Portugal Golden Visa

The Portugal Golden Visa is a immigrant investor program by the government of Portugal that grants residency in Portugal to people who invest in properties worth at least €500,000 or create 10 jobs in Portugal.[1]

History

The scheme began in 2012,[2] and by May 2020 has been credited with investments of over 5.2 billion euros from over 20,000 persons (8,736 investors and 14,936 family members).[3]

As of August 2019, according to SEF, Chinese investment in Portugal under the scheme was down during the first eight months of 2019 a decrease of 15.7 percent from the same period of 2018. Investment by Brazilian nationals under the same scheme was up by almost 42 percent in 2019.[4] Spain and Greece have programs comparable to Portugal's Gold Visa program.[5]

Plan benefits

Some of the advantages of obtaining a Portugal Golden Visa include

  • Traveling visa-free in Europe’s Schengen Area
  • Eligibility to apply for Portuguese citizenship after five years of legal residency
  • Depended children and parents can be included in the application
  • High quality education system
  • The Portuguese program is not blacklisted by the OECD
  • Healthcare system
  • Low crime rate and high lifestyle options.

See also

References
  1. "ARI - Residence permit for investment activity". SEF.pt.
  2. Mendonca, Susana (19 March 2014). "The winners and losers of Portugal's golden visa scheme". BBC News.
  3. "GOLDEN RESIDENCE PERMIT PROGRAMME(ARI)" (PDF). SEF. 16 June 2020.
  4. "More Brazilians and less Chinese taking up golden visa". The Portugal News. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. "SEF - Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras". Portal Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras.


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