Opportunity Map Global citizenship and residency opportunity map

Look up citizenship and residency programmes by country, programme type, status and minimum investment threshold.

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  • Citizenship and residence by investment 10
  • Citizenship by investment 7
  • Residence by investment · golden visa 40
  • Entrepreneur · start-up 42
  • Digital nomad · retirement 7
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Explorer results — 3 programmes / 1 countries

Austria: 3 programmes

Austria · Citizenship by MeritCitizenship for exceptional contribution (StbG §10 Abs. 6)Active
No investment threshold recorded
Source checked
2026-06-24
Path
Direct citizenship
Reference processing time (months)
24.0 – 36.0
Years to citizenship (reference)
0
Presence days/year
0
Fixed capital requirement
No
Dual citizenship (snapshot)
Yes

Family (snapshot)

  • Spouse: No
  • Siblings: No

Routes in the snapshot

  • Extraordinary economic contribution (real investment + job creation; discretionary, NO fixed amount)
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Austria · Active Investment · EntrepreneurRed-White-Red Card – Self-employed Key WorkersActive
EUR 100,000
≈ USD 108,000
Source checked
2026-06-30
Path
Residence then citizenship
Reference processing time (months)
2.0 – 4.0
Years to citizenship (reference)
10
Presence days/year
—
Fixed capital requirement
Yes
Dual citizenship (snapshot)
No

Family (snapshot)

  • Spouse: Yes
  • Maximum child age: 18
  • Siblings: No

Routes in the snapshot

  • Self-employed Key Worker (macroeconomic benefit) — EUR 100,000
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Austria · StartupRed-White-Red Card – Start-up FoundersActive
EUR 30,000
≈ USD 32,400
Source checked
2026-06-30
Path
Residence then citizenship
Reference processing time (months)
2.0 – 4.0
Years to citizenship (reference)
10
Presence days/year
—
Fixed capital requirement
Yes
Dual citizenship (snapshot)
No

Family (snapshot)

  • Spouse: Yes
  • Maximum child age: 18
  • Siblings: No

Routes in the snapshot

  • Start-up Founder (EUR 30,000 capital, >=50% equity, points-tested) — EUR 30,000
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What the map contains

  • Citizenship and residence-by-investment programmes by country
  • Published minimum investment thresholds
  • Application processing time and years to citizenship (for reference)

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