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The Schengen Benefits of a European Golden Visa
The Schengen Area is one of the world’s greatest travel achievements: 29 European countries that have abolished internal border controls, allowing people to move between them freely. For holders of a European Golden Visa, Schengen access is one of the most valuable benefits of all.
What is the Schengen Area?
The Schengen Area comprises 29 European states — including most EU members plus countries such as Switzerland and Norway — that share a common visa policy and open internal borders. Once inside, you can travel from one country to another without passport checks or additional visas.
What Schengen access means for you
With residency from a program such as Greece, Portugal or Malta, you and your family can travel freely across the Schengen Area for business or leisure. This transforms how globally mobile families live: attending meetings across Europe, sending children to European schools, and accessing world-class healthcare, all without visa friction.
Business and lifestyle advantages
For entrepreneurs, borderless movement means easier access to Europe’s single market, banking and investment opportunities. For families, it means the freedom to explore, study and settle across a stable, prosperous region. Combined with family inclusion and a route to permanent residency, Schengen access makes European residency exceptionally valuable.
Our advisors can help you select the Golden Visa that best delivers these benefits for your family.
Schengen 29 States One Travel Zone
Move freely across nearly all of Europe.
Travel Visa-Free No Border Checks
Cross internal Schengen borders without visas or stops.
Business Borderless Access Markets
Do business seamlessly across the European market.
Lifestyle Elevated Live & Travel
Enjoy Europe’s culture, healthcare and education.
Family Included Shared Freedom
Your whole family enjoys the same Schengen mobility.
Stability European A Secure Base
Anchor your family in a stable, world-class region.
Frequently asked questions
The Schengen Area currently comprises 29 European countries that have abolished internal border controls, allowing free movement between them.
Yes. A European Golden Visa grants residency in the issuing country and visa-free travel across all 29 Schengen states for short stays.
Your right to live and work is tied to the country that issued your residency. However, you can travel freely across the Schengen Area and, over time, some statuses can lead to broader EU rights.
Yes. All family members included in your Golden Visa receive the same residency status and the same freedom to travel across the Schengen Area.
Schengen travel rights continue as long as you maintain your residency status. Progressing to permanent residency or citizenship further secures your long-term rights.
Explore Your Residency by Investment Options
Every investor’s circumstances, family objectives, and international mobility goals are unique. Our advisors help you assess which Residency by Investment programme aligns with your long-term plans for global mobility, business expansion, family security, and international diversification.
Receive a confidential assessment and discover how European residency could support your future opportunities, including enhanced global mobility and long-term family security.