Ideally situated in Western Europe, the Netherlands is a small but highly developed country. It shares a border with Belgium and Germany and boasts one of the top 20 GDP per capita in the world as well as the 5th largest economy in the EU. The Netherlands Residence by Investment Program allows foreign investors to benefit from visa-free travel and free trade across the EU and Europe’s Schengen Area. Known for its strong commitment to protecting the human rights of its residents and citizens as well as its excellent quality of life, the Netherlands is prime for both private residence and business opportunities.
NETHERLANDS
((Permanent Residence Programme))
VISA FREE DESTINATIONS:
192
PASSPORT INDEX RANK:
3rd
OVERVIEW:
PROCEDURE:
Applications for Dutch residence must include completed application forms and should be accompanied by the appropriate fees and supporting documents. Successful applicants receive a residence permit that is valid for three years and renewable for another two years. After holding residence status for five years, investors may choose to either renew their visa for an eight-year period, apply for permanent residence, or apply for Dutch citizenship.
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT:
Minimum investment of EUR 1.25 million
MAIN APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants are required to fulfill both of the following requirements:
- Before submission.
- Invest EUR 1.25 million into a Dutch start-up.
- Business or venture capital fund.
- This investment is required before the application can be submitted and must be deposited into a Dutch bank account or the bank account of another EU member state with a branch in the Netherlands.
After approval;
- Purchase or rent residential real estate within eight months of visa issuance.
- No minimum amount applies.
- Both the capital and real estate investments must be maintained to hold residence status.
PROCESSING TIME:
3–5 months from submission of the application to approval
KEY BENEFITS:
- Visa-free travel across Europe’s Schengen Area
- Excellent quality of life and human rights protections, with high standards of infrastructure and government services.
- Welcoming, socially tolerant, and multicultural population.
- Residence applicable to a spouse, including de facto and same-gender partners, and financially dependent children of any age.
- Access to world-renowned schools and universities and an impressive healthcare system
- Residence to a member of the EU, the UN, the NATO alliance, the WTO, and the OECD.
- Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship after five years
