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Residency by Investment

Madagascar Residency by Investment

Madagascar enables foreign citizens to obtain residency by investment. Applicants need to incorporate a company in Madagascar, after which they will be able to apply for the special investment residency visa.

Madagascar Invest Residency Package

What’s included in the Madagascar Invest residency by investment package?

  • Company creation in Madagascar (with local director, business address and bank account).
  • Residence permit application process
  • Boarding agreement (accord d’embarquement)
  • Transformable visa
  • Organized appointments with the EDBM (Economic Development Board of Madagascar)
  • Delivery of residence permit and long-stay visa
  • Everything you need to start your life and business in Madagascar is included in this package.
Visa Type

Investor/Business

Investment Required

€4,000

Processing Time

Around 2 months

Permit Duration

Progressive: From 1 year up to permanent residency

Key Benefits

Travel freely, come and go as you please, do business, and get tax residency in Madagascar

How to Obtain Residency by Investment in Madagascar

Residence by investment in Madagascar is obtained by incorporating a company (or by buying shares in an existing company) in Madagascar.

Once the company has been established, Madagascar Invest will apply for a residence permit on behalf of the applicant.

The application process can be started remotely, no matter where you reside in the world. However, for the final step of the application, the applicant (as well as any dependants included in the application) must travel to Madagascar, in order to have their fingerprints and signatures recorded.

The initial investment residency will be granted with a duration of 1 year, and the validity of the permit will extend with each renewel (3 years, 5 years, 10 years, and eventually permanent residency).

Madagascar Invest will hold your hand throughout the entire process, until you have your residence permit in hand. 

Benefits of a Madagascar residence permit
  • Visa-free access to Madagascar
  • Ability to do business in one of the world’s up and coming frontier markets with vast potential
  • Great opportunities to invest in real estate, tourism, agri-business, and many other industries
  • Opportunity to include a spouse, children, parents, and other dependants in the main application.
  • Excellent international schools at your disposal
  • Year-round beautiful weather with pleasant temperatures
Requirements to Obtain Residency by Investment in Madagascar

Obtaining residency by investment in Madagascar is a bit of a complicated and convoluted process. For this reason, it is prudent to make use of a consultant (such as Madagascar Invest), to assist you with the process. Furthermore, there are a few requirements which must be 

    • The applicant must set up a company, or buy shares in an existing company in Madagascar.
    • There are no requirements for the company to conduct any actual business activity. It is up to each individual applicant if he/she wishes to use the company for business, or to simply leave the company dormant.
    • There are no minimum capital requirements for the company. 
    • The company must file taxes once per calendar year, a process which Madagascar Invest will assist with.
    • The applicant must produce a clean criminal record from the country of origin.
    • The applicant must travel to Madagascar to provide biometrics and signature.
    • The applicant must complete an “investigation of morality”, conducted by the local police.

 When you select the Madagascar Invest Residency Package, we ensure that all these requirements are followed on your behalf, thus ensuring you a smooth path to residency in Madagascar.

Madagascar Residency by Investment: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Madagascar Residence by Investment?

In simple terms, the Madagascar residency by investment program is a process that enables you (and your dependants) to obtain a temporary (and later permanent) residence permit in Madagascar, by making a modest investment in the country.

Creating a company, (or buying shares in an existing company) are the sole and exclusive ways to make an investment into Madagascar in order to benefit from this residency program.

Benefits include the right to travel freely in Madagascar, without the need for a visa, the ability to conduct business (with a tax ID), and to have a tax residence in the country.

The minimum investment to make use of the Madagascar Invest residency package are €4,000.

Processing times for residency by investment applications may vary. Expect at least 2-3 months from the beginning of the process to the end. Please contact us to find out more.

Yes, family members, business partners, or other dependants can be included in the application. However, there is an additional fee of €1,500 per additional applicant.

To apply for a residence permit, we must first set up a company on behalf of the applicant. Then we must include these company documents with the application, along with personal documents from the applicant (such as a criminal record).

Step 1 is to create a company in Madagascar on behalf of the applicant.

Step 2 is to apply for a boarding agreement, which will enable the applicant to enter Madagascar and obtain a transformable visa.

Step 3 is when the applicant will arrive in Madagascar to provide biometrics, signature and apply for a transformable visa.

Step 4 is the delivery of the residence permit with long stay visa.

Residency by Investment Overview

Madagascar offers an affordable residence by investment option which can be obtained (with the help of Madagascar Invest) for around €4,000 (depending on the situation of the individual applicant). The residene permit gives you visa-free access to the country, the ability to do business freely, have a tax residency and more. 

Obtain Residency by Investment in Madagascar

Please give us some more information about yourself, and one of our advisors will reach out to onboard you to the residency by investment program.

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