Spain’s Golden Visa: Investing in property in Valencia could be your ticket to securing long-term Spanish residency

If you’re a non-EU citizen looking to relocate to Valencia, you may want to check out the Spanish Golden Visa. This visa enables non-EU citizens to gain residency in Spain in exchange for an investment in property. (We discuss more opportunities to invest in Valencia here.) How does it work? In 2013, the Spanish government launched the ‘Project of Support for Entrepreneurs and its Internationalisation’ which amended the country’s Immigration Law. These changes mandated that Non-EU citizens could gain an entry visa and a residency permit for Spain – if they made a financial or real estate investment, or set up a

For many British nationals, the UK leaving the European Union has put a spanner in the works when it comes to travelling and living abroad. Since the EU parliament ratified the Withdrawal Agreement in February 2021, securing residency in European countries has become that much more challenging for Brits. However, while Brexit has been a long and grueling procedure, it has allowed for the prospect of Golden Visas for British Nationals. These handy visas, originally aimed at affluent Russian, Chinese, and Iranian nationals, enable non-EU citizens to gain residency in Spain in exchange for an investment in property, treasury bonds or shares