As an Indian investor, you will find it interesting to know that you can travel without the need to apply for a tourist visa.
For many people, international mobility is part of their lifestyle whether it be for work or pleasure.
Having to apply for a tourist visa every time one travels can be very tedious and time consuming.
Avoid long waits to obtain a tourist visa
In order to obtain a tourist visa and be able to travel to different countries, you as an Indian investor need to complete a series of steps:
- You must decide what type of Schengen visa you will need and fill up the necessary forms
- Applicant must find out where to submit the forms and required documents. It is usually the embassy or consulate in your country of residence
- Applicant must make an appointment with the embassy or consulate for personal appearance and interview, travel to the embassy or consulate and wait in line to see a consular officer and pay the visa fee of €80 per person
- Applicant must wait for two weeks or more for the tourist visa to be released, then travel back to the embassy or consulate to pick up passport and visa.
This long, tedious, and time-consuming process can be avoided by obtaining a passport that will allow the holder to travel almost anywhere in the world visa-free.
Which countries do not need a tourist visa to travel to Europe?
There are more than 50 countries in the world that do not need a tourist visa to travel to Europe,specifically to the Schengen area, for short stays. If you come from any of these countries, you can visit the Schengen area without a visa.
Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina. Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, United Arab Emirates, USA, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Macau, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Montenegrin, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Taiwan, East Timor, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvaluan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Valenzuela.
However, visa-free travel within the Schengen area is possible and especially advantageous to those from countries that require a tourist visa to enter the Schengen area and to other countries as well through the residence by investment programs.
Get to know the residence by investment programs in the European Union
We present some of the residence by investment programs that allow you to travel within the Schengen Area without the need to apply for a tourist visa.
Golden Visa Spain
The residency-by-investment program of Spain requires an investment of at least €500,000 in real estate property that the investor must hold for a minimum of five years.
After ten years, the residence permit holder can apply for Spanish citizenship. Residence permit holders from former Spanish colonies like the Philippines and most of the countries of South America, can apply for citizenship only after two years. 
The investor must purchase with their own funds one or multiple properties in Spain that can be for residential or commercial purposes.
Dependents of the holder – spouse, dependent children, dependent parents – are included in the applicationand also have the right to live, work and study in Spain.
Moreover, second passport holders can avail of the excellent healthcare and education system of Spain.
The Spain Golden Visa is a good option to travel through the Schengen area without requiring a tourist visa.
Golden Visa Portugal
The residency-by-investment program of Portugal requires an investment of at least €280,000 in real estate property for the right to live, work and study in Portugal. Applicants can qualify for a permanent residency or citizenship after five years. 
Investor can invest €500,000 in a Portuguese Investment Fund or Venture Capital Fund for at least five years wherein at least 60% of the investments are in Portuguese companies or investor can purchase a property with a minimum value of €350,000 or €280,000.
The property must be at least 30 years old or located in urban regeneration areas which the investor must promise to refurbish or renovate.
Dependents of the holder – spouse, dependent children, dependent parents – are included in the application.
Moreover, second passport holders can avail of the excellent healthcare and education system of Portugal.
Golden Visa Greece
The residency-by-investment program of Greece requires an investment of at least €250,000 in real estate property for the right to live, work and study indefinitely in Greece. 
Residence permit holders can qualify for Greek citizenship after seven years.
Within six months, applicants have a second passport that will grant the holder visa-free access to the Schengen area, avail of the excellent healthcare and educational system of Greece and avail of the different tax incentives that the Greece Residence Permit gives.