By the end of March, investment resulting from the Residency Authorisation for Investment Activity (ARI) programme, also known as the Golden Visa scheme, totalled €3,000,434,107.62.
Of this total, most - €2,702,076,908.60 – was investment in acquiring property, while capital transfer totalled €298,357,199.02, according to SEF.
Since the Golden Visa scheme was launched on 8 October 2012, it has granted 4,881 residency permits to foreigners from outside the European Union.
So far this year 679 Golden Visas have been granted.