to know that, as a tax resident of Portugal, you will be eligible for a special tax regime — the non-habitual resident regime (NHR) – which will grant you tax relief for most types of non-Portuguese income for a 10-year period.

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Special Economic Zones: UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Georgia

Special economic zones (SEZ) are limited territories where the legislation on trade, taxes and business differs from the legislation on the rest territory of a country. SEZ are very popular all over the world and are created for different purposes and for different projects. For example, the Russian SEZ in Kaliningrad on Oktyabrsky Island and in Vladivostok on Russky Island were created for the purpose of returning large capital to Russia as part of the deoffshorization policy, and the Belarusian High-Tech Park was created to attract and retain IT businesses, including those related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.

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