Still one of the most flexible residency programmes in Europe, the Spanish golden visa scheme remains a firm favourite with many or our international investors looking for EU residency.

For most of our clients, one of their main objectives is to obtain a simple solution which will enable them to travel freely throughout the EU and Schengen zones, and the Spanish programme allows just that.  Alongside the freedom of travel, the scheme also has a number of other benefits including full family residency, the ability to work and study in Spain as well as the option to apply for citizenship after 10 years (providing you reside full time in Spain).

Spain is an incredibly popular country in general and for many, the sheer fact that the Golden Visa scheme requires a real estate investment is an attraction in itself with many of our international investors opting for either luxurious holiday homes which they can make use of themselves, or good rental opportunities in the popular city centres. Rental yields have increased significantly in the last few years and in a prime location such as Barcelona you can expect you see a ROI of around 4.8% per annum.

For further advice and a free consultation, please do not hesitate to contact our team.

2016 proved to be another successful year for La Vida, generating sales from over 40 different countries worldwide. Our team of consultants at our UK head office processed over 10,000 enquiries for the golden visa programmes, providing our clients with a wealth of initial free advice about the residency and citizenship options available.

La Vida’s network of partners also grew in 2016 and we now work with over 30 key partners throughout Europe, USA and the Caribbean. This includes real estate developers and legal firms that help support our clients with their investments and visa applications.

Our web presence remains stronger than ever through our domain www.goldenvisas.com and is continuing to grow as La Vida invests heavily in advertising and marketing. In 2016 our adverts were seen over 40 million times and our content and programme advice was viewed by over half a million readers.

Our core values remain the same as business continues to grow and La Vida offers free comprehensive and balanced advice to clients on a selection of residency and citizenship programmes via real estate investment. We have built our real estate agency presence in Europe over the last 12 years and our property selection now stretches across five countries.