Golden Visa Consultant in Ottawa

If you are looking for a golden visa consultant in Ottawa, you are looking toward Europe — a residence permit and a second base on the continent, not a Caribbean travel passport. Fast Passport Boutique by Jane Katkova is a licensed CICC advisory that guides Ottawa's senior professionals, technology founders and internationally connected families through European residency by investment in Portugal and Greece. We are based in Toronto and work with Ottawa clients discreetly and entirely remotely, which suits both the nature of the process and the privacy our clients expect.

European residency, not a Caribbean passport

Two different services sit behind the term investment migration, and knowing which one you want saves considerable time and money. A golden visa is European residency — the right to live in Portugal or Greece and move through the Schengen Area, with citizenship possible only much later, after years of genuine residence. A Caribbean programme instead delivers a full second passport in months. They answer different questions, and some Ottawa families sensibly hold both in mind. If a fast passport is your real objective, our companion page on citizenship by investment in Ottawa covers the Caribbean route; this page is for those whose goal is a European foothold. If you are still weighing the two, our guide to citizenship by investment versus a golden visa lays them out plainly.

Who in Ottawa asks us about a golden visa

Ottawa's professional class is distinctive, and so are its reasons for looking abroad. We work with senior public- and private-sector professionals, with the technology founders and executives clustered in Kanata, the capital's technology hub often called Silicon Valley North, and with families whose lives touch the capital's large diplomatic and international community. What these clients share is a preference for discretion and a long view. Some want a European base for a future posting, sabbatical or retirement; some want their children to be able to study and reside in the European Union without a student-visa scramble; and many simply want to diversify jurisdiction and currency quietly, without disruption to careers that value a low profile. A European residence permit provides that optionality while your life in Ottawa continues unchanged.

The Portugal Golden Visa in 2026

Portugal is the flagship European residency programme, but confirm you are reading current rules. The real-estate route was removed in October 2023, and the programme now runs on economic-contribution routes: an investment or venture-capital fund subscription of €500,000, a €500,000 company investment creating at least five jobs, €500,000 into scientific research, or a cultural and heritage donation of €250,000 (€200,000 in low-density areas). The presence requirement is light, at roughly seven days a year. On citizenship, note the change that catches many people out: a 2026 nationality law raised the residence requirement from five years to ten (seven for nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries), so any source still promising a Portuguese passport in five years is out of date. Detail is in our Portugal Golden Visa guide.

The Greece Golden Visa in 2026

Greece is the lower-cost, faster route into Schengen residency, and it keeps a real-estate option that Portugal has dropped — useful when you want the investment to be a home you can use. Thresholds are tiered by location: €800,000 in the highest-demand areas (central Athens and Attica, Thessaloniki, and popular islands such as Mykonos and Santorini, plus islands over 3,100 residents), €400,000 across most of the country, and €250,000 for a qualifying commercial-to-residential conversion or a listed-building restoration, with a minimum property size of 120 square metres. There is no minimum-stay requirement, and Greek citizenship becomes possible only after seven years of genuine residence (about 183 days a year) plus a language and history exam. See our Greece Golden Visa guide.

A note for Ottawa's tech founders: the UAE option

Founders and executives who care most about a tax base, rather than about Europe specifically, sometimes ask about Dubai. The UAE Golden Visa is a ten-year renewable residency, not a passport: the UAE almost never naturalises investors, so there is no path to an Emirati citizenship. Its routes include real estate of roughly AED 2,000,000 (about US$545,000), or qualifying as an investor, entrepreneur or specialised talent. Its draw is practical — no personal income tax and no mandatory long stay to keep the status — which makes it a residency and tax-base play rather than a route to a new passport. We are candid about that distinction so no one mistakes it for citizenship.

Comparing the routes

The table sets the three residencies side by side so you can match the tool to your goal; our fuller Portugal vs Greece Golden Visa comparison then separates the two European options. Note too that Spain closed its golden visa in April 2025, so it is no longer an option to consider.

Residency now, citizenship later — and handled discreetly

The most important expectation to set is the horizon. A golden visa grants residency quickly, but an EU passport only after seven to ten years of genuine residence. That is a deliberate path, not a shortcut — and it has a practical benefit for Ottawa clients who wish to keep their current nationality: a residence permit is not naturalisation, so it does not by itself affect the citizenship you already hold. The dual citizenship question arises only years later, if you ever naturalise, and Canada permits holding more than one citizenship. Throughout, we treat your affairs with the confidentiality that a public-service and security-minded city expects. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Program terms and thresholds change; confirm current figures on a call.

Why Ottawa professionals choose Fast Passport Boutique

Jane Katkova has spent more than two decades in immigration and citizenship advisory, and we are licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — regulated professionals, not brokers. Although we are in Toronto, the process is remote by design, so Ottawa clients work with us by video call and secure upload, travelling to Europe only once for biometrics. We also assist families in Quebec who need a golden visa consultant in Montreal. The quickest path to clarity is a short, confidential conversation: check your eligibility or book a free consultation with our licensed team. Reach our Toronto office at 1110 Finch Avenue West, Unit 406, or call +1 (416) 661-4487.