Closed Golden Visa & Citizenship by Investment Programs
Programs that no longer accept new applications, with the closing date and official source: Spain, Ireland, the UK, Australia and more.
Australia Significant Investor Visa / BIIP (closed)
Australia's Business Innovation and Investment Program, including the Significant Investor stream, closed to new applications on 31 July 2024; existing holders can still …
Country: Australia
Bulgaria Citizenship by Investment (ended)
Bulgaria's investor citizenship route has closed; Wikipedia's Immigrant investor programs article lists Bulgaria with Cyprus among EU states that closed investor-citizens…
Country: Bulgaria
Canada Federal Immigrant Investor Program (closed)
Canada's federal Immigrant Investor Program ran from 1986 until it was ended in 2014. Quebec runs its own separate investor program.
Country: Canada
Cyprus Investment Programme (citizenship, closed)
Cyprus's €2 million citizenship-by-investment programme closed on 1 November 2020. Cyprus still offers permanent residence by investment.
Country: Cyprus
Ireland Immigrant Investor Programme (closed)
Ireland's Immigrant Investor Programme closed to new applications on 15 February 2023.
Country: Ireland
Malta Citizenship by Investment (ruled contrary to EU law)
The EU Court of Justice ruled on 29 April 2025 (Case C-181/23) that Malta's transactional investor-citizenship scheme is contrary to EU law. Malta's residence programme (…
Country: Malta
Montenegro Citizenship by Investment (ended)
Montenegro's programme (€250,000 in approved projects plus a €200,000 fee) ended in 2022.
Country: Montenegro
Netherlands Foreign Investor Scheme (closed)
The Dutch residence scheme for wealthy foreign investors was abolished in April 2024; new applications are refused.
Country: Netherlands
Spain Golden Visa (closed)
Spain ended its investor residence (golden visa) scheme on 3 April 2025. Applications filed before that date and existing permits are covered by transitional rules.
Country: Spain
UK Tier 1 (Investor) Visa (closed)
The UK closed its Tier 1 (Investor) visa route to new applicants on 17 February 2022, citing security concerns.
Country: United Kingdom
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