‘Golden Visa’ Scheme That Awarded 1,500 Chinese Millionaires Irish Residency Scrapped

Irish Justice Minister Simon Harris announced the country's abrupt end of the Immigrant Investor Programme after EU pressure

Minister for Justice Simon Harris at a press conference at Farmleigh House in Dublin after the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference on Jan. 19, 2023. The Justice Minister announced the scrapping of Ireland's 'golden visa' scheme.

Ireland has scrapped its decade-old “Golden Visa” scheme that awarded over 1,500 Chinese millionaires residency.

Irish Minister for Justice Simon Harris made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) had been under review “for some time.”