FAQ

After making an investment of 1.25M in the Dutch startup economy, you will get a residence permit for the Netherlands; which becomes a permanent residence permit after 5 years. This Dutch residence permit is as well a European residence permit.

There is no EU investment visa that entitles you to an EU residency visa or anything like that. The visa procedures are different per country, and this is not organized on EU level. After being granted a golden visa “orange visa” in the Netherlands, you can live, work and travel to anywhere within the EU according to the Schengen agreement.

In Europe, the definition “green card” is not used; the definition of “green card” relates to the USA. To apply for an Investor visa you should look into the visa by investment countries per country in the EU. the Netherlands has the quickest citizenship program.

the Netherlands has only 1 investment program, which is very straight forward: you invest 1.25M Euros in a startup, or in a Venture Capital fund, and then you get a residence permit.

In the Netherlands there is no terminology as EB-5 investment projects. The requirement is that you invest in a startup, or in a Venture Capital fund that holds a portfolio of startups, of a minimum of 1.25 million Euros (1.42M USD).

The investment that you need to make to get the visa (1.25M) can be seen as economic citizenship.

The people that can join on the visa are: Your partner (married or officially registered), children under 18 years old, and children until 25 years if they are very dependent on the parents (in case of disability, illness, etc). (Grand)parents cannot join in the program.

No, parents cannot join in the visa program. Who is included in the visa: your partner (married or officially registered), children under 18 years old, and children until 25 years if they are very dependent on the parents (in case of disability, illness, etc). Alternatively, parents can make their own visa application by making their own investment.

The Netherlands has only one type of investor program in relation to the gold visa: you invest 1.25M Euros, and then you receive a residence permit.

After making an investment of 1.25M in the Dutch startup economy, you will get a residence permit for the Netherlands; which becomes a permanent residence permit after 5 years. This Dutch residence permit is as well a European residence permit, because The golden visa “orange visa” of the Netherlands, you can see as a second paspoort, this gives you access to travel, live and work in the following countries: visa Spain, visa Portugal, visa Malta, visa Cyprus, visa Switzerland, visa Germany, visa Hungary, visa Austria, visa Latvia, visa Ireland, visa Andorra, visa Moldova, visa قبر (cyprus in arabic) , visa مالطا (Malta) , Visa The Netherlands “Holland”. It does not give access to: visa Usa, visa Canada, visa Australia, visa Canada, visa Singapore, visa Antigua, visa New Zealand.

The eb-5 immigrant investor visa program is the term for the golden visa in the USA. It is also known as eb5 green card. In the Netherlands the ‘vis by investment’ program is called “ Dutch Investor Visa for High Net Worth Individuals.

Eventually you can get an official passport by this investment. It is therefore also seen as “Business immigration”, some people call it a “golden passport”, referring to the “golden passport Portugal” scheme, which is not existent in that form anymore.

No, the EU does not hand out passport as 1 nation: the EU is not similar to the United States. Every country within the EU has its own rules for visa applications. The Netherlands has the easiest procedure for a golden visa scheme.

Citizenship means that you have a passport of a certain nationality. You cannot buy a second passport, neither you can buy a 2nd passport by investment.

The golden visa of the Netherlands does not require you to buy a house. You can also simply rent a house; there’s not difference made between a prestigious canal house on the canals of Amsterdam; or a tiny apartment on the country side.