Portugal Golden Visa

The Golden Visa is a fast track for investors to obtain European Residency and in 6th year apply for Passport.  

The programme is considered one of the most attractive residency programmes since it is a citizenship-by-investment solution where, investors can obtain citizenship without having to live permanently in Portugal and the requirements are very simple.

It has proven popular with investors looking to achieve one or more of the following objectives:

• Dual citizenship for you and your family
• Visa-free travel in Europe / Schengen area
• Overseas property ownership
• Education and work possibilities in Portugal
• Alternative residency in terms of safety, security, health, education and lifestyle

Key Benefits

• Low stay requirements : 7 days/ year.  
• Do not need to live in Portugal
• Extendible to direct family members without further investment. 
• Freedom to travel to all Schengen area
• Ranked 4th Best Passport  (visa free travel in 155 countries)
• Permanent Residency after 5 years and nationality after 6 years
• Can live & work in Portugal,  even with residency in a different country
• Access to all Portuguese Public Services,  including health and education
• Straightforward and flexible investment requirements.
• Very few documents required .

Qualifying Investments

Various Options exist.  The three most popular are: 

(A)  PROPERTY PURCHASE OF €500,000+ (see portfolio)

• Purchase of one or multiple properties
• All property types qualify and can be rented

(B)  TRANSFER OF FUNDS (€1 million)

• Deposit into a Portuguese bank account/ or stocks/bonds
• A company investment

(C)  JOB CREATION - 10+ JOBS

• No minimum investment value and no limitation on areas/activities
• Compliance with Social Security obligations