European residency options
Explore ways to live in Europe.
Residency routes begin from different circumstances. Remote work, independent income, employment, business, investment and family plans can all lead to different starting points.
Start with your goal
You do not need to know the name of a visa.
Choose the situation that best describes what you want to do. FYPAS will take you to a more relevant starting point.
Work remotely
Explore routes connected to remote employment or international clients.
Live from your own income
Explore routes based around income, pensions or personal resources.
Build a business
Explore residency options connected to entrepreneurship and business activity.
Invest in your future
Explore investment-based residence routes across European destinations.
Work in Europe
Explore routes connected to employment and professional activity in Europe.
Move with your family
Explore how family circumstances interact with different residency routes.
Browse residency routes
Explore the routes already covered by FYPAS.
Start with a category or go directly to a published programme. The catalogue grows as new routes complete FYPAS research and publication QA.
Remote work & lifestyle
Published routes connected to remote work or independent financial resources.
Business & entrepreneurship
Published routes related to building or operating a business in Europe.
Work & career
Published employer-sponsored work routes in the current FYPAS catalogue.
Investment residence
Published investment-based residence programmes in the current FYPAS catalogue.
Compare residency programs
Already have a few routes in mind?
Compare available residency programs using consistent criteria and focus on the differences that may affect your decision.
Explore by destination
Or start from a country.
Current live country coverage is shown here. Additional launch destinations will appear as their structured programmes are published.
Not sure where to begin?
Start with your circumstances, not a program name.
Find Your Path asks about what you want to do, where you are considering moving and the factors that matter to you, then helps organize the residency routes worth exploring.