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Cases · People & private matters · Immigration, visas & global mobility

Obtain residence or citizenship by investment

Which residence or citizenship by investment programme suits our family?

WONE Global compares programmes for your family and coordinates the application, the investment and tax planning.

Countries in the typical case Nigeria · Portugal · United Arab Emirates

The situation

What is happening

A family wants a second residence or citizenship through an investment programme.

What is at stake

Programmes differ in cost, tax effect and risk, and the wrong one wastes money or creates tax residence by accident.

Who faces this

  • Private clients and families

A scenario

FamilyPrivate client or family · from Nigeria · in Portugal, United Arab Emirates

It is applying for residence in Portugal and the UAE.

Where it ends Residence that fits the family.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Golden visa options”“Second passport through investment”“A founder wants investor or entrepreneur residency”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global compares programmes for your family and coordinates the application, the investment and tax planning.

Usually led by Employment, payroll and immigration, with Licences, permits and regulators, Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance and Tax and structuring.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-2Programmes compared.
  2. Weeks 3-6Applications.
  3. Months 2-6Approvals.
  4. ThenTax planning.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Which programme fits the family’s goals and budget
  2. 02Source-of-funds and due diligence requirements
  3. 03Tax consequences of becoming resident

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A programme comparison
  • Application filed with supporting evidence
  • Tax position confirmed

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Employment, payroll and immigration, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Nigeriain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Portugalin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. United Arab Emiratesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  5. Kenya WONE Global Partner James Ngochi Ngugi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  8. Vietnam WONE Global Partner Le Quoc Duy · Chairman - Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  9. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  10. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

Le Quoc DuyHo Chi Minh City · Vietnam

WONE Global Capability Partner · Vietnam

Le Quoc Duy

Chairman - Lawyer · Vina TPT Company Limited · Ho Chi Minh City

Over 20 years of experience specializing in legal matters and practical operations for Japanese businesses in Vietnam (investment law, corporate law, labor, commerce, intellectual property, and tax).

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Complete profile

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

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