Closed Golden Visa & Citizenship Programs: Which Have Ended (2026)
Updated 2026-11-07 · Citizenships.ai editors
Many articles still promote programs that have closed. This list records programs that no longer take new applications, with the closing date and a source. General information only, not legal advice.
Residence programs that closed
- Spain golden visa: ended 3 April 2025 under Organic Law 1/2025. Listing
- Ireland Immigrant Investor Programme: closed to new applications 15 February 2023. Listing
- UK Tier 1 (Investor) visa: closed 17 February 2022. Listing
- Australia Significant Investor visa / BIIP: closed to new applications 31 July 2024. Listing
- Netherlands foreign investor scheme: abolished April 2024. Listing
- Canada federal Immigrant Investor Program: ended 2014 (Quebec runs a separate program). Listing
Routes that closed inside open programs
- Portugal: real estate stopped qualifying for the golden visa in 2023; fund routes remain. Listing
- Latvia: industry press reports that property and deposit routes are ending under a new law. Listing
Guide / ebook
Free: which golden visas have closed?
Spain, Ireland, the UK, Australia and more: closing dates and official sources.
Read the listCitizenship programs that ended in the EU and nearby
- Cyprus Investment Programme: closed 1 November 2020. Listing
- Malta: the EU Court of Justice ruled on 29 April 2025 (Case C-181/23) that Malta's investor-citizenship scheme is contrary to EU law. Listing
- Montenegro: ended in 2022. Listing
- Bulgaria: closed. Listing
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