This report covers 28 countries from the residency through investment perspective: it provides a comprehensive overview of the history, economy, healthcare, tax system, residency requirements, housing, cost of living and more in 13 countries, and then a brief summary of 15 more countries with emphasis only on the residency through investment requirements and processes. These countries all offer residency through investment programmes and in most cases, citizenship as well and sometimes both at the same time. The financial requirement for such residency through investment varies from small amounts of US$250,000 to investments as large as US$8 million. In most cases the investment is fixed for up to five years and could be in the form of government bonds, a business or property. In some cases it takes on the form of a non-refundable donation to a government-approved charity or project. In some cases residency are available upon arrival or within a few months, in others investors have to wait for years. In most cases investors have to be residing in the country to which they apply to, while in a few they can apply from outside the country and only have to enter that country to pick up the permanent residency permit or passport. Most countries that offer permanent residence eventually offers citizenship and this could take between one and 12 years.