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A Single Mandate
Most advisory firms specialise in one lane. We hold all three under a single mandate, so you are not handed off between residency, citizenship, and property advisors at the moments those decisions overlap.
Residency
Nine government-approved programs — Greece, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, USA EB-5, Canada, UAE, and Mauritius. Mobility, taxation flexibility, and a credible pathway to citizenship.
Learn More →Citizenship
Eight citizenship-by-investment programs — Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Dominica, Malta, Turkiye, and Nauru. Visa-free travel and intergenerational optionality.
Learn More →Real Estate
Property must be held to two standards — the program's, and yours as an investor. It is important to understand which options serve a purpose vs finding great investment with a strong yield and growth.
Learn More →Client Outcomes
Three quotes from clients across our Caribbean citizenship and European residency mandates. Names abbreviated or anonymised at client request — a privacy practice we treat as default.
As South African citizens not looking to leave SA, we were looking at potential options for a second citizenship via an investment route for a Plan B. The experience with LIO Global was very efficient and friendly. We chose Grenada and are so happy with our passports.
My experience with LIO in general, and Nadia Read Thaele in particular, has been effective, professional and focused on delivery. There is a consistent thread that shows in-depth knowledge in the subject matter and far reaching networks that enable this firm to have consistent success.
When I decided to investigate the various options to obtain a European residency, I had no idea where to start. Fortunately, I came across LIO Global and connected with Nadia. Nadia has been a trusted advisor on the journey of obtaining our residency in Malta.
Why LIO Global
Residency, Citizenship, and Real Estate specialists since 2014. Most investment migration firms focus on one thing — selling you a program. We are completely independent and have successfully been helping investors and their families across the African continent. 90% of our clients come to us by word-of-mouth recommendations from others who have worked with us.
Boutique by design — we are focused and specialised by choice and our management team oversees every single client personally from start to handover. We are deliberately small. We do not sell programs — we structure them around your requirements and have built a community of internationally minded investors from across South Africa and the rest of the continent.
The Team
Most firms in this field are built to process applications. We're built to give you judgment — which program actually fits your situation, which ones to walk away from, and what the paperwork won't tell you. If a route isn't right for you, you'll hear it from us first. We cover residency and citizenship across Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas — and we'll tell you honestly when a program isn't right for you, even when that costs us the business.
Featured Programs
Five mandates reflect the spread of where our clients are landing this year — Caribbean citizenship for mobility, EU residency for optionality, and the long-horizon US EB-5 route.
The Advisory Mandate
Four stages, run end-to-end by a single principal — no handoffs between residency, citizenship, and property advisors when the decisions overlap.
One advisory team from discovery to grant — and post-grant support beyond. No handoffs.
Engage
Speak to a senior advisor about your residency, citizenship, or real-estate-backed migration question. Reply within one business day.
