Secure the Best Education for Your Family Through RCBI

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RIF Trust on Educating the Young

Binu Varghese, RIF Trust’s Regional Director – India, is cognizant of the importance HNWIs place on education. She points to Residency by Investment and Citizenship by Investment programs.

“At RIF Trust, we help you SMILE with a new residency or second citizenship. This investment boosts Security, Mobility, Insurance, Lifestyle, and Education,” she explains.

“Are you worried about the quality of local schools and universities that your children can enroll in?”

Our Regional Director – India concludes her lesson with the following: “In this article, we will give show how the term can be interpreted more widely and emphasize the most compatible Residency and Citizenship by Investment programs.”

What Is Education?

The principal Dictionary.com definition of education is “the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.” Dictionary.com list synonyms as “learning, schooling, instruction.” It’s clear that the focus is on preparing the younger generation for their future.

However, a further definition refers to “a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.” Now, there is no upper age limit to when you can study for a degree. So, you and adult dependents such as your spouse, parents, and grandparents can still enter the educational system.

The quotas for a university are bigger for home students rather than foreign ones. So, a residency or citizenship will improve the chances of your family landing a place. It can also broaden your opportunities at the more junior school level, whether that be a greater variety of state schools or access to acclaimed international institutions.

European Golden Visa Educational Boosters

In the European Commission’s Education and Training Manual 2024, we discover that “the rate of early leavers from education and training (ELET) remains among the lowest in the EU.” We also learn that “in 2023, 44.5% of Greeks aged 25-34 held a tertiary education degree, above the EU average of 43.1%.”  This explains why the Greek Golden Visa is one of the most family-friendly Residency by Investment programs, with a 7-year route to naturalizing as a citizen.

A Portuguese Golden Visa is another new residency program with educational value. The EC’s latest Educational and Training Manual reveals a 121% increase in the number of overseas students enrolling in Portuguese university programs. With greater demand comes lower supply and qualifying as a Portuguese national 5 years after applying for residency will maximize your family’s admission chances.

In Spain, the EC reports that “tertiary educational attainment shows a steady increase. “In 2023, the rate among people aged 25-34 grew further, reaching 52% (1.8 pps more than in 2022), much higher than the EU average (43%) and the EU-level target (45%).” Ease your family’s way into some of the country’s top business schools by applying for the Spanish Golden Visa by Wednesday, April 2, 2025 as this Residency by Investment program disappears the next day.

Other Residency by Investment Education-Focused Programs

In Canada, they have capped the amount of places universities can make available to overseas students. A Canada Start-up Visa can help here. You and your family, including spouse and children, will be able to naturalize as Canadian nationals after 5 years of residency too.

The US EB-5 Investor Visa is another education-centered program. Dependents again include children and spouse, and there’s a 5-year naturalization period. This will enable you all to enroll at the best US universities with the advantage of being a domestic students

If you dream of the spires of Oxford or another historic seat of learning, Cambridge, UK residency is for you. The repercussions of Brexit have meant it’s more difficult to get accepted as an international applicant. You, your spouse, and children can become British nationals after 5 years as residents, thanks to the UK Innovator Founder Visa.

The United Arab Emirates is committed to delivering a quality education. There’s also 236 international schools, 166 in Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman and 70 in Abu Dhabi, to choose from. You can enroll your children with a UAE Golden Visa.

Lastly, there’s one more European Residency by Investment program that can benefit you and your family from an educational perspective. The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP), unlike the European golden visas, doesn’t provide a path to citizenship via naturalization. It does, however, allow your offspring to learn English for free in the country’s state schools as opposed to paying for the privilege at one of the popular language academies.

Citizenship by Investment Programs with Educational Value

There is direct citizenship in Malta available, if you prefer, accessible though Maltese Exceptional Investor Naturalization (MEIN). The EC records that “the share of people aged 25-34 with a tertiary qualification increased by 3.8 pps between 2022 and 2023. The rate stood at 46.3% in 2023, above the EU average of 43.1% and exceeding the EU-level target of 45% for 2030.”

The Eastern Caribbean is home to another family-friendly program in Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment. There are 4 different ways to invest in citizenship in this dual-island state. For the purposes of this article, the most relevant one is the fourth.

This involves making a $260,000 donation for a family up to 6. For any extra dependent, you have to pay processing fees of $10,000. On top of guaranteeing an Antigua and Barbuda passport for all, one family member can claim a one-year, tuition-only scholarship at the University of West Indies.

You must also pay due diligence fees of $8,500 for you and $5,000 for your spouse. For each dependent aged 12-17, it will cost $2,000. There’s $4,000 to pay for dependents aged 18 and above.

How to Educate Your Family Through RCBI in 2025

Education, education, education. It’s a subject matter that dominates many a family’s plans. Investing in a new residency or second citizenship can help you secure a base in the best possible place to achieve the best education available.

To understand which specific program is the perfect fit for you and your family, arrange a consultation with a Residency and Citizenship by Investment specialist. RIF Trust is the expert that an increasing number of investors have faith in. So, contact us now, and we’ll show you how you can deliver the best educational opportunities to your loved ones.