What is the Golden Visa Portugal
Portugal Homes provides you with a handbook with everything you need to know to apply for the Golden Visa Portugal programme. The programme offers fast track to non-european investors who invest a minimum amount on portuguese real estate, as defined by law in order to receive a residency permit in the country, alongside other attractive tax advantages.
The Golden Visa Portugal program has been around since 2002 and was created as a way of enabling non-EU citizens the right to gain a residence permit in exchange for a 5-year real estate investment. Not only has the Golden Visa program helped people live and work in the area, but it has also done wonders for the local economy. It's said that around four billion euros have been invested in Portugal since the launch of the scheme.
Portuguese Golden Visa program is one of the most popular citizenship by investment scheme both in Europe and the world, because of relatively affordable properties prices (one of the lowest of all EU capitals), Portugal is safe Country to live, with affordable quality of life, good health care, and education programs, great transportation system, and well-connected airports, best climate in continental Europe, amazing beaches and cuisine.
Those who gain access to Portugal citizenship by investment, the applicant only needs to spend 7 days per year in Portugal to maintain the residency, still keeping all benefits of being the EU resident, including visa-free unlimited travel and live in all Country members of Schengen area.
How to obtain EU Residency?
Portuguese Golden Visa program is one of the most popular citizenship by investment scheme both in Europe and the world, because of relatively affordable properties prices (one of the lowest of all EU capitals), Portugal is safe Country to live, with affordable quality of life, good health care, and education programs, great transportation system, and well-connected airports, best climate in continental Europe, amazing beaches and cuisine. - Reside in Portugal during the whole duration of visa;
- Work and study anywhere within the European Union, or exercise professional activity in Portugal;
- Travel freely, without visa, through the 26 Schengen countries of the European Union;
- You may also obtain a Permanent Portugal citizenship after a period of 5 (five) years, with the same right of anyone in Portugal and the European Union;
- Right to family reunion in Portugal and the European Union.