Residency & Citizenship by Investment
🇵🇹 Portugal Golden Visa
Portugal’s Golden Visa grants EU residency with one of the lightest stay requirements in Europe — roughly a week a year — and opens a path to citizenship after five years. Qualifying routes today centre on regulated investment funds and other capital options rather than residential property.
TypeResidency → citizenship
Invest from€500,000 (fund route)
Timeline6–9 months to residency
MobilitySchengen-area travel
How it works
- Confirm eligibility and choose a qualifying investment route.
- Prepare source-of-funds evidence and gather personal documents.
- Obtain a Portuguese tax number and open a local bank account.
- Make the qualifying investment and submit the application.
- Attend biometrics, receive the residence permit, then renew toward citizenship.
Key benefits
- Visa-free travel across the Schengen Area
- Minimal physical-presence requirement (~7 days/year)
- Citizenship eligible after 5 years
- Family included — spouse, children, dependent parents
- Access to EU healthcare and education
Documents needed
- Valid passport
- Proof of qualifying investment
- Source-of-funds evidence
- Clean criminal-record certificate
- Proof of health insurance
- Portuguese tax number (NIF)
Investment amounts, timelines and rules are indicative and change over time. We confirm the current programme terms for your situation before you commit.
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Secure your Portugal Golden Visa
Tell us about your goals and family, and we will confirm whether this programme fits — and manage the application end to end.