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Visuals · Routes · 22 October 2026

Routes: Europe’s 8 open doors, golden visas 2026

Key figures

  • 8 European countries still grant residence for a passive investment.
  • Latvia has the lowest entry, €50,000. Bulgaria the highest, €511,292.
  • Spain closed its program on 3 April 2025.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Routes: Europe’s 8 open doors, golden visas 2026, patrician.ch/visuals/routes-golden-visas-europe-2026/, October 2026.

Bars of the lowest golden visa entry point in 8 European countries, from Latvia at €50,000 to Bulgaria at €511,292.
Source: Patrician.ch, golden visas still open in Europe, the published entry points. As of 22 Oct 2026. Free to share unchanged, with credit to patrician.ch.

The picture ranks the golden visas still open in Europe by the lowest published entry point: Latvia, Malta, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Bulgaria.

Latvia starts at €50,000. Bulgaria asks the most, €511,292. Several programs stopped accepting property in the last 3 years, so the cheapest route is often a fund or a company.

A residence permit does not decide where you are taxed: tax residence follows the days you spend and where your life sits. The answer page gives each route, the stay required and the clock to a passport. Entry points can rise with a family and with fees.

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The data

Every row in the picture.

CountryFromStay required
Latvia€50,000none
Malta€150,000none
Hungary€250,000none
Italy€250,000none stated, intent to reside
Greece€250,000none
Portugal€250,0007 days a year on average
Cyprus€300,0001 visit every 2 years
Bulgaria€511,292none

Source: Patrician.ch, golden visas still open in Europe, the published entry points. As of 22 Oct 2026. The page behind every figure: patrician.ch/answers/golden-visas-still-open-in-europe/.

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