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Portugal Golden Visa is one of the most popular Golden Visa programs in the world. Investors can easily get residency and later potential citizenship after investing in the country. In this guide, you can find the necessary steps to obtain the Portugal Golden Visa. Eligibility to Portuguese Golden Visa First of all, the program is…

Portuguese real estate is in demand among foreign investors. There are many reasons for this.  The country has a mild, sunny climate. Many ex-pats and retirees choose Portugal because of its eternal vacation atmosphere. The climate of the country is accompanied by its safe and secure social life. Ex-pats enjoy life in Portugal without worrying…

Portugal has a large ex-pat population. For the last four years, the foreign resident population in the country has continuously increased. The Borders and Asylum Report (RIFA) suggests that the foreign resident population in Portugal is highest since the records began. Portugal Has More Than Half a Million Foreign Residents RIFA’s report shows that Portugal…

The Portugal Golden Visa Program is active since October 2012. In eight years, the program’s most popular investment route has been the EUR 500,000 real estate investment option. It still is the most popular option. However, one of the alternative routes is on the rise. The route of EUR 350,000 of investment in venture capital…

Portugal has a successful Golden Visa program. Outperforming itself each year, the program attracts great interest from South Africans. Many South Africans choose Portugal’s Golden Visa program as an international investment route. For interested parties, 2020 is a great year, and it shows. In May 2020, the program tripled its performance in May 2019. What…

Hong Kong’s politics has been struggling for a while. The former British colony is a semi-autonomous state tied to China. However, ties nowadays are strained. Due to the political crisis hovering over Hong Kong, investors from the state look for ways out. Paulo Cunha-Alves is the Portuguese ambassador to Hong Kong in Macau. He remarks…

There are several different visa types available in Portugal. These visas may be grouped under two headings: Short Stay Visa (Schengen Visa) Temporary Stay Visa (National Visa) The distinguishing factors between these categories are the reason and the duration of the visit. Short Stay Visa (Schengen Visa) Portugal’s Short Stay Visa is the alternative name…

These days, retiring in Portugal is a very popular choice among the US, the UK, Canada, and Scandinavian citizens. There are many reasons as to why retiring in Portugal is quite attractive for foreigners. Most expats choose Portugal because of its interesting tax advantages that might cut the costs of living drastically. In addition to…

Lisbon is one of the most important investment destinations in the world as of 2020. Thanks to Portugal’s Golden Visa program, the capital enjoys a huge investor interest since 2012. In fact, the interest is so much that the government is taking precautions against imbalance in investment throughout the country. As a step towards that…

With the aim of encouraging investments in low-density areas, the Portuguese Government is given authority to make changes to the investment options for Portugal Golden Visa. An update to Portugal’s popular Golden Visa program was enabled through the parliament in February 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic came to rescue the program from the potential changes, at…