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naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

In the future, my husband and I would like to live in Europe, Eastern Europe if possible. Here in Peru, there's a visa called an investor's visa. Basically you can get residency if you invest 20K USD or more in Peru. Are there any European countries that offer this option?

Mike_2003 · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Don't know about that, but a guy I know set up a company (cost about 300 Euro in paperwork) and then got a residence permit based on his being the owner.

Mike

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Mike_2003 · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Yes, in Romania. He found a good English-speaking notary clerk and she did all the paperwork for him. If I remember correctly he paid about 800 RON for the various fees and documents, and 200 RON for the notar's help. After he 'owned' a company he went to the APS and applied for a residence permit, which he received without problems.

Goosoid · Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 7

Mike_2003,

I have been offered a job as a lawyer in Bucharest with a Silver Circle law firm.

I am a NZ citizen and have no possibility of getting an EU passport.

You mentioned you knew someone who had started a company and got residency through that. Was he an EU citizen?

Looking at the date it was pre-EU entry. Any idea if that would work still?

Mike_2007 · Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Hi,

He is an EU citizen but he did this in 2004 long before Romania was in the EU. There are no restrictions on foreign citizen of any nationality owning a Romanian company.

If you have a work contract with your employer, you can just apply directly for the work/residence permits - no need to faff about setting up a company.

Mike