Golden Visa
The Residence Permit for Investment Activity scheme allows nationals of Third States (which do not belong to the European Union, European Economic Area - Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland -, or Andorra and Switzerland) to obtain a temporary residence permit for investment activity with the exemption of a residence visa to enter the national territory.
Main advantages:
Enter Portugal without a residence visa;
Live and work in Portugal, and must, at least, remain in Portugal for a period of not less than 7 days in the first year and not less than 14 days in subsequent years;
Circulate through the Schengen area, without the need for a visa;
Benefit from family reunification;
Request the granting of Permanent Residence Permit
Request the acquisition of Portuguese nationality
Types of investment
All third-country nationals can apply for a Residence Permit for Investment Activity via investment in one of the following possibilities:
The transfer of capital in an amount equal to or greater than 1 million euros;
The creation of at least 10 jobs;
The acquisition of real estate with a value equal to or greater than 500 thousand euros, with the exception of the Districts of Lisbon and Porto;
Acquisition of immovable property, the construction of which has been completed for at least 30 years or located in an urban rehabilitation area and carrying out rehabilitation works of the acquired immovable property, in the total amount equal to or greater than 350 thousand euros;
Transfer of capital in an amount equal to or greater than 350 thousand euros, which is applied in research activities carried out by public or private scientific research institutions, integrated in the national scientific and technological system;
Transfer of capital in an amount equal to or greater than 250 thousand euros, which is applied in investment or support for artistic production, recovery or maintenance of national cultural heritage, through central and peripheral direct administration services, public institutes, entities that integrate the sector business public, public foundations, private foundations with public utility status, inter-municipal entities, entities that are part of the local business sector, municipal associative entities and public cultural associations, which pursue assignments in the area of artistic production, recovery or maintenance of national cultural heritage;
Transfer of capital in an amount equal to or greater than €500,000, intended for the acquisition of participation units in investment funds or venture capital funds dedicated to the capitalization of companies, which are constituted under Portuguese legislation, whose maturity, at the time of the investment, is for at least five years and at least 60% of the value of the investments is carried out in commercial companies based in Portugal;
Transfer of capital in an amount equal to or greater than €350,000, intended for the creation of a commercial company based in Portugal, combined with the creation of five permanent jobs, or to reinforce the share capital of a commercial company based in national territory, already constituted, with the creation or maintenance of jobs, with a minimum of five permanent ones, and for a minimum period of three years.