Foreigners have been able to invest to obtain citizenship in some countries on the continent for years, but governments are increasingly changing course.

The president wants to charge almost $8 million for a visa. Yet for as little as $413,000, you can buy a flat in a Mediterranean country and get permanent residency too.

SYDNEY/SEOUL/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's $5 million so-called 'gold card' visa program is unlikely to trigger a major inflow of wealthy global investors seeking U.S citizenship because of concerns over higher taxes, immigration and wealth advisers said.