For those who immigrate to Europe by buying a house, the biggest advantage is that they can get a "Schengen residence visa" and get a visa or residency in any Schengen member country, which is equivalent to having a "European Pass" and being free to enter and leave Schengen countries. However, it should be noted that not all European countries are "Schengen countries".

At present, there are 26 Schengen member countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Second, the right of abode ≦ "green card"

When some institutions publicize the European immigration policy, they often slogan "Buy a house and get a green card". But in fact, according to the immigration policies of most European countries, investors initially get temporary residency for a certain number of years, which is different from permanent residency, the so-called "green card". If new immigrants want to obtain permanent residency, they need to re-apply according to the permanent residence conditions of European countries.

Immigrants from Maine, Shaanxi Province have always been practical and realistic, and have rich immigration experience, so there are successful cases for reference. European immigration in one step.

Third, how to retain your "right of abode"

European immigrant countries have certain requirements on how to retain the "right of abode" after buying a house and immigrating to Europe, regardless of whether they directly obtain permanent residency. Different countries have different requirements on how to apply for and retain the right of abode, and immigrants need to pay attention to relevant policies in this regard.

The first is the living requirements. The residence requirements for "immigration supervisor" of European buyers are very relaxed during the period of temporary residence visa. For example, Greece, Spain, Cyprus and other countries do not have rigid residence time restrictions, while Portuguese buyers are also very relaxed during the "golden visa" with temporary residency, with an average of only seven days of residence per year.

Secondly, investors who invest in immigrants to buy houses need to know whether their residence status is bound to property ownership before investing. For example, in Greece, Cyprus and other countries, although there is no "immigration supervisor", once the property is sold, it will lose its residence permit. Spain and Portugal also need to hold real estate to renew their "golden visas". However, after acquiring the right of permanent residence, Portuguese buyers will not be affected by selling their property, and the conditions for acquiring the right of permanent residence and naturalization are relatively simple. They only need to meet the requirement of living for 7 days a year. Portuguese buyers can apply for permanent residence after five years and become naturalized after six years, while Spanish buyers have relatively strict conditions for permanent residence.

Fourth, not everyone can work in the local area after emigration.

Affected by the European debt crisis, many European countries are suffering from high unemployment rate, so European immigrant countries have very strict restrictions on the work of immigrants. For example, the policies of Spain, Greece and Cyprus stipulate that immigrants are not allowed to work in the local area and can only start businesses before obtaining nationality. Investment immigrants who buy houses in Portugal can not only start businesses locally, but also accept the employment of others or enterprises. European immigrants who intend to settle in the local area should pay attention to this policy.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) permanent residence ≠ naturalization

Many immigrants who have just put the immigration plan on the agenda have the same misunderstanding: they can't distinguish the two concepts of permanent residency and naturalization. In fact, "permanent residence" and "naturalization" are two different concepts. In EU countries, "permanent residency" is an identity issued by its member States to foreign citizens, which means that the holder has permanent residency in the issuing country and needs to renew it every five years. Naturalization means that immigrants apply to become citizens of this country according to relevant requirements, and can apply for passports of this country through naturalization. For China people, they can still retain their China citizenship while holding permanent residence status, but once they apply for immigration citizenship, they are at risk of giving up their China citizenship.

At present, most European countries' housing immigration projects are not one-step naturalization projects. Before applying for naturalization, investors need to meet certain residence requirements and time limits, and pass relevant language and cultural integration exams. Among them, Portugal, as the first Schengen country in the European continent to introduce a stable immigration policy, has more favorable naturalization requirements than other European countries' investment immigration projects: investors only need to keep the purchased property for five years. It meets the requirement of "immigration supervision" with an average of only 7 days per year. After passing a simple Portuguese test, applicants can apply for permanent residence after 5 years and apply for naturalization after 6 years, with very relaxed conditions.

In addition, the investment naturalization policy of Cyprus from 2065438 to March 28, 2004 broke the traditional European housing immigration model. Non-EU citizens who have reached the age of 18 only need to buy real estate with a total amount of more than 2.5 million euros in Cyprus, and the whole family can obtain EU passports in one step within three months, thus realizing real European immigration and freely settling in the EU without complicated naturalization requirements and long waiting time.