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The rules governing the granting of Residence Permit for Investment (ARI / Golden Visa), in force since 8 October 2012, enable third country nationals to obtain a temporary residence permit to conduct business activities with visa waiver to enter national territory

The Portuguese Golden Visas

• Long-stay visas may be for temporary stay or to obtain a residence permit, depending on the length of stay and entitle the holder to remain in Portugal for the intended purpose: study, training, work, medical treatment, among others
• The temporary stay visa is intended to allow entry for stays in Portugal for a period of less than one year. It is valid for the duration of the stay and for multiple entries in national territory
• The visa to obtain a residence permit is valid for two entries and for four months, during which time the holder must apply to the Aliens and Borders Service for a residence permit
• Any foreign citizen from a Third Country, not belonging to the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, who intends to stay or reside in Portugal for a period of more than 1 (one) year, must apply for a visa to establish residence, as is the case of the so-called D2, D3 and D7 Visas

Advantages

• Residence visa waiver for entering in Portugal
• Living and working in Portugal, on condition of staying in Portugal for a period of 7 or more days, in the first year, and 14 or more days, in the subsequent years
• Visa exemption for travelling within the Schengen Area to 186 countries
• Family reunification
• Applying for permanent residence
• Applying for Portuguese citizenship, by naturalisation, provided all other requirements set out by the Nationality Act are fulfilled

Eligibility

• Real estate acquisition
  • Minimum investment of € 400.000,00^*
  • Acquisition of one or more properties
  • Invest as an individual or as a joint legal entity
  • Own habitation or lease

• Real estate rehabilitation
  • Minimum investment of € 280.000,00^*;
  • Acquisition of one or more properties
  • Requires rehabilitation and restoration
  • The property either has to be built for more than 30 years or has to be located in a designated area of urban rehabilitation (ARU)
  • Own habitation or lease
  • Applicable only to properties located in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira or in the Territories of the Countryside, identified in the Annex to Portaria n.º 208/2017, of 13 July”

• Fund transfer
  • Minimum investment of € 1,500,000
  • Funds transferred from abroad to a bank in Portugal
  • Total independence to invest the funds
  • Possibility of using the funds to invest in share

• Job creation
  • Creation of a minimum of 8 jobs^*
  • No minimum investment amount
  • All areas are eligible
  • Possibility of subsidies from the state

^*Low-density areas: the municipalities (or civil parishes) that have less than 100 inhabitants per km2 or with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of less than 75 % of the national average. See the complete list of all low density areas in the bottom of the page.