PORTUGAL GOLDEN VISA PROGRAM

Time for Portugal/EU Residency
6-8 months
Time for Portugal/EU citizenship
72 months
Investment
Real estate
Amount
350,000EUR
Guarantee on investment
100%
Annual return (ROI)
4% rental guarantee*
*ROI may change due to different assets/projects

The Golden Visa Program/ ARI is the fastest and simplest program that provides foreign investors the right to reside in Portugal/EU and opens a gateway to get EU Citizenship or themselves and their families With the Act 29/2012 and the Order nr. 11820-A/2012 as amended by the Order l66l-A/2013 “GOLDEN RESIDENCE
PERMIT” program started on October 8, 2012. ln accordance with the Act, residence permits to third-country nationals, according to the “PROGRAM”, are granted to those who intend to perform, by themselves or through a company, any activity that generally leads to the concretization of at least one of the following situations,
in national territory:
• Capital transfer with a value equal to or above 1 million Euros;
• The creation of, at least, 10 job positions;
• The purchase of real estate property with a value equal to or above 500 thousand Euros. Starting July of 2015, the Law was renewed and revised through the Act 63/2015. Investors can now carry out investment activities through the following ways:

• Capital transfer with a value equal to or above 350 thousand Euros for investing in research activities;
• Capital transfer with a value equal to or above 250 thousand Euros for investing in artistic output or supporting the arts, for reconstruction or refurbishment of the national heritage ;
• Capital transfer with a value equal to or above 500 thousand Euros, for purchasing shares in investment funds or in venture capital;
• The purchase of real estate property with a value equal to or above 500 thousand Euros or; The purchase of real estate property, with construction dating back
more than 30 years or located in urban regeneration areas, for refurbishing, for a total value equal to or above 350 thousand Euros.
• Located in urban regeneration areas where the value of this investment may be reduced by 20% (280.000,00) provided it is made in sparsely populated
areas (less than 100 inhabitants per sq.km., or where the GDP per head is below 75% of the
national average.)