I'll add another note. I'm not condoning this but for the sake of all options being on the table... If you know a few people who you trust then you can pool al

I'll add another note. I'm not condoning this but for the sake of all options being on the table... If you know a few people who you trust then you can pool all of your money into one bank account in your name to reach the 500k-1M sum. Alternatively you can borrow the sum and hold it for a year or 2 and pay the ridiculous interest that would add up. Clearly unethical and difficult but it's a very common technique with middle income would-be immigrants to get in on investor visas or as business immigrants.