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Portugal Residency By Investment Programme

Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Programme begun in 2012 and is unique in the variety of options offered for non-EU nationals to obtain resident permits in return their investments.

BENEFITS OF THE PORTUGAL RBI PROGRAMME:

  • The ability to live, work and travel within the country
  • Visa-free access to over 150 countries
  • Naturalisation is possible after 5 years
  • Residency not required
  • Family-friendly

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OPTIONS TO QUALIFY FOR THE RESIDENCE PERMIT:

  • €1.5 million minimum capital transfer into a Portuguese bank account or approved investments
  • €500,000 for the acquisition of investment fund or venture capital fund units committed to the capitalization of Portuguese companies with a maturity of at least five years and with at least 60% of the investment portfolio in companies with a registered office in the national territory
  • €500,000 for research activities of public or private entities that are part of the national scientific and technological system or €400,000 in a low population density area
  • €250,000 in support of artistic production or in the recovery or maintenance of national cultural heritage or €200,000 in a low population density area
  • The formation of a company that creates at least 10 jobs
  • Business investment in a Portuguese company in the amount of €350,000 with the creation of at least 5 jobs
  • €500,000 minimum real estate purchase of a commercial or residential property in Portugal or €400,000 in a low population density area
  • €350,000 minimum real estate purchase for the refurbishment of residential properties older than 30 years or in an area of urban regeneration, including the cost of renovations or €280,000 in a low population density area

PORTUGAL HAS VISA-FREE AND VISA-UPON-ARRIVAL ACCESS TO THE COUNTRIES BELOW:

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Suriname
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican City
  • Venezuela
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe