Route types
Every way in, by the shape of the route.
Money, ancestry, residence, or skills going in. A permit, a settlement right, or a passport coming out. Pick a family to compare programmes line by line, or paint it on the atlas.
Ends in citizenship
The route itself produces a passport. Nothing left to climb afterwards.
Ancestry & descent
Citizenship through parents, grandparents, or diaspora ties. Usually the cheapest route anyone qualifies for, if they qualify at all.
237activeCitizenship by investment
Direct citizenship for a qualifying investment or contribution. A short list that marketing sites stretch with closed and imaginary programmes.
16activeNaturalization
Citizenship after qualifying years of residence. The default route everywhere, and the clock every residence permit below either feeds or wastes.
378active
Starts with residence
A permit first. The bar on each row shows what those permits become: strong for citizenship, hatched for permanent residence, light for permits that stop where they start.
Golden visa (RBI)
Residence for a qualifying investment. What matters is where each programme stops, not what it costs to enter.
81 count toward citizenship · 17 toward PR · 22 pure TR, no credit
120activeDigital nomad
Permits for remote workers on foreign income. Most are paid stays that lead nowhere; a handful genuinely climb.
3 count toward citizenship · 28 pure TR, no credit
31activeRetirement
Residence on passive income or a pension. The rentista family: prove the income, keep the permit.
24 count toward citizenship · 4 toward PR · 5 pure TR, no credit
33activeTalent & skilled
Residence for designated skills, achievement, or sponsored work.
8 count toward citizenship · 4 toward PR · 3 pure TR, no credit
15activeDigital identity
Government digital ID only. Useful for running a company remotely; not a right to live anywhere.
5active