Residency Advisory

In some jurisdictions property ownership can support eligibility for residency or an investment visa. The qualifying thresholds, the properties that count, the duration of the visa and the rules on including family differ between jurisdictions, and they change.

Most of our clients are moving as well as investing, and the two decisions are often made together. They should not be confused with one another.

What we can tell you

• The position as it currently stands in the market you are considering
• Whether a specific property is likely to qualify, before you commit to it
• How value, ownership structure, financing and stage of construction can affect eligibility
• What is involved in practice, and roughly over what timescale

What we will not do

Northway does not provide immigration advice. Where specialist advice is required we introduce or work alongside appropriately qualified immigration professionals, and we would rather tell you that than give you an answer we are not qualified to give.

We would also say this plainly: eligibility should be confirmed separately rather than assumed, and a property should be a sound purchase on its own terms before any residency benefit is counted. A property bought only for a visa, at a price that does not make sense, is an expensive visa.