FDI Pathway to Residency
A distinguished manufacturing magnate from East Asia, controlling a diversified industrial conglomerate with annual revenues exceeding $800 million, approached Broadment to secure European residency through foreign direct investment. The principal sought to establish a legitimate business presence in an emerging EU market while ensuring the investment generated genuine commercial returns and satisfied all economic substance requirements for immigration approval.
Challenge
The client required an investment structure that met stringent residency program criteria while maintaining operational profitability and complying with local employment regulations in the target jurisdiction.
Existing FDI pathways lacked clarity around minimum capital deployment thresholds, creating uncertainty around qualification standards and long-term renewal obligations for residence permits.
The client’s complex corporate ownership structure, spanning multiple jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, and the British Virgin Islands, triggered enhanced due diligence protocols that demanded comprehensive beneficial ownership disclosure.
Any investment failure or regulatory non-compliance risked not only residency revocation but also reputational damage across the client’s broader Asian business network and banking relationships.
Solution
Broadment identified a vetted manufacturing acquisition opportunity in Poland, coordinating with local economic development authorities to pre-qualify the investment before capital deployment.
Our team structured the transaction through a Polish subsidiary, ensuring full compliance with local labor laws, tax registration requirements, and minimum employment quotas for residency eligibility.
We negotiated expedited processing through government liaison channels, securing conditional residency approval in ten weeks and final permit issuance following successful business registration and initial operational milestones.
The client now holds renewable residence permits with Schengen access, while the acquired facility generates consistent returns and employs over forty local workers. Broadment continues to manage annual compliance filings and expansion planning for the European operation.
