Portugal Golden Visa

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The Portugal Golden Visa program serves as an entryway to Europe for investors, providing both residency and the possibility of citizenship benefits. It specifically targets non-EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens, presenting an efficient pathway to residency through investment and allowing free movement in the European Union and Europe’s Schengen Area.

The Portugal Golden Visa Program underwent significant changes in 2023, and it no longer accepts the purchase of real estate or real estate-related funds as qualifying investments. While purchasing real estate is not available for investors, many other investment options remain eligible for the program.

The Portugal Golden Visa Program is a five-year residency by investment initiative for non-EU nationals. With it, qualifying investors and their family members are granted the right to live, work and study in Portugal. The Golden Visa was introduced in Portugal in 2012 and has been extremely popular with applicants from all over the world. In just over a decade, Golden Visas in Portugal have been granted to approximately 13,000 applicants and more than 20,000 family members while the total value invested exceeds €7.3 billion

Why Portugal Golden Visa is Popular?

Benefits

  • Member of the Schengen Area and the EU
  • Ability to bring eligible dependents
    1. Spouse or common law partner.
    2. Dependent children; and
    3. Parents
  • Right to live, work and study in Portugal
  • High standard of education and healthcare system.
  • Visa-free travel within the Schengen Area.
  • Short physical residency requirement.
  • No language, education or management requirements.
  • Pathways to obtaining Permanent Residency and Citizenship in Portugal after 5 years.

Requirements

  • Be over 18 years of age and a Non-EU/EEA Citizen.
  • Make a qualifying investment in Portugal using funds from abroad.
    • EUR 500,000 for the acquisition of investment fund or venture capital fund units committed to the capitalization of companies incorporated under the Portuguese law, with a maturity of at least five years and with at least 60% of the investment portfolio in companies with a registered office in the national territory (real estate entities do not apply)
  • Hold the investment for a minimum of 5 years after issue of residence permit.
  • Have no debt to Portuguese authorities.
  • Have a clean criminal record.
  • Have private health insurance.
  • Not have entered or stayed illegally in Portugal.
  • Obtain a tax identification number and open a bank account in Portugal.
  • Must meet residency requirements in Portugal of an average of seven days a year. (or 14 days every 2 years), with at least 7 days in the first year.
  • Russian / Belarusian not eligible.

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