A quarterly research instrument
The verified measure of property-linked residency.
Edition 1 is published: the full ranking of ten programmes →
The Property Residency Index covers every program where buying real estate is a qualifying route to a residence permit, measured on published criteria. Every figure carries a primary source, an access date, and an honest status: Confirmed, Reported, or Unresolved.
Coverage
The Edition 1 set: twelve programs across Europe, the Gulf, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Statuses and headline thresholds below are as published by each program's operating authority; full scores across the seven criteria publish with Edition 1.
| Program | Status | Minimum property investment | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates - Dubai Golden Visa (property route) | Open | AED 2,000,000USD 544,588 | 10 years, renewable |
| Greece - Golden Visa | Open | EUR 250,000 / 400,000 / 800,000 by zoneUSD 285,500 to 913,500 | 5 years, renewable |
| Cyprus - Permanent Residency, Regulation 6(2) | Open | EUR 300,000 plus VATUSD 342,600 | Permanent |
| Malta - Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) | Open | EUR 375,000 purchase or EUR 14,000/yr leaseUSD 428,200 | Permanent |
| Hungary - Guest Investor Program | Never activated | None - the EUR 500,000 property option was repealed before launch | n/a |
| Latvia - Investor Residence | Openabolition vote pending | EUR 250,000USD 285,675 | 5 years, annual registration |
| Turkey - Residence via property ownership | Open | USD 200,000 value at acquisitionapprox. TRY 9,410,000 | 1 to 2 years, renewable |
| Indonesia - Golden Visa (E28C / E33) | Open | USD 1,000,000 apartmentapprox. IDR 18.1B | 5 or 10 years |
| Panama - Qualified Investor | Open | USD 300,000B/. 300,000 | Permanent |
| Mauritius - Residence Permit by property acquisition | Open | USD 375,000approx. MUR 17.7M | While the property is held |
| Qatar - Property Residency | Open | QAR 730,000USD 200,549 QAR 3,650,000 adds PR privilegesUSD 1,002,747 |
5 years, renewed automatically while the property is held |
| Oman - Investor Residency (Golden Residency) | Open | OMR 200,000USD 520,156 | 10 years, renewable |
Edition 1 publishes Q3 2026
Composite scores across seven criteria, the by-passport view, and the mobility dividend. The methodology is already public; the coverage set above and the closed-routes record are published now.
Three routes closed in three consecutive years
Rule stability is not a talking point; it is a measurable property of these programs. Three flagship European property routes closed between 2023 and 2025, and one legislated route was revoked before it ever opened. The Index keeps the dated, sourced record.
Ireland closes the Immigrant Investor Programme
Closed to new applications from close of business on 15 February 2023, after roughly EUR 1.25 billion invested over the program's life.
Portugal removes the golden visa real estate route
Law 56/2023 ended residence by real estate purchase from 7 October 2023; the program survives without property.
Spain repeals the golden visa entirely
Organic Law 1/2025 removed the whole Ley 14/2013 investor-residence scheme with effect from 3 April 2025; per the government's own figure, 94% of permits had been tied to real estate.
Read the full Closed Routes Record - including Hungary's property route, revoked with twelve days' published notice before it was due to activate, and the current watch list.