导读:为吸引外来投资，印度推出新计划，允许外国人以投资换取居留权。
Want to live in India? You can, if you’re willing to invest $1.5 million.
想住在印度？只要你愿意投资150万美元就行了。
The Indian government is launching a new program that rewards foreigners with a 10-year residency permit if they invest $1.5 million in the country over an 18-month period.
印度政府出台了一项新计划，外国人只要在18个月内投资150万美元，就能在印度居留10年。
Investors are also required to generate a minimum of 20 jobs for Indian residents per financial year.
政府还要求投资者在每个财年都能为印度创造至少20个就业岗位。
In return, investors will receive a multiple entry visa and the right to purchase a property. Family members will be able to work and study in India for the duration of the visa, which can be extended by another 10 years.
作为回报，这些外国投资者将取得多次入境签证，并获准在印度购买一套房子，在签证有效期内，其配偶和子女也可在印度工作或求学。居留权还可进一步延长至20年。
Roughly 20 countries currently offer immigrant investor schemes. They include the United States, select countries in Europe and a smattering of island nations in the Caribbean.
现在全球大约有20个国家允许投资移民，其中包括美国，欧洲的一些国家和加勒比海的一些岛国。
The required investments range from $500,000 to several million dollars, and some countries offer citizenship rather than a residential permit.
投资额度要求从50万到几百万美元不等。部分国家可直接获得公民权而不是居留许可。
In India, the program could attract foreign entrepreneurs who are eager to do business in the world’s fastest growing major economy.
而在印度，这个新计划能吸引那些希望在全球发展最快的经济体做生意的外商。
Under the current rules, foreigners are often caught in tangle of bureaucracy that requires them to frequently switch visas, exit the country for prescribed amounts of time and complete reams of paperwork.
在现行制度下，外国人经常被繁琐公文所困扰，比如要求他们频繁更换签证，在限定的时间内离开，以及填写大量的文件。
Still, the relatively high investment of $1.5 million could deter businesspeople in all but a few select professions.
然而，这个相对较高的150万美元投资要求可能会将投资者局限在某些行业内。
For comparison, the U.S. EB-5 immigration program hands out green cards to foreigners who invest just $500,000 and create 10 jobs. St. Kitts & Nevis in the Caribbean mandates only a $400,000 investment in real estate, or $250,000 in its sugar industry.
相对之下，美国的EB-5移民计划要求，只要投资达到50万美元并创造10个就业机会，就可以发放绿卡；加勒比海岛国圣基茨和尼维斯则是只要投资至少40万美元于该国房地产。或者25万美元于其制糖业即可。
