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Passive income path to permanent residence (2026)

One status table for pension and passive-income routes: does the permit itself publish a path to permanent residence, only a limited path, or none? Same visa family. Catalog answers only.

Catalog snapshot · latest permit review · 34 routes

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Findings

Among 34 passive-income and pension-style routes, 26 publish a clear catalog path to permanent residence, 7 are marked limited (Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, and 4 more), and 1 shows no PR path on this permit alone.

Clear yes answers dominate this family. That is the opposite pattern from branded digital nomad products, where temporary stays are the default on the same catalog fields.

Clear yes

26

Limited

7

No

1

This index answers one question: how often do passive-income and pension-style routes publish a path to permanent residence?

We only include routes we label as passive income in our catalog. Each row uses that route's published path-to-permanent-residence status (yes, limited, or no). Digital nomad and investment routes stay on their own indexes.

Limited means the product alone is not a clean settlement track: you may need a later switch, a conversion step, or another category before permanent residence is realistic. Always confirm the live official source before you plan around settlement.

Full table

CountryPermitPath to PRReviewedSource
AndorraAndorra Passive Residence (residència passiva)Yes2026-05-10Official
ArgentinaArgentina - Rentista (income from assets abroad)Yes2026-09-16n/a
AustriaAustria Settlement Permit (no local work)Yes2026-11-05Official
BelgiumBelgium Self-Sufficient Residence (purpose-based long stay)Yes2026-04-19n/a
BulgariaBulgaria - Live on pension or savings (Type D visa + residence permit)Yes2026-04-18n/a
ChileChile - Pensionado / rentista (temporary residence)Yes2026-04-18n/a
Costa RicaCosta Rica pensionado visaYes2026-04-21Official
Costa RicaCosta Rica rentista residencyYes2026-04-16n/a
CyprusCyprus - Category F (live on foreign income, no local work)Yes2026-04-18Official
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Pensionado / Rentista (Law 171-07)Yes2026-04-18n/a
EcuadorEcuador - Rentista / pensioner (2-year temporary residence)Yes2026-04-16n/a
FranceFrance long-stay visitor visa (visiteur)Yes2026-09-23Official
GreeceGreece financially independent person visa (FIP)Yes2026-04-19Official
ItalyItaly elective residence visa (passive income)Yes2026-04-16Official
JamaicaJamaica Independent Means Residence (Permanent Residence - Retirement)Yes2026-07-22Official
MauritiusMauritius Retired Non-Citizen Residence PermitYes2026-05-09Official
MonacoMonaco Residence (financial self-sufficiency)Yes2026-05-10Official
New ZealandNew Zealand Parent Retirement Resident VisaYes2026-05-21Official
PanamaPanama pensionado visa (retiree residence)Yes2026-04-21Official
PeruPeru - Rentista residente (passive income from abroad)Yes2026-04-19Official
PortugalPortugal D7 (stable income from abroad)Yes2026-09-21Official
SpainSpain non-lucrative residence visa (live without working in Spain)Yes2026-04-19Official
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Residence Permit (live on own funds)Yes2026-05-10Official
UruguayUruguay Permanent Residence (passive income / own funds)Yes2026-05-09Official
VanuatuVanuatu - Financially Independent Person (self-funded residence)Yes2026-07-08Official
VenezuelaVenezuela - Rentista visa (passive income residence)Yes2026-06-27Official
DenmarkDenmark residence permit for financially independent personsLimited2026-05-21Official
IndonesiaIndonesia retirement KITAS (E33F)Limited2026-05-16Official
IrelandIreland Stamp 0 (independent means / retiree-style)Limited2026-04-19Official
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein residence permit (financial self-sufficiency)Limited2026-05-16Official
NorwayNorway independent means residence (own funds)Limited2026-05-16Official
SwedenSweden residence permit (self-sufficient / own funds)Limited2026-05-16Official
United Arab EmiratesUAE retirement visaLimited2026-04-21Official
CambodiaCambodia Retirement ER VisaNo2026-06-19Official

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Rows are generated automatically from Country To Live residence permits where type === passive_income and pathToPermanentResidence is not unknown. Adding or editing a passive-income permit updates this page, the table, and the CSV. This is a catalog status snapshot, not immigration advice and not a ranking of the "best" settlement countries.

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