gi_rbi
Gibraltar Residency by Investment Program (Category 2 Individual status)
Gibraltar · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 1999
- Governing lawPublished
- Income Tax Act 2010: Qualifying (Category 2) Individuals Rules 2004
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure residency in Gibraltar's tax-friendly jurisdiction with Mediterranean charm
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $6,750,000 (July 2026 figure: $2,650,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 26.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Through a Gibraltar legal representative to the Finance Centre Director
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Founder figure (22 Sep 2026): 6 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://portal.egov.gi/All-Services
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $6,750,000
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $2,650,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $2,650,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,270
- Application feePublished
- $21,200
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $22,470
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- GBP 5,000,000 net wealth (a wealth test, not an investment)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Minimum annual tax GBP 37,000; approved accommodation; application fee GBP 5,000
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum days once granted
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 14%-39%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- Immediate
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Net-worth threshold raised from GBP 2M to GBP 5M for new applicants (government announcement 18 June 2026; existing holders grandfathered); application fee raised from GBP 1,233 to GBP 5,000. USD figure is the net-worth test at GBP 1 = USD 1.35, not an amount to invest in Gibraltar.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/immigration-asylum-and-refugee-act-178
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/government-announces-changes-to-category-2-regime-4692026-12107 | https://www.gibraltarlaw.com/expertise/private-client/category-2-status-in-gibraltar/ | https://gibraltar.com/en/relocation/category-2-status.php
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://titanwealthinternational.com/learn/can-i-move-to-gibraltar-from-uk/ | https://www.gibraltarlaw.com/expertise/private-client/category-2-status-in-gibraltar/ | https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/government-announces-changes-to-category-2-regime-4692026-12107
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.