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A residence permit sits between a visa and permanent residence: Spain's digital nomad visa, the Beckham Law, UK and Panama routes, and choosing by profile.
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Investor residence permit in Luxembourg from €500,000, professional card in Belgium, programme cancellation in the Netherlands. Naturalisation and citizenship rules for 2026.
How artists can get a 5-year UK residence permit via Global Talent Visa: two of three recognition criteria, endorsement letters, and the path to citizenship.
How to get the Greece Golden Visa: investments from €250,000, a 5-year permit with no residency requirement, Schengen travel, and restrictions for Russian citizens.
How to obtain Monaco residency through the Blue Card programme for highly qualified specialists. An alternative to expensive investments of 2–5 million euros.
Global Talent Visa requirements in the UK for artists: two out of three criteria, awards not mandatory, five-year residence permit.
Global Talent Visa in the UK for artists: two criteria out of three, endorsement letters from organisations, a five-year residence permit without an employer.
A residence permit lets a foreigner live in a country longer than a visa or visa-free stay allows. It is issued on the basis of work, study, family, investment or sufficient income, first temporarily and then, after years of residence, permanently.
After five years of lawful residence in one EU country, a person can apply for EU long-term resident status, and residence years usually count toward naturalization.
EU residence permits follow a uniform card format, and permits issued by Schengen states let holders travel in the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. A first permit often requires entering on a national D visa, though Spain and Slovakia allow some applications from inside the country. Switching from temporary protection to a regular permit requires a new basis such as work, study or family, ideally arranged before protection ends. Renewals should be filed early, because a lapse can break the residence period that counts toward permanent status and citizenship.