Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency

Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by slowmotiony on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:02AM (#24834915)

Not NZ but in Malta it costs around 1-1.5mln eur. I imagine it could be more expensive than NZ as Malta's passport grants you free travel and work possibility across entire EU.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/business/dealbook/malta-o...

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by LatteLazy on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:26AM (#24835050)

Just to add some colour... You don't PAY 1m, you INVEST 1m in a Maltese business and they GIVE you the citizenship as you still own whatever you invested in. Find a nice hotel you can buy a share of and you're laughing...

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by erfgh on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:05AM (#24834925)

Malta has cancelled this programme because it was breeding ground for corruption.

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by SiempreViernes on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:40AM (#24835127)

They got pressured by the EU to cancel it, the corruption concern is not exactly new (or surprising).

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by thesimon on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:28AM (#24836142)

Portugal is cheaper, just buy real estate for 350-500k€ and you'll get residency, just 5 years later you can get citizenship.

There are even some service that'll offer to "loan" you a property by buying at back for the price you bought it for after you got your residency.

Unsurprisingly, house prices in Lisbon and Porto have become unaffordable for the locals.

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by newyankee on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:40AM (#24835128)

NZ starts at 3 m $ up to 10 m $ +. More $ gives more points. This is NZ $.

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