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Temporary Residence through Real-Estate Ownership

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What investment option or options qualify?

An alien who owns real estate in Bosnia and Herzegovina may seek temporary residence if the general temporary-residence conditions are met and the applicant can prove ownership and an effective connection with BiH. The SFA lists BiH origin, children’s education in BiH, a BiH pension, investment in BiH, and close family living in BiH as examples of that connection, using “and/or” rather than making every example cumulative.

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  • The statute does not define a closed test or weighting for an “effective connection”; the SFA page gives examples.
  • A consolidated post-amendment text specifically confirming this route was not located; independent legal review remains pending.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The consulted Article 61 and SFA real-estate application document do not state a minimum purchase price, so no property-value threshold is confirmed. The SFA document separately lists BAM 150 for approval or extension as an administrative fee; that is not investment capital.

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  • No official minimum property value was located in the consulted Article 61 text or application form; this scoped search does not establish that no other applicable source sets one.
  • The SFA form has no publication/effective date; independently confirm the BAM 150 fee before relying on it as current.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

For approval, the law requires the applicant to own the BiH property and provide proof of ownership and an effective connection with BiH. It allows residence for up to one year and says an extension is under the same conditions. The sources consulted set no separate minimum holding period or annual physical-presence quota.

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  • The consulted provision and application form do not define a minimum period for holding the property or a route-specific physical-presence quota.
  • A consolidated post-amendment text specifically confirming this route was not located; independent legal review remains pending.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

Family members do not automatically receive residence with the property owner. Under the amended family-reunification rule, a foreign resident sponsor generally needs permanent residence, a Blue Card, or temporary residence for at least one year with reasonable prospects of permanent residence; close family includes a spouse or legally valid common-law partner, qualifying children, and dependent parents. A family application also has accommodation, support-means and health-insurance conditions. The provisions consulted do not state a work right for family joining a real-estate resident.

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  • Whether a particular property-based resident meets the sponsor requirement of reasonable prospects for permanent residence is not decided by the route provision.
  • The consulted text does not establish a work right for family members on this specific basis; independent legal review remains pending.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

This route grants temporary residence for up to one year and permits extension under the same conditions. The general permanent-residence rule requires five years of uninterrupted temporary residence plus a valid passport, regular and sufficient resources, accommodation, health insurance, language knowledge and criminal-record certificates. Real-estate residence is not named among Article 80’s listed exclusions, but the consulted text does not expressly guarantee that this route leads to permanent residence. No citizenship or property-sale/exit consequence is established by these sources.

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Limits of the record
  • The law’s general permanent-residence provisions do not expressly confirm property-based time counting or guarantee an outcome; confirm this interpretation before relying on it.
  • Citizenship and the effect of selling property are outside the provisions located for this route.
  • A current consolidated law through 2026 was not located; independent legal review remains pending.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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