Applications for a Dubai Golden Visa for real estate must be submitted in person, inside the country, and at one of five centers accredited by the Land Department: fees according to the schedule are AED 9,884.75 per applicant. Representation by power of attorney is not permitted, and the department states this explicitly.
Portugal's Golden Visa in 2026 is obtained through investments from €250,000, but real estate purchases have not been among the qualifying grounds since October 2023. The minimum threshold for a returnable investment is €500,000 in a fund under CMVM regulator oversight; €250,000 is a non-refundable contribution to cultural heritage.
Portugal's residence permit in 2026 is issued under D7 visa with passive income from €920 per month, D8 visa with remote income from €3,680, and ARI program through investment funds from €500,000; property purchase has not been a basis since October 2023. The resident status is now issued for two years and renewed for three-year periods.
In 2026, the digital nomad visa costs applicants confirmed income from €2,849 per month in Spain, €3,622.50 in Croatia and €3,680 in Portugal — a spread of less than €1,000 between the extremes, but the difference in what the status provides is enormous. Spain and Portugal issue residence permits that are extended year by year; Croatia issues temporary stay for a maximum of 18 months with a mandatory break before a new application. Below is a comparison of three visas across seven parameters, each with a reference to the regulation.
The digital nomad visa in Spain in 2026 requires confirming income of €2,849 per month — €86 more than a year earlier. The threshold rose automatically: the entrepreneurs' law ties the requirement to 200% of the minimum interprofessional salary, which increased by 3.1% through Royal Decree 126/2026 of February 18 with retroactive effect from January 1. Migration rules did not change by a single line.
Portugal residence permit renewal for investors is accepted only online starting February 16, 2026: applications and payments go through Portal de Renovações, with in-person visits limited to biometric data collection. Permits must be renewed no later than 30 days before expiration.
Russians can obtain a Schengen visa, but from November 6, 2025, multi-entry visas are issued only to two categories of applicants — close relatives of EU residents and transport workers. All others must apply for a visa for each specific trip. The consular fee is €90, and from April 10, 2026, biometric entry and exit registration (EES) operates at the border.
Where to move from Russia in 2026 is determined not by country rankings, but by the legal basis for status: capital investment, verified income, or family ties. Over the past year, the first basis changed — property purchase ceased to grant residence permits in three of five European programs, and Spain canceled its program entirely. Below are eleven destinations for relocation, analyzed from primary sources across 25 articles in this series: thresholds, restrictions by applicant citizenship, costs for a family of four, and a calendar of dates through June 1, 2028.
Caribbean citizenship by investment in 2026 costs a minimum of $200,000–$250,000 contribution to a state fund: the unified $200,000 threshold is the lower boundary of an inter-governmental agreement among five countries, not the price of a specific program. Russia and Belarus citizens are officially refused by three of the five countries, and the European Commission has demanded that all five programs be shut down by June 1, 2028.
Malta no longer issues citizenship by investment: on April 29, 2025, the EU Court of Justice ruled that the Maltese program violated EU law, and in the summer of that year Parliament removed it from the law. In its place is naturalization by merit: a passport remains possible, but is issued at the minister's discretion—without a fixed contribution amount and without a guarantee of approval.
As of January 1, 2026, Dominica citizenship no longer provides access to US tourist, business, and student visas: a US proclamation from December 16, 2025, suspended visa issuance to citizens of that country for immigration visas and B-1, B-2, F, M, and J category visas. Previously issued visas were not annulled, and the White House cited the citizenship by investment program itself as the reason.
