Startup & Entrepreneur Visas

Startup and entrepreneur visas grant residency to founders launching a business in the country. Compare capital requirements, program durations, and application criteria across every active program.

69 visa programs64 countries
Country
Program
Capital Required
Duration
Dependants
Citizenship
Compare
🇦🇩 AndorraEntrepreneur Residence Permit
1 year
Yes
Yes (20yr)
🇦🇹 AustriaRed-White-Red Card for Start-up Founders
€30,000 one-time
2 years — Permanent
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇧🇾 BelarusHi-Tech Park Resident
1 year
Yes
Yes (7yr)
🇧🇪 BelgiumProfessional Card for Entrepreneur
€22,838 one-time
2 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇧🇲 BermudaGlobal Entrepreneur Work Permit
1 year
Yes
No
🇧🇷 BrazilInnovation Investment Residence
R$150,000 one-time
Permanent
Yes
Yes (4yr)
🇧🇬 BulgariaStartup Visa
1 year — 3 years
Yes
🇨🇦 CanadaStart-Up Visa Program
CA$75,000 one-time
Permanent
Yes
Yes (3yr)
?
🇰🇾 Cayman IslandsZone Employment Certificate
$15,000 one-time
5 years
Yes
🇨🇱 ChileStart-Up Chile
No personal capital requi...
2 years
Yes
🇨🇳 ChinaPrivate Affairs Residence Permit (Entrepreneurship)
CN¥50,000 one-time
1 year — 5 years
Yes
Yes
🇨🇴 ColombiaVisa M Socio o Propietario
$46,690 one-time
1 year — 3 years
Yes
Yes
🇨🇾 CyprusStartup Visa
3 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes
🇩🇰 DenmarkStart-up Denmark
DKK 153,240 one-time
2 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes (8yr)
🇪🇪 EstoniaStartup Visa
€880 / month
1 year — 5 years
Yes
Yes (8yr)
🇫🇮 FinlandStartup Residence Permit
No fixed capital requirem...
2 years — 4 years
Yes
Yes (6yr)
🇫🇷 FranceTalent Porteur de Projet — Business Creation
€30,000 one-time
4 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇫🇷 FranceTalent Porteur de Projet — Innovative Economic Project (French Tech Visa)
4 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇩🇪 GermanySelf-Employment Residence Permit for Business Founders
No fixed statutory minimu...
1 year — 3 years
Yes
Yes (3yr)
🇬🇹 GuatemalaTemporary Residence for Self-Employed Workers
No minimum capital requir...
1 year — 5 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇬🇬 GuernseyGuernsey Entrepreneur Visa
£200,000 one-time
2 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes
🇭🇰 Hong KongEntry for Investment as Entrepreneurs
No fixed minimum; must de...
3 years
Yes
🇭🇺 HungaryGuest Self-Employment Residence Permit
No fixed lump-sum capital...
1 year — 3 years
Yes
No
🇮🇪 IrelandStart-Up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
€50,000 one-time
2 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇮🇲 Isle of ManInnovator Visa
£50,000 one-time
3 years — Permanent
Yes
Yes
🇮🇲 Isle of ManStart-Up Visa
£945 one-time
2 years
Yes
No
🇮🇱 IsraelInnovation Visa for Foreign Entrepreneurs
No minimum capital requir...
1 year — 2 years
Yes
No
🇮🇹 ItalyItalia Startup Visa
€50,000 one-time
1 year — 2 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇯🇵 JapanBusiness Manager Visa
¥30,000,000 one-time
6 months — 5 years
Yes
Yes
🇯🇵 JapanStartup Visa
No fixed minimum capital ...
1 year — 2 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇰🇿 KazakhstanC5 Business Immigrant Visa
No minimum capital for sm...
90 days — 2 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇽🇰 KosovoSelf-Employment Work Permit
No fixed minimum capital....
1 year — 5 years
Yes
🇱🇻 LatviaStartup Visa
3 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇱🇹 LithuaniaStartup Visa
€1,000 one-time
1 year — 5 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇱🇺 LuxembourgSelf-Employed Worker Residence Permit
No fixed minimum — adequa...
3 years — 5 years
Yes
🇲🇾 MalaysiaMalaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme (MTEP)
MYR 50,000 one-time
1 year — 5 years
Yes
🇲🇹 MaltaStartup Residence Programme
€25,000 one-time
3 years — 8 years
Yes
Yes (7yr)
🇲🇶 MartiniqueTalent Porteur de Projet — Business Creation
€30,000 one-time
4 years
Yes
🇲🇶 MartiniqueTalent Porteur de Projet — Innovative Economic Project (French Tech Visa)
No minimum investment req...
4 years
Yes
🇲🇺 MauritiusInnovator Occupation Permit
No minimum capital invest...
10 years
Yes
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🇾🇹 MayotteEntrepreneur/Profession Liberale Residence Permit
€1,449 / month
1 year — 4 years
Yes
🇲🇪 MontenegroTemporary Residence and Work Permit for Entrepreneurs
No minimum capital requir...
1 year
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇳🇱 NetherlandsStartup Residence Permit
€1,767 / month
1 year
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇳🇨 New CaledoniaCarte de Séjour Temporaire Entrepreneur/Profession Libérale
No fixed minimum capital ...
1 year — 4 years
Yes
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaPersonal Work Permit for Self-Employment
No fixed minimum; must de...
1 year — 3 years
Yes
Yes (8yr)
🇳🇴 NorwaySelf-Employment Residence Permit
No fixed capital requirem...
1 year
Yes
🇵🇹 PortugalStartUP Visa
€6,446 one-time
2 years — Permanent
Yes
Yes (7yr)
🇶🇦 QatarMustaqel Visa (Entrepreneur)
QAR 250,000 one-time
5 years
Yes
🇷🇪 ReunionTemporary Residence — Entrepreneur / Liberal Profession
No minimum capital. Must ...
1 year — 4 years
Yes
🇷🇪 ReunionTalent Visa — Business Creation
€30,000 one-time
4 years
Yes
🇷🇴 RomaniaLong-Stay Visa for Commercial Activities
€50,000 one-time
1 year — 3 years
Yes
🇷🇼 RwandaBusiness Entrepreneur Permit
2 years — 5 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇸🇭 Saint HelenaEntrepreneur Permit
No fixed capital threshol...
Yes
🇸🇲 San MarinoHigh-Tech Startup Residence
€1 one-time
1 year — Permanent
Yes
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaEntrepreneur Residency
SAR 400,000 one-time
5 years — Permanent
Yes
No
🇷🇸 SerbiaStartup Temporary Residence Permit
1 year — 3 years
Yes
Yes (6yr)
🇸🇬 SingaporeEntrePass (Entrepreneur Pass)
SGD 100,000 one-time
1 year — 2 years
Yes
🇸🇰 SlovakiaTemporary Residence for Business Purpose
€28,413 one-time
3 years
Yes
🇰🇷 South KoreaTechnology Startup Visa
No fixed minimum capital ...
1 year — 2 years
Yes
🇪🇸 SpainEntrepreneur Visa
1 year — 3 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇸🇪 SwedenSelf-Employment Residence Permit
SEK 200,000 one-time
2 years
Yes
Yes (5yr)
🇹🇼 TaiwanEntrepreneur Visa
NT$2,000,000 one-time
2 years
Yes
🇹🇭 ThailandSMART Visa S (Startup)
THB 600,000 one-time
6 months — 2 years
Yes
Yes
🇹🇱 Timor-LesteBusiness Visa Class II
No minimum capital thresh...
6 months — 2 years
Yes
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkiye TechVisa (Startup)
3 years
Yes
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos IslandsSelf-Employed Work Permit
1 year — 5 years
Yes
Yes (10yr)
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesGolden Visa (Entrepreneur)
AED 500,000 one-time
5 years — 10 years
Yes
No
🇬🇧 United KingdomInnovator Founder Visa
3 years — Permanent
Yes
Yes (4yr)
🇺🇸 United StatesInternational Entrepreneur Parole
$311,071 one-time
30 months — 5 years
Yes
No