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till a simple real estate investment or even a real estate deve- lopment.
United Kingdom
Investment required: £150,000
Paradoxically, of all these nations only the UK will grant permanent residency (which will lead to citizenship) by the simple showing and transfer of minimum assets; £150,000.
in this case
Whether it be
What you do with that money is your concern. invested in a business or simply sitting in a bank account collecting interest makes no difference. However, that amount must be maintained (and, of course, taxed) in the United Kingdom for the duration of your residency. Once you have received citi- zenship, you are of course free to remove that money from the UK.
United States
The United States has no provision for the granting of per- manent residence by means of investment. You can however, effec- tively gain permanent residence in the United States--without the eventual right of citizenship--by the use of the "E" or "L" visa.
This is The E-visa is otherwise known as a "treaty trader." granted on the basis that your presence is required in the United States to undertake activities which will increase the exports of the United States. Provided the business activity is maintained,
the visa can be renewed indefinitely.
(Since Hong Kong is a colony, a Hong Kong "national" cannot So the E- qualify as a "treaty trader" with the United States.
However, Taiwan visa is not available to Hong Kong "nationals." does qualify, and a Hong Kong Chinese person can easily gain a non-resident Taiwanese passport and thus qualify for the E-visa. See below.)
The L-visa can also be renewed indefinitely. It is granted to foreign nationals who are transferred to US subsidaries of foreign companies. That company could be large or small; it could be your own or a large multinational.
But neither the E- nor L-visa will directly lead to a US passport.