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Residence Planning
Programme selection, eligibility assessment and structured application across more than a dozen residence jurisdictions worldwide.
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Ovata Group advises internationally mobile families, entrepreneurs and institutional principals on residence, citizenship and the cross-border deployment of capital. We act as a single point of senior counsel across jurisdictions, working with a curated network of channel partners and trusted local counsel to match each principal to the programme — and the structure — that fits.
An institutional practice for the cross-border decisions that shape generations.
A representative selection of the jurisdictions Ovata currently maintains active capability in. Every recommendation is matched to the principal's circumstances rather than to a programme league table.
Lump-sum taxation and investor residence in one of Europe's most institutionally stable jurisdictions.
Stamp 0, Critical Skills and Investor pathways into an EU and English-speaking jurisdiction.
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (relaunched 2024) and Top Talent Pass routes into Asia's premier IFC.
MM2H (Silver / Gold / Platinum tiers) and the Premium Visa Programme — a low-tax Southeast Asian base.
Friendly Nations Visa and Qualified Investor routes into a USD-economy hub with a territorial tax regime.
The Active Investor Plus Visa (April 2025 settings) — Growth and Balanced categories.
National Innovation Visa, Skills-in-Demand and successor business pathways into a major Asia-Pacific economy.
Ovata's work spans the full lifecycle of a cross-border move — from the first conversation through to settlement, structuring and ongoing stewardship — and extends into the sovereign and institutional work that sits behind the programmes themselves.
Programme selection, eligibility assessment and structured application across more than a dozen residence jurisdictions worldwide.
Learn more →Naturalisation pathways, citizenship-by-investment, and citizenship-by-descent strategies — with measured analysis of trade-offs.
Learn more →Confidential channel for private banks, multi-family offices and law firms — confidentially aligning residence outcomes with the wider family plan.
Learn more →Cross-border tax orientation, holding-company structuring and substance build-out — working alongside qualified local tax counsel.
Learn more →A curated network of accountants, financial advisors, credit advisors, law firms and private-bank relationship managers — warm introductions in each jurisdiction.
Learn more →Renewals, dependant additions, second-programme planning and lifecycle reporting — all from the same desk.
Learn more →Government and migration-department advisory on the design, construction and distribution of investor-migration programmes — confidential by nature.
Learn more →Cross-border product structuring for fund managers, asset managers and family-office allocators — engineering investments to qualify under the relevant programme frameworks.
Learn more →Every engagement begins the same way: a confidential conversation. From there, our seven-step process gives families and entrepreneurs a clear, defensible path through a typically opaque area of law.
Confidential, complimentary, no obligation. We listen first.
A written assessment matching programmes to family circumstances, capital and timeline.
Named local counsel engaged. Documentation, source-of-wealth, banking introductions.
Government liaison through to approval, then the practical work of arrival.
Curated introductions, renewals, second-programme planning. The relationship continues.
Engagements are private. The path to the first call is deliberately short.
A short form on this site — your name, jurisdiction of interest, contact details.
Within one business day, we send you a confidential questionnaire — eligibility, family composition, jurisdictions of interest, capital position, timing.
A senior Ovata advisor reviews your questionnaire and prepares an initial assessment of the programmes that fit your circumstances.
Once your assessment is ready, we send a direct dial to your mobile — opened for a 30-minute window so you can connect with your advisor at your convenience.
We do not use AI agents on the phone. Every conversation is with a senior Ovata advisor.
Over 2,000 clients served. More than 25 years of cumulative industry experience across the specialist firms now consolidated within Ovata Group. Every mandate is led by a principal and supported by a team picked for that mandate. The result is advice you can act on, on a timeline you can defend, with a counterparty you can speak with directly.
We are not aligned to any developer, fund or government. Our recommendation is the one that fits your family and your capital — nothing else.
Tax, trust, immigration, regulatory and reputational dimensions are considered together, with named counsel in each relevant jurisdiction.
Beyond the visa, we maintain a curated referral network of accountants, financial advisors, credit advisors, law firms and private-bank relationship managers in each of our jurisdictions — warm introductions to the professionals who help your family build a settled life.
Every engagement has a single point of accountability. When you call, you reach the person who knows your file. No AI agents, no offshore service desk.
"Residence and citizenship are not products to be transacted. They are decisions that touch family, capital, succession and identity — and they deserve to be advised on as such."
We publish sparingly — only when we have something defensible to say.
A measured look at the jurisdictions absorbing the bulk of private-capital migration in early 2026 — and what's driving the rotation away from the older European Golden Visa programmes.
Read the note →The Swiss forfait fiscal remains one of Europe's most institutionalised tax-driven residence routes. We set out who it suits, who it doesn't, and what cantonal variation actually means in practice.
Read the note →Malaysia My Second Home has been rebuilt repeatedly over the last three years. We summarise the current state of the programme and the parallel Premium Visa route (PVIP).
Read the note →The initial consultation is complimentary and without obligation. If we are not the right firm for the matter, we will say so — and where possible, point you towards someone who is.