Introducing The €500K Italian Investor Visa Real Estate Fund.
PROJECTED YIELD: 15% IRR*…
*Based on 10-year fund lifecycle.
Meet the Italian Investor Visa eligible Real Estate Fund targeting prime, cash-flowing Italian hospitality assets – without taking construction, licensing, or operating risks.
THE RE FUND OFFERING AT A GLANCE…
Pre-approved investment option for the Italian Investor Visa program.
Capital deployed to renovate/expand existing hotels in prime locations.
Fund size: €200 million (€10.5 million raised in first 6 weeks).
Contributed share capital: €3 million.
Highly regulated Italian Alternative Investment Fund (SICAF).
10-Year fund with a lock-up period of 5 years.
Residency approved and issued before any capital has to be committed.
Complete the whole application process in just 3-4 months.
90 Days to complete your investment from date of residency issuance.
The Italian Investor Visa delivers everything a Golden Visa should – a flexible Plan B residency with no minimum stays, but with lower costs, a faster application process, and no need to commit your capital before getting your residency issued…
And thanks to the recent approval of the first Real Estate Investment Fund targeting prime, cash-flowing hospitality assets, Investor Visa applicants can now also enjoy attractive targeted returns (15% IRR projected)…
(More on this topic below…)
European Golden Visa investors, by and large, care about the same 5 things:
Capital preservation. Hard asset backing. Meaningful projected yields. Predictable residency outcomes. A clear exit strategy.
And this Italian Investor Visa eligible Real Estate Fund, which invests in upgrading Italian hotels, has made it their mission to tick all of these boxes – and then some…
Launched in 2017, the Italian Golden Visa is one of the most underrated programs of its kind globally. A key reason for its obscurity is that, unlike Portugal, Malta, Greece, Spain and Cyprus, the program has not offered any direct property based options (nor will it in future).
Its €250,000 Innovative Startup investment pathway – effectively a donation – has also not garnered mass-market traction. Its €500,000 large-cap Italian Stocks/Shares option has therefore been chosen by the majority of applicants to date.
But in 2024, the game changed…
This regulated Real Estate Investment Fund (SICAF structure), offering exposure to prime, cash-flowing real estate assets in the booming Italian hospitality sector and a clear exit strategy, speaks directly to what visa investors want.
Why 2025 will be the year of the Italian Investor Visa Program…
In 2023, Portugal scrapped its real estate option entirely. And Greece has now twice – in under two years – increased their minimum pricing to fight local property price inflation. Plus, Spain recently announced their intention to shutter the Spanish Golden Visa in its entirety by as early as the first quarter of 2025.
So going forward, as the adage goes, all roads will increasingly lead to Rome.
We are already seeing a significant increase in Italian Investor Visa enquiries from successful real estate entrepreneurs, startup founders, and early crypto winners seeking to give their families greater optionality, and protect what they’ve worked a lifetime to build.
Let’s get into the key program details below…
Italian Investor Visa Benefits
OWN YOUR SLICE OF
LA DOLCE VITA
Italy’s Golden Visa is your key to unlocking access to the world’s ultimate Plan B destination.
ENJOY VISA-FREE
SCHENGEN TRAVEL
Enjoy visa-free access to all 27 other Schengen countries for 90 out of every 180 days.
EXCEPTIONALLY FAST VISA APPROVAL PROCESS
Applicants are typically notified regarding their residency approvals in as little as 30 days.
TOTAL FLEXIBILITY –
COME & GO AS YOU PLEASE
Move to Italy full-time, visit there occasionally, or just keep the option to go live there as a back-up option – you decide.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Italian Golden Visa residents can register for free access to Italian National Health (including doctor’s consultations, hospital admissions, etc.), subject to an annual surcharge.
PEACE OF MIND
IS PART OF THE DEAL
Thanks to a program pre-approval step, you’ll get your 2-year residency permit before having to commit any capital.
CLEAR PATH TO
PR AND CITIZENSHIP
Apply for Permanent Residency (PR) after living in Italy for 5 years, and apply for citizenship after 10 years.
OPTIMIZE YOUR
WORLDWIDE TAXES
Foreign retirees can benefit from a 7% tax rate on their retirement income, and HNWIs can benefit from the €200,000 Lump Sum Tax Regime.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
REUNIFICATION PROCESS
Unlike as in Portugal, where family reunification is back-logged for up to two years+, this process is fast and efficient in Italy.
Italian Hospitality Sector Earnings Set To Hit €56.7 billion in 2024…
Venice, pictured above, is one of the high-demand locations in which cash-flowing hospitality assets are targeted for investment by the Investor Visa eligible Italian Real Estate Fund.
The Fund is raising €200 million to fund the renovation and expansion of existing, cash-flowing hotels in Italy’s top tourism locations (more details below).
Why The Vast Majority Of Applicants Choose The €500K Company Shares Or Stocks Over The Startup Option…
To date, purchasing stakes or shares of an Italian Limited Company, incorporated and resident in Italy pursuant to article 73 of the TUIR (DPR 917/1986), has been the program track of choice for the majority of successful Italian Golden Visa applicants.
The reason for this being that early-stage startups carry a high potential risk of total capital loss (effectively making this option a non-refundable donation). In addition, identifying suitable startup targets and doing rigorous due diligence on them is a major undertaking requiring that requires a lot of time and industry expertise.
The €500K option, in contrast, tends to have a far more desirable risk profile.
It is also the program track enabling you to invest, albeit indirectly, in Italian real estate (more details below).
A qualifying Italian company is considered to be “operating” (as provided for by art. 26-bis, art. 1, lett. b, TUI) if it is in active state and has already filed at least one balance sheet at the date of the visa application.
The recipient company may be either listed or unlisted. Its name and tax code are a substantial and mandatory piece of information and must be indicated at time of your Investor Visa application.
Again, please also note that you have to submit your application BEFORE purchasing your stocks or shares in an Italian company, otherwise the investment transaction will not be eligible for the Italian Golden Visa.
Discover Three €500,000 Italian Investor Visa Options With Attractive Projected Returns…
A Best Of Breed Advisory Team…
| Function | Advisory Entity |
|---|---|
| Fund Manager | Gamma Capital Markets Ltd |
| Depository Bank | BFF Bank S.p.A. |
| Investor Relations | Avanti Advisory Ltd |
| Tax and Legal | Deloitte Tax & Legal |
| Immigration and Visa Support | Deloitte Immigration |
| Property Valuations | Colliers International |
| Applicant Relationship Bank | Fineco Bank |
| Audit | BDO Italia S.p.A. |
Key Investor Visa Program Requirements (2025)
| Key Program Considerations | Italian Golden Visa |
|---|---|
| Minimum Person Net Worth Requirement? | No |
| Address In Italy Required (Rented or Purchased)? | Yes |
| Minimum Annual Income Requirement? | Yes |
| Passive Income Requirement? | No |
| Health Insurance Coverage Required? | Yes |
| Minimum Primary Applicant Age? | 18 Years |
| Family Members Eligible For Inclusion | Spouse, Parents, Children Under 18 |
| Russians and Belarusians Eligible? | Not Currently |
| Nulla Osta (Certificate of No Impediment) Required? | Yes |
| Clean Criminal Record Required? | Yes |
| Clean Source of Funds Requirement? | Yes |
| Detailed CV and proof of qualifications held? | Yes |
| Minimum In-Country Presence Requirement? | None (0 Days Per Year) |
| Tax Liabilities Triggered? | Typically only after 182 days p.a. spent in Italy |
The Italian Investor Visa Application Process (2025)
Why Choose Our Services?
IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM EXPERTS
Highly experienced team of investment migration, property development and hospitality experts based in Rome, Venice and Milan.
EXCLUSIVE PROJECT ACCESS
We are a single-source supplier for this real estate fund option focussing on the high-end hospitality market.
MEANINGFUL PROJECTED RETURNS
Unlike with most Golden Visa investments, with this hospitality fund, you can expected to earn a projected return of 15% IRR.
CLEAR
EXIT
STRATEGY
While the fund has a 10-year lifecycle, exits are possible after just 5 years, making flexibility part of the deal.
What our clients are saying about our European Golden Visa services…
Make La Dolce Vita yours in 2025. To get started on your Italian Investor Visa application, contact us today.
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Email: contact@goldenvisas.it
Telephone: + 39 800 126 388
Address: Via Durini 25B, 20122, Milano, Italia
Web: www.goldenvisas.it
Italy Investor Visa – Real Estate Fund: Overview Compiled By…
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Andre Bothma is a seasoned digital entrepreneur specializing in European Residency By Investment programs (and the Italy Investor Visa, in particular).
After graduating from Rhodes University in 2002, he spent two decades building a career in online marketing.
He also previously served as national marketing director for the official political opposition in South Africa.
Given the challenges faced by the Portuguese Golden Program in recent years, many North American Plan B seekers have started looking at alternative European Golden Visa options.
And, going into 2025, the Italian Investor Visa is arguably the most underrated program of its kind.
With these factors in mind, Andre launched GoldenVisas.it with a view to give foreign Plan B investors access to the information and opportunities they need to secure their Italian back-up plan – discretely, securely, and hassle-free.
Andre is a prolific writer on investment migration, and has been advising an international client base on their European Residency and Citizenship By Investment options since 2017.
He splits his time between Porto, Cape Town, and increasingly, Milan.
